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Margaret Stanley, Countess of Derby. Margaret Stanley, Countess of Derby (geborene Clifford, * 1540; † 29. September [1] 1596) war eine englische Adelige und über ihre Mutter Eleanor Brandon eine Enkelin Mary Tudors, der jüngeren Schwester König Heinrich VIII. Durch ihre Abstammung hatte Margaret einen Platz in der englischen Thronfolge.
Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland. Frances, Baroness Wharton. Father. Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland. Mother. Margaret Percy. Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland (1517 – January 1570) was a member of the Clifford family, seated at Skipton Castle from 1310 to 1676. [1] [2] [3] His wife was Lady Eleanor Brandon, a niece of ...
Anne Dacre. Sir George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, 13th Baron de Clifford, 13th Lord of Skipton, KG (8 August 1558 – 30 October 1605), was an English peer, naval commander, and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I of England. [1] He was notable at court for his jousting, at the Accession Day Tilts, which were highlights of the year at court.
As part of King Henry VIII's plans for the defence of the Scottish border, he was created Earl of Cumberland on 18 June 1525 and made Warden of the West Marches and Governor of Carlisle Castle. Replaced by William, Baron Dacre, he was reinstated to the post in 1534 after Dacre was accused of treason. During the Pilgrimage of Grace he remained ...
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.
