Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl o Essex, KG (/ˈkrɒmwəl/ or /ˈkrɒmwɛl/;[1] c. 1485 – 28 Julie 1540), wis an Inglish lawyer an statesman who served as chief meenister tae King Henry VIII o Ingland frae 1532 tae 1540.
The Earl o Essex | |
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| Laird Great Chamberlain | |
| In office 17 Aprile 1540 – Juin 1540 | |
| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Precedit bi | John de Vere, 15th Earl o Oxford |
| Succeedit bi | Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl o Sussex |
| Govrenor o the Isle o Wight | |
| In office 2 November 1538 – Juin 1540 | |
| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Precedit bi | Sir James Worsley |
| Succeedit bi | Vacant |
| Laird Privy Seal | |
| In office 2 Julie 1536 – Juin 1540 | |
| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Precedit bi | Thomas Boleyn |
| Succeedit bi | William Fitzwilliam |
| Master o the Rows | |
| In office 8 October 1534 – 10 Julie 1536 | |
| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Precedit bi | John Taylor |
| Succeedit bi | Christopher Hales |
| Principal Secretar | |
| In office Aprile 1534 – Aprile 1540 | |
| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Precedit bi | Stephen Gardiner |
| Succeedit bi | Thomas Wriothesley |
| Chancellor o the Exchequer | |
| In office 12 Aprile 1533 – Juin 1540 | |
| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Precedit bi | John Bourchier |
| Succeedit bi | John Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1485 Putney, Surrey |
| Dee'd | 28 July 1540 (aged 54–55) Tower Hill, Lunnon |
| Restin place | Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula, Touer o London, Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick 51°30′31″N 0°04′37″W / 51.508611°N 0.076944°W |
| Spoose(s) | Elizabeth Wyckes |
| Bairns | Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell Anne Grace Jane |
| Parents | Walter Cromwell |
References
eedit- ↑ "Cromwell". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 December 2013.