Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Ardglass

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Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Ardglass
Arms of Cromwell, Earl of Ardglass: Quarterly, per fess, indented, azure and or, four lions passant
Tenure1682–1687
SuccessorAll titles extinct
Other titles4th Viscount Lecale
7th Baron Cromwell
Known forEnglish nobleman
BornVere Essex Cromwell
2 October 1625
Ilam, Staffordshire
Died26 November 1687 (aged 61–62)
Booncastle County Down
BuriedDown Cathedral, Downpatrick
54°19′37″N 5°43′21″W / 54.327061°N 5.722547°W / 54.327061; -5.722547
NationalityEnglish
Spouse(s)Catherine Hamilton
IssueElizabeth
ParentsThomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass
Elizabeth Meverell

Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Ardglass PC (I), (2 October 1625 – 26 November 1687) was an English nobleman, son of Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass and Elizabeth Meverell.[1] He was the last direct male descendant of Henry VIII's chief minister, and key architect of the English reformation, Thomas Cromwell.

Life[edit]

Vere Essex Cromwell was born at Throwleigh, Staffordshire and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] He succeeded his nephew Thomas Cromwell as Earl of Ardglass and Viscount Lecale in the Peerage of Ireland in 1682, as well as Baron Cromwell in the Peerage of England. He died 26 November 1687 at his home in Booncastle, County Down and was buried 29 November at Downpatrick Abbey, County Down. On his death without male issue, all of his titles became extinct.[3][4]

Marriage and issue[edit]

He married in 1672 Catherine Hamilton, widow of Richard Price, of, Greencastle, Kilkeel, County Down, daughter of James Hamilton, of Newcastle Kilcoo, County Down and Margaret Kynaston, of Saul, County Down, and by her, had an only daughter:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burke 1866, pp. 146–147
  2. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p195: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. ^ a b c Cokayne I 2000, pp. 193–194
  4. ^ "Vere Essex Cromwell, Earl of Ardglass". Family Search: Community Trees. British Isles. Peerage, Baronetage, and Landed Gentry Families with Extended Lineage. Histfam.familysearch.org. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Catharine Hamilton". Family Search: Community Trees. British Isles. Peerage, Baronetage, and Landed Gentry Families with Extended Lineage. Histfam.familysearch.org. Retrieved 25 October 2013.

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Military offices
Preceded by Colonel of the 2nd Irish Regiment of Horse
1686–1687
Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Ardglass
1682–1687
Extinct