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Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland, also known as Elyanore Clifford (née Lady Eleanor Brandon; b. 1519 – d. 27 September 1547) was the third child and second daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Princess Mary Tudor, the Dowager Queen consort of France.
Of Henry VIII’s three nieces—Margaret, Countess of Lennox, Frances, Duchess of Suffolk, and Eleanor, Countess of Cumberland, the last was the shortest-lived and probably the least known. Eleanor was the younger daughter of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and his wife Mary, known as the French Queen because of her previous marriage to ...
Dec 20, 2022 · Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (1519 – 27 September 1547) was the third child and second daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Tudor, the former Queen consort of France.
- Surrey
- 1519
- Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland
- Surrey, United Kingdom
Biography. Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland. Appearance. hide. Lady Eleanor Brandon (1519-27 September 1547) was the daughter of Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Her maternal grandparents were King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York.
Apr 5, 2019 · There is some circumstantial evidence Eleanor spoke and wrote French. When Eleanor’s sister Frances married Henry Grey, Marquis of Dorset in March of 1533, Eleanor was betrothed to Lord Henry Clifford, the eldest son of the Earl of Cumberland who was also distantly related to King Henry VIII.
Eleanor married Henry Clifford, the eldest son and heir of Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland and Lady Margaret Percy at Brandon house, Bridewell, in 1537, her uncle King Henry VIII attended the wedding.
Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland, also known as Elyanore Clifford (née Lady Eleanor Brandon; b. 1519 – d. 27 September 1547) was the third child and second daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Princess Mary Tudor, the Dowager Queen consort of France.
