Ruprecht
(Rupert)
"Duke of Cumberland"
von der Pfalz
KG
formerly Wittelsbach aka Pfalz-Simmern
Born in Prague, Bohemia, Austria
Ancestors 
Brother of
Heinrich Friedrich (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz, Karl Ludwig (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz, Elisabeth (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz, Moritz (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz KG, Luise Hollandine (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz, Ludwig (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz, Eduard (Simmern) von der Pfalz, Henrietta Maria (Wittelsbach) Rákóczi, Johann Philip Friedrich (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz, Charlotte (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz, Sophia (Wittelsbach) Hannover and Gustavus Adolphus (Wittelsbach) von der Pfalz
Descendants 
Father of
Dudley Bard and
Ruperta (Hughes) Howe
Died
at age 62
in London, England
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Biography
Rupert Wittelsbach was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.
Rupert Wittelsbach was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
A biography of Prince Rupert of the Rhine can be found here.
Research Notes
Margaret Hughes was his mistress, not his spouse.
Based on his brother's G2G, his LNAB is Wittelsbach. His CLN was von der Pfalz, which was not translated to English (of the Palatinate), his OLN is his house name Pfalz-Simmern (which was a cadet branch of the house of Wittelsbach).
Sources
- Charnock, John. Biographia Navalis (R. Faulder, London, 1794-1798) Vol. 1, Page 124-35: Prince Rupert
- Ian Roy, Rupert, prince and count palatine of the Rhine and duke of Cumberland (1619–1682), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press.
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p10142.htm#i101411
- Rupert Von Der Pfalz on Find A Grave: Memorial #12310517 retrieved Sälgö-1 07:57, 5 October 2016 (EDT)
- This WikiTree profile is referenced from Wikidata: Item Q76930, en:Wikipedia
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rupert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rupert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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Mitochondrial DNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T2a1a, MitoYDNA ID Z10200 [compare]
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- Rubert, Duke of Cumberland LNAB? Aug 8, 2016.
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