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Henry Radcliffe
Henry Radclyffe or Radcliffe may refer to: *Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1507 - 1557), son of Robert Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Sussex and Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Sussex *Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex (c. 1530 – 1593), English peer See also *Harry Radcliffe {{hndis, Radclyffe, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl Of Sussex
Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, KG (also spelt "Radcliffe") (1507 – 17 February 1557) was a son of Robert Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Sussex and his wife Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Sussex. Marriages and children He was first married to Elizabeth Howard, a daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and his second wife Agnes Tilney. They had two sons: *Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex (c. 1525 – 9 June 1583). *Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex (c. 1532–1593). ''The Complete Peerage'' gives the date of death for his first wife as 18 September 1534. Burke's Peerage agrees on the date but changes the year to 1537. Either way, Henry would not remain a widower for long. He married secondly Anne Calthorpe. The marriage resulted in a divorce or annulment in 1555, but they had two known children: * Egremont Radclyffe (died 1578). He took part in the Rising of the North but escaped to Continental Europe after its failure. He was executed in Namur, accused of attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl Of Sussex
Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex, KG (c. 1530 – 14 December 1593) was an English peer. Life He was born in England to Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, and Elizabeth Howard. He was knighted by Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, on 2 October 1553, and elected to parliament as member for Maldon in 1555 and Chichester in 1559. In 1556, he went to Ireland, to support his elder brother Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex. There he was appointed a privy councillor in 1557, and commanded a band of horsemen. In 1558 he became lieutenant of Maryborough Fort, and was besieged there by the Irish under Donogh O'Conor. He sat in the Irish House of Commons as member for Carlingford in 1559, and two years later was nominated lieutenant of Leix and Offaly. He managed to keep the district quiet, but in 1564, when commissioners were sent from England to report on the condition of the Irish government, charges of corruption in dealing with funds appointed for the payment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
