Mary (Paulet) Cromwell (abt. 1540 - 1592)

Born about 1540 in Winchester, Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Cromwell — married 1550 in Winchester, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1592 at about age 52 in North Elmham, Norfolk, England

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Biography

Mary Paulet was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Mary Paulet was the daughter of John Paulet, 2nd marquess of Winchester (1517-November 4, 1576) and Elizabeth Willoughby (d. before April 4, 1551). Mary wed her stepbrother, Henry, 2nd baron Cromwell (d. November 20, 1592) and after his death married Richard Wingfield, 1st viscount Powderscourt (d.1634). She was the mother of Edward, 3rd baron Cromwell (1559-April 27, 1607).^[1]

Mary Paulet was born circa 1540 at Winchester, Hampshire, England.

She married Henry Cromwell, 3rd Lord Cromwell, son of Sir Gregory Cromwell, 2nd Lord Cromwell and Elizabeth Seymour, before 1560. They had 2 sons & 1 daughter:^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

1. Sir Edward, 4th Lord Cromwell
2. Sir Gregory
3. Katherine, wife of Lionel Talmache, Esq.

She died on 10 October 1592 at North Elmham, Norfolk, England; Buried at Launde Abbey, Leicestershire.^[2][4][6][8]

Sources

1. ↑ A Who’s Who of Tudor Women by Kathy Lynn Emerson
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 248.
3. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 573.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 112.
5. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 312.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 604-605.
7. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 328.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 617.

See Also:

• Marlyn Lewis
• Cromwell, Baron (E, 1540 - 1687) Cracroft's Peerage