Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Ardglass PC (I), (2 October 1625 – 26 November 1687) was an

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nobleman, son of

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 ...

and Elizabeth Meverell.

Life

Vere Essex Cromwell was born at Throwleigh,

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and was educated at

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. He succeeded his nephew

Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell (; 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charge ...

Earl of Ardglass The title Earl of Ardglass (pronounced "Ar-''glass''") was created in the Peerage of Ireland on 15 April 1645. The Earl held the subsidiary titles of ''Baron Cromwell'' ( Peerage of England, 18 December 1540) and '' Viscount Lecale'' (Peerage of ...

and Viscount Lecale in the

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in 1682, as well as

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 ...

in the

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. He died 26 November 1687 at his home in Booncastle,

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and was buried 29 November at Downpatrick Abbey, County Down. On his death without male issue, all of his titles became extinct.

Marriage and issue

He married in 1672 Catherine Hamilton, widow of Richard Price, of, Greencastle, Kilkeel,

, daughter of James Hamilton, of Newcastle

Kilcoo, County Down Kilcoo ( – from the legend that Saint Patrick's body stayed there while on its way to Downpatrick to be buried)Placen ...

and Margaret Kynaston, of Saul, County Down, and by her, had an only daughter: *

Elizabeth Cromwell Elizabeth Cromwell (née Bourchier; 1598–1665) was the wife of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland; and the mother of Richard Cromwell, the second Lord Protector. Family and marriage Eli ...

(c. 3 December 1674 – 31 March 1709) married

Edward Southwell Edward Southwell may refer to: * Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford (1738–1777), British politician * Edward Southwell Sr. (1671–1730), Irish politician * Edward Southwell Jr. (1705–1755), Irish politician {{hndis, Southwell, Edward ...

, (c. 1667 - 4 Dec 1730) and had a son,

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(1 Jun 1705 - 16 Mar 1755)

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Ardglass, Earl of (I, 1645 - 1687)
Cracroft's Peerage * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ardglass, Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl Of 1625 births 1687 deaths Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Vere Essex Earls of Ardglass Barons Cromwell Alumni of Trinity College Dublin