Peerage Record – 103

     Margaret Fitzwilliam is the daughter of Thomas FitzWilliam.¹ She married Godfrey Foljambe.¹
     Her married name became Foljambe.¹

     Godfrey Foljambe married Margaret Fitzwilliam, daughter of Thomas FitzWilliam.¹

     William FitzWilliam, 1st and last Earl of Southampton was born circa 1490.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas FitzWilliam and Lady Lucy Neville.¹ He married Mabel Clifford, daughter of Henry Clifford, 10th Lord Clifford and Anne St. John, in November 1513.¹ He died on 15 October 1542, from ‘his ordinary malady of the stone’, without legitimate issue.^1,2 His will (dated 10 September 1542) was proven (by probate) on 16 February 1542/43.²
     He held the office of Cupholder to King Henry VIII in 1509.¹ He held the office of Esquire of the Body in 1513.¹ He held the office of Knight of the Body in February 1512/13.¹ He held the office of Master of the Harriers on 18 February 1512/13, in reversion, for life.³ He fought in the naval action off Brest in April 1513, where he was wounded.³ He was appointed Knight on 25 September 1513.³ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of England in 1520.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to France between February 1520/21 and January 1521/22.¹ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of England from 1522 to 1523.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) before April 1522.¹ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of England between April 1522 and 1523.⁴ He held the office of Joint Master of the Ordnance in August 1522, overseas.⁴ He held the office of Treasurer of the Household between 1525 and 1537.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 6 May 1526.^1,4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Surrey between 1529 and 1536.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1529 and 1542.¹ He held the office of Joint Keeper of Windsor Great Park on 29 January 1528/29, with his brother Sir Anthony Browne.⁴ He was Commissioner for a treaty with France on 14 February 1529/30.⁴ He held the office of High Steward of Oxford University between 1532 and 1542.¹ He held the office of High Admiral [England] between 1536 and 1540.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Southampton [England] on 18 October 1537.¹ He was Commissioner to treat for the King’s marriage to Anne of Cleves on 24 September 1539.² He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 27 October 1540 and 1542.¹ He held the office of Lieutenant and Captain-General towards the North in 1542.¹ He was a Commissioner to treat with the Scots at York in September 1542.²
     On his death, the Earldom of Southampton became extinct.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Mabel Clifford was the daughter of Henry Clifford, 10th Lord Clifford and Anne St. John.² She married William FitzWilliam, 1st and last Earl of Southampton, son of Sir Thomas FitzWilliam and Lady Lucy Neville, in November 1513.¹ She died circa August 1550.^1,3 She was buried on 1 September 1550.³
     She held the office of Gentlewomen to Catherine of Aragon.¹ From November 1513, her married name became Fitzwilliam.¹

     Henry Clifford, 10th Lord Clifford was born circa 1454.¹ He was the son of John de Clifford, 9th Lord Clifford and Margaret de Bromflete.¹ He married, firstly, Anne St. John, daughter of Sir John St. John and Alice Bradshaigh, before 1493.² He married, secondly, Florence Pudsey, daughter of Henry Pudsey and Margaret Conyers, before 11 July 1511.¹ He died on 23 April 1523.¹
     Henry Clifford, 10th Lord Clifford also went by the nick-name of ‘The Shepherd Lord’.¹ He was supposedly brought up as a shepherd so his existence was concelaed from the Crown.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Westmorland.¹ On 16 March 1471/72 he had a general pardon.¹ He was appointed Knight on 9 November 1485 and his attainder was reversed.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Lord Clifford [E., 1299] on 9 November 1485.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 23 June 1509.¹ He fought in the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513, where he captured 3 pieces of ordnance, which he mounted at Skipton Castle.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
      He had two other daughters by his first wife.⁴

     Sir Anthony Browne was born on 29 June 1443 at Bettsworth Castle, Surrey, England^G.² He was the son of Sir Thomas Browne and Eleanor Fitzalan.¹ He married Lady Lucy Neville, daughter of Sir John Neville, 1st and last Marquess of Montagu and Isabel Ingaldesthorpe, before 1506.³ He died on 19 November 1506 at age 63 at Calais, Normandy, France^G.²
     He held the office of Standard-Bearer of England.³

     Sir William Hodleston is the son of Sir John Hodleston and Jane Stapleton.¹ He married Lady Isabella Neville, daughter of Sir John Neville, 1st and last Marquess of Montagu and Isabel Ingaldesthorpe.¹

     Sir John Hodleston married Jane Stapleton, daughter of Sir Miles Stapleton and Katherine de la Pole.
     He lived Lord of Millom, Cumberland.¹ He was also known as Sir John Huddleston.

     Thomas Wake was the son of Thomas Wake and Agnes Lovel.² He married, firstly, unknown wife (?)³ He married, secondly, Lady Elizabeth Beauchamp, daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth de Berkeley, after 1469.¹ He died on 20 May 1476.³
     He held the office of Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1461.³ He held the office of Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1463.³ He lived at Deeping, Lincolnshire, England.³ He lived at Clevedon, Somerset, England.³ He lived at Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England.³

     Richard Neville was born before 1439.¹ He was the son of Edward Neville, 1st Lord Abergavenny and Elizabeth Beauchamp, Baroness Bergavenny.¹ He died before 1476.¹