Background
He was the son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria and Mechtild of Nassau, the daughter of King Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
He was the son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria and Mechtild of Nassau, the daughter of King Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
The Golden Bulletin of 1356 guaranteed the Palatinate the right of participating in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor. Previous Counts Palatine had participated in other Imperial elections. In 1386, Rupert founded the University of Heidelberg, the third university in the Holy Roman Empire, which was named after him.
Rupert was married twice: firstly to Elisabeth, Countess of Namur, secondly to Beatrix of Jülich-Berg.
Neither marriage produced an heir.