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Clifford, George (1558 - 1605)

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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

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Siblings

Offspring

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
Knight of the Crown, England 1590 -11 -17
Constable & Steward, Yorkshire: West Riding 1597
Admiral of a Fleet, England 1598
Lieut-gen, London 1599
Lieut-gen, London 1601
High Steward, Northamptonshire 1602
Ranger, Northamptonshire 1602
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Cumberland 1603
Governor, Cumberland 1603
Governor, Northamptonshire 1603
Governor, Northumberland 1603 -9 -29 Part of the Marches towards Scotland
Privy Councillor, England 1603 -4 -10
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, West March 1603
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, Middle March 1603

Details of Properties

Residence

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

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

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Cumberland's Musicians
Performance - Guildhall, Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Cumberland's Players
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Cumberland's Trumpeters
Performance - 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 Waits Clifford, George (1558 - 1605) Musicians 1
Earl of Cumberland's Players Clifford, George (1558 - 1605) Players 1
Earl of Cumberland's Musicians Clifford, George (1558 - 1605) Musicians 1
Earl of Cumberland's Trumpeters Clifford, George (1558 - 1605) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County 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.
  • Summerson, Henry. Brougham and Brough Castles. London: English Heritage, 1999