Deaths on March 14

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Died on March 14, 1648

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general and politician (b. 1584)

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron MP (29 March 1584 – 14 March 1648) was an English nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648. He was a commander in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.

He should not be confused with his better known son, Thomas Fairfax, who commanded the New Model Army.

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Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

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Events on 1648

17 Jan

Vote of No Addresses
England's Long Parliament passes the "Vote of No Addresses", breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.
30 Jan

Peace of Münster
Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.
1 Jun

Battle of Maidstone
The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
6 Dec

Pride's Purge
Colonel Thomas Pride of the New Model Army purges the Long Parliament of MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England, in order for the King's trial to go ahead; came to be known as "Pride's Purge".

Deaths on March 14

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Died on March 14, 1648

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Events on 1648

Vote of No Addresses

Peace of Münster

Battle of Maidstone

Pride's Purge