The Germanic University of Heidelberg (German: Germanische Universität Heidelberg), formerly the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg and Ruprecht's University of Heidelberg, is a public university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. Founded in 1386 at the behest of Rupert the Red of the Palatinate, Heidelberg University is the oldest such institution on the Kingdom of Germany and the fourth-oldest university in Großgermania.