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Henry de Clifford 1517–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 8 January 1570

Death Location: Brougham Castle, Westmorland, England

Father: Henry Clifford

Mother: Lady Percy

Spouse(s): Lady Clifford, Frances Suffolk

Children(s): Lady Stanley, Charles Clifford, Lord Clifford, John Clifford, Lady Clifford

The story of Henry de Clifford began in 1517 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. Henry de Clifford married Frances Brandon Duchess Of Suffolk, Lady Eleanor Brandon Clifford, and had children including Charles Clifford, John Clifford, Lady Jane Clifford, Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley, Lord Henry Iv Clifford. Henry de Clifford passed away in 1570 in Brougham Castle, Westmorland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry de Clifford began in 1517 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
  • Henry de Clifford married Frances Brandon Duchess Of Suffolk, Lady Eleanor Brandon Clifford, and had children including Charles Clifford, John Clifford, Lady Jane Clifford, Lady Margaret Clifford Stanley, Lord Henry Iv Clifford.
  • Henry de Clifford passed away in 1570 in Brougham Castle, Westmorland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Clifford
1493–1542
Birth Location: Skipton Castle, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Percy
1506–1540
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Clifford
1519–1547
Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, England
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Frances Suffolk
1517–1559
Birth Location: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Lady Stanley
1540–1596
Birth Location: Brougham Castle, Westmoreland, England
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Charles Clifford
1539–1540
Birth Location: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
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Lord Clifford
1538–1541
Birth Location: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
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John Clifford
1535–1596
Birth Location: Castle Brougham, Penrith, Cumbria, Westmoreland, England, UK
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Lady Clifford
1537–1554
Birth Location: Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Henry Clifford's Ancestors

Self
Henry Clifford
1517–1570
Birth Place: Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Clifford
1493–1542
Skipton Castle, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Countess of Cumberland) Percy
1506–1540
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Clifford's Descendants

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Henry (de) Clifford (1517–8 January 1570) m. Lady (Eleanor Brandon) Clifford (1519–27 Sep 1547) m. Frances (Brandon Duchess of) Suffolk (16 July 1517–21 November 1559)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Clifford) Stanley 1540–1596 m. Henry (Derby) Stanley 1531–1593
    1. 1. Ferdinando (Stanley 5th Earl of) Derby 1560–1594 m. Lady (Alice) Spencer 1559–1637
      1. 1. Frances (Stanley Countess of) Bridgwater 1583–1635 m. John (Charles Egerton 1st Earl of) Bridgwater 1579–1649
        1. 1. Mary Egerton 1600–1659 m. Richard Herbert 1604–1655
        2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Egerton 1604–1686
        3. 3. Alice (Mary Magdalene) Egerton 1612–1689
        4. 4. Cicely Egerton 1606–1617
        5. 5. Penelope Egerton 1610–1658
        6. 6. John (Bridgwater) Egerton 1623–1686 m. Elizabeth Cavendish 1626–1663
        7. 7. Arabella Egerton 1602–1669
        8. 8. Charles (Egerton, Viscount) Brackley 1617–1623
        9. 9. James (Egerton, Viscount) Brackley 1616–1620
        10. 10. Anne Egerton 1617–1647
        11. 11. Frances Egerton –1664
        12. 12. Richard Egerton 1622–1692
      2. 2. Lady (Anne Countess Castlehaven) Stanley 1580–1647
      3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Stanley 1588–1633 m. Henry Hastings 1586–1643
        1. 1. Henry Hastings 1609–1667
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hastings 1614–1641
        3. 3. Lady (Alice) Hastings 1604–1667
        4. 4. Ferdinand (Hastings, Earl of) Huntingdon 1608–1655
        5. 5. Lady (Mary) Hastings 1612–1660
      4. 4. Margaret Stanley 1588–1633
      5. 5. Lady (Frances) Stanley 1583–1635 m. Sir (John) Egerton 1579–1649
        1. 1. Lady (Mary) Egerton 1600–1658
        2. 2. Lady (Frances Elizabeth) Egerton 1595–1664
        3. 3. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Egerton 1608–1668
        4. 4. Lady (Alice Mary Magdalene) Egerton 1612–1689
        5. 5. Lady (Arabella) Egerton 1604–1669
        6. 6. Lady (Penelope Napier) Egerton 1610–1658
        7. 7. Elizabeth Egerton 1604–1687
        8. 8. Cecilia Egerton 1606–1617
        9. 9. Katherine Egerton 1614–1651
        10. 10. Ann Egerton 1601–1619
      6. 6. Edward Stanley 1588–1633
      7. 7. Countess (Anna Frances) Stanley 1580–1647 m. Grey (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1575–1621
        1. 1. George (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1620–1655
        2. 2. Elisabeth Brydges 1619–1678
    2. 2. Lord (Edward) Stanley 1556–1566
    3. 3. Sir (William, 6th Earl of Derby,) Stanley 1561–1642
    4. 4. Lord (Francis) Stanley 1562–1583
  2. 2. Charles Clifford 1539–1540
  3. 3. Lord (Henry IV) Clifford 1538–1541
  4. 4. John Clifford 1535–1596
  5. 5. Lady (Jane) Clifford 1537–1554

Henry Clifford's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Henry de Clifford in Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
1570
8 January 1570
Age 53
Death of Henry de Clifford in Brougham Castle, Westmorland, England
Brougham Castle, Westmorland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Skipton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1570
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 04; Page: 519
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