Edward Cromwell | |
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3rd Baron Cromwell Kt PC | |
![]() Arms of Cromwell, Baron Cromwell: Quarterly, per fess, indented, azure and or, four lions passant | |
Tenure | 1592–1607 |
Successor | Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass |
Born | Edward Cromwell c. 1559 Launde Abbey, Leicestershire |
Died | 27 April 1607 (aged 47–48) Downpatrick, County Down |
Buried | Down Cathedral, Downpatrick 54°19′37″N 5°43′21″W / 54.327061°N 5.722547°W |
Nationality | English |
Residence | Launde Abbey |
Locality | Leicestershire |
Offices | Governor of Lecale |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Upton Frances Rugge |
Issue | with Elizabeth: Elizabeth Cromwell with Frances: Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass Frances Cromwell Anne Cromwell |
Parents | Henry 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]