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Thomas Cromwell, 1. Earl of Essex, von Hans Holbein. Cromwell kam aus einfachen Verhältnissen, sein im Roman als brutal geschilderter Vater war Schmied und Brauer. Als junger Mann verließ Cromwell England und reiste längere Zeit durch Italien, erst als Söldner und später als Tuchhändler. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach England studierte er ...
4. Dez. 2022 · Augmentation of honour (1537) of Thomas Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex: Party per fess or and gules, a pale counterchanged all charged alternately with six fleurs de lys azure and pelicans with wings close vulning themselves of the first, 3 and 3; granted by Henry VIII in 1537 on the occasion of the marriage of Cromwell's son en:Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell to ...
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. after Hans Holbein the Younger oil on panel, early 17th century, based on a work of 1532-1533 30 3/4 in. x 24 3/8 in. (781 mm x 619 mm) Purchased, 1914 Primary Collection NPG 1727. Sitter back to top. Thomas Cromwell, Earl ...
Cromwell family. 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 ...
Gregory Cromwell war der einzige Sohn des englischen Staatsmanns Thomas Cromwell, 1. Earl of Essex und dessen Ehefrau Elizabeth Wykes. Er hatte zwei Schwestern, Anne und Grace, und eine Halbschwester, Jane (eine uneheliche Tochter seines Vaters).
Although one contemporary gleefully observed 'Cromwell is tottering', the King soon forgave him and in April 1540 he created him Earl of Essex. This infuriated Cromwell's enemies – chief among whom was the Duke of Norfolk – and made them determined to get rid of this low-born upstart for good.
For sin innsats i oppløsningen av klostrene, som bragte kongen store inntekter ved salg av klostergodsene, ble Cromwell belønnet med tittelen jarl av Essex i 1540. Samme år falt han i unåde etter kongens mislykkede ekteskap med Anna av Kleve , og den katolske jarlen Thomas Howard Norfolk konspirerte for å få avsatt Cromwell.
