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The Cromwell family is an English aristocratic family descended from Hugh de Cromwell who came to England with William the Conqueror. Its most famous members are: Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex; and, Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector. The line of Oliver Cromwell descends from Richard Williams (alias Cromwell), son of Thomas Cromwell's ...
The family's estate derived from Oliver's great-great-grandfather Morgan ap William, a brewer from Glamorgan who settled at Putney and married Katherine Cromwell (born 1482), the sister of Thomas Cromwell, who would become the famous chief minister to Henry VIII.
- Soldier and statesman
- Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- pre-1642 (militia service), 1642–1651 (civil war)
- Robert Cromwell (father), Elizabeth Steward (mother)
Learn about the early life of Oliver Cromwell, the leader of the English Civil War and the Protector of the Commonwealth. Find out how he was descended from a junior branch of the Cromwell family, how he studied law and religion, and how he faced a personal crisis and a religious conversion. See his family tree and his properties in Huntingdonshire and Ely.
17 de fev. de 2011 · Oliver Cromwell was a key figure in the English civil war and the leader of the New Model Army. He played a leading role in bringing Charles I to trial and execution, conquering the royalist armies, and championing religious freedom. He was also a controversial public figure who rose from the middle ranks of society and rose to power through his conversion to a strong puritan faith.
Thomas Cromwell had an illegitimate daughter called Jane. Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell was the great-grandson of Sir Richard Cromwell, Thomas Cromwell's nephew.
- Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, Anne Cromwell, Grace Cromwell, Jane Cromwell
- Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex
Há 4 dias · 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 grandfather acquire confiscated monastic land in ...
Oliver Cromwell descendia de Catherine Cromwell (nascida por cerca de 1483), uma irmã mais velha do estadista Tudor Thomas Cromwell. Apesar de ter casado, manteve o seu nome, possivelmente para manter a ligação com o seu tio famoso. Das suas crianças, Richard Cromwell (1500-1544) foi o pai de Henry Cromwell (1524 - 6 de janeiro de 1603).
