The 4th Earl of Cumberland.

Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559 – 4 January 1641) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676.

He was the second son of Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland and Anne Dacre and inherited his title and estates on the death of his brother George, who had willed them to him in place of his daughter Anne. A long lawsuit between them over the possession of the family estates was settled in 1617.[1]

He was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland in 1584 and 1586 and for Yorkshire in 1604.[2] He was appointed Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1600, constable of Knaresborough castle in 1604 and keeper of Carlisle castle in 1605. He was Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland from 1605 to 1639 and joint Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland (1607–1639), Westmorland (1607–1641) and Newcastle and a member of the Council of the North in 1619.[3]

He married Grisold Hughes, daughter of Thomas Hughes and Elizabeth Dwnn (or Don), daughter of Sir Griffith Dwnn (or Don) and Elizabeth Roche-Eden, circa March 1589.

Children of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes:

He died on 21 January 1640/41.

References

  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cumberland, Dukes and Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 620.
  2. ^ "CLIFFORD, Francis (1559-1641), of Skipton Castle, Yorks. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "CLIFFORD, Francis (1559–1641), of Skipton Castle, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
Political offices Preceded byThe Lord Scrope of Bolton Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland 1605?–1641 VacantTitle next held byLord Maltravers VacantTitle last held byThe Earl of Cumberland Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland 1607–1639 With: The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639The Lord Clifford 1607–1639The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639Lord Maltravers 1632–1639 Succeeded byThe Earl of ArundelLord Maltravers Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland 1607–1639 With: The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639The Lord Clifford 1607–1639The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639Lord Maltravers 1632–1639 Succeeded byThe Earl of Northumberland Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland 1607–1641 With: The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639The Lord Clifford 1607–1642The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639Lord Maltravers 1632–1639 Succeeded byThe Earl of Cumberland Peerage of England Preceded byGeorge Clifford Earl of Cumberland 1605–1641 Succeeded byHenry Clifford


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