Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland

Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559 – 4 January 1641) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676.

He was the second son of Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland and Anne Dacre and inherited his title and estates on the death of his brother George, who had willed them to him in place of his daughter Anne. A long lawsuit between them over the possession of the family estates was settled in 1617.^[1]

He was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland in 1584 and 1586 and for Yorkshire in 1604.^[2] He was appointed Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1600, constable of Knaresborough castle in 1604 and keeper of Carlisle castle in 1605. He was Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland from 1605 to 1639 and joint Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland (1607–1639), Westmorland (1607–1641) and Newcastle and a member of the Council of the North in 1619.^[3]

He married Grisold Hughes, daughter of Thomas Hughes and Elizabeth Dwnn (or Don), daughter of Sir Griffith Dwnn (or Don) and Elizabeth Roche-Eden, circa March 1589.

Children of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes:

Lady Frances Clifford, married Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet
Lady Margaret Clifford (died 1622) married Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford.
Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland b. 28 Feb 1591/92 – d. 11 Dec 1643

He died on 21 January 1640/41.

References

^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cumberland, Dukes and Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 620.
^ "CLIFFORD, Francis (1559-1641), of Skipton Castle, Yorks. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "CLIFFORD, Francis (1559–1641), of Skipton Castle, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Scrope of Bolton	Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland 1605?–1641	Vacant Title next held by Lord Maltravers
Vacant Title last held by The Earl of Cumberland	Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland 1607–1639 With: The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639 The Lord Clifford 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639	Succeeded by The Earl of Arundel Lord Maltravers
	Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland 1607–1639 With: The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639 The Lord Clifford 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639	Succeeded by The Earl of Northumberland
	Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland 1607–1641 With: The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639 The Lord Clifford 1607–1642 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639	Succeeded by The Earl of Cumberland
Peerage of England
Preceded by George Clifford	Earl of Cumberland 1605–1641	Succeeded by Henry Clifford

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[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cumberland, Dukes and Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 620.

[2] "CLIFFORD, Francis (1559-1641), of Skipton Castle, Yorks. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[3] "CLIFFORD, Francis (1559–1641), of Skipton Castle, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

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