Earl of Cumberland

The title of Earl of Cumberland was created in the Peerage of England in 1525 for the 11th Baron de Clifford.^[1] It became extinct in 1643.^[1] See also Duke of Cumberland.

The subsidiary title of the first three earls was Baron de Clifford. The last earl was created Baron Clifford before he became earl, in 1628.^[1]

Earls of Cumberland (1525)

• Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland (1493–1542)
• Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland (1517–1570)
• George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (1558–1605)
• Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559–1641)
• Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland (1591–1643)

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.