Prince Rupert, Count Palatine
1 portrait of Prince Rupert, Count Palatine
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince Rupert, Count Palatine
by Unknown artist
line engraving, (1643)
7 in. x 4 3/8 in. (178 mm x 112 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D18152
Sitterback to top
- Prince Rupert, Count Palatine (1619-1682), Soldier and patron of science; son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia and Elizabeth of Bohemia. Sitter associated with 45 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Events of 1643back to top
Current affairs
Signing of the Solemn League and Covenant. The treaty forms an alliance between the English Parliament and Scottish Covenanters. Sir Henry Vane emerges as the leading spokesman of the English delegation.The Westminster Assembly, comprising of clergymen and politicians, is appointed by the Long Parliament to restructure the Anglican Church.
Art and science
The authorised version of Religio Medici (A Doctor's Religion), by Norwich physician Sir Thomas Browne, is published. A type of personal memoir, the work gained Browne a European reputation.Parliament issues a licensing order stipulating that all books are examined prior to publication, inciting John Milton to write Areopagitica, 1644.
International
Aged four, Louis XIV inherits the French throne. He would become the longest reigning monarch in European history.Charles I orders James Butler, Duke of Ormonde, to arrange a ceasefire with the Catholics Confederates in Ireland, allowing Ormonde's Irish troops to fight against the Parliamentarians in England.
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