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by the late Duke's sister Mary, the fifth Baroness. She married Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran, but died aged only 18. She was succeeded by her first cousin the sixth Duke of Lennox, who became the sixth Baron Clifton as well. He was the son of Lord George Stuart, the fourth son of the third Duke and the second Baroness Clifton. On his death, the barony and dukedom again separated.
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for earlier history of this title). They were both succeeded by their eldest son James, the fourth Duke and third Baron. When he died the titles passed to his son, the fifth Duke and fourth Baron. On his death in 1660 at the age of 11, the barony separated from the dukedom. The barony was inherited
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Constantine de Clifton, 3rd Baron Clifton (1394–1447), son and heir, who married Joan Thorpe, a daughter and co-heiress of John Thorpe of Ashwell Thorpe, but died without issue, when the barony became extinct. He was buried at
109:). Lady Clifton was succeeded by their son Edward, the ninth Baron. He predeceased his father and never succeeded in the earldom. He was succeeded in the barony by his sister Theodosia, the tenth Baroness. She married 81:, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines. Lord Clifton died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his daughter Katherine, the second Baroness. She married 101:, eldest son of Henry O'Brien, 7th Earl of Thomond. She established her claim to the peerage in 1674. She was succeeded by her daughter Katherine, the eighth Baroness. She was the wife of 479:"HOWARD, Sir John (c.1366-1437), of Wiggenhall and East Winch, Norf., Stoke Nayland, Suff., Stansted Mountfichet, Essex, and Fowlmere, Cambs. | History of Parliament Online" 17: 337: 578: 465:"KNYVET, Sir John (1394/5-1445), of Southwick, Northants., Hamerton, Hunts. And Mendlesham, Suff. | History of Parliament Online" 583: 369: 132: 535: 464: 168: 478: 593: 279: 248: 153: 144: 138: 82: 126: 117:. Since then in 1900, the 17th baroness inherited the barony on the death of her father when she was seven months old. 102: 62: 547: 204: 192: 174: 198: 186: 180: 110: 98: 258:
Constantine de Clifton, 2nd Baron Clifton (1372–1395), son and heir, who married Margaret Howard, sister of
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in Norfolk, was summoned to Parliament in 1376 when he is deemed to have become
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The dukedom became extinct (although this has later been questioned; see the
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Adam Ivo Stuart Bligh, 11th Earl of Darnley, 20th Baron Clifton (1941–2017)
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in Norfolk. His heiress was his only sister Elizabeth Clifford, wife of
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Peter Stuart Bligh, 10th Earl of Darnley, 19th Baron Clifton (1915–1980)
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Ivo Donald Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley, 21st Baron Clifton (b. 1968)
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Esme Ivo Bligh, 9th Earl of Darnley, 18th Baron Clifton (1886–1955)
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Edward Henry Stuart Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley, 16th Baron Clifton
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Elizabeth Adeline Mary Bligh, 17th Baroness Clifton (1900–1937)
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John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley, 15th Baron Clifton
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in Lincolnshire. He died on the Island of Rhodes in 1388.
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Katherine O'Brien, 7th Baroness Clifton (c. 1640–1702)
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Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox, 6th Baron Clifton
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Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley, 14th Baron Clifton
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Edward Bligh, 2nd Earl of Darnley, 11th Baron Clifton
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James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Baron Clifton
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Sable semée of cinquefoils and a lion rampant argent
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John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley, 13th Baron Clifton
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John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, 12th Baron Clifton
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Esmé Stewart, 5th Duke of Lennox, 4th Baron Clifton
227:Baron Clifton of Buckenham Castle, Norfolk (1376) 77:branch of the family. The peerage was created by 570: 239:John de Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton (d.1388), of 162:Katherine Hyde, 8th Baroness Clifton (1663–1706) 525: 411: 105:(who after his wife's death succeeded as third 57:in the County of Huntingdon, is a title in the 150:Mary Butler, 5th Baroness Clifton (1651–1668) 113:. For further history of the barony, see the 556:Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). 450: 448: 165:Edward Hyde, 9th Baron Clifton (1691–1713) 135:, Duchess consort of Lennox (c. 1592–1637) 506: 445: 389: 387: 385: 383: 290:"of Buckenham in the County of Norfolk"). 510:Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy 120: 31: 336:CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 133:Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton 14: 571: 380: 169:Theodosia Bligh, 10th Baroness Clifton 310:A History of the County of Huntingdon 249:Ralph de Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell 40:, Nottinghamshire (Baron Clifton of 266:1389) of Wiggenhall and East Winch. 