The title Earl of Ardglass (pronounced "Ar-''glass''") was created in the

Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...

on 15 April 1645. The Earl held the subsidiary titles of ''

Baron Cromwell Baron Cromwell is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, which was by writ, was for John de Cromwell in 1308. On his death, the barony became extinct. The second creation came in 1375 when Ralph ...

'' (

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, 18 December 1540) and '' Viscount Lecale'' (Peerage of Ireland, 22 November 1624). All three titles became extinct in 1687.

Barons Cromwell (1540)

Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, KB ( – 4 July 1551) was an English nobleman. He was the only son of the Tudor statesman Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex ( – 1540) and Elizabeth Wyckes (d. 1529). Gregory's father Thomas Cromwell ros ...

(1514–1551) *

Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell (before 1 March 1538 – 20 November 1592), the son of Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell and Elizabeth Seymour, was an English peer during the reign of Elizabeth I. He was the grandson of Henry VIII's chief ...

(1538–1592) *

Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell (– 27 April 1607) 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 ...

(1559–1607) * Thomas Cromwell, 4th Baron Cromwell (1594–1653) (created Viscount Lecale in 1624 and Earl of Ardglass in 1645)

Earls of Ardglass (1645)

Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass, 11 June 1594 to 20 November 1653, was an English nobleman, son of Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell and his second wife Frances Rugge. Personal details Thomas Cromwell was born 11 June 1594, eldest son ...

(1594–1653) *

Wingfield Cromwell, 2nd Earl of Ardglass Wingfield Cromwell, 2nd Earl of Ardglass, DCL, (12 September 1624 – 3 October 1668) was an English nobleman, son of Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Ardglass and Elizabeth Meverell. He held the subsidiary titles of 2nd Viscount Lecale and 5th Baron ...

(1622–1668) *

Thomas Cromwell, 3rd Earl of Ardglass Thomas Cromwell, 3rd Earl of Ardglass (29 November 1653 – 11 April 1682), was an English nobleman, the only son of Wingfield Cromwell, 2nd Earl of Ardglass of Ilam, Staffordshire and Mary Russell. He held the subsidiary titles of 3rd Viscount L ...

(1653–1682) *

Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Ardglass 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. Life Vere Essex Cromwell was born at Throwleigh, Staffordsh ...

(1623–1687)

References

* Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland County Down Ardglass 1540 establishments in Ireland Noble titles created in 1645 {{Ireland-earl-stub