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Robert Fitzwalter Radcliffe

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Probably Sussex, England
Death: November 27, 1542 (58-59)
Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Place of Burial: City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of John Radcliffe, 9th Baron Fitzwalter and Margaret Radcliffe
Husband of Elizabeth Radcliffe, Countess of Sussex; Margaret Radcliffe (Stanley), Countess of Sussex and Mary Fitzalan (Arundell), Countess of Arundel
Father of Sir Humphrey Radcliffe; Henry Radcliffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex; Thomas Radcliffe; George Radcliffe; Lady Jane Browne and 4 others
Brother of Lady Mary Darrell and Thomas Radcliffe
Half brother of Bridget Morrison; Jane Radcliffe; Ursula Radcliffe and Anne Radcliffe

Occupation: 1st Earl of Sussex, Lord Fitzwalter, Earl of Sussex
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About Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex

Robert Radcliffe (also Radclyffe, Ratcliffe), 1st Earl of Sussex, KG (1483–1542).

Robert Radcliffe was a prominent English courtier and soldier of the time of Henry VIII. He became Knight of the Garter in 1524. The 10th Baron FitzWalter, he was created 1st Viscount FitzWalter in 1525 and 1st Earl of Sussex in 1529. Married:

  1. Elizabeth Stafford of Buckingham
  2. Margaret Stanley, of Derby
  3. Mary Arundell

Children by Elizabeth Stafford:

  1. Sir Humphrey Radcliffe d. 1566
  2. Henry Radcliffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex b. c 1506, d. 17 Feb 1556/57

Children by Margaret Stanley:

  1. Lady Anne Radcliffe
  2. Lady Jane Radcliffe b. 1533, d. 1553

Children by Mary Arundell:

  1. John Radcliffe

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Last Edited=5 Apr 2011

    Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex was born in 1483.1 He was the son of John Radcliffe, 9th Lord FitzWalter and Margaret (?).1,2 He married, firstly, Lady Elizabeth Stafford, daughter of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Woodville, after 23 July 1505.3 He married, secondly, Lady Margaret Stanley, daughter of Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby and Anne Hastings, between 11 May 1532 and 1 September 1532.4 He married, thirdly, Mary Arundell, daughter of Sir John Arundell and Katharine Grenville, on 14 January 1536/37.5 He married Lady Elizabeth Stafford, daughter of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Woodville.2 He died on 27 November 1542.6
    He was also known as Robert Radclyffe.5 He was also known as Robert Ratcliffe.7 He succeeded to the title of 10th Lord FitzWalter [E., 1295] on 3 November 1505, after his father's attainder was reversed.2 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1509.2 From 1512 to 1513 he campaigned in France.2 In 1522 he campaigned in France.2 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1524.2 He was created 1st Viscount FitzWalter [England] on 18 June 1525. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) before 5 February 1525/26.2 He was created 1st Earl of Sussex [England] on 8 December 1529.2 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.).7 He held the office of Chamberlain to the Exchequer between 1532 and 1542.2 He held the office of Great Chamberlain between 1540 and 1542.2

   Robert FitzWalter Of Sussex And Essex RADCLIFF
   NPFX: 1st Earl
   Sex: M
   Birth: Abt 1475 in Sussex,England
   Death: 27 NOV 1542 in Chelsea,Middlesex,England
   Burial: St. Lawrence Pountney,Middlesex,England
   Change Date: 15 JUN 2002 at 02:27:17
   Father: John III Of FitzWalter RADCLIFF b: Abt 1450 in Woodhouse,Essex,England
   Mother: Margaret WHETEHILL b: 1455 in Calais,France
   Marriage 1 Margaret Ann STANLEY b: Abt 1505 in Derbyshire,England
   Married: 1532

Birth: ABT 1475 _SDATE: 1 JUL 1475 in Sussex, England Death: 27 NOV 1542 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England

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Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex's Timeline

1483
1483
Probably Sussex, England
1505
1505
Edgworth, Lancashire, England
1506
1506
Edgeworth,Lancashire,England
1511
1511
Of, Knockaloe-Moor, Isle Of Man, England
1532
1532
Matlock, Derbyshire, England (United Kingdom)
1538
March 1538
1539
December 31, 1539