Paternal Family Tree: Clifford
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Before 1329 [his father] Robert Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford [aged 23] and [his mother] Isabel Berkeley Baroness Clifford Baroness Musgrave [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Baroness de Clifford. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John of England.
On 10th July 1333 Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford was born to Robert Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford [aged 27] and Isabel Berkeley Baroness Clifford Baroness Musgrave [aged 26] at Clifford Castle, Herefordshire [Map]. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England.
On 20th May 1344 [his father] Robert Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford [aged 38] died. His son [his brother] Robert [aged 15] succeeded 4th Baron de Clifford.
After 20th May 1344 [his step-father] Thomas Musgrave 1st Baron Musgrave [aged 42] and [his mother] Isabel Berkeley Baroness Clifford Baroness Musgrave [aged 37] were married. She by marriage Baroness Musgrave.
In 1350 Robert Clifford 4th Baron Clifford [aged 21] died. His brother Roger [aged 16] succeeded 5th Baron de Clifford.
After 10th July 1359 William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke [deceased] was buried at St Andrew's Church, Greystoke [Map]. The service was conducted by Bishop Gilbert Welton and attended by Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 26], Henry Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 46] and [his step-father] Thomas Musgrave 1st Baron Musgrave [aged 57].
Around 1360 [his son] Philip Clifford was born to Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 26] and [his future wife] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford [aged 25] at Groby, Lancashire.
On 25th July 1362 [his mother] Isabel Berkeley Baroness Clifford Baroness Musgrave [aged 55] died at Hartley Castle [Map].
Before 1363 Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 29] and Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Baroness de Clifford. She the daughter of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 49] and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick [aged 48]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
Around 1363 [his son] Thomas Clifford 6th Baron Clifford was born to Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 29] and [his wife] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford [aged 28]. He married before 1379 his third cousin Elizabeth Ros Baroness Clifford, daughter of Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley and Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond, and had issue.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1364 [his son] Lewis Clifford was born to Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 30] and [his wife] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford [aged 29] at Bobbing, Kent. He married his third cousin Eleanor Mowbray, daughter of John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray and Joan Plantagenet Baroness Mowbray, and had issue.
In 1366 [his son] James Clifford was born to Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 32] and [his wife] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford [aged 31] at Clifford Castle, Herefordshire [Map]. He married Margaret Hedley and had issue.
In 1367 [his daughter] Margaret Clifford was born to Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 33] and [his wife] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford [aged 32] at Brougham Castle [Map]. She married before 1398 John Melton and had issue.
In 1369 [his daughter] Catherine Clifford Baroness Greystoke was born to Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 35] and [his wife] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford [aged 34] at Ravensworth, North Yorkshire. She married 1377 her third cousin Ralph Greystoke 3rd Baron Greystoke, son of William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke and Joan Fitzhenry Baroness Greystoke, and had issue.
On 13th November 1369 [his father-in-law] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 56] died of plague. His son [his brother-in-law] Thomas [aged 31] succeeded 12th Earl Warwick. Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick [aged 22] by marriage Countess Warwick.
Around 1372 [his daughter] Philippa Clifford was born to Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 38] and [his wife] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford [aged 37] at Brougham Castle [Map]. She married before 1415 her fourth cousin once removed William Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby, son of Henry Ferrers 4th Baron Ferrers of Groby and Joan Hoo Baroness Ferrers Groby, and had issue.
Before 1374 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick [aged 35] and Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. He the son of [his father-in-law] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and [his mother-in-law] Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1375 [his son] William Clifford was born to Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 41] and [his wife] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford [aged 40] at Brougham Castle [Map]. He married 1427 his fourth cousin once removed Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough, daughter of Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf and Avice Cromwell Baroness Bardolf.
On 12th June 1376 William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk [aged 38] and [his sister-in-law] Isabella Beauchamp Countess Suffolk were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and [his mother-in-law] Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick. He the son of Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk and Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk.
In 1377 [his son-in-law] Ralph Greystoke 3rd Baron Greystoke [aged 23] and [his daughter] Catherine Clifford Baroness Greystoke [aged 8] were married at Brougham Castle [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Greystoke. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Before 1379 [his son] Thomas Clifford 6th Baron Clifford [aged 15] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Ros Baroness Clifford were married. She the daughter of Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 43] and Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond [aged 37]. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In or before 1382 John Strange 5th Baron Strange Blackmere [aged 28] and [his sister-in-law] Isabella Beauchamp Countess Suffolk were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Blackmere. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and [his mother-in-law] Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
Westminster Chronicle. Also, on the 6th day of July, Thomas [aged 55]1, Lord Clifford, suddenly seized by paralysis, closed his last day.
Item sexto die Julii Thomas dominus de Clifford subito arreptus paralysi diem clausit extremum.
Note 1. The Chronicler appears to have mistaken Roger Clifford for Thomas. Roger Clifford, 5th Baron Clifford, died in July 1389. His son Thomas, 6th Baron, died in 1391.
On 13th July 1389 Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford [aged 56] died at Brougham Castle [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 26] succeeded 6th Baron de Clifford. Elizabeth Ros Baroness Clifford by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
In February 1403 [his former wife] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford [aged 68] died.
[his daughter] Maud Clifford was born to Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford and Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford.
[his daughter] Mary Clifford was born to Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford and Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford.
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 12 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
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Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford 
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Cundy Baroness Clifford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ewyas
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybil Ewyas
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Botreaux
Great x 2 Grandmother: Hawise Botreaux
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Newmarche
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Newmarche
Grandfather: Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Vipont Baron of Westmoreland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Vipont
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Vipont Lord Westmoreland 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby 
6 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybil Ferrers 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Gernon Countess Derby 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Vipont 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Fitzjohn 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk 
6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 
6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Father: Robert Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas de Clare 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Lacy 6th Baron Pontefract 7th Baron Halton 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lacy Earl Lincoln 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Clere Baroness Lacy Baroness Warkworth 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Grandmother: Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 1st Lord Offaly 
4 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 2nd Lord Offaly 5 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eve Bermingham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 4th Lord Offaly 6 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana Granville Baroness Offaly 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Juliana Fitzgerald 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Longespée Earl Salisbury 
son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Longespée Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Emmeline Longespée Baroness Offaly Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Riddlesford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Emmeline Riddlesford
Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzharding aka Berkeley 2nd Baron Berkeley 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Berkeley Baroness Berkeley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Somery 1st Baron Dudley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Somery Baroness Berkeley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Gras Baroness Dudley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John of England son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzroy son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Plantagenet 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Plantagenet Baroness Berkeley Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulbert de Dover
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rohese de Dover
Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley 2 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil de Braose Countess Derby 
5 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Gernon Countess Derby 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester 
5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy Countess Derby 3 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Lord of Galloway
Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 2 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld 
Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Mother: Isabel Berkeley Baroness Clifford Baroness Musgrave 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alain Zouche 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Zouche
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelicia Belmeis
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eudo Zouche
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bisset
Grandmother: Eva Zouche 9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cantilupe Baron 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cantilupe
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cantilupe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Millicent Cantilupe 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber 6 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber 7 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Graecia Briwere
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eva de Braose 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eva Marshal 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks