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Ruprecht of the Palatinate

1481–1504

Born
23 May 1481, Heidelberg
Country of birth
Electoral Palatinate, today Germany
Died
30 Aug 1504, Landshut
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  • Birth23 May 1481, HeidelbergProbable1 source
  • Titlediocesan bishop, 1495–1498Confirmed1 competing claim1 source
  • Death30 Aug 1504, LandshutProbable1 source
  • ParentMargaret of Bavaria, Electress PalatineConfirmed1 source
  • ParentPhilip, Elector PalatineConfirmed1 source
  • Titlediocesan administratorConfirmed1 competing claim1 source

A life in time

  1. Born · Heidelberg

    Birth, Heidelberg

  2. Event · diocesan bishop

    Event

  3. Died · Landshut

    Death, Landshut

What was it like?

The world around Heidelberg, 1481: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Ruprecht was diocesan bishop from 1495 to 1498.

Known for

Ruprecht of the Palatinate, count Palatine of the Rhine, was the third son of Philip, Elector Palatine of the House of Wittelsbach and he was Bishop of Freising from 1495 to 1498.

Titles held

  • diocesan bishop1495–1498
  • diocesan administrator
News and letters
Around 1485–1525

Local Courier Compensation

Local messengers, known as Amtsboten, were responsible for regional deliveries and were often compensated simply with food and beer.

Around 1485–1525

Long-Distance Messenger Travel

Saxon court messengers could travel 183 Saxon miles, approximately 1500 kilometers, on horseback to deliver letters and were paid 8 pence per mile plus expenses.

Family

Parents

Ancestors and children

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Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.