Clifford, George (1558 - 1605)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 10
Total events naming patron - 4
Troupes - 4
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 7
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1558-08-08
Death Date: 1605-10-29

Notes

Ward of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford; resident during minority at Chenies, Berkshire or Woburn, Bedfordshire; Educated at Peter House and Trinity College, Cambridge University 1571--July 1574; MA 30 Nov. 1576; on sailing expeditions 1586--Sept. 1587, 1588, 1589, 1591, 1593, Jan. 1597/8--Oct. 1598

Siblings

Male

Clifford, Francis (1559 - 1640/1) (patron)

Female

Clifford, Frances (1556 - 1592)
Clifford, Eleanor ( - )
Clifford, Mary ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Russell, Margaret (1560 - 1616)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1577-6-24
    Union ended: 1600
    Note: Separated on this date

Offspring

From Russell, Margaret (1560 - 1616)

  1. Male offspring: Clifford, Francis (b. 1584)
  2. Male offspring: Clifford, Robert (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Clifford, Anne (1590 - 1676)

Primary Title

3rd Earl of Cumberland

Titles

  • 3rd Earl of Cumberland
    Assumed 1569/70-01-02
    Vacated 1605-10-29
  • 13th Baron Clifford
    Assumed 1569/70-01-02
    Vacated 1605-10-29
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1592-04-23 (date nominated; installed 19 June 1592)
    Vacated 1605-10-29

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Sheriff, Westmorland 1569/70-1-2 1605-10-29 Hereditary office
Member, Council of the North, England 1582 1605
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1584 n.d.
Knight of the Crown, England 1590-11-17 n.d.
Constable & Steward, Yorkshire: West Riding 1597 n.d.
Admiral of a Fleet, England 1598 n.d.
Lieut-gen, London 1599 n.d.
Lieut-gen, London 1601 n.d.
High Steward, Northamptonshire 1602 n.d.
Ranger, Northamptonshire 1602 n.d.
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Cumberland 1603 n.d.
Governor, Cumberland 1603 n.d.
Governor, Northamptonshire 1603 n.d.
Governor, Northumberland by 1603-9-29 n.d. Part of the Marches towards Scotland
Privy Councillor, England 1603-4-10 n.d.
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, Middle March 1603 n.d.
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, West March 1603 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Charterhouse, London (city-county)
    Acquired: 1593
    Divested: 1595
  • Duchy House, London (city-county)
  • Londesbrough Castle, Yorkshire: East Riding
  • Skipton Castle, Yorkshire: West Riding
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1569/70-01-02
    Divested: 1605-10-29
  • Brougham Castle, Westmorland
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1569/70-01-02
    Divested: 1605-10-29

Lands

  • Cumberland: Nichol Forest, including Arthureth, Liddel & Randlington Lordships & Manors
    Acquired: 1603/4-02-20
    Granted
  • Cumberland: Nichol Forest, including Arthureth, Liddel & Randlington Lordships & Manors
    Acquired: 1603/4-02-20
    Granted
  • Cumberland: Skelton
    Owned a third; sold
  • Westmorland: Appleby, Brough & Pendragon Castles
    Acquired: 1569/70-01-02
    Divested: 1605-10-29
    Patrimony
  • Yorkshire: West Riding: Barden Tower
    Acquired: 1569/70-01-02
    Divested: 1605-10-29

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1599-1599 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Cumberland's Musicians
Performance 1595-1595 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Cumberland's Players
Performance 1591-1591 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Cumberland's Trumpeters
Performance 1581-1582 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Cumberland's Waits

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Cumberland's Musicians Clifford, George (1558 - 1605) Musicians 1
Earl of Cumberland's Players Clifford, George (1558 - 1605) Players 1
Earl of Cumberland's Trumpeters Clifford, George (1558 - 1605) Musicians 1
Earl of Cumberland's Waits Clifford, George (1558 - 1605) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Brougham Castle Westmorland Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Chambers, E.K. The Elizabethan Stage. 1923. 4 vols. Oxford: Clarendon P, 1974.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Gleason, J.H. The Justices of the Peace in England, 1558 to 1640. Oxford: Clarendon P, 1969.
Weinreb, Ben, and Christopher Hibbert, eds. The London Encyclopaedia. London: Macmillan, 1983.
Nicolson, Joseph, and Richard Burn. The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland. 2 vols. London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1777.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Summerson, Henry. Brougham and Brough Castles. London: English Heritage, 1999.