HER, 
February 24, 17*7, married, November 27, 1765, Mary, 
‘daughter of Henry Fane, efq. ofWormfley, in the coun¬ 
ty of Oxford ; and, dying January 1, 1781, left iflue, 
T. Thomas, theprefent baron Le Defpencer. 2. George- 
Auguftus, a major in the army, and a captain in the 
3Sth regiment of foot; married, in 1790, Anna-Maria 
Keppel, eldeft daughter of Frederic,.late lord bilhop of 
Exeter. 3. Maria, born January 13, 1767. 4. Catha¬ 
rine, born January 15, 1768. 5. William, born June 5, 
1769, a major-general in the army. 6. James-Henry, 
born in 1778. Catharine, married to fir James Wright, 
bai t, of Ray-houfe, in the county of Effex. 
Creation. —Baron Le Defpencer, June 3, 1283. 
Residences. —Mereworth Caftle, in the county of 
Kent; and Grey’s Court, in the county of Oxford..— 
Town-houfe, Hanover-fquare. 
Armorial Bearinc s.—Sec the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Nevikfa.no. —“ Difgrace not the altar.” 
CLIFFORD, BARON DE CLIFFORD. 
EDWARD-SOUTHWELL CLIFFORD, Baron 
DE CLIFFORD, Baron Weftmoreland, and Veley; 
born June 23, 1767 ; fucceeded his father, the late lord, 
November 1, 1777; married, February 1789, Mary-Eli- 
zabeth Bourke, fecond daughter ofjofeph, third earl of 
Mayo, and archbilhop of Tuam. 
The family of Clifford is defeended from William, 
younger fon of Richard, fourth duke of Normandy, who 
came over to England with his nephew, William the 
Conqueror. Walter, fon of William, affumed the fur- 
name of Clifford, from the caftle of Clifford, which was 
affigned to him, with the lordlhip of the county of Here¬ 
ford; and had ilfue, 1. Walter, grandfather of Roger, 
who married Ifabella, daughter of Robert de Vipont 
'baron of Weftmoreland, inwhofe right the title of Weft, 
morelaud defeended to the family of'Clifford. Roger 
'de Clifford was killed in the wars of Edward I. againft 
the principality of Wales, November 6, 1283. 2. Ro- 
ifamond, the fair concubine of Henry II. fo much cele¬ 
brated by the old writers of romance. She bore to that 
monarch William Longfword, who was created earl of 
Salifbury. 
Robert, fon of Roger, had fummons to parliament by 
the title of baron Clifford, of Appleby, in the reign of 
Edward I. and was conftituted by Edward II. in 1307, 
earl marlhal of England. He was killed in the battle of 
Bannockburn, June 25., 1314; leaving iffue, Roger, fe¬ 
cond-lord Clifford., who was one of the nobles that were 
beheaded with Thomas earl of Lancafter, grandfon of 
Henry III, March 23, 1322. Roger, fifth lord Clifford, 
great grandfon of Robert, was a nobleman of gallantry 
and merit; and had iffue, 1. Thomas, fixth lord Clif¬ 
ford, grandfather of Thomas, eighth lord Clifford, who 
adhered to the party of the houfe of Lancafter in the 
civil wars, and loft his life in the firft battle of St. Al¬ 
ban’s, May 22, 1455. Louis, anceftor of lord Clifford 
!of Chudleigh. 
John, ninth lord Clifford, was one of the principal 
leaders of the party of the houfe of Lancafter, in the 
cruel ware waged with the houfe of York, which wafted 
much of the belt. blood in England. This nobleman 
married Margaret, daughter and heir of Henry Brom. 
flete baron Vefey; in confequence of which marriage 
the title of Vefey defeended to the family of Clifford. 
He was killed at the battle of Towton, March 29, 1461, 
in the twenty-fixth year of his age. Henry, eleventh 
lord Clifford, his grandfon, was created by Henry VIII. 
