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title: Bust of Prince Rupert
author: The British Museum
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bust of Prince Rupert
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15203.png)
## Image Caption
A stoneware portrait bust of Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria (l. 1619-1682). Rupert was the nephew of [Charles I of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Charles_I_of_England/) (r. 1625-1649) and led the Royalist cavalry during the [English Civil Wars](https://www.worldhistory.org/English_Civil_Wars/) (1642-51) before 1645. Rupert here wears the collar of the [Order of the Garter](https://www.worldhistory.org/Order_of_the_Garter/). (British Museum, London)
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Museum, T. B. (2022, January 26). Bust of Prince Rupert. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museum, The British. "Bust of Prince Rupert." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 26, 2022. .
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