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Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland

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The Earl of Cumberland
Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland
In office
1607–1641
MonarchsJames VI and I
Charles I
Preceded byThe 3rd Earl of Cumberland
Succeeded byThe 5th Earl of Cumberland
Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland
In office
1605–1641
Preceded byThe Lord Scrope of Bolton
Succeeded byThe 15th Earl of Arundel
Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
In office
1607–1639
Preceded byThe 3rd Earl of Cumberland
Succeeded byThe 14th Earl of Arundel
The 10th Earl of Northumberland
Member of Parliament
for Yorkshire
In office
1604–1606
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
In office
1600–1601
Preceded bySir Robert Swift
Succeeded bySir William Wentworth
Member of Parliament
for Westmorland
In office
1584–1588
Personal details
Born1559
Brougham Castle, Westmorland, England
Died4 January 1641 (aged 81)
Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England
Spouse
Grisold Hughes
(m. 1589)
Children
Parents
RelativesThe Cliffords
Occupation
  • Aristocrat
  • politician


Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559 – 4 January 1641) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676.

He was the second son of Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland and Anne Dacre and inherited his title and estates on the death of his brother George, who had willed them to him in place of his daughter Anne. A long lawsuit between them over the possession of the family estates was settled in 1617.[1]

He was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland in 1584 and 1586 and for Yorkshire in 1604.[2] He was appointed Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1600, constable of Knaresborough castle in 1604 and keeper of Carlisle castle in 1605. He was Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland from 1605 to 1639 and joint Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland (1607–1639), Westmorland (1607–1641) and Newcastle and a member of the Council of the North in 1619.[3]

He married Grisold Hughes, daughter of Thomas Hughes and Elizabeth Dwnn (or Don), daughter of Sir Griffith Dwnn (or Don) and Elizabeth Roche-Eden, circa March 1589.

Children of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes:

He died on 21 January 1640/41.

References

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  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cumberland, Dukes and Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 620.
  2. ^ "CLIFFORD, Francis (1559-1641), of Skipton Castle, Yorks. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "CLIFFORD, Francis (1559–1641), of Skipton Castle, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland
1605?–1641
Vacant
Title next held by
Lord Maltravers
Vacant
Title last held by
The Earl of Cumberland
Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland
1607–1639
With: The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639
The Lord Clifford 1607–1639
The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611
The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639
The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639
Lord Maltravers 1632–1639
Succeeded by
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
1607–1639
With: The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639
The Lord Clifford 1607–1639
The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611
The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639
The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639
Lord Maltravers 1632–1639
Succeeded by
Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland
1607–1641
With: The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639
The Lord Clifford 1607–1642
The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611
The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639
The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639
Lord Maltravers 1632–1639
Succeeded by
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Cumberland
1605–1641
Succeeded by


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