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Prince Rupert

Also known as Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness
Ruprecht Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Herzog von Bayern
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Date of Birth: December 17, 1619 Place of birth: Prague, Czech Republic
Date of Death: November 29,1682 Place of death: at his house in Spring Gardens, Westminster Cause of death: pleurisy

Prince Rupert (1670)Prince Rupert had a varied career but his impact on Canada was as the first Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (1670), which included title to all lands draining into Hudson Bay.

  • Interment Info

    Prince Rupert was buried in the crypt of Westminster Abbey on 6 December after a state funeral.

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