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Rupert I, Elector Palatine

1309–1390 · 14th century

Rupert I was count palatine of the Rhine, sole ruler from 1353, and the first of his line to hold the electoral dignity confirmed by the Golden Bull of 1356. He enlarged and consolidated the Palatinate on the Rhine and the Neckar and in 1386 founded the University of Heidelberg, the oldest in present-day Germany. His great-nephew became King Rupert of Germany.

Rupert I, Elector Palatine
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