Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater (1655 – 29 April 1705) was an English peer, styled Viscount Radclyffe from 1688 to 1695. He inherited the

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from his father,

Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater (1625 – April 1697), of Dilston Castle was an English peer and member of the House of Lords. His wife was Catherine Fenwick, daughter of Sir William Fenwick and widow of Henry Lawson. They had five so ...

in 1697. His mother was Catherine Fenwick, daughter of Sir William Fenwick. On 18 August 1687, he married

Lady Mary Tudor Lady Mary Tudor, Countess of Derwentwater (16 October 1673 – 5 November 1726) was an actress and natural daughter of King Charles II of England by his mistress, Mary "Moll" Davies, an actress and singer. Biography Early life and title M ...

, the natural daughter of King Charles II. Their children were: *

James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater (26 June 1689 – 24 February 1716) was an English Jacobite, executed for treason. Life Radclyffe was the son of Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater and Lady Mary Tudor, the natural daughter of ...

(1689–1716) *Hon. Francis Radclyffe (2 February 1691 – 15 May 1715) *Hon.

Charles Radclyffe Charles Radclyffe (3 September 1693 – 8 December 1746), titular 5th Earl of Derwentwater, was one of the few English participants in the Risings of 1715 and 1745. The Radclyffes were Roman Catholics from Northumberland, with long-standing li ...

(1693–1746) *Lady Mary Tudor Radclyffe (6 October 1697 – 16 March 1756) The marriage was unhappy. (

Thomas Seccombe Thomas Seccombe (1866–1923) was a miscellaneous English writer and, from 1891 to 1901, assistant editor of the ''Dictionary of National Biography'', in which he wrote over 700 entries. A son of physician and episcopus vagans John Thomas Se ...

, writing in the ''Dictionary of National Biography'', says that Mary was unfaithful).Seccombe, Thomas. "Radcliffe, James", ''Dictionary of National Biography'', 1885-1900, Volume 47
/ref> The couple separated in 1700.

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1655 births 1705 deaths Earls of Derwentwater {{England-earl-stub