Earl of Cumberland
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The title of Earl of Cumberland was created in the Peerage of England in 1525 for the 11th Baron de Clifford[1]. It became extinct in 1643[1]. See also Duke of Cumberland.
The subsidiary title of the first three earls was Baron de Clifford. The last earl was created Baron Clifford before he became earl, in 1628[1].
[edit] Earls of Cumberland (1525)
- Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland (1493–1542)
- Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland (1517–1570)
- George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (1558–1605)
- Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559–1641)
- Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland (1591–1643)
