Mary Paulet

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Lady Mary Paulet
Bornc. 1540
Died10 October 1592(1592-10-10) (aged 51–52)
BuriedLaunde Abbey, Leicestershire
52°37′52″N 0°49′23″W / 52.631111°N 0.823056°W / 52.631111; -0.823056
Noble familyPaulet
Spouse(s)Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell
IssueEdward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell
Sir Gregory Cromwell
Katherine Cromwell
FatherJohn Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester
MotherElizabeth Willoughby

Mary Paulet, Lady Cromwell (c. 1540 – 10 October 1592)[1] was an English noblewoman, the daughter of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester of Basing, Hampshire and his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke by his second wife, Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset.[1]

Marriages and issue[edit]

Mary Paulet married, before 1560, Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell, (1538 – 20 November 1592),[1][2] the son of her father's second wife, Elizabeth Seymour, and her second husband, Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, and had issue:[1][3]

Death[edit]

Mary died at North Elmham, Norfolk, 10 October 1592, and was buried, on 23 October, at Launde Abbey, Leicestershire.[1] Henry Cromwell died soon after his wife, on 20 November at North Elmham, Norfolk, 1592 and was buried, on 4 December, at Launde Abbey.[1][10]

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