Biography of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 1559-1641

Knighting of Henry Fitzroy

Around 18 Jun 1525 [his father] Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland (age 8) and Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland (age 6) were married at Bridewell Palace [Map]. King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 33) was present. She the daughter of Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 41) and Mary Tudor Queen Consort France (age 29). He the son of Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 32) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 25). They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

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On 22 Apr 1542 [his grandfather] Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 49) died. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Skipton [Map]. His son [his father] Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl of Cumberland, 12th Baron de Clifford, 12th Lord Skipton. Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland (age 23).

After 1547 [his father] Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland (age 30) and [his mother] Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland 1521-1581 (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess of Cumberland. He the son of Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1559 Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland was born to Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland (age 42) and Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland 1521-1581 (age 38).

In Jan 1570 [his father] Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland (age 53) died. His son [his brother] George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 11) succeeded 3rd Earl of Cumberland, 13th Baron de Clifford, 13th Lord Skipton. Being underage his wardship went to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 36) who gave it to Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford (age 43) whose daughter George subsequently married.

In Jul 1581 [his mother] Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland 1521-1581 (age 60) died.

Around Mar 1589 Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland (age 30) and were married. She by marriage Countess of Cumberland. He the son of Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland and Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland 1521-1581.

On 28 Feb 1591 [his son] Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland was born to Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland (age 32) and [his wife] .

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On 30 Oct 1605 [his brother] George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 47) died. His brother Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland (age 46) succeeded 4th Earl of Cumberland. His daughter Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 15) succeeded 14th Baroness de Clifford.

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On 25 Jul 1610 [his son] Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland (age 19) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland 1593-1644 (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury (age 47) and Elizabeth Brooke. He the son of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 1559-1641 (age 51) and .

On 07 Sep 1615 [his son-in-law] Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet (age 27) and [his daughter] Frances Clifford Lady Clifton were married. She by marriage Lady Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire. She the daughter of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 1559-1641 (age 56) and .

In or before 1622 [his son-in-law] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 28) and [his daughter] Margaret Clifford were married. She the daughter of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 1559-1641 (age 62) and .

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In 1622 [his daughter] Margaret Clifford died.

In 1627 [his daughter] Frances Clifford Lady Clifton died.

On 04 Jan 1641 Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland (age 82) died. His son [his son] Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland (age 49) succeeded 5th Earl of Cumberland. [his daughter-in-law] Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland 1593-1644 (age 48) by marriage Countess of Cumberland.

[his daughter] Margaret Clifford was born to Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland and .

[his daughter] Frances Clifford Lady Clifton was born to Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland and .

Family Trees of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 1559-1641

Paternal Family Tree: Clifford

Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 1559-1641

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 1559-1641

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 1

King Charles III x 1

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 1

Ancestors of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 1559-1641

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Clifford 7th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Clifford 8th Baron Clifford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland 1395-1436 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Dacre Baroness Clifford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bromflete

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret St John

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bromflete Baroness Clifford 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Holland Duchess York 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 1350-1416 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John

Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver St John

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paulet

Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith Stourton Baroness Beauchamp Bletsoe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne St John Baroness Clifford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bradshaigh

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Bradshaigh

Father: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland 1397-1472 Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 1422-1480 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland 1458-1485 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury

GrandMother: Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe

Great x 1 Grandmother: 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 1432-1501 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 1386-1422 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 1559-1641 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Parr

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Parr 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tunstall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Tunstall

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Harrington

GrandFather: William Dacre 3rd Baron Dacre Gilsland 7th Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Greystoke 4th Baron Greystoke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Greystoke 5th Baron Greystoke 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers Baroness Greystoke Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Greystoke 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Greystoke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke 6th Baroness Greystoke Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Holland Countess Norfolk and Nottingham 1387-1437 Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Percy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland 1397-1472 Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland 1521-1581 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1424-1473 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Stafford Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1437-1476 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Talbot Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Hastings

Great x 3 Grandfather: Leonard Hastings

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Sutton

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Camoys 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Louches Baroness Camoys

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1471-1520 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville 5th Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 1407-1462 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England