Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell


Edward Cromwell
3rd Baron Cromwell
Kt PC
Arms of Cromwell, Baron Cromwell: Quarterly, per fess, indented, azure and or, four lions passant
Tenure1592–1607
SuccessorThomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass
BornEdward Cromwell
c. 1559
Launde Abbey, Leicestershire
Died27 April 1607 (aged 47–48)
Downpatrick, County Down
BuriedDown Cathedral, Downpatrick
54°19′37″N 5°43′21″W / 54.327061°N 5.722547°W / 54.327061; -5.722547
NationalityEnglish
ResidenceLaunde Abbey
LocalityLeicestershire
OfficesGovernor of Lecale
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Upton
Frances Rugge
Issuewith Elizabeth:
Elizabeth Cromwell
with Frances:
Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass
Frances Cromwell
Anne Cromwell
ParentsHenry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell
Mary Paulet

Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell (c. 1559– 27 April 1607)[1][2] was an English peer. He was the son of Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell by his wife Mary, daughter of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester and his first wife Elizabeth Willoughby. His grandfather, Gregory, son of Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to Henry VIII, was created Baron Cromwell on 18 December 1540.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Cokayne III 1913, p. 558.
  2. ^ Grummitt 2008.
  3. ^ Lee 1888, pp. 151–152.