Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, of Chudleigh in the County of Devon, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1672 for Thomas Clifford. The title was created as "Clifford of Chudleigh" rather than simply "Clifford" to differentiate it from several other Clifford Baronies previously created for members of this ancient family, including the Barony of de Clifford (1299), which is extant but now held by a branch line of the

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, having inherited through several female lines. Baron Clifford of Chudleigh is the major surviving male representative of the ancient Norman family which later took the name ''de Clifford'' which arrived in

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during the

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of 1066, feudal barons of Clifford, first seated in England at

Clifford Castle Clifford Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Clifford which lies 2.5 miles to the north-east of Hay-on-Wye in the Wye Valley in Herefordshire, England (). It was the ''caput'' of the feudal barony of Clifford, a Marcher Lordship (owing a ...

in Herefordshire, created

Baron de Clifford Baron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford (''c.''1274–1314), feudal baron of Clifford in Herefordshire, feudal baron of Skipton in Yorkshire and feudal baron of Appleby in Westmo ...

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in 1299. The family seat is Ugbrooke Park, near Chudleigh,

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

. Notable members of this branch of the Clifford family include antiquarian

Arthur Clifford Arthur Clifford (1778–1830) was an English antiquarian. Life Clifford was the sixth of the eight sons of the Hon. Thomas Clifford (fourth son of Hugh Clifford, 3rd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh) of Tixall, Staffordshire, by the Hon. Barba ...

(grandson of the 3rd Baron),

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recipient Sir Henry Hugh Clifford (son of the 7th Baron), Catholic clergyman William Clifford (son of the 7th Baron) and colonial administrators

Sir Bede Clifford Captain Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford (3 July 1890 – 6 October 1969) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator, born in New Zealand, where his parents had moved in an unsuccessful attempt at sheep-farming. His parents were William Hug ...

(son of the 10th Baron) and

Sir Hugh Clifford Sir Hugh Charles Clifford, (5 March 1866 – 18 December 1941) was a British colonial administrator. Early life Clifford was born in Roehampton, London, the sixth of the eight children of Major-General Sir Henry Hugh Clifford and his wife Jos ...

(grandson of the 7th Baron). The family is also related to the notable

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Weld family, of Lulworth Castle, through the 7th Baron's marriage to the daughter of Cardinal

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Barons Clifford of Chudleigh (1672)

Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1 August 1630 – 17 October 1673) was an English statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1672 when he was created Baron Clifford. Background Clifford was born in Ugbrooke, the so ...

(1630–1673) *

Hugh Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh Hugh Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (21 December 1663 – 12 October 1730) was an English aristocrat. Early life Clifford was baptized on 21 December 1663 in Ugbrooke. Though the seventh child and second son, he was the eldest living ...

(1663–1730) *

Hugh Clifford, 3rd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh Hugh Clifford, 3rd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (14 April 1700- 26 March 1732) of Ugbrooke House near Chudleigh in Devon, was a peer. Origins He was the son of Hugh Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (d.1730) by his wife Anne Preston. C ...

(1700–1732) *

Hugh Clifford, 4th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...

(1726–1783) * Hugh Edward Henry Clifford, 5th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1756–1793) *Charles Clifford, 6th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1759–1831) * Hugh Charles Clifford, 7th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1790–1858) *

Charles Hugh Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

(1819–1880) * Lewis Henry Hugh Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1851–1916) * William Hugh Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1858–1943) * Charles Oswald Hugh Clifford, 11th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1887–1962) * Lewis Joseph Hugh Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1889–1964) *

Lewis Hugh Clifford, 13th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohea ...

(1916–1988) * Thomas Hugh Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (b. 1948) The

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is the present holder's son Hon. Alexander Thomas Hugh Clifford (b. 1985).

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Barons Clifford of Chudleigh (1672)

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