Individual Details
Robert de Clifford
(1 Apr 1274 - 24 Jun 1314)
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Robert de Clifford, 1st Lord Clifford1
M, #3520, b. 1 April 1274, d. 24 June 1314
Last Edited=23 Feb 2011
Robert de Clifford, 1st Lord Clifford was born on 1 April 1274 at Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England.2 He was the son of Roger de Clifford and Isabel de Vipont.3 He married Maud de Clare, daughter of Sir Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond and Juliana FitzMaurice, on 3 November 1295 at Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England.4 He died on 24 June 1314 at age 40 at Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland, killed in action.2 He was buried at Shap Abbey, Westmorland, England.2
He held the office of Justice in Eyre North of Trent from 1297 to 1308.3 He held the office of Governor of Nottingham Castle in July 1298.3 He held the office of Captain General of the Marches of Scotland in 1299.5 He was created 1st Lord Clifford [England by writ] on 29 December 1299.3 He fought in the Scottish Wars.3 He held the office of Marshal of England in 1307.5 He held the office of Justice of Eyre South of the Trent from 1307 to 1308.5 He held the office of Warden of the Scottish Marches in 1308.5 He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.6
Children of Robert de Clifford, 1st Lord Clifford and Maud de Clare
Idoine de Clifford+1 b. c 1300, d. 24 Aug 1365
Roger de Clifford, 2nd Lord Clifford5 b. 21 Jan 1299/0, d. c Apr 1322
Robert de Clifford, 3rd Lord Clifford+5 b. 5 Nov 1305, d. 20 May 1344
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IX, page 502. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 290.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 247.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 291.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Robert de Clifford, 1st Lord Clifford1
M, #3520, b. 1 April 1274, d. 24 June 1314
Last Edited=23 Feb 2011
Robert de Clifford, 1st Lord Clifford was born on 1 April 1274 at Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England.2 He was the son of Roger de Clifford and Isabel de Vipont.3 He married Maud de Clare, daughter of Sir Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond and Juliana FitzMaurice, on 3 November 1295 at Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England.4 He died on 24 June 1314 at age 40 at Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland, killed in action.2 He was buried at Shap Abbey, Westmorland, England.2
He held the office of Justice in Eyre North of Trent from 1297 to 1308.3 He held the office of Governor of Nottingham Castle in July 1298.3 He held the office of Captain General of the Marches of Scotland in 1299.5 He was created 1st Lord Clifford [England by writ] on 29 December 1299.3 He fought in the Scottish Wars.3 He held the office of Marshal of England in 1307.5 He held the office of Justice of Eyre South of the Trent from 1307 to 1308.5 He held the office of Warden of the Scottish Marches in 1308.5 He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.6
Children of Robert de Clifford, 1st Lord Clifford and Maud de Clare
Idoine de Clifford+1 b. c 1300, d. 24 Aug 1365
Roger de Clifford, 2nd Lord Clifford5 b. 21 Jan 1299/0, d. c Apr 1322
Robert de Clifford, 3rd Lord Clifford+5 b. 5 Nov 1305, d. 20 May 1344
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IX, page 502. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 290.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 247.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 291.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Events
| Birth | 1 Apr 1274 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 1299 | 1st Lord Clifford | |||
| Death | 24 Jun 1314 |
Families
| Spouse | Maud de Clare (1276 - 1327) |
| Child | Idoine de Clifford (1300 - 1365) |
| Child | Robert de Clifford (1305 - 1344) |
| Father | Roger de Clifford (1243 - 1282) |
| Mother | Isabel de Vipont (1254 - 1291) |