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Elizabeth Wyckes, (also Wykys, or Wykes) (1489–1528) was the wife of Thomas Cromwell (1485–1540), 1st Earl of Essex, and chief minister to King Henry VIII of England. She was daughter to Henry Wyckes, a well-to-do clothier from Putney, and his wife Mercy, who later married Sir John Pryor after Wyckes' death. ==Marriages and issue== Elizabeth married as her first husband, Thomas Williams, a Yeoman of the Guard. There are no known children from this union, and the marriage did not last for long before Williams' untimely death. Around 1515, Elizabeth remarried, this time to Thomas Cromwell, who had recently returned to England from Antwerp. Together, Thomas and Elizabeth had three surviving children: * Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, c. 1520 – 1551 * Anne Cromwell * Grace Cromwell Little is known about Elizabeth Wyckes, or her marriage to Thomas Cromwell; she died early in his career, long before he reached his zenith. During the early years of their marriage, Thomas Cromwell had been a successful merchant and lawyer and there is evidence to suggest that he had taken over the running of Henry Wyckes' business. The home where Elizabeth lived with her husband and mother, and where her children were born, appears to have been both harmonious and prosperous. Cromwell could afford to buy expensive jewellery: "a sapphire ring" and "a gold bracelet with a jacinth worth ₤80." His friends were merchants and scholars and he and his wife regularly entertained them and corresponded with them. Elizabeth and her mother played their part in this circle of friends. One wrote asking for the good housewife "to send another plaster for his knee" and another desired to be commended "to your mother, after you my most singular good friend." The one surviving letter from Thomas to his wife suggests a normal, happy marriage. He also sent her a doe that he had downed while hunting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elizabeth Wyckes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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