Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex
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Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Sussex
Elizabeth Stafford was a daughter of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and his wife Catherine Woodville. She was a sister of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire....
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His maternal grandparents were Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, KG played a major role in Richard III of England's rise and fall. He is also one of the primary suspects in the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower...
and his wife Catherine Woodville.
He was a second cousin to among others Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset
Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset
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, Arthur, Prince of Wales
Arthur, Prince of Wales
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, Margaret, queen consort of Scotland
Margaret Tudor
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, Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII of England
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, Elizabeth Tudor, Mary, queen consort of France
Mary Tudor (queen consort of France)
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, Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset
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, Katherine Tudor
Katherine Tudor
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, Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter
Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter
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, Margaret Courtenay
Margaret Courtenay
Margaret Courtenay was the only daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Catherine of York. Her maternal grandparents were Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville....
and Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester
Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester
Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester was an English nobleman, son of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert. On his father's death on 15 April 1526, he succeeded as the second Earl of Worcester...
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Marriages and children
He was first married to Elizabeth Howard, a daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of NorfolkThomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
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and his second wife Agnes Tilney
Agnes Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
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. They had two sons:
- Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of SussexThomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of SussexThomas Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Sussex was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland during the Tudor period of English history, and a leading courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I.- Family:...
(c. 1525 – 9 June 1583). - Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of SussexHenry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of SussexHenry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex, KG was an English peer.-Life:He was born in England to Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex and Elizabeth Howard...
(c. 1532 – 1593).
The Complete Peerage
The Complete Peerage
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gives the date of death for his first wife as 18 September 1534. Burke's Peerage
Burke's Peerage
Burke's Peerage publishes authoritative, in-depth historical guides to the royal and titled families of the United Kingdom, such as Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, and of many other countries. Founded in 1826 by British genealogist John Burke Esq., and continued by his son, Sir John...
agrees on the date but changes the year to 1537. Either way Henry would not remain a widower for long.
He married secondly Anne Calthorpe
Anne Calthorpe
Anne Calthorpe, Countess of Sussex , was the second wife of Henry Radcliffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, who divorced her in 1555 on the grounds of her alleged bigamous marriage to Sir Edmund Knyvet, and her "unnatural and unkind" character.She served as a lady-in-waiting in the household of Queen consort...
. The marriage resulted in a divorce or annulment in 1555. But they had two known children:
- Egremont Radclyffe (died 1578). He took part in the Rising of the NorthRising of the NorthThe Rising of the North of 1569, also called the Revolt of the Northern Earls or Northern Rebellion, was an unsuccessful attempt by Catholic nobles from Northern England to depose Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.-Background:When Elizabeth I succeeded her...
but escaped to Continental EuropeContinental EuropeContinental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands....
after its failure. He was executed in NamurNamur (city)Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....
, accused of attempting to poison John of Austria. John is believed to have died of typhusTyphusEpidemic typhus is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural disasters...
. - Lady Frances RadclyffeLady Frances RadclyffeLady Frances Radclyffe was an English noblewoman, who early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England became one of her Maids of Honour. It was at the royal court when Frances attracted the attention of visiting Irish chieftain Shane O'Neill, who was searching for a "proper English wife" and...
(died 1602). Married Sir Thomas Mildmay, by whom she had two sons.
Earl
On 27 November 1542 his father died and Henry succeeded him as Earl of Sussex. His second cousin Henry VIII created him was a Knight of the Garter in 1554, alongside the later Philip II of SpainPhilip II of Spain
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, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy
Emmanuel Philibert was Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580....
and William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham , was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk by his second wife, Agnes Tilney...
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