June 18, 1523, earl of the county of Cumberland ; and 
had iffue, Henry, fecond earl of Cumberland, who mar¬ 
ried Eleanor, daughter of Charles Brandon duke of Suf¬ 
folk, and of Mary queen dowager of France, daughter 
of Henry VII. George, third earl of Cumberland, Ion 
of Henry, fecond earl, had iffue, Anne, heir to the ba¬ 
ronies of Clifford, Weftmoreland, and Vefey, who mar¬ 
ried, firft, Richard, third earl of Dorfet; and lecoadly, 
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Philip, fourth earl of Pembroke. Upon the death of 
Henry, fixth earl of Cumberland, grandfon of Francis, 
fourth earl, brother of George, third earl, February 4, 
1643, the title of Cumberland became extindl; and Ri¬ 
chard Boyle, fecond earl of Cork, aftewards created earl 
of Burlington, in the county of York, who married Eli¬ 
zabeth his daughterand heir, was by Charles I. in 1644, 
created in her right baron Clifford, of Lanelborough, in 
the county ofYork. This title became extinfl in 1753. 
Thomas, fixth earl of Thanet, grandfon of Richard, 
third earl of Dorfet, and of Anne Clifford, was admit¬ 
ted, December 12, 1691, to the titles of baron Clifford, 
Weftmoreland, and Vefey; and had iffue, 1. Catharine, 
married to Edward lord vifeount Sondes, fon of Louis 
Watfon earl of Rockingham; by whom (lie had iffue, 
Catharine, married to Edward Southwell, of King’s 
Wefton, in the county of Gloucefter, efquire. 2. Mar¬ 
garet, married to Thomas Coke, earl of Leicefter, who 
was admitted, Augufti3, 1734, to the titles of baronefs 
Clifford, Weftmoreland, and Vefey. Upon her death, 
February 28, 1775, the honours defeended to the family 
of Southwell. 
The family of Southwell has been traced back to the 
reign of Henry III. and John Southwell, in'the reign of 
Henry VI. had iffue, 1. Robert, father of Francis, who 
had iffue, Richard ; and Robert, appointed by Hen¬ 
ry VIII. July 1, 1541, to the office of mailer of the 
rolls. He died in 1549. 2. John, anceftor to Thomas. 
Arthur Southwell, lord vifeount Southwell, of the king¬ 
dom of Ireland. Sir Robert, third in defeent from Ri¬ 
chard, was appointed by Charles II. to various foreign 
embaffies ; and by William III. was conftituted princi¬ 
pal fecretary of ftate for the kingdom of Ireland. In 
proof of his literary fame, he was five times elected 
prelidentof the Royal Society ; and died September 11, 
1702. Edward, his fon, fucceeded him in the office of 
principal fecretary of ftate for the kingdom of Ireland ; 
and had iffue, Edward, who married Catharine, daugh¬ 
ter and heir of Edward lord vifeount Sondes, fon of 
Louis Watfon earl of Rockingham. 
Edward, the iffue.of this marriage, received fummons 
to parliament in right of his mother in May 1776, by 
the titles of baron Clifford, Weftmoreland, and Vefey. 
He married Sophia, daughter of Samuel Campbell, of 
Mount Campbell, in the county of Leitrim, in the king¬ 
dom of Ireland, efquire; by which lady he had iffue, 
■Edward, the prefent lord; Robert-Campbell, died July 
15, 1793; Henry, died in 1777 ; John, died in 1778; 
Mary, died Auguft 14, 1789; Catharine, died in July 
1801, -having married colonel George Couffinaker, late 
of the guards, who died, leaving iffue, George, born in 
June,2797, and Sophia, born November -1791 ; Sophia, 
born June 10, 1771, married John vifeount Sydney, by 
whom ffie had iffue, and died November 1795 ; Eliza¬ 
beth, born June 11, 1776, married Williatn-Charles 
earl of Albemarle, and has iffue; Henrietta, born May 
19, 1777, married Frederic, third fon of the late Peter 
D.eltne, efquire, and died in 1800, leaving an infant fon, 
who furvived but a few weeks. Kislordlhip died No¬ 
vember 1, 1777, when he was fucceeded by' his fon Ed¬ 
ward, the prelent and eighteenth lord Clifford. Should 
his lordlhip die without iffue, the barony will be in 
abeyance between George, fon of the late colonel Coufi- 
maker, the daughters of vifeount Sydney, and Elizabeth 
countefs of Albemarle, lifter to the prefent lord. 
Creations. —Baron Vefey, December 29, 1269 ; 
Clifford and Weftmoreland, 1295. 
Residences. —King’s Wefton Park, in the county of 
Glaucefter.—T.own-houfe, Bmton-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearing s. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto. — Le roy leveut. —“ The king will have it fo.” 
TUCHET, BARON AUDLEY. 
GEORGE-THICKNESS'E -TUCHET, Baron 
AUDLEY ; born February 4, 1758 ; fucceeded his un= 
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