Keywords: Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559 – 4 January 1641) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was the brother of Henry Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, and grandson of Lady Eleanor Brandon, the daughter of Henry VIII's sister, Princess Mary Tudor. His daughter Margaret Clifford (died 1622) married Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559 – 4 January 1641) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was the brother of Henry Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, and grandson of Lady Eleanor Brandon, the daughter of Henry VIII's sister, Princess Mary Tudor. His daughter Margaret Clifford (died 1622) married Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 4thEarlOfCumberland.jpg Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland 1559-1641 http //www skiptoncastle co uk/uploads/gallery/4th-Lord jpg Contemporary portrait PD-Art Earls of Cumberland Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559 – 4 January 1641) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was the brother of Henry Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, and grandson of Lady Eleanor Brandon, the daughter of Henry VIII's sister, Princess Mary Tudor. His daughter Margaret Clifford (died 1622) married Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford |