Rupert II of the Rhine (German: Ruprecht II., der Harte (der Ernste)) (12 May 1325, Amberg – 6 January 1398, Amberg). He was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach in 1390–1398. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... Events Muhammed Tughlaq succeeds his father Ghiyas al-Din Tughlaq as Sultan of Delhi. ... Map of Germany showing Amberg (currently incorrect) Amberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Glendalough monastery, Wicklow Ireland destroyed. ... A palatinate is an area administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. ...

He was the elder son of Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Countess Irmengard von Öttingen. On 13 February 1338 Palatinate was divided between Rupert II and his uncle Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria. After the death of his other uncle Rupert I on 16 February 1390 he has proclaimed himself Elector Palatine with the consent of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans. In 1391 he banished Jews and prostitutes from Palatine, has confiscated their property and bequeathed it to the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg. In 1395 he promulgated so-called Rupertinische Konstitution which should provide unity of Palatine. Among others, he incorporated to his country the former Imperial Free City Neckargemünd. Adolf of the Rhine (German: ) (27 September 1300, Wolfratshausen – 29 January 1327, Neustadt). ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Ashikaga Takauji granted title of Shogun by the emperor of Japan. ... A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria the blind (8 August 1306 in Wolfratshausen - 4 October 1353 in Neustadt) was Count Palatine of the Rhine (see Palatinate) from 1329 to 1353. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Births December 27 - Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (died 1411) Domenico da Piacenza, Italian dancemaster (died 1470) John Dunstable, English composer (died 1453) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman and rebel leader (died 1436) Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (died 1447) John VIII Palaeologus Byzantine Emperor (died 1448) Deaths... Wenceslaus (German: Wenzel, Czech: Václav IV; sometimes known as the Drunkard) (February 26, 1361 – August 16, 1419), of the house of Luxembourg, was king of Bohemia from 1378 to his death; until 1400, he also headed the Holy Roman Empire (as King of the Romans), and he continued to... Events August 5 - Anti-Jewish riots erupt in Toledo, Spain and Barcelona. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) is one of the most prestigious universities of Germany. ... Events End of reign of Hungary by Capet-Anjou family. ... In the Holy Roman Empire, an imperial free city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a city formally responsible to the emperor only — as opposed to the majority of cities in the Empire, which belonged to a territory and were thus governed by one of the many princes (Fürsten) of... Neckargemünd is a town in Germany, in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, state of Baden-Württemberg. ...

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Family and children

He was married in 1345 with Beatrix of Sicily, daughter of King Peter II of Sicily. They had the following children: Events Miracle of the Host Births October 31 - King Fernando I of Portugal (died 1383) Agnès of Valois, daughter of John II of France (died 1349) Eleanor Maltravers, English noblewoman (died 1405) Deaths April 14 - Richard Aungerville, English writer and bishop (born 1287) September 16 - John IV, Duke of... Peter II (July 1305-15 August 1342, Calascibetta) was crowned king of Sicily (then called Trinacria) in 1321 and gained full sovereignty when his father died in 1337. ...

1. Friedrich (1347 – ca. 1395).
2. Johann (1349 – ca. 1395).
3. King Rupert of Germany (1352 – 1410).
4. Adolf (1355 – 1 May 1358).
5. Anna (1346 – 30 November 1415), married in 1363 to Duke Wilhelm VII of Jülich and Berg.
6. Mechthild (b. 1350), married to Landgrave Sigost of Leuchtenberg.
7. Elisabeth (ca. 1351 – 1360).