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 Cromwell of Oakham.[1][2]
Wingfield Cromwell, 2nd Earl of Ardglass
Arms of Cromwell, Earl of Ardglass: Quarterly, per fess, indented, azure and or, four lions passant
He succeeded to the titles of 5th Baron Cromwell of Oakham, in the Peerage of England (1540), 2nd Viscount Lecale, in Ulster, in the Peerage of Ireland (1624) and 2nd Earl of Ardglass, in the Peerage of Ireland (1645) in 1653.[2]
He married Mary Russell (bef. 1634 – aft. 12 September 1687), daughter of Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Strensham, Worcestershire, and Frances Reade, daughter of Sir Thomas Reade, and had an only son:[2]
His widow married secondly as his second wife in 1670 or between 1670 and 1675 Charles Cotton of Beresford Hall, Nottinghamshire, the angler and poet, and died in 1675 or after 12 September 1687.[2]
"Ardglass, Earl of (I, 1645 – 1687). Cracroft's Peerage". Cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison.
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, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. Vol. I (new ed.). Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing.
"Wingfield Cromwell, Earl of Ardglass, Family Search: Community Trees. British Isles. Peerage, Baronetage, and Landed Gentry Families with Extended Lineage". Histfam.familysearch.org. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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wingfield, cromwell, earl, ardglass, september, 1624, october, 1668, english, nobleman, thomas, cromwell, earl, ardglass, elizabeth, meverell, held, subsidiary, titles, viscount, lecale, baron, cromwell, oakham, arms, cromwell, earl, ardglass, quarterly, fess,. 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 Cromwell of Oakham 1 2 Wingfield Cromwell 2nd Earl of ArdglassArms of Cromwell Earl of Ardglass Quarterly per fess indented azure and or four lions passantTenure1653 1668SuccessorThomas Cromwell 3rd Earl of ArdglassOther titles2nd Viscount Lecale5th Baron CromwellKnown forEnglish noblemanBornWingfield Cromwell 12 September 1624Died3 October 1668 aged 43 44 BuriedIlam StaffordshireNationalityEnglishSpouse s Mary RussellIssueThomas Cromwell 3rd Earl of ArdglassParentsThomas Cromwell 1st Earl of ArdglassElizabeth Meverell Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage and issue 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksLife editWingfield Cromwell was born at Throwleigh Staffordshire and educated at Stone School Staffordshire He matriculated at Trinity College Dublin on 20 March 1637 1638 3 and later awarded with the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law DCL by the University of Oxford Oxford Oxfordshire in 1642 2 In April 1649 during the English Civil War he fought for King Charles I of England and was taken prisoner in the Royalist cause when fighting against Parliamentarians at Chester 2 He succeeded to the titles of 5th Baron Cromwell of Oakham in the Peerage of England 1540 2nd Viscount Lecale in Ulster in the Peerage of Ireland 1624 and 2nd Earl of Ardglass in the Peerage of Ireland 1645 in 1653 2 He died on 3 October 1668 and was buried at Ilam Staffordshire 2 Marriage and issue editHe married Mary Russell bef 1634 aft 12 September 1687 daughter of Sir William Russell 1st Baronet of Strensham Worcestershire and Frances Reade daughter of Sir Thomas Reade and had an only son 2 Thomas Cromwell 3rd Earl of Ardglass 29 November 1653 11 April 1682 His widow married secondly as his second wife in 1670 or between 1670 and 1675 Charles Cotton of Beresford Hall Nottinghamshire the angler and poet and died in 1675 or after 12 September 1687 2 References edit Burke 1866 pp 146 147 a b c d e f g Cokayne I 2000 p 193 Alumni Dublinenses a register of the students graduates professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin 1593 1860George Dames Burtchaell Thomas Ulick Sadleir p195 Dublin Alex Thom and Co 1935Bibliography edit Ardglass Earl of I 1645 1687 Cracroft s Peerage Cracroftspeerage co uk Retrieved 24 June 2017 Burke Bernard 1866 A Genealogical History of the dormant abeyant forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire London Harrison 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 Extant Extinct or Dormant Vol I new ed Gloucester Alan Sutton Publishing Cromwell Baron E 1540 1687 Cracroft s Peerage Cracroftspeerage co uk Retrieved 24 October 2013 Wingfield Cromwell Earl of Ardglass Family Search Community Trees British Isles Peerage Baronetage and Landed Gentry Families with Extended Lineage Histfam familysearch org Retrieved 24 October 2013 External links editArdglass Earl of I 1645 1687 Cracroft s PeeragePeerage of IrelandPreceded byThomas Cromwell Earl of Ardglass1653 1668 Succeeded byThomas Cromwell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wingfield Cromwell 2nd Earl of Ardglass amp oldid 1196759648 Marriage and issue, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