262:and daughter of Sir Robert Howard ( 24: 18:Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold 579:Baronies in the Peerage of England 127:Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton 25: 605: 483:www.historyofparliamentonline.org 457: 558:Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 507:Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). 83:Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox 564:Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages 471: 313:. London. 1936. pp. 86–92. 284:Sir Philip Knyvett, 1st Baronet 231:The title of Baron Clifton "of 115:Earl of Darnley (1725 creation) 111:John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley 27:Title in the Peerage of England 584:1608 establishments in England 500: 435: 417: 362: 344: 301: 103:Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury 87:Duke of Lennox (1581 creation) 13: 1: 294: 61:. It was created in 1608 for 594:Noble titles created in 1608 99:Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibracken 7: 425:"Titles in the female line" 412:Sherwood & Pevsner 1974 10: 610: 536:The Buildings of England 374:historyofparliament.org 73:and later owned by the 395:"THE CLIFTON PEERAGES" 356:historicengland.org.uk 48: 121:Barons Clifton (1608) 35: 542:. pp. 806–818. 526:Sherwood, Jennifer; 399:nottshihistory.co.uk 352:"Leighton Bromswold" 69:which was built by 65:, who commissioned 63:Sir Gervase Clifton 36:Arms of Clifton of 286:(died 1655). (See 59:Peerage of England 54:Leighton Bromswold 52:Baron Clifton, of 49: 42:Leighton Bromswold 538:. Harmondsworth: 528:Pevsner, Nikolaus 107:Earl of Clarendon 16:(Redirected from 601: 553: 522: 494: 493: 491: 489: 475: 469: 468: 461: 455: 452: 443: 439: 433: 432: 421: 415: 409: 403: 402: 391: 378: 377: 366: 360: 359: 348: 342: 341: 334: 328: 324: 322: 314: 305: 288:Knyvett baronets 280:Sir John Knyvett 241:Buckenham Castle 233:Buckenham Castle 75:Clifton baronets 21: 609: 608: 604: 603: 602: 600: 599: 598: 569: 568: 550: 503: 498: 497: 487: 485: 477: 476: 472: 463: 462: 458: 453: 446: 440: 436: 431:. 24 June 2021. 423: 422: 418: 410: 406: 393: 392: 381: 368: 367: 363: 350: 349: 345: 335: 326: 325: 316: 315: 307: 306: 302: 297: 276:Wymondham Abbey 260:Sir John Howard 229: 123: 95:Earl of Darnley 67:Prebendal house 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 607: 597: 596: 591: 589:Barons Clifton 586: 581: 567: 566: 561: 554: 548: 523: 521:. p. 217. 519:Dean & Son 502: 499: 496: 495: 470: 456: 444: 434: 416: 414:, p. 813. 404: 379: 361: 343: 327:|website= 299: 298: 296: 293: 292: 291: 268: 267: 256: 228: 225: 224: 223: 220: 217: 214: 211: 208: 202: 196: 190: 184: 178: 172: 166: 163: 160: 157: 151: 148: 142: 136: 130: 122: 119: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 606: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 576: 574: 565: 562: 559: 555: 551: 549:0-14-071045-0 545: 541: 540:Penguin Books 537: 533: 529: 524: 520: 516: 512: 511: 505: 504: 484: 480: 474: 466: 460: 451: 449: 438: 430: 426: 420: 413: 408: 400: 396: 390: 388: 386: 384: 375: 371: 365: 357: 353: 347: 339: 332: 320: 312: 311: 304: 300: 289: 285: 281: 277: 272: 271: 270: 265: 261: 257: 254: 250: 246: 245:Baron Clifton 242: 238: 237: 236: 234: 221: 218: 215: 212: 209: 206: 203: 200: 197: 194: 191: 188: 185: 182: 179: 176: 173: 170: 167: 164: 161: 158: 155: 152: 149: 146: 143: 140: 137: 134: 131: 128: 125: 124: 118: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 91: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 55: 47: 43: 39: 34: 30: 19: 557: 531: 509: 486:. Retrieved 482: 473: 459: 437: 429:debretts.com 428: 419: 407: 398: 373: 364: 355: 346: 309: 303: 269: 263: 251:(d.1398) of 244: 230: 92: 51: 50: 45: 29: 532:Oxfordshire 501:Attribution 253:Tattershall 207:(1851–1900) 201:(1827–1896) 195:(1795–1835) 189:(1767–1831) 183:(1719–1781) 177:(1715–1747) 171:(1695–1722) 156:(1639–1672) 147:(1649–1660) 141:(1612–1655) 71:John Thorpe 573:Categories 488:2 November 295:References 329:ignored ( 319:cite book 129:(d. 1618) 85:(see the 530:(1974). 442:pp.307-8 38:Clifton 546:  515:London 544:ISBN 490:2023 338:link 331:help 79:writ 454:GEC 44:): 575:: 534:. 517:: 513:. 481:. 447:^ 427:. 397:. 382:^ 372:. 354:. 323:: 321:}} 317:{{ 264:d. 552:. 492:. 467:. 401:. 376:. 358:. 340:) 333:) 20:)

Index

Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold

Clifton
Leighton Bromswold
Leighton Bromswold
Peerage of England
Sir Gervase Clifton
Prebendal house
John Thorpe
Clifton baronets
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Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox
Duke of Lennox (1581 creation)
Earl of Darnley
Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibracken
Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury
Earl of Clarendon
John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley
Earl of Darnley (1725 creation)
Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton
Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton
James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Baron Clifton
Esmé Stewart, 5th Duke of Lennox, 4th Baron Clifton
Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox, 6th Baron Clifton
Theodosia Bligh, 10th Baroness Clifton
Edward Bligh, 2nd Earl of Darnley, 11th Baron Clifton
John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, 12th Baron Clifton
John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley, 13th Baron Clifton
Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley, 14th Baron Clifton
John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley, 15th Baron Clifton

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