Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater (1655 – 29 April 1705) was an
English peer, styled Viscount Radclyffe from 1688 to 1695.
He inherited the
earldom from his father,
Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater in 1697. His mother was Catherine Fenwick, daughter of Sir William Fenwick. On 18 August 1687, he married
Lady Mary Tudor, 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 peer who participated in the Jacobite rising of 1715 and was executed for treason.
Life
Radclyffe was the son of Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwen ...
(1689–1716)
*Hon. Francis Radclyffe (2 February 1691 – 15 May 1715)
*Hon.
Charles Radclyffe (1693–1746)
*Lady Mary Tudor Radclyffe (6 October 1697 – 16 March 1756)
The marriage was unhappy. (
Thomas Seccombe, writing in the ''Dictionary of National Biography'', says that Mary was unfaithful).
The couple separated in 1700.
References
1655 births
1705 deaths
Earls of Derwentwater
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