Abt 1485 - 1540 (55 years)
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| Name |
Thomas (Earl of Essex) Cromwell |
| Birth |
Abt 1485 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
24 Jul 1540 |
| Person ID |
I180587 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
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| Notes |
- "Walter Cromwell (or Smyth) of Putney
Walter is described in 'The Complete Peerage' as a fuller, wool shearer,brewer and blacksmith.
1. Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, Lord Chamberlain (b c1485, d24.07.1540)
Thomas appears to have come to eminence through working with CardinalWolsey. After the fall of the Cardinal, he appears to have worked closelywith King Henry VIII not least in respect of the dissolution of themonasteries. He was instrumental in arranging the marriage of King Henryto Anne of Cleves but, after her fall, fell into the King's disfavour andwas attainted, arrested, and beheaded (without trial) at the Tower ofLondon.
m. (c1513) Elizabeth Wykes (d 1527, dau of Henry Wykes of Putney)
A. Gregory Cromwell, 1st Lord (d 04.07.1551) "
From Stirnet Genealopgy athttp://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/cc4rz/cromwell1.htm
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