Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland

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Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland (1517-6 January 1570) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was married to Lady Eleanor Brandon, a niece of Henry VIII of England.

1 Family
2 First marriage
3 Second marriage
4 External links

[edit] Family

He was a son of Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland and Margaret Percy. His maternal grandparents were Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland and Catherine Spencer.

His maternal grandfather was a son of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland and Maud Herbert, Countess of Northumberland. His maternal grandmother was a daughter of Sir Robert Spencer and Eleanor Beaufort.

Eleanor was a daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp. She was a granddaughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth Berkeley.

[edit] First marriage

He married first Lady Eleanor Brandon in June, 1537 at latest. His wife was the third child and second daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor, former queen consort of France. She was a younger sister of Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln and Lady Frances Brandon.

Her paternal grandparents were Sir William Brandon and Elizabeth Bruyn. Her maternal grandparents were Henry VII of England and his queen consort Elizabeth of York.

Henry and Eleanor had three children:

Lady Margaret Clifford (1540 - September 28, 1596). She was consort to Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby.
Henry Clifford. Died an infant.
Charles Clifford. Died an infant.

Eleanor died on September 27, 1547. According to the Third Succession Act of March 23, 1544, she was the seventh-in-line heir for the throne of the Kingdom of England. With her death their daughter Margaret took her place in the line of succession.

[edit] Second marriage

He married secondly Anne Dacre (c. 1521 - July, 1581). Anne was a daughter of William Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre (April 29, 1500 - November 18, 1563) and Elizabeth Talbot.

Her maternal grandparents were George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and Anne Hastings. Anne Hastings was a daughter of William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings and Katherine Neville.

Katherine Neville was a daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Neville, 5th Countess of Salisbury.

Henry and Anne had at least three children:

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (8 August 1558 – 30 October 1605)
Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559 - 1641).
Frances Clifford (d. 1592). Married Philip Wharton, 3rd Baron Wharton.

Peerage of England
Preceded by Henry Clifford	Earl of Cumberland 1542 - 1570	Succeeded by George Clifford
Preceded by Henry Clifford	Baron de Clifford	Succeeded by George Clifford