Ralph de Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell

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Ralph de Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell (died 27 August 1398), Tattershall in Lincolnshire, was an English peer. He was summoned to the House of Lords as Lord Cromwell in 1375. [1]

Cromwell died in August, 1398, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, Ralph.

Family

Ralph married Maud (b.1337), daughter of John Bernack and Joan (d.1361),[2][3] daughter of John Marmion, 4th Baron Marmion of Winteringham and had the following issue:-

  • Ralph Cromwell. Son and heir.
  • Amice de Cromwell
  • Maud de Cromwell
  • Elizabeth de Cromwell

References

  1. Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/541; year 1396; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT6/R2/CP40no541a/aCP40no541afronts/IMG_0312.htm; third entry, as plaintiff; presumably referring to the first Baron Cromwell 'Radus de Cromwell de Tateshale, chevalier '
  2. Cal Inq PMs XI.
  3. Farnham 1919–20, p. 466

Bibliography

Peerage of England
Preceded by
New Creation
Baron Cromwell
1375–1398
Succeeded by
Ralph de Cromwell