Richard Williams (alias Cromwell)

Richard Williams
Portrait of a Man in Black,
perhaps Sir Richard Williams (alias Cromwell),
circa 1600, follower of Hans Holbein[1]
Member of Parliament
for Huntingdonshire
In office
1539–1540
In office
1542–1544
Personal details
Bornc. 1510[2]
Llanishen, Glamorganshire, Wales
Died20 October 1544(1544-00-00) (aged 33–34)
SpouseFrances Murfyn
Children
Parents
  • Morgan Williams
  • Katherine Cromwell

Sir Richard Williams (c. 1510 – 20 October 1544), also known as Sir Richard Cromwell, was a Welsh soldier and courtier in the reign of Henry VIII who knighted him on 2 May 1540.[1][a] He was a maternal nephew of Thomas Cromwell, profiting from the Dissolution of the Monasteries in which he took an active part. He was the patrilineal great-grandfather of Oliver Cromwell.


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