John Clifford, 7th Baron de Clifford (c. 1389 – 13 March 1422), also known as John, Lord Clifford, 7th Lord of the Honor of Skipton, was an English peer. He was killed at the siege of

Meaux Meaux () is a Communes of France, commune on the river Marne (river), Marne in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, Franc ...

, France.

Family

John Clifford, born about 1389, was the only son of

Thomas Clifford, 6th Baron Clifford Thomas de Clifford, 6th Baron de Clifford, also 6th Lord of Skipton (c. 1363 – 1391) was a Knight of The Chamber, hereditary Sheriff of Westmorland, Governor of Carlisle Castle, and Warden of the West Marches. Life He was the son of Roger d ...

(d. 18 August 1391), and Elizabeth de Roos (d. March 1424), daughter of Thomas de Roos, 4th Baron Roos of

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and Lady Beatrix Stafford, daughter of

Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford (24 September 1301 – 31 August 1372), Order of the Garter, KG, of Stafford Castle and Madeley Old Manor, Madeley Castle in Staffordshire, was an England, English nobleman and a no ...

. He had a sister, Maud Clifford, who married firstly, John Neville, 6th Baron Latimer, and secondly,

Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge Richard of Conisbrough, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (20 July 1385 – 5 August 1415) was the second son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York. He was beheaded for his part in the Southampton Plot, a conspi ...

Career

At his father's death on 18 August 1391, Clifford, then aged about three, inherited the title and the position of hereditary

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. He was summoned to Parliament from 21 September 1411 to 26 February 1421. He took part in a great

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between six English and six Scottish knights, and in the war in France. He was at the

Siege of Harfleur The siege of Harfleur (18 August – 22 September 1415) was conducted by the English army of King Henry V in Normandy, France, during the Hundred Years' War. The defenders of Harfleur surrendered to the English on terms and were treated as pri ...

and at the

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, where he was indented to serve

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with 3 archers. He accepted the surrender of

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. He was made a

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on 3 May 1421. He was a legatee in the will of his cousin,

. He was killed at the

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on 13 March 1422, and is said to have been buried at

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. His widow, who died 26 October 1436, is buried at

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Marriage and issue

John Clifford married Elizabeth Percy, the daughter of Sir Henry "Hotspur" Percy and Lady Elizabeth Mortimer, their children are as follows: *

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, who married Joan Dacre, daughter of

Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre of Gilsland (27 October 1387 – 5 January 1458) was a medieval English nobleman. Biography Thomas was the son and heir of William Dacre, 5th Baron Dacre of Gilsland (c. 1357–1399), and Joan Douglas, the illeg ...

and Lady Phillipa de Neville, daughter of

Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland Earl Marshal (c. 136421 October 1425), was an English nobleman of the House of Neville. Origins Ralph Neville was born about 1364, the son of John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville by his wife Maud Percy ( ...

. *Henry Clifford *Lady Mary Clifford, who married Sir Philip Wentworth of

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(c. 1424 – 18 May 1464), beheaded at

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, Yorkshire, after the

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, by whom she had a son and two daughters. Lady Mary Clifford's granddaughter,

Margery Wentworth Margery Wentworth, also known as Margaret Wentworth, and as both Lady Seymour and Dame Margery Seymour (c. 1478 – 18 October 1550), was the wife of Sir John Seymour and the mother of Queen Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII of E ...

, married Sir John Seymour of

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. *Lady Blanche (or Beatrix) Clifford, who married Sir Robert Waterton (d. 10 December 1475), son of the Lancastrian retainer,

Robert Waterton Robert Waterton (c. 1360 – 17 January 1425) was a trusted servant of the House of Lancaster under three monarchs, Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. As Constable of Pontefract Castle, he had custody of Richard II after that king was deposed. ...

(d. 17 January 1425). There were no issue of the marriage.

Lady Elizabeth Percy

Clifford's wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter of Sir Henry Percy (nicknamed ''Hotspur'') and Lady Elizabeth Mortimer, daughter of

Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and Earl of Ulster (1 February 135227 December 1381) was an English magnate who was appointed Lieutenant of Ireland, but died after only two years in the post. Early life He was the son of Roger Mortimer, 2n ...

and

Philippa Plantagenet, 5th Countess of Ulster Philippa of Clarence also known as Philippa Plantagenet or Philippa de Burgh or Philippa of Eltham (16 August 1355 – 5 January 1382) was a medieval English princess and the ''suo jure'' Countess of Ulster. Biography She was born at Eltham ...

.
Philippa was the daughter of Lady Elizabeth de Burgh and

Lionel of Antwerp Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, (; 29 November 133817 October 1368), was an English prince, Earl of Ulster ''jure uxoris'' from 1347, Duke of Clarence from 1362, Guardian of England in 1345–46, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1361–66, Kn ...

, son of

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.

After John Clifford's death, a widowed Elizabeth remarried. Marrying

Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland ( 1406 – 3 November 1484) was an English nobleman in northern England. Origins Ralph Neville was born at Cockermouth Castle (which was temporarily in Neville family hands following a rebellion of the r ...

in 1426.
Ralph and Elizabeth had a son, Sir John Neville, who married Lady Anne Holland, daughter of

John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (29 March 1395 – 5 August 1447) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. His father, the 1st Duke of Exeter, was a maternal half-brother to R ...

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