Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Ardglass
Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Ardglass | |
|---|---|
| Tenure | 1682–1687 |
| Successor | All titles extinct |
| Other titles | 4th Viscount Lecale 7th Baron Cromwell |
| Known for | English nobleman |
| Born | Vere Essex Cromwell 2 October 1625 Ilam, Staffordshire |
| Died | 26 November 1687 (aged 61–62) Booncastle County Down |
| Buried | Down Cathedral, Downpatrick 54°19′37″N 5°43′21″W / 54.327061°N 5.722547°W |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Hamilton |
| Issue | Elizabeth |
| Parents | Thomas 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]
Life
Vere Essex Cromwell was born at Throwleigh, Staffordshire and was educated at Stone School, Staffordshire, and at Finstock, Oxfordshire. 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.[2][3]
Marriage and issue
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:[2]
- Elizabeth Cromwell (c. 3 December 1674 – 31 March 1709) married Edward Southwell, (c. 1667 - 4 Dec 1730) and had a son, Edward (1 Jun 1705 - 16 Mar 1755)[2][4]
References
- ^ Burke 1866, pp. 146–147
- ^ a b c Cokayne I 2000, pp. 193–194
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Catharine Hamilton". Family Search: Community Trees. British Isles. Peerage, Baronetage, and Landed Gentry Families with Extended Lineage. Histfam.familysearch.org. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
Bibliography
- "Ardglass, Earl of (I, 1645 - 1687). Cracroft's Peerage". Cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison.
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- Cokayne, G. E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. Vol. I. London: St. Catherine Press.
- Cokayne, G. E. (1913). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Vol. III. London: St. Catherine Press.
- Cokayne, G. E. (2000). Gibbs, Vicary; et al. (eds.). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, vol. I (New ed.). Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing.
- "Cromwell, Baron (E, 1540 - 1687).Cracroft's Peerage". Cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- Hammond, Peter W., ed. (1998). The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times. Vol. XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing. p. 33.
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