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Cromwell, Baron (E, 1540 - 1687)

Creation: let.pat. 18 Dec 1540

Extinct: 26 Nov 1687

Family name: Cromwell

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Arms:

See Earl of Ardglass

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Gregory [Cromwell], 1st Baron Cromwell

only son of Thomas [Cromwell], 1st Earl of Essex, by his wife Elizabeth Williams, widow of Thomas Williams, Yeoman of the Guard, and dau. of Henry Wykes, of Putney, co. Surrey, Usher of the Chamber to King Henry VII

born

mar.

3 Aug 1537 Elizabeth Ughtred (widow of Sir Anthony Ughtred; mar. (3) c. 1 Apr 1554 as his second wife John [Paulet], 2nd Marquess of Winchester; d. 19 Mar 1568; bur. in St Mary's Church, Basing, co. Hampshire), younger sister of Jane, Queen Consort (1536-37) to King Henry VIII and mother of King Edward VI, sister of Edward [Seymour], 1st Duke of Somerset, and 2nd dau. of Sir John Seymour, of Wolf Hall, co. Wiltshire, by his wife Margery Wentworth, dau. of Sir Henry Wentworth, of Nettlested, co. Suffolk, de jure 4th Baron le Despencer

children

1. Hon Henry Cromwell, later 2nd Baron Cromwell

2. Hon Edward Cromwell (b. 1539; dvp. an infant)

3. Hon Thomas Cromwell MP (b. c. 1540; d. betw. Feb 1610 and Apr 1611), mar. Aug 1580 Katherine Gardner (d. 1615/16), dau. of Thomas Gardner, of Coxford, and had issue

1. Hon Catherine Cromwell (b. c. 1541), mar. Sir John Strode, of Parnham, co. Dorset, son of Robert Strode and his wife Elizabeth Hody, and had issue

2. Hon Frances Cromwell (b. c. 1544; d. 7 Feb 1562), mar. 11 Nov 1560 Richard Strode, of Newnham, co. Devon, son of William Strode by his wife Elizabeth Courtenay, dau. and hrss. of Philip Courtenay, of Loughtor, a younger son of Sir Philip Courtenay, of Molland, co. Devon, and had issue

died

4 Jul 1551 (bur. at Launde Abbey, co. Leicester)

created

18 Dec 1540 Baron Cromwell, of Oakham in the County of Rutland

suc. by

son

note

Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King Edward VI

Henry [Cromwell], 2nd Baron Cromwell

born

bef. 21 May 1538

mar.

bef. 1560 Lady Mary Paulet (b. c. 1540; d. 10 Oct 1592; bur. at Launde Abbey, co. Leicester), only dau. of his step-father John [Paulet], 2nd Marquess of Winchester, by his first wife Hon Elizabeth Willoughby, 1st dau. and cohrss. by his second wife of Robert [Willoughby], 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke

children

1. Hon Edward Cromwell, later 3rd Baron Cromwell

2. Hon Sir Gregory Cromwell, mar. Frances Griffin, dau. of Sir Edward Griffin, of Dingley, co. Northampton

1. Hon Catherine Cromwell (b. c. 1562; d. 24 Mar 1620), mar. 10 Feb 1580/1 Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Bt., of Helmingham, co. Suffolk, and had issue

died

20 Nov 1592 (bur. at Launde Abbey, co. Leicester)

suc. by

son

Edward [Cromwell], 3rd Baron Cromwell, PC

born

c. 1580

mar. (1)

1581 Elizabeth Upton (dspm. 5 Jan 1592/3; bur. at Launde Abbey, co. Leicester), dau. of William Upton, of Puslinch, co. Devon, Serjeant-at-Arms, by his wife Mary Kirkham, dau. of Thomas Kirkham, of Blakedon, co. Devon

only child by first wife

1. Hon Elizabeth Cromwell. mar. (1) 1597 Sir John Shelton, of Shelton, co. Norfolk (b. 21 Dec 1559; d. bef. 1606), and (2) Thomas Fitzhughes, of co. Oxford

mar. (2)

c. 1593 Frances Rugge (mar. (2) Richard [Wingfield], 1st Viscount Powerscourt; d. bef. 30 Nov 1631), 1st dau. of William Rugge, of Felmingham, co. Norfolk, by his wife Thomasine Townshend, dau. of Sir Robert Townshend, Justice of Chester

children by second wife

1. Hon Thomas Cromwell, later 4th Baron Cromwell later 1st Viscount Lecale later 1st Earl of Ardglass

2. Hon Frances Cromwell (b. c. 1603; d. 25 Jun 1662), mar. 30 Jan 1619 Sir John Wingfield, of Tickencote, co. Rutland, and had issue

3. Hon Anne Cromwell (b. c. 15 Mar 1597; d. 11 Jul 1636), mar. Sir Edward Wingfield, of Carnew, co. Wicklow (d. 22 Apr 1638), 1st son and heir of Richard Wingfield, of Robertstown, co. Limerick, by his wife Honora O'Brien, dau. and cohrss. of Hon Teige O'Brien, of Smithstown (by his wife and cousin More O'Brien, dau. by his first wife of Sir Donal O'Brien), 2nd son of Murrough [O'Brien], 1st Baron Inchiquin, and had issue

died

27 Apr 1607 (bur. in Down Cathedral, Downpatrick, co. Down)

suc. by

son by second wife

note

served in the expedition against Spain with the Earl of Leicester and knighted by him 1599; joined in the Earl's rebellion, for which he was fined £3,000 and imprisoned for some months, but received a special pardon 1601; Privy Councillor 1603; purchased the Barony of Lecale, co. Down, in 1606

Thomas [Cromwell], 4th Baron Cromwell later 1st Viscount Lecale later 1st Earl of Ardglass

created

22 Nov 1624 Viscount Lecale, of Lecale in Ulster

15 Apr 1645 Earl of Ardglass

The Barony of Cromwell was held by the 1st Viscount Lecale from 22 Nov 1624 and by the Earls of Ardglass from 15 Apr 1645 until 26 Nov 1687, when on the death of Vere Essex [Cromwell], 4th Earl of Ardglass and 7th Baron Cromwell, both titles became extinct.

 First written 27 Nov 2005

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