Robert de Clifford, 3rd Baron de Clifford, also 3rd Lord of Skipton (5 November 1305 – 20 May 1344) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of

Skipton Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Ai ...

from 1310 to 1676. He was the second son of

Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

and Maud de Clare, eldest daughter of Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond and Juliana FitzGerald. His title was restored to him in 1327 after being forfeited by his elder brother

Roger de Clifford, 2nd Baron de Clifford Roger de Clifford, 2nd Baron de Clifford, also 2nd Lord of Skipton (21 January 1300 – 23 March 1322) was a member of the Clifford family, which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He inherited his title when his father, Robert de Cliffo ...

who was hanged for treason. He married Isabel, daughter of

Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (April 1271 – 31 May 1326), ''The Magnanimous'', feudal baron of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England, was a peer. He rebelled against King Edward II and the Despencers. His epith ...

at Berkeley Castle in 1328. They had 7 children. He was succeeded as Baron De Clifford by the eldest son, Robert de Clifford, 4th Baron de Clifford.

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* 1305 births 1344 deaths 14th-century English nobility High Sheriffs of Westmorland

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

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