Charles Fleetwood (as Lord Deputy of Ireland, de facto predecessor/successor in Irish administration)

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Charles Fleetwood was a prominent English Parliamentarian general and politician who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland during the Cromwellian regime, overseeing the consolidation of English control and the implementation of harsh settlement policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English general
Lord Deputy of Ireland
Parliamentarian soldier
human
politician
afterTheRestoration lived in relative obscurity
allegiance Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED
Parliament of England NERFINISHED
appointedBy Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Dunbar NERFINISHED
Battle of Naseby NERFINISHED
Battle of Worcester NERFINISHED
First English Civil War NERFINISHED
Second English Civil War NERFINISHED
birthDate c.1618
burialPlace St Anne’s Church, Stoke Newington (remains later disturbed) NERFINISHED
causeOfPoliticalDecline opposition to the Restoration of Charles II
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1692-10-04
endTime 1655 (as Lord Deputy of Ireland)
era Interregnum (England) NERFINISHED
familyName Fleetwood NERFINISHED
fatherInLaw Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED
givenName Charles
ideology English republicanism
jurisdiction Ireland NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Parliamentary army NERFINISHED
militaryRank Lieutenant-General
name Charles Fleetwood NERFINISHED
notableFor implementation of harsh land settlement policies in Ireland
role in Cromwellian conquest and settlement of Ireland
support for the army’s political influence during the Protectorate
notableWork service in the English Civil War
officeContested Protector of the Commonwealth NERFINISHED
positionHeld Commander-in-chief in Ireland
Lord Deputy of Ireland NERFINISHED
Major-General during the Rule of the Major-Generals
Member of Parliament of England
Member of the Council of State
Member of the English Council of State
Member of the Protectorate Council
predecessor Oliver Cromwell (as head of English administration in Ireland) NERFINISHED
relative Henry Ireton NERFINISHED
religion Puritanism
residence Dublin (during his Irish administration)
spouse Bridget Cromwell NERFINISHED
Frances Smith NERFINISHED
startTime 1652 (as Lord Deputy of Ireland)
successor Henry Cromwell (as head of English administration in Ireland) NERFINISHED

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Henry Cromwell successor Charles Fleetwood (as Lord Deputy of Ireland, de facto predecessor/successor in Irish administration)