Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland

English noble

A painting of Henry Clifford by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen

Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland (28 February 1592 - 11 December 1643) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1622. He was created a baron in 1628 and succeeded to the title Earl of Cumberland in 1641.

Clifford was the son of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland, and Grisold Hughes and a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676.[1][2] He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[3] In 1607, he became joint Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland, Northumberland and Westmorland. He was elected Member of Parliament for Westmorland in 1614, and was returned in 1621.[4] In 1621, he became Custos Rotulorum of Westmorland. He was created Baron Clifford in 1628.

Clifford was a supporter of Charles I during the so-called Bishops' Wars in Scotland, and also during the Civil War until his death.[3] He succeeded to the title of Earl of Cumberland in 1641 and died two years later in 1643 at the age of 52; as he left no sons the earldom became extinct.[5]

Clifford married Lady Frances Cecil (1593 - 14 February 1644), daughter of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Brooke on 25 July, 1610, at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington.[6] They had one child: Lady Elizabeth Clifford who married Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Lundy, Darryl. "Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland". The Peerage. p. 1634 § 16339.
2. ^ Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995)
3. ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cumberland, Dukes and Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 620.
4. ^ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 173, 183.
5. ^ Chisholm 1911.
6. ^ Lysons, Daniel. "Kensington Pages 170-230 The Environs of London: Volume 3, County of Middlesex". British History Online. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

Political offices

Vacant

Title last held by

The 3rd Earl of Cumberland |  Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland
1607–1639
With:  The 4th Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639
The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639
The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611
The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639
The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639
Lord Maltravers 1632–1639  | Succeeded by

The Earl of Arundel
Lord Maltravers

Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
1607–1639
With:  The 4th Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639
The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639
The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611
The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639
The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639
Lord Maltravers 1632–1639  | Succeeded by

The Earl of Northumberland

Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland
1607–1642
With:  The 4th Earl of Cumberland 1607–1641
The Earl of Suffolk 1607–1639
The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611
The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639
The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639
Lord Maltravers 1632–1639  | English Interregnum
Vacant

Title last held by

Sir Thomas Strickland |  Custos Rotulorum of Westmorland
1621–1641  | Succeeded by

Sir Philip Musgrave, Bt

Parliament of England
Preceded by

Sir Richard Musgrave
Sir Thomas Strickland

|  Member of Parliament for Westmorland
1614–1622
With:  Sir Thomas Wharton | Succeeded by

Sir John Lowther
Robert Strickland

Peerage of England
Preceded by

Francis Clifford

|  Earl of Cumberland
1641–1643  | Extinct
New title |  Baron Clifford
1628–1643  | Succeeded by

Elizabeth Clifford

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