- Rupert's Land
- geographical name Prince Rupert's Land
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Rupert's Land
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Rupert's Land — Rupert s Land, also sometimes called Prince Rupert s Land , was a territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, that was de facto owned by the Hudson s Bay Company for 200 years. The area once known as Rupert s… … Wikipedia
Rupert's Land — or Prince Rupert s Land Historical region, northern and western Canada, comprising the drainage basin of Hudson Bay. In 1670 it was granted by King Charles II to the Hudson s Bay Co. It was named after Prince Rupert, the king s cousin and the… … Universalium
Rupert's Land Act of 1868 — The Rupert s Land Act of 1868 was legislation authorizing the transfer of Rupert s Land from the control of the Hudson s Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada. The transfer occurred in 1869 and was consummated in 1870 by the payment of a… … Wikipedia
Rupert's Land (film) — infobox film name = Rupert s Land director = Jonathan Tammuz producer = Scott Kennedy Bill Thumm writer = Graeme Manson starring = Samuel West Ian Tracey George Wendt released = flagicon|Canada 13 September 1998 country = Canada language =… … Wikipedia
Rupert's Land — The name applied to the territories of the Hudson s Bay Company, particularly to that portion lying west of Hudson Bay and east of the Rocky Mountains. The Company held these lands under royal charter granted by Charles II in 1670. The first… … The makers of Canada
Rupert's Land — Ruperts Land war ein Gebiet, das einen Großteil des heutigen Kanada bildet. Ursprünglich gehörte es der Hudson s Bay Company (HBC). Es ist benannt nach Ruprecht von der Pfalz, Herzog von Cumberland, dem ersten Gouverneur der Gesellschaft. Ruperts … Deutsch Wikipedia
RUPERT'S LAND — a name given by Prince Rupert to territory the drainage of which flows into Hudson Bay or Strait … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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Anglican Diocese of Rupert's Land — Diocese of Rupert s Land Archdeaconries Cathedral of St. John, Winnipeg Information Rite Anglican … Wikipedia
Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land — The Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert s Land was founded in 1875 and is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. The territory covered by the province is roughly coterminous with the western portion of the former… … Wikipedia
