Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex
English Earl
Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, (also spelt "Radcliffe") (1507 – 17 February 1557) was a son of Robert Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Sussex and his wife Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Sussex.
Marriages and children
He was first married to Elizabeth Howard, a daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and his second wife Agnes Tilney. They had two sons:
Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex (c. 1525 – 9 June 1583).
Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex (c. 1532–1593).
The Complete Peerage gives the date of death for his first wife as 18 September 1534. Burke's Peerage agrees on the date but changes the year to 1537. Either way, Henry would not remain a widower for long.
He married secondly Anne Calthorpe.
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