Biography of Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex 1559-1643

Paternal Family Tree: Radclyffe

Maternal Family Tree: Isabel Harvey 1510-1594

On 03 Sep 1555 Nicholas Wadham (age 24) and [his future sister-in-law] Dorothy Petre (age 21) were married at St Botolph without Aldgate [Map].

Around 1559 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex was born to Humphrey Radclyffe (age 50) and Isabel Harvey (age 49).

On 13 Aug 1566 [his father] Humphrey Radclyffe (age 57) died.

Before 1594 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 35) and Elizabeth Petre Countess Sussex (age 56) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

In 1594 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 35) and Jane Hynde Countess Sussex (age 29) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex.

On 08 May 1594 [his mother] Isabel Harvey (age 84) died.

On 27 Feb 1596 [his sister-in-law] Katherine Petre (age 50) died.

In 1603 [his brother-in-law] John Petre 1st Baron Petre (age 53) was created 1st Baron Petre.

In or before 1606 [his brother-in-law] William Hynde and Elizabeth Wentworth were married.

In 1606 [his brother-in-law] William Hynde died.

On 11 Oct 1613 [his brother-in-law] John Petre 1st Baron Petre (age 63) died at West Horndon and was buried in St Edmund and St Mary's Church Ingatestone Blackmore. His son William Petre 2nd Baron Petre (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baron Petre.

In 1618 [his sister-in-law] Dorothy Petre (age 84) died.

On 22 Sep 1629 Robert Radclyffe 5th Earl of Sussex (age 56) died at Clerkenwell [Map]. His first cousin once removed Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 70) succeeded 6th Earl of Sussex, 6th Viscount Fitzwalter. His half first cousin Henry Mildmay 15th Baron Fitzwalter (age 44) de jure 15th Baron Fitzwalter.

In 1633 [his wife] Jane Hynde Countess Sussex (age 68) died.

In 1634 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 75) and Eleanor Wortley Countess Sussex Warwick Manchester were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. She the daughter of Richard Wortley and Elizabeth Boughton Countess Devonshire (age 66).

In 1638 [his wife] Elizabeth Petre Countess Sussex died.

In Aug 1643 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 84) died. Earl of Sussex, Viscount Fitzwalter extinct.

On 20 Jan 1667 [his former wife] Eleanor Wortley Countess Sussex Warwick Manchester died.

[his father] Humphrey Radclyffe and [his mother] Isabel Harvey were married. He the son of Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex and Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

John Talbot and Katherine Petre were married.

Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex 1559-1643 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 1415-1472

Royal Ancestors of Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex 1559-1643

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

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

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex 1559-1643

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Radclyffe of Attleburgh

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Radclyffe

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret aka Joan Tempest

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Radclyffe Baron Fitzwalter 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Burnell 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Burnell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice aka Eleanor Strange 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Radclyffe 9th Baron Fitzwalter 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Fitzwalter 5th Baron Fitzwalter 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Fitzwalter 7th Baron Fitzwalter 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzwalter Baroness Dinham 8th Baroness Fitzwalter 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Whetehill

Father: Humphrey Radclyffe 5 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 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son 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

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grand Son 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: Margaret Beaufort 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 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Woodville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Edmund Harvey

Mother: Isabel Harvey