Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Earl of Cumberland is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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18th June 1525. Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland [aged 32] created. See Knighting of Henry Fitzroy.
22nd April 1542. Son Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland [aged 25] succeeded.
January 1570. Son George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland [aged 11] succeeded.
30th October 1605. Brother Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland [aged 46] succeeded.
4th January 1641. Son Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 49] succeeded.
11th December 1643. Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland extinct.
On 18th June 1525 Henry Fitzroy [aged 6] was taken by barge to Bridewell Palace [Map] where he was enobled by his father King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 33].
In the morning Henry Fitzroy was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
In the afternoon Henry Fitzroy was created 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset.
Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland [aged 47] carried the Sword of State. Thomas More [aged 47] read the patents of nobility. Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 41], Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 47],
Henry Courtenay [aged 29] was created 1st Marquess Exeter. Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter [aged 22] by marriage Marchioness Exeter.
Henry Clifford [aged 32] was created 1st Earl of Cumberland, Warden of the West Marches and Governor of Carlisle Castle.
Thomas Manners [aged 33] was created 1st Earl of Rutland. Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 30] by marriage Countess of Rutland. He was given the Earldom of Rutland to reflect his descent from Anne York Duchess Exeter sister of the previous Earl of Rutland. At the same time his arms
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Henry Brandon [aged 2] was created 1st Earl Lincoln.
Robert Radclyffe [aged 42] was created 1st Viscount Fitzwalter.
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 48] was created 1st Viscount Rochford. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 45] by marriage Viscountess Rochford.
Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 52], William Fitzalan 11th or 18th Earl of Arundel [aged 49] and John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford [aged 25] attended.
On 22nd April 1542 Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland [aged 49] died. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Skipton [Map]. His son Henry [aged 25] succeeded 2nd Earl of Cumberland, 12th Baron de Clifford, 12th Lord Skipton. Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland [aged 23].
After 1547 Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland [aged 30] and Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess of Cumberland. He the son of Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In January 1570 Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland [aged 53] died. His son George [aged 11] succeeded 3rd Earl of Cumberland, 13th Baron de Clifford, 13th Lord Skipton. Being underage his wardship went to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 36] who gave it to Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford [aged 43] whose daughter George subsequently married.
In 1577 George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland [aged 18] and Margaret Russell Countess Cumberland [aged 16] were married. She being the daughter of Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford [aged 50] who had been given George's wardship by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 43]. She by marriage Countess of Cumberland. She the daughter of Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford and Margaret St John Countess Bedford. He the son of Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland and Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland [aged 56]. They were third cousins.
Around March 1589 Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland [aged 30] and Grisold Hughes Countess Cumberland were married. She by marriage Countess of Cumberland. He the son of Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland and Anne Dacre Countess Cumberland.
On 30th October 1605 George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland [aged 47] died. His brother Francis [aged 46] succeeded 4th Earl of Cumberland. His daughter Anne [aged 15] succeeded 14th Baroness de Clifford.
Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland bequeathed to Anne the sum of £15,000 in lieu of the estates she was legally entitled to. She engaged in a long and complex legal battle to obtain the family estates. In 1643, when Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 14] died she regained her estates.
On 4th January 1641 Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland [aged 82] died. His son Henry [aged 49] succeeded 5th Earl of Cumberland. Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland [aged 48] by marriage Countess of Cumberland.
On 11th December 1643 Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 52] died. Earl of Cumberland extinct. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifford.
Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke [aged 53] regained the estates she had been legally entitled to since her father died in 1605.