Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland 1591-1643

Around March 1589 [his father] Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland [aged 30] and [his mother] Grisold Hughes Countess Cumberland were married. She by marriage Countess of Cumberland. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland and [his grandmother] Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland.

On 28th February 1591 Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland was born to Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland [aged 32] and Grisold Hughes Countess Cumberland.

On 30th October 1605 [his uncle] George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland [aged 47] died. His brother [his father] Francis [aged 46] succeeded 4th Earl of Cumberland. His daughter Anne [aged 15] succeeded 14th Baroness de Clifford.

Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland bequeathed to Anne the sum of £15,000 in lieu of the estates she was legally entitled to. She engaged in a long and complex legal battle to obtain the family estates. In 1643, when Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 14] died she regained her estates.

On 25th July 1610 Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 19] and Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury [aged 47] and Elizabeth Brooke. He the son of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland [aged 51] and Grisold Hughes Countess Cumberland. They were half sixth cousins.

On 24th May 1612 [his father-in-law] Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury [aged 48] died at Marlborough, Wiltshire [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] William [aged 21] succeeded 2nd Earl Salisbury. Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury [aged 22] by marriage Countess Salisbury.

On 18th September 1613 [his daughter] Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington was born to Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 22] and [his wife] Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland [aged 20]. She married 5th July 1635 Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington, son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork, and had issue.

Letters of John Chamberlain Volume 2.252. [14th November 1616] On Saterday the Knights of the Bath were entertained by the Lord Mayor at Drapers Hall with a supper and a play, where some of them were so rude and unruly and caried themselves so insolently divers wayes but specially in putting citizens wives to the squeake, so far foorth that one of the sheriffes brake open a doore upon Sir Edward Sackvile [aged 25], which gave such occasion of scandall, that they went away without the banket though yt were redy and prepared for them. Neither did they forbeare these disorders among themselves, for there were divers picques and quarrells at their severall meetings, but specially at the Miter in Fleetstreet, insomuch that younge Parker [aged 16] sonne to the Lord Mountegle [aged 41], and Will Howard the Lord Treasurers [aged 55] youngest sonne went into the feild, but were there prevented and reconciled. There was a greater busines towards in that kind betwixt the earle of Dorset [aged 27] and the Lord Clifford [aged 25], upon notice wherof the King and counsaile have taken order that they forbeare one another, and try out theyre controversies by warres in Westminster Hall. The Lady Compton [aged 46] (the Lord Villers [aged 24] mother) appeares not here this terme, which is much noted, and thought to be sore against her will, but the reason is saide to be certain letters from her sonne with advise to forbeare, for that her entermedling in matters is not so well taken. The Lord Chauncellor [aged 76] comes litle abrode since his new dignitie¹, beeing overtaken with a cold, or as some interpret yt in suspence what wold become of the Lord Cooke.

Note 1. Thomas Egerton was created Viscount Brackley on the 7th November 1616.

In 1628 Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 36] was created 1st Baron Clifford. [his wife] Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland [aged 35] by marriage Baroness Clifford.

On 5th July 1635 [his son-in-law] Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington [aged 22] and Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington [aged 21] were married at Skipton Castle [Map]. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 44] and Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland [aged 42]. He the son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork [aged 68] and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.

On 4th January 1641 [his father] Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland [aged 82] died. His son Henry [aged 49] succeeded 5th Earl of Cumberland. [his wife] Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland [aged 48] by marriage Countess of Cumberland.

Before 11th December 1643 Daniel Mijtens [aged 53]. Portrait of Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 52].

On 11th December 1643 Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 52] died. Earl of Cumberland extinct. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifford.

Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke [aged 53] regained the estates she had been legally entitled to since her father died in 1605.

In 1644 [his former wife] Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland [aged 51] died.