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Dorothy Cromwell (née Maijor; c.1620 – 5 January 1675) was the wife of the second Lord Protector, Richard Cromwell, who succeeded to the post in 1659 following the death of his father, Oliver Cromwell. Life. Dorothy or Dorothea Maijor was the daughter of Richard Maijor, Esq of Hursley in Hampshire. In 1649 Richard Cromwell married Dorothy ...
In 1649, Cromwell married Dorothy Maijor, daughter of Richard Maijor, a member of the Hampshire gentry. He and his wife then moved to Maijor's estate at Hursley in Hampshire. During the 1650s they had nine children, five of whom survived to adulthood.
Jul 21, 2022 · Like her future mother-in-law, Dorothy (née Maijor, or Mayor) was the eldest daughter of a well-off country gentleman who had recently climbed up from the lower merchant classes. Her grandfather, Sir John Maijor, was the son of a brewer but had amassed fortune and social standing enough to serve as mayor for Southampton.
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Although some near contemporaries suggest that he briefly served in the army in the late 1640s, other sources indicate that he played no military role. After long negotiations, in May 1649 he married Dorothy, daughter of Richard Maijor, a Hampshire gentleman who had supported the parliamentary cause financially and administratively.
Dec 2, 2020 · Born in October 1626, very little is known about his childhood apart from his education at Felstead School in Essex. He then went on to become a member of Lincoln’s Inn and by 1649 he had entered into a successful marriage with Dorothy Maijor, whose family were part of the gentry.
Dorothy Cromwell (née Maijor) after Unknown artist. etching, published 1825. NPG D29185. Find out more >. Buy a print. Buy as a greetings card. Use this image. Wife of Richard Cromwell.
Apr 28, 2022 · In 1649 Cromwell married Dorothy Maijor, daughter of Richard Maijor, a member of the Hampshire gentry. He and his wife then moved to Maijor's estate at Hursley in Hampshire. During the 1650s they had nine children, five of whom survived to adulthood. Cromwell was named a Justice of the Peace for Hampshire and sat on various county committees.
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