Rupert (German: Ruprecht) (1506 – 28 July 1544) was the
Count of Veldenz from 1543 until 1544.
Life
Rupert was born in
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken (; french: Deux-Ponts, ; Palatinate German: ''Zweebrigge'', ; literally translated as "Two Bridges") is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river.
Name
The name ''Zweibrücken'' means 'two bridges'; olde ...
in 1506 as the youngest son of
Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. As a younger son, Rupert was designated by his father into a church career, while his older brother
Louis Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis ( ...
became the next Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. In 1517 he became a member of the Cathedral of
Strasbourg, a position he held until early 1533, after his brother Louis had died in December 1532. Rupert then served as
regent
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
and guardian for Louis' young son
Wolfgang, the new Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.
When Wolfgang reached majority in 1543, one of his first actions was to enact the Marburger Contract, granting his uncle Rupert the
County of Veldenz. Rupert died the following year and was succeeded as Count of Veldenz by his son,
George John.
Marriage and issue
Rupert married
Ursula of
Salm-Kyrburg
Salm-Kyrburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire located in present-day Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, one of the various partitions of Salm. It was twice created: the first time as a Wild- and Rhinegraviate (partitioned from Upper Salm), and s ...
(c. 1515 – 24 July 1601), daughter of Wild- and Rhinegrave
John VII, on 23 June 1537 and had the following children:
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Anne
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Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...
(12 May 1540 – 28 July 1586)
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George John (11 April 1543 – 18 April 1592)
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Ursula (born 3 October 1543, date of death unknown)
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Counts Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire
House of Wittelsbach
1506 births
1544 deaths