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Bridget Cromwell (1624 – June 1662) was Oliver Cromwell's eldest daughter. She married General Henry Ireton and after he died, General Charles Fleetwood. Life. She was born to Elizabeth (born Bouchier) and Oliver Cromwell in 1624. Cromwell comes to notice in 1646 when she marries Henry Ireton who was a close colleague of her father.
Learn about the life and family of Oliver Cromwell, the English military and political leader who became Lord Protector of England. Find out how he met and married Elizabeth Bourchier, and who were their nine children.
Bridget Cromwell (born 1624) was Sir Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector's eldest daughter and the eldest of his children to survive into full adulthood. Almost nothing is known of her life until 1646, when she married Henry Ireton, senior parliamentarian officer and close confidant of Oliver.
Bridget Cromwell was the eldest daughter of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 to 1658, during the Commonwealth. At age 22, Bridget married Henry Ireton, a soldier and her father's loyal supporter.
Henry Ireton married Bridget Cromwell (pictured), daughter of Oliver Cromwell, during the Siege of Oxford. Ireton was at the siege of Bristol in September 1645, and took part in the subsequent campaign that succeeded in overthrowing the royal cause. On 30 October 1645, Ireton entered parliament as member for Appleby.
Feb 8, 2024 · Bridget Cromwell was born in August 1624. 1,3 She was the daughter of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bouchier. 1 She married, firstly, Lt.-Gen. Henry Ireton, son of German Ireton, on 15 January 1646. 3 She married, secondly, General Charles Fleetwood, son of Sir Miles Fleetwood and Anne Luke, on 8 June 1652. 3 She died in June 1662 at ...
As the turmoil reaches her family home in Ely, 19-year-old Bridget Cromwell finds herself at the heart of the conflict. With her father's star on the rise as a cavalry commander for the rebellious Parliament, Bridget has her own ambitions for a life beyond marriage and motherhood.
