Sir John Clinton, 6th Baron Clinton (c. 1429 – 29 February 1488), of Maxstoke, was an English peer.
[Dates given in the Julian calendar, with the start of year adjusted to 1 January (see Old Style and New Style dates)]
Biography
John Clinton was born about 1429. He was the son of
John de Clinton, 5th Baron Clinton (1410–1464) and Joan Ferrers.
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In 1471 his titles, of barons Clinton and Say, were recognised after he had succeeded to them 24 September 1464, however he was never called to Parliament under either title. He died on 29 February 1488.
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Greyfriars, London.
Family
Sir John Clinton married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth Fiennes, Lady Clinton (born c.1455), daughter of Sir
Richard Fiennes, 7th Baron Dacre and
Joan Dacre, 7th Baroness Dacre, whom he married in about 1463 at
Herstmonceux,
Sussex
Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...
.
They had one son,
John Clinton, 7th Baron Clinton
Sir John Clinton, 7th Lord Clinton, KB (c. 1470 – 4 June 1514) was an English peer. He was also known as John Fiennes.
Origins
John Clinton was born about 1470/71 in Folkestone, Kent. He was the son of Sir John Clinton, 6th Lord Clinton (c. ...
, born in 1471 in
Folkestone
Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ...
,
Kent, who died on 4 June 1514.
His second wife was Anne Stafford, daughter of Sir Humphrey Stafford.
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15th-century English nobility
Barons Clinton
1420s births
1488 deaths