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Rupert (Elector Palatine)

Type Figure Region Palatinate Time 1352–1410 Also known as Ruprecht III、Ruprecht of the Palatinate

Rupert (1352–1410), Elector Palatine, was King of the Romans (King of Germany) of the Holy Roman Empire from 1400 to 1410;…

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  1. 1398–1400Heidelberg · PalatinateInherited the Palatinate electorate in 1398, using Rhenish regional power to participate in imperial politics; elected King of Germany in 1400, becoming the new imperial ruler after the deposition of Wenceslaus IV.
  2. 1401–1410Heidelberg · GermanyHandled imperial affairs as King of Germany from 1401 to 1410, but failed to gain formal papal recognition or be crowned emperor; contested the elector alliance with Sigismund, dying at Oppenheim on 18 May 1410.

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