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Baron Clifton, of
Leighton Bromswold
Leighton Bromswold (also known as Leighton) is a small village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Leighton lies approximately west of Huntingdon. Leighton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambr ...
in the County of Huntingdon, is a title in the
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in t ...
. It was created in 1608 for
Sir Gervase Clifton,
who made
Prebendal house which was built by
John Thorpe
John Thorpe or Thorp (c.1565–1655?; fl.1570–1618) was an English architect.
Life
Little is known of his life, and his work is dubiously inferred, rather than accurately known, from a folio of drawings in the Sir John Soane's Museum, to whic ...
and later owned by the
Clifton baronets
Two unrelated baronetcies have been created in the surname of Clifton.
The Clifton Baronetcy, of Clifton in the County of Nottinghamshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611 for Sir Gervas Clifton, of Clifton Hall, Notting ...
branch of the family.
The peerage was created by
writ
In common law, a writ (Anglo-Saxon ''gewrit'', Latin ''breve'') is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs, subpoenas, a ...
, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines. Lord Clifton died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his daughter Katherine, the second Baroness. She married
Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox
Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox (157930 July 1624), KG, 7th Seigneur d'Aubigny, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a Scottish nobleman and through their paternal lines was a second cousin of King James VI of Scotland and I of England. He ...
(see the
Duke of Lennox (1581 creation) for earlier history of this title).
They were both succeeded by their eldest son James, the fourth Duke and third Baron. When he died the titles passed to his son, the fifth Duke and fourth Baron. On his death in 1660 at the age of 11, the barony separated from the dukedom. The barony was inherited by the late Duke's sister Mary, the fifth Baroness. She married Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran, but died aged only 18. She was succeeded by her first cousin the sixth Duke of Lennox, who became the sixth Baron Clifton as well. He was the son of Lord George Stuart, the fourth son of the third Duke and the second Baroness Clifton. On his death, the barony and dukedom again separated.
The dukedom became extinct (although this has later been questioned; see the
Earl of Darnley
Earl of Darnley is a hereditary title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of Scotland and once in the Peerage of Ireland.
The first creation in the Scots Peerage came in 1580 in favour of Esme Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox ...
) while the barony was passed on to the Duke's sister Katherine, the seventh Baroness. She was the wife of
Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibracken
Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan, or Lord O'Brien (c. 1642 – 1 September 1678), styled Hon. Henry O'Brien until 1657, was an Irish nobleman and politician. He was the son of Henry O'Brien, 7th Earl of Thomond, and his first wife, and cousin, Anne O ...
, eldest son of Henry O'Brien, 7th Earl of Thomond. She established her claim to the peerage in 1674. She was succeeded by her daughter Katherine, the eighth Baroness. She was the wife of
Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury (who after his wife's death succeeded as third
Earl of Clarendon
Earl of Clarendon is a title that has been created twice in British history, in 1661 and 1776.
The family seat is Holywell House, near Swanmore, Hampshire.
First creation of the title
The title was created for the first time in the Peer ...
). Lady Clifton was succeeded by their son Edward, the ninth Baron. He predeceased his father and never succeeded in the earldom. He was succeeded in the barony by his sister Theodosia, the tenth Baroness. She married
John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley
John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley (28 December 1687 – 12 September 1728), was an Irish peer of the realm, peer born of an English family.
Early life
He was the son of Elizabeth (née Napier) Bligh and Thomas Bligh (1654–1710), Thomas Bligh (16 ...
. For further history of the barony, see the
Earl of Darnley (1725 creation). Since then in 1900, the 17th baroness inherited the barony on the death of her father when she was seven months old.
Barons Clifton (1608)
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Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton
Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton (c. 1570 – 14 October 1618) was an English nobleman.
Origins
Clifton was a son of Sir John Clifton (d.1593) of Barrington Court, Somerset, by his wife Anne Stanley, daughter of Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Mo ...
(d. 1618)
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Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton
Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton (c. 1592 – buried 17 September 1637), was an English-born Scottish peer (later known as the Countess of March, then Duchess of Lennox and then Countess of Abercorn).
Birth and origins
Katherine was b ...
