Oliver Cromwell

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English politician Lord Protector head of state human military leader

Oliver Cromwell was a 17th-century English military and political leader who helped overthrow the monarchy during the English Civil War and later ruled as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Cromwell 1
Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector 1
Oliver Cromwell – Parliamentarian 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English politician ⓘ
Lord Protector ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
allegiance Parliament of England ⓘ
birthDate 1599-04-25 ⓘ
birthPlace Huntingdon ⓘ
Huntingdonshire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
burialPlace Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains) ⓘ
Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey (original burial)
causeOfDeath kidney disease (probable) ⓘ
malaria (probable) ⓘ
child Bridget Cromwell ⓘ
Elizabeth Cromwell ⓘ
Frances Cromwell ⓘ
Henry Cromwell ⓘ
Mary Cromwell ⓘ
Richard Cromwell ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1658-09-03 ⓘ
deathPlace English Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of England

London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Whitehall ⓘ
educatedAt Huntingdon Grammar School ⓘ
education Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
era English Civil War era ⓘ
Interregnum ⓘ
familyName Oliver Cromwell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cromwell
father Robert Cromwell ⓘ
fullName Oliver Cromwell self-link ⓘ
givenName Oliver ⓘ
knownFor overthrow of the English monarchy ⓘ
republican government in England ⓘ
rule as Lord Protector ⓘ
militaryBranch New Model Army ⓘ
surface form: Parliamentary Army
militaryRank Lieutenant-General ⓘ
mother Elizabeth Steward ⓘ
movement Puritanism ⓘ
surface form: Puritan movement
notableEvent Battle of Marston Moor ⓘ
Battle of Naseby ⓘ
Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ
surface form: Cromwellian conquest of Ireland

English Civil War ⓘ
Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ
Pride's Purge ⓘ
surface form: Pride's Purge (indirect influence)

Battle of Dunbar (1650) ⓘ
surface form: Scottish campaign of 1650–1651
notableWork Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
surface form: Establishment of the Protectorate

Leadership in the English Civil War ⓘ
positionHeld Captain-General of the forces of the Commonwealth ⓘ
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Cambridge ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Huntingdon ⓘ
precededBy Council of State of the Commonwealth of England ⓘ
religion Puritanism ⓘ
signature Oliver Cromwell signature ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Bourchier ⓘ
succeededBy Richard Cromwell ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Owen → appointedBy → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Henry Ireton → associatedWith → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Sir Thomas Fairfax → collaboratedWith → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
English Civil War → commandedBy → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Siege of Oxford → commandedBy → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar (1650) → commander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Battle of Langport → commander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Battle of Marston Moor → commander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Battle of Naseby → commander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Battle of Preston (1648) → commander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Battle of Worcester (1651) → commander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Irish Confederate Wars → commander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Siege of Clonmel → commander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Rump Parliament → dissolvedBy → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell → familyName → Oliver Cromwell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cromwell
Henry Ireton → fatherInLaw → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
The History of England → focusesOnPerson → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell → fullName → Oliver Cromwell self-link ⓘ
Siege of Drogheda → hasCommander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Siege of Wexford → hasCommander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Third English Civil War → hasCommander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar (1650) → hasParticipant → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Long Parliament 1640 → interruptedBy → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
subject surface form: Long Parliament
Battle of Preston (1648) → involvedPerson → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Long Parliament 1640 → keyFigure → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
subject surface form: Long Parliament
Mordaunt → loyalty → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Twenty Years After → mainCharacter → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Thomas Pride → monarchAtDeath → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector
Sir William Penn → monarchServed → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
English Army → notableCommander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
New Model Army → notableCommander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Siege of Clonmel → opponentOf → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Edward Winslow → servedUnder → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Sir William Penn → servedUnder → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Battle of Langport → sideOfCommander → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oliver Cromwell – Parliamentarian
Treaty of Westminster (1654) → signatory → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Self-Denying Ordinance → significantFigure → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Stuart period → significantFigure → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Thomas Fairfax → successor → Oliver Cromwell ⓘ