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Henry (Earl of Cumberland) Clifford 1493 – 1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1493

Birth Location: Earl, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 22 Apr 1542

Death Location: Skipton Castle Skipton West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Clifford)

Mother: Anne Clifford

Spouse(s): Margaret Percy, Lady Talbot

Children(s): Elizabeth II, Henry Cumberland, Sir Clifford, Hendrik Cumberland, Sir Clifford, Robert II, John Skipton, Mathilda Conyers, Jane Clifford, Thomas, Berwick, Catherine Cholmeley, Maud Clifford

In 1493, Henry (Earl of Cumberland) Clifford entered the world in Earl, Cumberland, England, born to Henry De Clifford (Sir, Knight of the Garter, Shepherd Lord, 10th Baron of Clifford) and Anne Saint John Clifford. Henry (Earl of Cumberland) Clifford married Margaret De Percy, Lady Margaret Talbot, and had children including Elizabeth de Clifford, daughter of Henry II, Henry Clifford Cumberland, Sir Arthur Henry Clifford, Hendrik Lord Clifford Earl van Cumberland, Sir Ingram de Clifford, Robert de Clifford, son of Henry II, John Skipton, Mathilda de Clifford, daughter of Henry II, married John Conyers, Jane de Clifford, Thomas, Sir de Clifford, son of Henry II, Governor of Berwick, Catherine Clifford Scrope Cholmeley, Maud De Clifford. Henry (Earl of Cumberland) Clifford passed away in 1542 in Skipton Castle Skipton West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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  • In 1493, Henry (Earl of Cumberland) Clifford entered the world in Earl, Cumberland, England, born to Henry De Clifford (Sir, Knight of the Garter, Shepherd Lord, 10th Baron of Clifford) and Anne Saint John Clifford.
  • Henry (Earl of Cumberland) Clifford married Margaret De Percy, Lady Margaret Talbot, and had children including Elizabeth de Clifford, daughter of Henry II, Henry Clifford Cumberland, Sir Arthur Henry Clifford, Hendrik Lord Clifford Earl van Cumberland, Sir Ingram de Clifford, Robert de Clifford, son of Henry II, John Skipton, Mathilda de Clifford, daughter of Henry II, married John Conyers, Jane de Clifford, Thomas, Sir de Clifford, son of Henry II, Governor of Berwick, Catherine Clifford Scrope Cholmeley, Maud De Clifford.
  • Henry (Earl of Cumberland) Clifford passed away in 1542 in Skipton Castle Skipton West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Henry Clifford's Ancestors

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Henry Clifford
1493 – 1542
Birth Place: Earl, Cumberland, England
Parents
Henry De Clifford (Sir, Knight of the Garter, Shepherd Lord, 10th Baron of Clifford)
1454 – 1523
Skipton, North Yorkshire, England
Anne (Saint John) Clifford
1458 – 1506
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John "The Butcher" "Black Faced" Clifford, Lancastrian Military Leader, Knight of the Garter, Governor of Penrith) Castle,
1435 – 1461
Conisbrough, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margaret Bromflete Clifford) Threlkeld
1436 – 1493
Londesborough, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
John (St) John
1426 – 1488
Bletsoe,,Bedfordshire,England
Alice Bradshaw
1426 – 1511
Haigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Clifford
1414 – 1455
Lady Acre
1372 – 1486
Sir KB
1412 – 1469
Lady Bromflete
1400 – 1457
Sir KG
1395 –
Lady Sherburne
1408 – 1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John, Clifford
1389 – 1422
Elizabeth Percy
1395 – 1436
Thomas, Acre
Philippa Neville
Sir Braumflete*
1360 – 1430
Margaret John*
1365 – 1430
Richard Sherburne
1400 –

Henry Clifford's Descendants

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Henry ((Earl of Cumberland)) Clifford (1493 – 22 Apr 1542) m. Margaret (De) Percy (1490 – Nov 25, 1540) m. Lady (Margaret) Talbot (1487 – 1515)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (de Clifford, daughter of Henry) II (1515 – 2 Jan 1569)
  2. 2. Henry (Clifford) Cumberland (1517 – 2 January 1569) m. Anne Dacre (Abt 1525 – 31st July 1581)
    1. 1. Francis (Clifford, Earl of) Cumberland (1530 – 21 January 1642) m. Grisseld (Lady Abergavenny) Clifford (1555 – 16 June 1613)
      1. 1. Francis Clifford (1584 – Dec 1589)
      2. 2. Sir (George) Clifford (1590 – 1590)
      3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Clifford (08 Mar 1592 – 21 September 1622)
      4. 4. Lady (Frances) Clifford (10 Apr 1595 – 22 November 1627)
      5. 5. Henry (Clifford, 5th Earl of) Cumberland (10 April 1595 – 11 Dec 1643) m. Lady (Frances Cecil) Clifford (1593 – 14 Dec 1644)
        1. 1. Hon (Francis) Clifford (1612 – 1615)
        2. 2. Francis (de) Clifford (1619 – 1619)
        3. 3. Charles (de) Clifford (10 Aug 1620 – 19 Feb 1622)
        4. 4. Henry (de) Clifford (1622 – 30 Aug 1622)
        5. 5. Frances (de) Clifford (3 Sep 1626 – 3 May 1643)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Clifford, (18 SEP 1613 – 6 JAN 1691) m. Richard Boyle (20 October 1612 – 13 January 1698)
      6. 6. Eleanor Clifford (1597 – )
  3. 3. Sir (Arthur Henry) Clifford (1517 – 6 Jan 1570)
  4. 4. Hendrik (Lord Clifford Earl van) Cumberland (1517 – January 1570)
  5. 5. Sir (Ingram de) Clifford (1519 – 1578)
  6. 6. Robert (de Clifford, son of Henry) II (1520 – 8 Jan 1570)
  7. 7. John Skipton (1520 – )
  8. 8. Mathilda (de Clifford, daughter of Henry II, married John) Conyers (1523 – 30 Jun 1557)
  9. 9. Jane (de) Clifford (1525 – )
  10. 10. Thomas, (Sir de Clifford, son of Henry II, Governor of) Berwick (1526 – 1572)
  11. 11. Catherine (Clifford Scrope) Cholmeley (1513 – 1598)
  12. 12. Maud (De) Clifford (1515 – 1557)

Henry Clifford's Timeline

2 Records

1493
1493
Birth of Henry (Earl of Cumberland) Clifford in Earl, Cumberland, England
Earl, Cumberland, England
1542
22 Apr 1542
Age 49
Death of Henry (Earl of Cumberland) Clifford in Skipton Castle Skipton West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Skipton Castle Skipton West Riding, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1493
    Event Place: Earl, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1542
    Event Place: Skipton Castle Skipton West Riding, Yorkshire, England

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