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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 Richt Honourable The Earl o Essex KG PC | |
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![]() Portrait o Thomas Cromwell, Hans Holbein the Younger, (1532–33) | |
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 51.508611°N 0.076944°W |
Spoose(s) | Elizabeth Wyckes |
Bairns | Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell Anne Grace Jane |
Parents | Walter Cromwell |
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