Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell
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Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell of Oakham (bef. 1538 - 20 November 1592/1593) was an English
peer.
of Oakham
and Elizabeth Seymour, sister of Jane Seymour
, the third wife of Henry VIII, King of England
. She was the daughter of John Seymour of Wolf Hall
, Wiltshire
and Margery Wentworth
.
Henry's paternal grandfather, Thomas Cromwell, had been created Baron Cromwell of Wimbledon and Earl of Essex
as a reward for his service as chief minister to Henry VIII, but he had lost those titles by attainder
. After Thomas' execution, his son Gregory received the baronage back as a new creation, which made Henry the second Baron under that creation.
, Norfolk
, 10 October 1592, buried Launde Abbey, Launde, Leicestershire), only daughter of his stepfather John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester
and first wife Hon. Elizabeth Willoughby, and had three children:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
peer.
Family and peerage
Cromwell was the eldest son of Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron CromwellGregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell
Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, KB was an English peer.-Early life:Cromwell was born in Putney, then in Surrey, the first child and only son of Thomas Cromwell, later 1st Baron Cromwell and briefly 1st Earl of Essex, and his first wife, the former Elizabeth Wykys.He was tutored by Sir...
of Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
and Elizabeth Seymour, sister of Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as queen consort following the latter's execution for trumped up charges of high treason, incest and adultery in May 1536. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of...
, the third wife of Henry VIII, King of England
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
. She was the daughter of John Seymour of Wolf Hall
Wulfhall
Wulfhall or Wolfhall is an early 17th century manor house and the site of a deserted medieval village in the civil parish of Burbage , on the edge of Savernake Forest, in the English county of Wiltshire...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
and Margery Wentworth
Margery Wentworth
Margery Wentworth, also known as Margaret Wentworth was the wife of Sir John Seymour and the mother of Queen Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII of England. She was the grandmother of King Edward VI of England.-Family:...
.
Henry's paternal grandfather, Thomas Cromwell, had been created Baron Cromwell of Wimbledon and Earl of Essex
Earl of Essex
Earl of Essex is a title that has been held by several families and individuals. The earldom was first created in the 12th century for Geoffrey II de Mandeville . Upon the death of the third earl in 1189, the title became dormant or extinct...
as a reward for his service as chief minister to Henry VIII, but he had lost those titles by attainder
Attainder
In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime . It entails losing not only one's property and hereditary titles, but typically also the right to pass them on to one's heirs...
. After Thomas' execution, his son Gregory received the baronage back as a new creation, which made Henry the second Baron under that creation.
Marriage and issue
Henry married before 1560 Lady Mary Paulet (died North ElmhamNorth Elmham
North Elmham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 1,428 in 624 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland....
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, 10 October 1592, buried Launde Abbey, Launde, Leicestershire), only daughter of his stepfather John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester was the son of William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester and Elizabeth Capell....
and first wife Hon. Elizabeth Willoughby, and had three children:
- Hon. Catherine or Katharine Cromwell (d. 24 March 1620), married on 10 February 1580/1581 at North Elmham, Norfolk, Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet, of HelminghamHelminghamHelmingham is a village in Suffolk, England, 12 miles east of Stowmarket, and 12 miles north of Ipswich. It has a population of 170. It retains the same name by which it was recorded in Domesday....
, SuffolkSuffolkSuffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
on 22 May 1611 (14 December 1562 - bet. 1617 and 1621), son of Sir Lionel Tollemache and Susan Jermyn, and had one son and three daughters - Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron CromwellEdward Cromwell, 3rd Baron CromwellEdward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell of Oakham was an English peer.-Life:Cromwell was the son of Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell of Oakham and Lady Mary Paulet....
- Hon. Sir Gregory Cromwell
Sources
- George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 18.
- G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, pages 555, 557 and 558.
- Cecil Aspinall-Oglander, Nunwell Symphony (London, U.K.: The Hogarth Press, 1946), appendix
- http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Cromwell1540.htm