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

  • 13th Baron Clifford
    Assumed 1569/70-01-02
    Vacated 1605-10-29
  • 3rd Earl of Cumberland
    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, Northamptonshire 1603 n.d.
Governor, Northumberland by 1603-9-29 n.d. Part of the Marches towards Scotland
Governor, Cumberland 1603 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1603-4-10 n.d.
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, West March 1603 n.d.
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, Middle 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.