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Richard Cromwell

1626 - 1712

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Richard Cromwell (4 October 1626 – 12 July 1712) was an English statesman, the second and final Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and the son of the first 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Cromwell has received more than 1,901,386 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Richard Cromwell is the 1,303rd most popular politician (down from 1,198th in 2019), the 286th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 299th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Politician.

Richard Cromwell was the son of Oliver Cromwell, who ruled England during the English Civil War. Richard Cromwell was Lord Protector of England for a few months in 1658 and 1659. He is most famous for being the son of Oliver Cromwell and for being the Lord Protector of England for a few months in 1658 and 1659.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard Cromwell ranks 1,303 out of 19,576. Before him are Lazar of Serbia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Hongxi Emperor, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and Jacques Necker. After him are Carloman II, Gustav III of Sweden, Numerian, Stephen, King of England, Constantine IV, and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1626, Richard Cromwell ranks 4. Before him are Christina, Queen of Sweden, Sabbatai Zevi, and Jan Steen. After him are William II, Prince of Orange, Francesco Redi, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Giovanni Legrenzi, Louis Couperin, Bada Shanren, and John Aubrey. Among people deceased in 1712, Richard Cromwell ranks 4. Before him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Denis Papin, and Louis, Duke of Burgundy. After him are Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Bahadur Shah I, Nicolas Catinat, Louis, Duke of Brittany, Tokugawa Ienobu, Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Nehemiah Grew.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Cromwell ranks 286 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Carnegie (1835), Thomas Andrews (1873), Henrietta of England (1644), Timothy Dalton (1946), Kate Bush (1958), and David Suchet (1946). After him are Edward Gibbon (1737), George Michael (1963), John Logie Baird (1888), Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943), Marianne Faithfull (1946), and Charlie Watts (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Richard Cromwell ranks 53. Before him are Benjamin Disraeli (1804), James II of England (1633), David Lloyd George (1863), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), and Liz Truss (1975). After him are Æthelred the Unready (968), Randal Cremer (1828), Harold Macmillan (1894), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Harold Wilson (1916), and Edmund Ironside (993).

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