Encyclopedia > Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland
Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland (1517-1570) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was married to Eleanor Brandon, a niece of Henry VIII. Statistics Population: 14,313 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD986516 Administration District: Craven Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office... Lady Eleanor Brandon (1519 - September 27, 1547) was the third child and second daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor, former queen consort of France. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 â 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ...
Married Elizabeth Clifford, daughter of the 5th Earl of Cumberland and descendant of Edward III.
His son Richard Boyle, 2ndEarl of Cork died in 1665 in the Battle of Solebay, and another son, Charles Boyle, married Jane Seymour, a descendant of Henry VII.The 3rd Earl was the grandson of the 2ndEarl.
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (1566-1643)\n*Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2ndEarl of Cork (1612-1698)\n*Charles Boyle, 2ndEarl of Burlington, 3rd Earl of Cork (bef.