Prince Rupert of the Rhine

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, was an English-German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first rose to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War. Rupert was the third son of the German Prince Frederick V of the Palatinate and Elizabeth, eldest daughter of King James VI and I of England and Scotland.

17 December 1619

Born on the same birth day (17 December): Andrew Davies (footballer) • Armin Mueller-Stahl • Bob Guccione • Bob Ojeda • Chase Utley • Claire Forlani • Eddie Fisher (drummer) • Eva Nansen • Inna Lasovskaya • Jacqueline Wilson • Karsten Neitzel • Nir Davidovich • Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osuna • Ryan Hunter-Reay • Willard Libby • Émilie du Châtelet

Born in the same month (December 1619): Antoine Furetière