- Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland
Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland (1517 – 6 January 1570) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of
Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was married toLady Eleanor Brandon , a niece ofHenry VIII of England .Family
He was a son of
Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland and Margaret Percy. His maternal grandparents wereHenry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland and Catherine Spencer.His maternal grandfather was a son of
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland andMaud Herbert, Countess of Northumberland . His maternal grandmother was a daughter of Sir Robert Spencer and Eleanor Beaufort.Eleanor was a daughter of
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp. She was a granddaughter ofRichard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth Berkeley.First marriage
He married first
Lady Eleanor Brandon in June, 1537 at latest. His wife was the third child and second daughter ofCharles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor, former queen consort of France. She was a younger sister ofHenry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln andLady Frances Brandon .Her paternal grandparents were Sir
William Brandon andElizabeth Bruyn . Her maternal grandparents wereHenry VII of England and hisqueen consort Elizabeth of York .Henry and Eleanor had three children:
*Lady Margaret Clifford (1540 -September 28 ,1596 ). She was consort toHenry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby .
*Henry Clifford. Died an infant.
*Charles Clifford. Died an infant.Eleanor died on
September 27 ,1547 . According to theThird Succession Act ofMarch 23 ,1544 , she was the seventh-in-line heir for the throne of theKingdom of England . With her death their daughter Margaret took her place in the line of succession.econd marriage
He married secondly Anne Dacre (c. 1521 - July, 1581). Anne was a daughter of
William Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre (April 29 ,1500 -November 18 ,1563 ) and Elizabeth Talbot.Her maternal grandparents were
George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and Anne Hastings. Anne Hastings was a daughter ofWilliam Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings and Katherine Neville.Katherine Neville was a daughter of
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury andAlice Neville, 5th Countess of Salisbury .Henry and Anne had at least three children:
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George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (8 August 1558 –30 October 1605 )
*Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559 - 1641).
*Frances Clifford (d. 1592). MarriedPhilip Wharton, 3rd Baron Wharton .External links
* [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/cc4aq/clifford02.htm A listing of the Clifford family]
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