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Prince Rupert

Type Figure Region England Time 1619–1682 Also known as 鲁珀特·莱茵亲王、Prince Rupert of the Rhine、Rupert, count palatine of the Rhine

Son of the Elector Palatine and nephew of King Charles I, a famed English Civil War general and later admiral who commanded at the Battle of Sole Bay…

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  1. 1672–1674Sole Bay (Southwold) · SuffolkIn 1672 he led the joint Anglo-French fleet against De Ruyter at Sole Bay; though heavily damaged, he prevented further Dutch fleet action, and thereafter continued commanding operations in the North Sea and Channel until the war ended in 1674.
  2. 1675–1680London · LondonAs first governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1670, he focused on the North American fur trade and colonial affairs, gradually withdrawing from frontline naval command while retaining key royal posts and participating in scientific experiments and coinage reform.

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