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Cromwell, Edward (1559 - 1607)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1559
Death Date: 1607-09 (possibly died 27 April 1607)

Notes

Imprisoned in the Tower for taking part in the Earl of Essex's rebellion; pardoned May 1601

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Upton, Elizabeth ( - 1592/3)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1581
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Rugge , Frances ( - 1631)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1593
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 4th Baron Cromwell

Titles

  • 4th Baron Cromwell
    Assumed: 1592-11-20
    Vacated: 1607-04-27

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Governor, Ireland 1605 -9 -26 1607 -09 Also Governor of other lands in county Down

Lands

  • Ireland: Barony of Lecale, County Down
    Acquired: 1605-09
    Divested: 1607-09
    Exchanged for lands in England; also received lands from the Irish chieftain Phelim McCartan
  • Leicestershire: Launde
    Divested: 1603
    Seized to pay creditors
  • Rutland: Oakham Castle & Manor
    Divested: 1596
    Patrimony; sold

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance Regulations - Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Cromwell's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Cromwell's Players
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Lord Cromwell's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Cromwell's Players Cromwell, Edward (1559 - 1607) Players 1
Lord Cromwell's Players Cromwell, Edward (1559 - 1607) Players 1
Lord Cromwell's Trumpeters Cromwell, Edward (1559 - 1607) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.