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Sir Richard Williams (c. 1510 – 20 October 1544), also known as Sir Richard Cromwell, was a Welsh soldier and courtier in the reign of Henry VIII who knighted him on 2 May 1540. [ 1 ] [ a ] He was a maternal nephew of Thomas Cromwell , profiting from the Dissolution of the Monasteries in which he took an active part.
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) Richard Cromwell (1658–1659) Family tree of Walter Cromwell: Walter Cromwell (died ca. 1516/1521) m. Katherine Meverill Katherine Cromwell (died bef. 12 July 1529) m. Morgan Williams (died bef. 12 July 1529) Sir Richard Williams, alias Cromwell (ca. 1510 – 1544) m. Frances Murfyn (ca. 1520/1 – ca. 1543)
Sir Henry Williams (1537 [2] – 6 January 1604), [3] also known as Sir Henry Cromwell, was a knight of the shire for Huntingdonshire during the reign of Elizabeth I. He was the grandfather of the Protector , Oliver Cromwell .
Morgan ap William was a son of William ap Yevan of Wales. The family line continued through Richard Williams (alias Cromwell), (c. 1500–1544), Henry Williams (alias Cromwell), (c. 1524 – 6 January 1604), [b] then to Oliver's father Robert Williams, alias Cromwell (c. 1560–1617), who married Elizabeth Steward (c. 1564–1654), probably in ...
English: Coat of arms of Sir Richard Cromwell (alias Williams) (c.1510-1544): Gules, three chevronels Argent, over all three lions rampant Or, armed and langued Azure. Crest: A demi-lion rampant Or, charged with three chevronels Gules, holding between the paws a plummet Azure.
In 1540 the Crown sold the abbey lands to Sir Richard Williams (alias Cromwell). [8] He used most of the abbey buildings as a source of stone for walls and cottages at hand, and to provide good Barnack stone for new buildings. He had part of the abbey gatehouse dismantled and re-erected at Hinchingbrooke House.
Williams, who was of Welsh descent, was a kinsman of Sir Richard Williams (alias Cromwell) whose father, Morgan Williams, married Thomas Cromwell's sister, Katherine. [1] [3] He is an alleged, but unproven great-grandson of Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford, making him third cousin to the English monarchs Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
Richard Cromwell (1626–1712) was one of the sons of Oliver Cromwell, Protector of England. Richard Cromwell may also refer to: Sir Richard Williams (alias Cromwell) (1510–1544), also known as Sir Richard Cromwell, Welsh soldier and courtier, and nephew of Thomas Cromwell; Richard Cromwell (MP) (1572–1628), English MP for Huntingdon and ...