Robert William Cromwell

Robert William Cromwell

Male 1560 - 1617  (57 years)

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  1. 1.  Robert William CromwellRobert William Cromwell was born in 1560 in Huntingdonshire, England; died on 24 Jun 1617 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England; was buried in Huntington, Herefordshire, England.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    All Saints Parish Churchyard

    Robert married Elizabeth Stewart in 1591 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Elizabeth was born on 28 Oct 1565 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 18 Nov 1654 in London, England; was buried in Westminster, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland Oliver Cromwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1599 in Huntington, Herefordshire, England; was christened in Nov 1599 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England; died on 3 Sep 1658 in Huntington, Herefordshire, England; was buried in Westminster, London, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland Oliver CromwellLord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland Oliver Cromwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 25 Apr 1599 in Huntington, Herefordshire, England; was christened in Nov 1599 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England; died on 3 Sep 1658 in Huntington, Herefordshire, England; was buried in Westminster, London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Old Ironsides
    • Occupation: Cromwell was one of the signatories of King Charles I's death warrant in 1649
    • Occupation: Following the execution of King Charles I, the monarchy was abolished and he was appointed Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
    • Religion: Puritan - his measures against Catholics in Scotland and Ireland have been characterised as genocidal or near-genocidal
    • _MILT: He entered the English Civil War on the side of the "Roundheads" or Parliamentarians. Nicknamed "Old Ironsides", he was quickly promoted from leading a single cavalry troop to become one of the principal commanders of the New Model Army

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    Buried:
    ( after the Royalists returned to power in 1660 they had his corpse dug up, hung in chains, and beheaded)/Westminster Abbey

    Oliver married Elizabeth Bourchier on 22 Aug 1620 in St Giles Cripplegate, London, England. Elizabeth was born in 1598 in Felsted, Essex, England; died in 1672 in Cambridgeshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]