Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (15594 January 1641) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of

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from 1310 to 1676. He was the second son of Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland and Anne Dacre and inherited his title and estates on the death of his brother

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, who had willed them to him in place of his daughter Anne. A long lawsuit between them over the possession of the family estates was settled in 1617. He was elected

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for

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in 1584 and 1586 and for

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in 1604. He was appointed

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in 1600, constable of Knaresborough castle in 1604 and keeper of Carlisle castle in 1605. He was

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from 1605 to 1639 and joint

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(1607–1639),

(1607–1641) and Newcastle and a member of the

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in 1619. He married Grisold Hughes, daughter of Thomas Hughes and Elizabeth Dwnn (or Don), daughter of Sir Griffith Dwnn (or Don) and Elizabeth Roche-Eden, circa March 1589. Children of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes: *Lady Frances Clifford, married

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*Lady Margaret Clifford (died 1622) married

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, (13 April 1593 ( N.S.)12 May 1641), was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1 ...

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Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland (28 February 159211 December 1643) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1622. He was created a baron in 1628 and succeeded to the title Earl of Cumberland ...

b. 28 Feb 1591/92 – d. 11 Dec 1643 He died on 21 January 1640/41.

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