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unusual facts about Lord Protector



Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland

Through their third son Andrew they were the 9x great grandparents of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector.

Cromwell Cup

It was held in February 1868 and named after Oliver Cromwell, manager of the local Alexandra Theatre (not the famous Lord Protector), who donated the cup.


see also

Anne Seymour

Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (1510–1587), née Stanhope, wife of the Lord Protector, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, and aunt of Edward VI of England

Anne Somerset

Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (c.1497 - 1587), wife of Lord Protector Somerset

Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, called for a general fast in England and proposed to send the British Navy if the massacre was not stopped while gathering funds for helping the Waldensians.

Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny

In 1454, he was appointed to the Privy Council assembled by the Duke of York as Lord Protector, along with his more prominent Neville kinsmen.

Seven Great Lords of Narnia

In chapter 5 of Prince Caspian we learn that after the death of Prince Caspian's father, Miraz initially ruled Narnia as "Lord Protector" for his young nephew.

Summerset Fox

In May 1654 Fox, Peter Vowell, and John Gerard were arrested for plotting to overwhelm Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell's bodyguard, with a party of 30 mounted men, and to assassinate him as he travelled to Hampton Court.

The Familiar of Zero

:Cromwell is named after the leader of the Roundheads during the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell, who successfully ousted the Monarchy, and establishing a brief reign as Lord Protector until the return of Charles II.

Thomas Chamberlayne

Sir Thomas Chamberlayne, 2nd Baronet (c. 1635–1682), one of few men to received a renewal of the baronetcy from the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell