Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln
Henry Clinton or Fiennes, 2nd Earl of Lincoln, KB (1539 – 29 September 1616) was an English peer, styled 10th Baron Clinton from 1572 to 1585.[1]
Life
He was the son of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, by second wife Ursula Stourton. He was made a Knight of the Bath in 1553. He was returned to the House of Commons, representing the constituency of Lincolnshire in 1571. He was commissioned a captain of horse in the Royal army in 1569.
He was also Vice-Admiral of Lincolnshire and Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire.
He inherited the earldom and barony from his father Edward in 1585. By his father's will, which Henry contested, he inherited Tattershall Castle; but his wife Elizabeth had a life interest in the family property at Sempringham.[2] Subsequently, Clinton feuded with the poet Tailboys Dymoke, son of his brother-in-law Robert Dymoke, over some obnoxious verses.[3]
He died at Sempringham, and was succeeded by his son Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln.
Family
He married firstly in 1555 or 1557 Lady Catherine Hastings (born 11 August 1542), a daughter of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, and Catherine Pole, and had:
- Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln
- Sir Edward Clinton, married Mary Dighton, and had:
- Francis Clinton, married Priscilla Hill, and had:
- Francis Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln
- Lady Priscilla Clinton, married Sir Willoughby d'Ewes, 2d Baronet, of Stowlangtoft Hall (died 13 June 1685)
- Francis Clinton, married Priscilla Hill, and had:
- Lady Elizabeth Clinton, married Sir Arthur Gorges
He married secondly after 20 October 1586 Elizabeth Morrison (died c. 4 July 1611), and had two children by her:
- Sir Henry Clinton (1587-1641), married firstly Eleanor Harrington, married secondly in 1624 Elizabeth Hickman, and had issue
- Kendal Clinton.
References
- ↑ Doyle, James William Edmund (1886). The Official Baronage of England, v. 2. London: Longmans, Green. pp. 382–383.
- ↑ Duffin, Anne. "Clinton, Edward". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5679. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Larkum, Eleri. "Dymoke, Tailboys". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6985. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
| Peerage of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edward Clinton |
Earl of Lincoln 1585–1616 |
Succeeded by Thomas Clinton |
| Baron Clinton (descended by acceleration) 1585–1610 | ||