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Margaret Clifford, Countess of Derby. Portrait attributed to Hans Eworth c.1560 may be Lady Strange. Daughter of Henry Clifford, 2nd E. of Cumberland and Eleanor Brandon, and as the great-granddaughter of Henry VII was next in line to inherit the throne of England after the three Grey sisters under the terms of Henry VIII ’s will.
Margaret Stanley, Countess of Derby war eine englische Adelige und über ihre Mutter Eleanor Brandon eine Enkelin Mary Tudors, der jüngeren Schwester König Heinrich VIII. Durch ihre Abstammung hatte Margaret einen Platz in der englischen Thronfolge. Unter Königin Elisabeth I., ihrer Tante zweiten Grades, wurde Margaret von vielen als rechtmäßige Heiress presumptive betrachtet. Ihre ...
Clifford, Margaret (d. 1596)Countess of Derby. Died on September 29, 1596; daughter of Henry Clifford, 2nd earl of Cumberland, and Eleanor Brandon (c. 1520–1547); married Henry Stanley, 4th earl of Derby, on February 7, 1555.
9. März 2017 · Lady Margaret Clifford was the only surviving daughter of Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland and Lady Eleanor Brandon. She was the great granddaughter of Henry VII and according to Henry VIII’s will if anything happened to Elizabeth she would become queen of England. She therefore became Elizabeth’s heir presumptive.
When Margaret Clifford was born in 1540, in Brougham Castle, Westmorland, England, her father, Henry Clifford, was 23 and her mother, Lady Eleanor Brandon, was 22. She married Henry Stanley on 7 February 1555, in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters.
Margaret Stanley (Clifford) aka Countess of Derby (est. 1540 - certain 29 Sep 1596)
