Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland

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Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland (28 February 1591 – 11 December 1643) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was the son of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes. He married Frances Cecil (1593 – 14 February, 1643/44), daughter of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Brooke. They had one child: Elizabeth Clifford, 2nd Baroness Clifford who married Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington.

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Political offices
Vacant Title last held by The 3rd Earl of Cumberland	Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland with The 4th Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639 The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639 1607–1639	Succeeded by The Earl of Arundel Lord Maltravers
	Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland with The 4th Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639 The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639 1607–1639	Succeeded by The Earl of Northumberland
	Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland with The 4th Earl of Cumberland 1607–1641 The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639 1607–1642	English Interregnum
Preceded by Sir Thomas Strickland	Custos Rotulorum of Westmorland 1621–1641	Succeeded by Sir Philip Musgrave, Bt
Peerage of England
Preceded by Francis Clifford	Earl of Cumberland 1641–1643	Extinct
New title	Baron Clifford 1628–1643	Succeeded by Elizabeth Clifford