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Richard Cromwell
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Richard Cromwell (1626–1712) was a male politician and Lord Protector in the Commonwealth of England and the Kingdom of Great Britain. Born in Huntingdon to Oliver and Elizabeth Cromwell, he was educated at Felsted School. He was a member of the Roundhead political party and spoke English. His sibling was Henry Cromwell.
Cromwell died in Cheshunt. He is listed as an author of works including *A declaration of His Highness for a day of solemn fasting & humiliation*, *The speech of His Highness the Lord Protector, made to ... Parliament ... on ... 27th of January 1658 (1659)*, and *Two letters of Richard Cromwell, 1659*. Sources describing him include *The Nuttall Encyclopædia* and the 11th edition of *Encyclopædia Britannica*.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Oliver Cromwell
- Succeeded by
- Council of State
- Born
- ( 1626-10-04 ) 4 October 1626, Huntingdon , Huntingdonshire , England
- Died
- 12 July 1712 (1712-07-12) (aged 85), Cheshunt , Hertfordshire , Great Britain
- Spouse
- Dorothy Maijor ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1649 ; died 1675 )
- Relations
- Robert Cromwell (grandfather)
- Children
- See list Edward Cromwell, (1644–1688), Elizabeth Cromwell, (1650–1731), Anne Cromwell, (1651–1652), Mary Cromwell, (1654), Oliver Cromwell, (1656–1705), Dorothy Cromwell, (1657–1658), Anna Cromwell Gibson, (1659–1727), Dorothy Cromwell Mortimer, (1660–1681)
- Parents
- Oliver Cromwell (father) Elizabeth Bourchier (mother)
- Nickname
- Tumbledown Dick
- Branch service
- New Model Army
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Commonwealth of England
- Place of birth
- Huntingdon
- Place of death
- Cheshunt
- Father
- Oliver Cromwell
- Mother
- Elizabeth Cromwell
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Lord Protector
- Educated at
- Felsted School
- Political party
- Roundhead
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Richard Cromwell (1626-1712), by Gerard Soest.jpg
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- Richard Cromwell
- date of birth
- 1626-10-04
- date of death
- 1712-07-12
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- Richard Cromwell
- different from
- Richard Cromwell
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- Anna-Lena Grönefeld
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Cromwell (4 October 1626 – 12 July 1712) was an English statesman who served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1658 to 1659. He was the son of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell.
Following his father's death in 1658, Richard became Lord Protector, but he lacked authority. He tried to mediate between the army and civil society, and allowed a Parliament that contained many disaffected Presbyterians and Royalists to sit. Suspicions that civilian councillors were intent on supplanting the army peaked in an attempt to prosecute a major-general for actions against a Royalist. The army made a threatening demonstration of force against Richard, and may have had him in detention. He formally renounced power only nine months after succeeding.
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