Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton
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Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton (c. 1592 – buried 17 September 1637) was an English
-born Scottish
peeress
(later known as the Countess of March, then Duchess of Lennox and then Countess of Abercorn).
Clifton was the only surviving child of Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton
and his wife, Katherine, and inherited her father's title when he committed suicide
in 1618. In 1609, she had married Lord Esmé Stewart
, a younger son of the 1st Duke of Lennox
. In 1619, he was created Earl of March
and later inherited the dukedom of Lennox
when his brother, the 2nd Duke
, died without legitimate heirs in 1624. The duke and duchess had eleven children:
Her husband died later that year in 1624 and Katherine then married the 2nd Earl of Abercorn
c. 1632. They had three children:
On her own death in 1637, her title passed to her eldest son, the 4th Duke of Lennox.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
peeress
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
(later known as the Countess of March, then Duchess of Lennox and then Countess of Abercorn).
Clifton was the only surviving child of Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton
Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton
Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton was an English nobleman.Clifton was a son of Sir John Clifton of Barrington Court, Somerset and was educated at St Alban Hall, Oxford...
and his wife, Katherine, and inherited her father's title when he committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
in 1618. In 1609, she had married Lord Esmé Stewart
Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox
Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox KG was the son of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox. He was a patron of the playwright Ben Jonson, who lived in his household for five years.He married Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton, in 1609...
, a younger son of the 1st Duke of Lennox
Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox
Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox was the son of John Stewart, 5th Lord of Aubigny who was the younger brother of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox...
. In 1619, he was created Earl of March
Earl of March
The title The Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border...
and later inherited the dukedom of Lennox
Duke of Lennox
The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The Dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Stirling, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lennox. The second Duke was made Duke of Richmond; at his...
when his brother, the 2nd Duke
Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox
Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was the son of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox and his wife Catherine de Balsac. Stewart was involved in the Plantation of Ulster in Ireland and the colonization of Maine in New England...
, died without legitimate heirs in 1624. The duke and duchess had eleven children:
- Lady Elizabeth (1610-1674), married the 22nd Earl of ArundelHenry Howard, 22nd Earl of ArundelHenry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, PC was an English noble and the second son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Lady Alethea Talbot, later 13th Baroness Furnivall...
. - James, later 4th Duke of Lennox (1612–1655)
- Lady Anne Stewart (1614-1646), married Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus.
- Henry, 8th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1616–1632)
- Francis (1616–1617)
- Lady Frances (1617–1694), married the 2nd Earl of PortlandJerome Weston, 2nd Earl of PortlandJerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland was an English diplomat.-Life:He was the second but eldest surviving son of the 1st Earl of Portland, by his second wife Frances Walgrave. He was born at Neyland, Essex....
. - Margaret (1618–1618), died young.
- George, 9th Seigneur d'AubignyGeorge Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'AubignyGeorge Stewart , 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny was a Scottish nobleman and Royalist commander in the English Civil War...
(1618–1642) - Ludovic, 10th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1619–1665)
- Lord John (1621–1644)
- Lord BernardLord Bernard StewartLord Bernard Stewart was a Scottish aristocrat who served as a Royalist commander in the English Civil War. He was the youngest of five sons of Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox and his wife Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton, and the brother of James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond.Lord Bernard...
(1623–1645)
Her husband died later that year in 1624 and Katherine then married the 2nd Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the eldest son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion Boyd.-Biography:In 1617, he was created Baron Hamilton of Strabane...
c. 1632. They had three children:
- James, Lord PaisleyJames Hamilton, Lord PaisleyJames Hamilton, Lord Paisley was the eldest son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn and Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton....
(c. 1635 – bef. 1670) - Col. William Hamilton (d. bef. 1670)
- George, later 3rd Earl of AbercornGeorge Hamilton, 3rd Earl of AbercornGeorge Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Abercorn was a Scottish nobleman, the son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn and Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton. He died, unmarried, in Padua on his way to Rome and was succeeded by his second cousin once removed, Lord Hamilton of Strabane.-External...
(c. 1636 – bef. 1683)
On her own death in 1637, her title passed to her eldest son, the 4th Duke of Lennox.