Clifford, Henry (1591/2 - 1643)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 5
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1592-02-28
Death Date: 1643-12-11

Siblings

Male

Clifford, George (1590 - )

Female

Clifford, Margaret ( - 1622)
Clifford, Frances ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Cecil, Frances (1594 - 1643/4)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1610-7-25
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Cecil, Frances (1594 - 1643/4)

  1. Female offspring: Clifford, Elizabeth (1613 - 1691)

Primary Title

1st Baron Clifford

Titles

  • 1st Baron Clifford
    Assumed 1627/8-02-17
    Vacated 1643-12-11
  • 5th Earl of Cumberland
    Assumed 1640/1-01-21
    Vacated 1643-12-11

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Westmorland 1614 n.d.
Constable & Steward, Yorkshire: West Riding 1615 n.d. Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Northumberland 1617/18-2-25 1639 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Westmorland 1617/18-2-25 n.d. Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Cumberland 1617/18-2-25 1639 Held jointly
Member, Council of the North, England 1619-7-10 n.d.
MP, Westmorland 1621 n.d.
Sheriff, Westmorland 1640/1-1-21 1643-12-11 Hereditary office
Bailiff, Chief Forester & High Steward, Yorkshire: North Riding 1641-7-30 n.d.
Gen, Royal Forces in the North, England 1642 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Yorkshire 1642-7 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Londesborough, Yorkshire: East Riding
  • Skipton, Yorkshire: North Riding

Lands

  • Cumberland
  • Westmorland
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1640-1640 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Clifford's Player

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Clifford's Player Clifford, Henry (1592 - 1643) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Clay, John William. The Extinct and Dormant Peerages of the Northern Counties of England. London: James Nisbet & Co., 1913.
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.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)