John de Clifford, 7th Baron Clifford

Notes: Knight of the Garter. Only three years old when his father died in 1391. He married Elizabeth Percy - Harry Hotspur's daughter, in 1404. John was summoned as a Baron to Parliament from 1411 and in 1413 he attended the coronation of Henry V and went with him to France. He took part in the siege of Harfleur and the Battle of Agincourt 1415 and he received the surrender of Cherbourg. John liked to joust and was wounded in the great tournament of Carlisle but he recovered and in 1421 he was elected knight of the garter. He returned to France only to be killed at the siege of Meaux in 1422. His body was brought home and buried at buried Bolton Abbey. He left two sons Thomas and Henry and two daughters, Mary and Blanche [Beatrice].

Sir John de Clifford, 7th Lord Clifford was born circa 1388. He was the son of Thomas de Clifford, 6th Lord Clifford and Elizabeth de Ros. He married Elizabeth Percy, daughter of Sir Henry Percy, Lord Percy and Elizabeth de Mortimer, between 1403 and 1412. He died on 13 March 1421/22 at Meaux, France, killed in action.

Sir John de Clifford, 7th Lord Clifford succeeded to the title of 7th Lord Clifford [E., 1299] on 18 August 1391. He fought in the Siege of Meaux.2He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 3 May 1421.

Children of Sir John de Clifford, 7th Lord Clifford and Elizabeth Percy

• Mary Clifford+
• Thomas de Clifford, 8th Lord Clifford+ b. 25 Mar 1414, d. 22 May 1455

Citations

• 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 550. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 2.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 293. From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p1053.htm#i10530

7th Baron of Clifford

1421 - Knight of the Garter

1411 - summoned to Parliament

Fought with Henry V in France

 Siege of Harfleur

Battle of Agincourt
received surrender of Cherbourg
Wounded in joust a Carlisle

Killed at siege of Meaux

John de Clifford, Baron

1388 - 1422

Suffix Baron

Birth Abt 1388 Of Appleby, Westmoreland, England

Gender Male

Died 13 Mar 1421-1422 Siege Of, Meaux, Seine-Et-Marne, France

Father Thomas Clifford, Baron of Clifford, b. 1363, Of Brough Castle, , Westmoreland, England , d. 18 Aug 1391, , Spruce, , Germany

Mother Elizabeth De Roos, b. Abt 1367, Of, Hamlake, , England , d. 26 Mar 1424

Family 1 Elizabeth de Percy, Baroness of Clifford, b. Abt 1390, Of, Alnwick, Northumberland, England , d. 26 Oct 1437, , , England

Married 1403-1412 , Westmoreland, England

Children

1. Mary Clifford, b. Abt 1426, Appleby, Westmoreland, England , d. Yes, date unknown

	2. Thomas de Clifford,   b. 25 Mar 1414, , Devonshire, England ,   d. 22 May 1454, , , England 

John de Clifford 7th Lord Clifford, Hereditary Sheriff of Westmoreland was born circa 1389 [aged 3 in 1392]. He married Elizabeth Percy, daughter of Sir Henry Percy K.G., K.B. and Elizabeth Philippa Mortimer, circa 1404. John de Clifford 7th Lord Clifford, Hereditary Sheriff of Westmoreland died on 13 March 1422 at Meaux, France. He was buried at Bolton Priory.

• 'John CLIFFORD (7º B. Clifford)
• 'Born: 1388, Appleby, Westmoreland, England
• 'Died: 13 Mar 1421/2, Siege of Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France
• 'Buried: Bolton Abbey / Friars Minors, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
• 'Notes: Knight of the Garter. Only three years old when his father died in 1391. He married Elizabeth Percy - Harry Hotspur's daughter, in 1404. John was summoned as a Baron to Parliament from 1411 and in 1413 he attended the coronation of Henry V and went with him to France. He took part in the siege of Harfleur and the Battle of Agincourt 1415 and he received the surrender of Cherbourg. John liked to joust and was wounded in the great tournament of Carlisle but he recovered and in 1421 he was elected knight of the garter. He returned to France only to be killed at the siege of Meaux in 1422. His body was brought home and buried at buried Bolton Abbey. He left two sons Thomas and Henry and a daughter Mary.
• Father: Thomas CLIFFORD (6° B.Clifford)
• Mother: Elizabeth ROS (B. Clifford)
• 'Married 1: ¿?
• 'Married 2: Elizabeth PERCY (B. Clifford/C. Westmoreland) ABT 1412
• Children:
  • 1. Thomas CLIFFORD (8º B. Clifford)
  • 2. Mary CLIFFORD
  • 3. Henry CLIFFORD
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CLIFFORD.htm#John CLIFFORD (7º B. Clifford)

1. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (Google eBook) Henry Colburn, 1839. Page 278. "His lordship d in 1390 and was s by his eldest son Thomas, 6th baron, who m Elizabeth dau and heir Thomas, Lord Roos of Hamlakc, and dying in 1392, by his only son, John, 7th baron, KG, sheriff of Westmorland, nobleman fell at the siege of Meaux 13 March 1422. was s. by his only son by Elizabeth dau of Henry Percy the celebrated Hotspur "

He fought in the Siege of Meaux. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 3 May 1421.

7th Baron Skipton. High Sheriff of Westmoreland. He took part in a great tournament at Carlisle between six English and six Scottish knights, and in the war in France. He was at the Siege of Harfleur and at the Battle of Agincourt, where he was indented to serve Henry V with 3 archers.[4] He accepted the surrender of Cherbourg. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 3 May 1421. He was a legatee in the will of his cousin, Henry V. Killed in battle at the Seige of Meaux, France.

References

• ”Memorials of an ancient house : a history of the family of Lister or Lyster.” Author: Denny, Henry Lyttelton Lyster, 1878-. Page 125. Archive.Org
• Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition ... page 507. GoogleBookswww.findagrave.com

Sir John Clifford
Birth 1389
England
Death 13 Mar 1421 (aged 31'9632)
Meaux, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Burial
St. Mary and St. Cuthbert Priory Churchyard
Bolton Abbey, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
Memorial ID 60731776

Family Members
Spouse

Elizabeth de Percy Clifford
1395'961436 (m. 1404)
Children

Thomas de Clifford
1414'961455

Mary Clifford Wentworth
1421'961478