Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex 1559-1643

Paternal Family Tree: Radclyffe

Maternal Family Tree: Isabel Harvey 1510-1594

Around 1559 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex was born to Humphrey Radclyffe [aged 50] and Isabel Harvey [aged 49].

On 13th August 1566 [his father] Humphrey Radclyffe [aged 57] died.

Before 1594 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex [aged 34] and Elizabeth Petre Countess Sussex [aged 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 [aged 35] and Jane Hynde Countess Sussex [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex.

On 8th May 1594 [his mother] Isabel Harvey [aged 84] died.

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

In 1633 [his wife] Jane Hynde Countess Sussex [aged 68] died.

In 1634 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex [aged 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 [aged 66]. They were fourth cousin once removed.

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

In August 1643 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex [aged 84] died. Earl of Sussex, Viscount Fitzwalter extinct.

After 1646 Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 58] and [his former wife] Eleanor Wortley Countess Sussex Warwick Manchester were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of Richard Wortley and [his former mother-in-law] Elizabeth Boughton Countess Devonshire. He the son of Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick and Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In July 1659 Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester [aged 57] and [his former wife] Eleanor Wortley Countess Sussex Warwick Manchester were married. She the daughter of Richard Wortley and [his former mother-in-law] Elizabeth Boughton Countess Devonshire. He the son of Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester and Catherine Spencer.

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On 20th January 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 [his grandfather] Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex.

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 Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Burnell 7 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Burnell 8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice aka Eleanor Strange 7 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

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

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

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

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

Grandfather: Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Whetehill

father: Humphrey Radclyffe 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

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

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

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

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

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

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

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

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Beaufort 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex 4 x Great Granddaughter 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 and Bedford 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Luxembourg II Count of Brienne and Conversano 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Luxembourg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxembourg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

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

Grandfather: Edmund Harvey

mother: Isabel Harvey

Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex 1559-1643

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