Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baronet Cornwallis, Baron Cornwallis of Eye, Baronet from 1627, knighted 1630, 1st Baron Cornwallis of Eye from 1661, Baronet, knight, Lord Cornwallis of Eye, 1st Baron Cornwallis of Eye, Lord Cornwallis of Eye from 1661, Royalist
Dates: c. 1610–1662
Biography
Royalist landowner and younger son of Sir Thomas Cornwallis. He was created a baronet in 1627, supported Charles I during the Civil War, followed Charles II into exile, and was created Baron Cornwallis of Eye in 1661.
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The supplied record gives no secure birth year and describes his death as shortly after his 1661 creation as Lord Cornwallis of Eye.
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