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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. The son of Robert Cromwell—a member of one of Queen Elizabeth I ’s parliaments, a landlord, and a justice of the peace—Oliver Cromwell also was descended indirectly on his father’s side from Henry VIII ’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, who had helped Oliver’s great-grandfather and ...
23 de mai. de 2024 · Cromwell's paternal grandfather, Sir Henry Williams, was one of the two wealthiest landowners in Huntingdonshire. Cromwell's father was of modest means but still a member of the landed gentry. As a younger son with many siblings, Robert inherited only a house at Huntingdon and a small amount of land.
Robert Cromwell (d 1617) was one of the younger sons of Sir Henry; he married Elizabeth, daughter of William Steward (d 1594). Robert Cromwell and Elizabeth had ten children (three sons and seven daughters). Their eldest son was called Henry, presumably in honour of Robert’s own father, but he died soon after birth in 1595.
Robert Cromwell (d 1617) was one of the younger sons of Sir Henry; he married Elizabeth, daughter of William Steward (d 1594). Robert Cromwell and Elizabeth had ten children (three sons and seven daughters). Their eldest son was called Henry, presumably in honour of Robert’s own father, but he died soon after birth in 1595.
Oliver Cromwell was born into a family which was for a time one of the wealthiest and most influential in the area. Educated at Huntingdon grammar school , now the Cromwell Museum, and at Cambridge University, he became a minor East Anglian landowner. He made a living by farming and collecting rents, first in his native Huntingdon, then from ...
Há 23 horas · Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, was born in Huntingdon on 25th April 1599. He was the second son of Robert Cromwell (d.1617) and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Steward of Ely. After attending Sidney Sussex College Cambridge he married in 1620 Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Bourchier.
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) • FamilySearch. Brief Life History of Oliver. 'Cromwell was born in Huntingdon on 25 April 1599, to Robert Cromwell and his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Steward. Oliver Cromwell was baptised on 29 April 1599 at St John's Church, [12] and attended Huntingdon Grammar School.