, Duchess consort of Lennox (c. 1592–1637)
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James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Baron Clifton (1612–1655)
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Esmé Stewart, 5th Duke of Lennox, 4th Baron Clifton (1649–1660)
*Mary Butler, 5th Baroness Clifton (1651–1668)
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Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox, 6th Baron Clifton (1639–1672)
*Katherine O'Brien, 7th Baroness Clifton (c. 1640–1702)
*Katherine Hyde, 8th Baroness Clifton (1663–1706)
*Edward Hyde, 9th Baron Clifton (1691–1713)
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Theodosia Bligh, 10th Baroness Clifton
Theodosia Bligh, 10th Baroness Clifton (9 November 169530 July 1722), was an English peer, born Theodosia Hyde.
Life
Baroness Clifton was the third child and second daughter of Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon and Katherine Hyde, 8th Barones ...
(1695–1722)
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Edward Bligh, 2nd Earl of Darnley, 11th Baron Clifton (1715–1747)
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John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, 12th Baron Clifton (1719–1781)
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John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley, 13th Baron Clifton (1767–1831)
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Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley, 14th Baron Clifton (1795–1835)
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John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley, 15th Baron Clifton (1827–1896)
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Edward Henry Stuart Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley, 16th Baron Clifton (1851–1900)
*Elizabeth Adeline Mary Bligh, 17th Baroness Clifton (1900-1937)
*Esme Ivo Bligh, 9th Earl of Darnley, 18th Baron Clifton (1886–1955)
*Peter Stuart Bligh, 10th Earl of Darnley, 19th Baron Clifton (1915–1980)
*Adam Ivo Stuart Bligh, 11th Earl of Darnley, 20th Baron Clifton (1941-2017)
*Ivo Donald Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley, 21st Baron Clifton (b. 1968)
Baron Clifton of Buckenham Castle, Norfolk (1376)
The title of Baron Clifton "of
Buckenham Castle
Old Buckenham Castle and Buckenham Castle are two castles adjacent respectively to the villages of Old Buckenham and New Buckenham, Norfolk, England.
Old Buckenham Castle
All that remains today of what was a Norman castle are the remnants of t ...
, Norfolk" was created in 1376 and became extinct in 1447. The descent was as follows:
[Cokayne, G. E.; Gibbs, Vicary & Doubleday, H. Arthur, eds. (1913). The Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Canonteign to Cutts). 3 (2nd ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press, pp.307-8]
*John de Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton (d.1388), of Buckenham Castle in Norfolk, was summoned to Parliament in 1376 when he is deemed to have become Baron Clifton. He married Elizabeth Cromwell, a daughter and in her issue an heiress of
Ralph de Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell
Ralph de Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell 2nd creation (died 27 August 1398), Tattershall in Lincolnshire, was an English peer. He was summoned to the House of Lords as Lord Cromwell in 1375.Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives ...
(d.1398) of
Tattershall
Tattershall is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A153 Horncastle to Sleaford road, east from the point where that road crosses the River Witham. At its eastern end, Tatters ...
in Lincolnshire. He died on the Island of Rhodes in 1388.
[GEC]
*Constantine de Clifton, 2nd Baron Clifton (1372-1395), son and heir, who married Margaret Howard, a daughter of Sir John Howard of Wigenhall in Norfolk.
*Constantine de Clifton, 3rd Baron Clifton (1394-1447), son and heir, who married Joan Thorpe, a daughter and co-heiress of John Thorpe of Ashwell Thorpe, but died without issue, when the barony became extinct. He was buried at
Wymondham Abbey
Wymondham Abbey (pronounced ''Windum'') is the Anglican parish church for the town of Wymondham in Norfolk, England.
History
The monastery was founded in 1107 by William d'Aubigny, Butler (Pincerna) to King Henry I. William was a prominent No ...
in Norfolk. His heiress was his only sister Elizabeth Clifford, wife of Sir John Knyvett, to whose descendants passed Buckenham Castle, sold in about 1650 by
Sir Philip Knyvett, 1st Baronet (died 1655).
(See
Knyvett baronets
The Knyvett Baronetcy, of Buckenham in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 22 May 1611 for Philip Knyvett. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1699.
The family seat was ...
"of Buckenham in the County of Norfolk").
References
Attribution
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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