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Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
1648Mar, 14

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

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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Events on 1648

  • 17Jan

    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.
  • 30Jan

    Peace of Münster

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

    Battle of Maidstone

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

    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".