Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland
- Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland
Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland (1493 – 22 April, 1542) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was a close friend of Henry VIII and his son Henry married the King's niece Lady Eleanor Brandon.
Family
He was a son of Henry Clifford, 10th Baron de Clifford and his wife Anne St. John. His maternal grandparents were Sir John Oliver St. John of Bletso and Sibyl ap Morgan.
Marriages and children
He married first Margaret Talbot, daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and Anne Hastings. Her maternal grandparents were William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings and Katherine Neville. Katherine was a daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Neville, 5th Countess of Salisbury.
His first wife died before 1516. He married secondly Margaret Percy, daughter of Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland and Catherine Spencer. Her maternal grandparents were Sir Robert Spencer of Spencer Court and Lady Eleanor Beaufort. Eleanor was a daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp.
They were parents to his heir:
* Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland.
External links
* [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/cc4aq/clifford02.htm A listing of the Clifford family]
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