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Elizabeth Cromwell (née Bourchier; 1598 –1665) was the wife of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and the mother of Richard Cromwell, the second Lord Protector.
Sir Henry’s second son was Robert Cromwell, who married Elizabeth Steward around 1590. The couple had ten children, three boys and seven girls. Only one of the boys survived infancy – Oliver Cromwell, who was born in Huntingdon on 25 th April 1599. We know relatively little about Oliver’s early life.
In May 1653 he married at Kensington church Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir Francis Russell, a friend and comrade in arms of Oliver Cromwell and his successor as governor of Ely. Between 1654 and 1667 the couple had seven children, all but one of whom survived into adulthood.
5 de dic. de 2014 · Oliver Cromwell remains an intensely controversial figure - the subject of ongoing debate. But little is known about Elizabeth Bourchier.
Elizabeth Cromwell (née Steward) (died 1654), Mother of Oliver Cromwell. Sitter associated with 6 portraits. Elizabeth Cromwell was born Elizabeth Steward. She was the daughter of William Stewart, who had inherited from his uncle, the Prior of Ely, leases of abbey lands in the early days of the Reformation.
20 de jul. de 2022 · Elizabeth and Dorothy Cromwell occupied unprecedented—and unpreceded—positions in the Anglo-Scottish hierarchy: they were leading women in a state that had temporarily thrown off its monarchy.
Summary. T he wife of the remarkable man, who for some years swayed the sceptre of England, and dictated to Europe, is differently represented by various writers, according to the party they espoused. By some, his rise and perseverance is attributed to her influence; by others, she is represented as an ordinary person.
