Richard Cromwell

Richard Cromwell

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 1,754,005 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Richard Cromwell is the 1,200th most popular politician (down from 1,027th in 2019), the 299th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 269th in 2019) and the 58th 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.