Background
He succeeded his father to the title of 4th Baron Cromwell of Oakham on 24 September 1607 and was created 1st Viscount Lecale, in Ulster, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 22 November 1624.
He succeeded his father to the title of 4th Baron Cromwell of Oakham on 24 September 1607 and was created 1st Viscount Lecale, in Ulster, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 22 November 1624.
A supporter of King Charles I of England during the Civil War, he was his Commander of the Regiment of Horse (Ireland), and for his service he was created 1st Earl of Ardglass, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 15 April 1645. He subsequently made his peace with the Parliament by paying £460 for his "delinquency".
