Allegedly born in 1620 and died in 1732 or 1733, William Hiseland would fight as a royalist (cavalier) for Charles I in all three of the English Civil Wars up to 1651 and would outlive both and the only Lord Protectors of England (Oliver and Richard Cromwell, 1599-1659 and 1626-1712). In 1689 he would join the army  again to fight for King William III in Ireland and once more in the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714) under the colours of Charles I’s granddaughter Queen Anne, fighting in the 1709 Battle of Malplaquet at 89. He was honoured as the oldest soldier in the field.

He would get a pension for 80 years of service to the English and later British crown by Charles Lennox (1675-1723) and the first Prime Minister of Britain Robert Walpole (1676-1745). He married in 1723 or 1724 at age 103 and outlived his wife before retiring to hospital. He would die at the supposed age of 111 a few months later. His birth date is unverified, due to documents being hard to find as his birth date is so far back in history. 

He was born before and outlived Louis XIV of France, England’s last Lord Protector Richard Cromwell and Tsar Peter the Great. He coexisted with the last Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian, Benjamin Franklin, Fredrick the Great and Emperor Ferdinand II of the Holy Roman Empire during the 30 years war. 

The last English Civil War (1642-1651) veteran, William Hiseland, lived to 111 and died in 1732. He coexisted with the last Ming Emperor, Peter the Great, George II, Robert Walpole and Benjamin Franklin. He was born before and outlived Louis XIV, the longest reigning monarch ever, by 18 years.