Timeline September 1658

Events in September 1658 3

• 1599 – 1658 Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Died 3 September 1658, aged 59 Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, died at Whitehall Palace, likely from a combination of illness including malaria and kidney disease. His death threw the stability of the Protectorate into doubt and was followed within days by the succession of his son Richard.
• 1658 Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector Succeeds his father Oliver Cromwell Following Oliver Cromwell's death, Richard Cromwell was proclaimed Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. He lacked his father's standing with the army and Parliament, and his short, troubled protectorate would collapse within a year, paving the way for the Restoration.
• 1658 Treaty of Hadiach signed Cossack Hetmanate and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth agreement Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky and representatives of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth signed the Treaty of Hadiach, envisioning a Grand Duchy of Rus' joining Poland and Lithuania as a third equal partner. Opposition on both sides meant the agreement was never fully implemented.