rince Rupert (1619-82), nephew and general of Charles I of England, was the son of Elizabeth (daughter of James I) and Frederick V, Elector of Palatine, king of Bohemia, and was born at Prague. He was employed (1642-6) by Charles I. In 1673 he became Lord High Admiral and conducted three furious fights off the Dutch coast in that year. In 1670 Rupert became first governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company. His last ten years were spent in retirement in the pursuit of chemical, physical, and mechanical researches. [The Home University Encyclopedia, 1946]

The Prince Rupert of the Rhine who fought on the Cavalier side in the English Civil War. Died before father, unmarried and without issue. {Burke’s Peerage} [GADD.GED]

Rupert, Prince (1619-82), third son of Frederick V, elector Palatine, and nephew of King Charles I of England, born in Prague. After a year and a half at the English court, he fought (1637-38) against the imperialists during the Thirty Years' War. In 1648 he commanded the portion of the English Fleet that remained loyal to the king during the wars of the English Revolution, but in 1650 he was defeated by the parliamentary admiral Robert Blake. After ten years in exile, Rupert returned to England at the time of the Restoration. In 1670 he became one of the founders of the Hudson's Bay Company, and part of the Canadian territory was named Rupert's Land in his honor. In 1673 he sailed against the Dutch as an admiral of the English Fleet. Rupert also conducted scientific experiments and pursued the art of mezzotinting, at which he distinguished himself. [Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia]

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