Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland [3226] ^24,25

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  General Notes:

The House of Clifford, chapter 22.

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Knight of the Garter <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm>. 11° B. Clifford. Brought up with Henry VIII <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryVIII.htm>. A bit of a wild young man, he was originally one of the Yorkshire men chosen to a company Henry VIII <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryVIII.htm> to the Field of the Cloth of Gold <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/field_of_the_cloth_of_gold.htm> in France but his name was struck from the list. He was active against the Scots before and after his father's death in 1523. He was created Earl of Cumberland in Jun 1525 and he was also appointed Lord Warden of the West Marches and Governor of Carlisle Castle. In 1530 he signed a letter to the Pope in which King Henry <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryVIII.htm> sought sanction for his divorce from Catalina De Aragon <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutCatalinadeAragon.htm>.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 18 Jun 1525.

Henry married Margaret Talbot [45328] [MRIN: 551610599], daughter of George Talbot 4th Earl Shrewsbury [39839] and Anne Hastings Countess Shrewsbury [39840], before 1516. (Margaret Talbot [45328] died before 1516 and was buried in Skipton Castle, Yorkshire, England.)

Henry next married Margaret Percy Countess of Cumberland [3227] [KND1-4WH] [MRIN: 902], daughter of Henry Algernon Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland [14121] and Catherine Spencer Countess Northumberland [17354], about 1516 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. (Margaret Percy Countess of Cumberland [3227] [KND1-4WH] died on 25 Nov 1540.)