Rupert, Prince ( 1619 - 1682 )

Birth: Prague, Czech Republic (17 December 1619) Death: His house in Spring Gardens, London (29 November 1682) Burial: Henry VII's chapel, Westminster, London Profession: Soldier Virtuoso Education: MA (Oxford 1636); Inner Temple (admitted 1661) Career: Volunteer in the Lifeguards of the Prince of Orange (1635); visited England and found favour at court (1636); took part in the siege of Breda (1637) and the defeat at Vlotho (1638); imprisoned at Linz, Austria (1638-1641); Captain-General of the King's Horseguards, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Army (1644-1645); Privy Councillor (1662); Colonel of a regiment of horse (1667); Constable of Windsor Castle (1668); Colonel of the Barbadoes Regiment of Dragoons (1672); Admiral of the Fleet (1673); General of the Army against the Dutch (1673); First Lord of the Admiralty (1673-1679); Commissioner for the Government of Tangier (1673-1679); Colonel of Prince Rupert's Regiment of Dragoons (1678); died of a fever Honours: Earl of Holderness and Duke of Cumberland 1644 Membership: Royal Fellow Election Date: 22/03/1665.