The alloy was named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine.

When the deadline came, Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch was negotiating to buy the paper and save it.

Beatrix ’ s father, Rupert William Potter ( 1832 – 1914 ), was educated in Manchester and trained as a barrister in London.

Both parents were artistically talented, and Rupert was an adept amateur photographer.

Rupert had invested in the stock market and by the early 1890s was extremely wealthy.

The area was called Rupert's Land after Prince Rupert, the first director of the company and a first cousin of King Charles.

Lovecraft was also influenced by authors such as Gertrude Barrows Bennett ( who, writing as Francis Stevens, impressed Lovecraft enough that he publicly praised her stories and eventually " emulated Bennett's earlier style and themes "), Oswald Spengler, Robert W. Chambers ( writer of The King in Yellow, of whom Lovecraft wrote in a letter to Clark Ashton Smith: " Chambers is like Rupert Hughes and a few other fallen Titans — equipped with the right brains and education but wholly out of the habit of using them ").

Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis ( 10 December 189116 June 1969 ) was a British military commander and field marshal who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian Confederation.

In the same year there was general consent among critics that Rupert Goold's production for the Chichester Festival 2007, starring Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood, rivalled Trevor Nunn's acclaimed 1976 RSC production.

In his April 2012 appearance before the Leveson Inquiry Rupert Murdoch stated that the " notorious " headline was both " tasteless and wrong " and led to the editor Kelvin MacKenzie receiving a reprimand.

But Diller believed strongly in the concept, and so took his fourth-network idea with him when he moved to 20th Century Fox in 1984, where Fox's then freshly installed proprietor, Rupert Murdoch was a more interested listener.

These troubles furnished him with a pretext, of which he was not unwilling to avail himself, for postponing the meeting, which was being urged by King Charles VI of France, theologians at the University of Paris, such as Pierre d ' Ailly and Jean Gerson, and Rupert III, King of the Germans, as the only means of healing the Schism which had prevailed so long.

The gaol in Rupert ’ s Bay was destroyed and the Castle and Supreme Court were reconstructed in 1867.

And where Rupert Everett was divine as a sidekick, McConaughey is mortally ordinary as a main dish who spends most of his time smiling like a party guest.

The Fox Broadcasting Company network, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, was launched on October 9, 1986 after the company purchased the television assets of Metromedia.

First forming in the Season One episode " The Harvest " to prevent The Master from opening a portal to hell, the line-up of the group varied from year to year, but the core that remained intact throughout the series ' run was Buffy herself and her best friends, Xander Harris and Willow Rosenberg, as well as her Watcher, Rupert Giles.

In 1395 he was named councillor to Rupert II, and the raising of Rupert III, Elector Palatine to the dignity of King of the Romans in 1400 marks the beginning of Matthew's career as a statesman.

After the death of German king Rupert in 1410, Jobst was elected successor by four of the electors on 1 October, opposing his cousin Sigismund who had already been elected by three electors on 10 September.

Rupert (; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410 ) was Elector Palatine from 1398 and German King ( rex Romanorum ) from 1400 until his death.

He was the son of Elector Palatine Rupert II and Beatrice, daughter of King Peter II of Sicily.

Rupert was born at Amberg, and from his early years took part in the government of the Palatinate to which he succeeded on his father's death in 1398.

It was nevertheless only the indolence of Wenceslaus that prevented his overthrow, and after attempts to enlarge his allodium had caused conflicts with several estates led by the archbishop of Mainz in 1406, Rupert was compelled to make certain concessions.

He also missed the Skeena River near Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia.

He also tackled the problems of overpopulation of Jamestown posed by the restrictions of the valley terrain by establishing a village at Rupert ’ s Bay.

They are mentored by the school librarian who is also Buffy's Watcher, Rupert Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ), who often works closely with Willow in researching the various monsters the group encounters.

ONdigital also failed to realise that Sky had cast off its downmarket image and believed there was considerable public antipathy towards Sky ( and Rupert Murdoch ); but this appeared to matter much less than they had hoped.

* Words and Music: Only four musicals have won the Tony Award for Best Musical when a person had ( co -) written the Book ( non-sung dialogue and storyline ) and the Score ( music and lyrics ): 1958 winner The Music Man ( Meredith Willson – award for Book and Score did not exist that year ), 1986 winner The Mystery of Edwin Drood ( Rupert Holmes – who also won for Book and Score ), 1996 winner Rent ( Jonathan Larson – who also won for Book and Score ), and 2011 winner The Book of Mormon ( Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone also won for Book and Score ).

children read the " Pledge of Remembrance " by Rupert McCall and teachers deliver specially developed resources to help children understand the significance of the day and the resilience of those who have fought for their country, and call on children to also be resilient when facing difficult times.

In the 1980s, there was an attempt by unknown entrepreneurs to seek from Rupert Murdoch, who owned The Times, the right to use the Times Roman name ; separately, a legal action was also initiated to clarify the right of Monotype to use the name in the US despite Linotype's registration.

Newark is also home to numerous art galleries including Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, City Without Walls, Gallery Aferro, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Sumei Arts Center, and the Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers-Newark.

He also painted the Duke of York, Prince Rupert of the Rhine and Prince Maurice.

In 1120, Dudo-Henry's sons and successors, Counts Robert I ( German: Ruprecht ; also translated Rupert ) and Arnold I of Laurenburg, established themselves at Nassau Castle with its tower.

The village is also linked with the Rupert Bear stories, as Alfred Bestall wrote and illustrated some of the stories whilst he lived in the village, in a cottage at the foot of Mynydd Sygun.

The 2000s have also seen many new teen idols emerge from popular feature films such as the casts of the Harry Potter ( e. g. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson ) and Twilight ( e. g. Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner ) film franchises ; television series such as Glee have also developed stars who are popular among younger viewers.

The Manitoba Act, 1870, which created Manitoba out of part of Rupert ’ s Land, also designated the remaining territories the Northwest Territories ( NWT ), over which Parliament was to exercise full legislative authority under the Constitution Act, 1871.

Lord Craven, also taken in the battle, attempted to persuade his captors to allow him to remain with Rupert, but was refused.

Throughout the conflict, however, Rupert also enjoyed a powerful symbolic position: he was an iconic Royalist Cavalier and as such was frequently the subject of both Parliamentarian and Royalist propaganda, an image which has endured over the years.

The result was that, while Rupert could inspire great loyalty in some, especially his men, he also made many enemies at the Royal court.

" " And me also ," Rupert is recorded as replying.

Rupert also explored 150 miles up the Gambia River, taking two Spanish vessels as prizes and contracting malaria in the process.

King Charles II and Rupert spent much time together over the years hunting and playing tennis together at Windsor, and Rupert was also a close companion of James, the Duke of York.

Rupert also played a prominent role in the Third Anglo-Dutch War ( 1672 – 74 ).