Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland
The Earl of Cumberland | |
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Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland | |
In office 1607–1641 | |
Monarchs | James VI and I Charles I |
Preceded by | The 3rd Earl of Cumberland |
Succeeded by | The 5th Earl of Cumberland |
Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland | |
In office 1605–1641 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Scrope of Bolton |
Succeeded by | The 15th Earl of Arundel |
Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland | |
In office 1607–1639 | |
Preceded by | The 3rd Earl of Cumberland |
Succeeded by | The 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 by | Sir Robert Swift |
Succeeded by | Sir William Wentworth |
Member of Parliament for Westmorland | |
In office 1584–1588 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1559 Brougham Castle, Westmorland, England |
Died | 4 January 1641 (aged 81) Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England |
Spouse |
Grisold Hughes (m. 1589) |
Children |
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Parents |
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Relatives | The Cliffords |
Occupation |
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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:
- Lady Frances Clifford, married Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet
- Lady Margaret Clifford (died 1622) married Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford.
- Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland b. 28 Feb 1591/92 – d. 11 Dec 1643
He died on 21 January 1640/41.
References
[edit]- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cumberland, Dukes and Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 620. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ "CLIFFORD, Francis (1559-1641), of Skipton Castle, Yorks. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "CLIFFORD, Francis (1559–1641), of Skipton Castle, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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