Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland

English politician

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1591

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1643

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


Show Famous Birthdays Today, World

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland

  • Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland (28 February 1591 – 11 December 1643) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1622.
  • He was created a Baron in 1628 and succeeded to the title Earl of Cumberland in 1641. Clifford was the son of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes and a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676.
  • He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.
  • In 1607 he became joint Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland, Northumberland and Westmorland.
  • He was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland in 1614, and was returned in 1621.
  • In 1621 he became Custos Rotulorum of Westmorland.
  • He was created Baron Clifford in 1628. Clifford was a supporter of Charles I during the so-called Bishops' Wars in Scotland, and also during the Civil War until his death.
  • He succeeded to the title of Earl of Cumberland in 1641 and died two years later in 1643 at the age of 52; as he left no sons the earldom became extinct.Clifford married Lady Frances Cecil (1593 – 14 February 1644), daughter of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Brooke.
  • They had one child: Lady Elizabeth Clifford who married Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington.

Read more at Wikipedia

See Also