Coat of arms of Sir Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, KG

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

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Marriages and children

He was first married to Elizabeth Howard, a daughter of

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and his second wife

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. They had two sons: *

Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex Thomas Radclyffe (or Ratclyffe), 3rd Earl of Sussex KG (c. 15259 June 1583), was Lord Deputy of Ireland during the Tudor period of English history, and a leading courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I. Family He was the eldest son of Henr ...

(c. 1525 – 9 June 1583). *

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 ...

(c. 1532–1593). ''

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'' gives the date of death for his first wife as 18 September 1534.

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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 Anne Calthorpe, Countess of Sussex (died between 22 August 1579 and 28 March 1582) was an English courtier. She was the second wife of Henry Radcliffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, who divorced her in 1555 on the grounds of her alleged bigamous marriage ...

. 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

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but escaped to

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after its failure. He was executed in

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, accused of attempting to poison

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. John is believed to have died of

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. *

Lady Frances Radclyffe Lady Frances Radclyffe (died 1602) was an English noblewoman, who early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England became one of her Maids of Honour. It was at the royal court when Frances attracted the attention of visiting Irish chieftain Sha ...

(died 1602). Married Sir Thomas Mildmay, by whom she had two sons.

Earl

On 27 November 1542, his father died and Henry succeeded him as Earl of Sussex. His second cousin Mary I created him a

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in 1554, alongside the later

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and

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. He died on 17 February 1557 at Channel Row, Westminster (now known as

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References

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