Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameSir Lewis Clifford KG 
[77, p. 46], [60, Warre article, Vol IV, pp. 146-7], [60, Grey of Wilton art, Vol VI, p. 171 seq], [78, Will of Sir Lewis Clifford, p. 164]
[77, p. 46], [60, Warre article, Vol IV, pp. 146-7], [60, Grey of Wilton art, Vol VI, p. 171 seq], [78, Will of Sir Lewis Clifford, p. 164]Deathbef 6 Dec 1404
GeneralKG 64: 1377. A lollard - and apologised for it in his will.
Notes for Sir Lewis Clifford KG
It is not certain that Eleanor was the mother of his children. He could have had an earlier wife.
CP in Vol III, p. 292, note (d) says that he was probably a brother of Roger, 5th lord Clifford, making him the son of Robert, 3rd lord Clifford.
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In his article ‘The Clifford Family’ in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal of 1905, vol 18, pp. 351-411, J W Clay too states that he was probably the son of Robert, 3rd baron Clifford and that he married Eleanor daughter of John de la Warr.
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CP in Vol III, p. 292, note (d) says that he was probably a brother of Roger, 5th lord Clifford, making him the son of Robert, 3rd lord Clifford.
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In his article ‘The Clifford Family’ in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal of 1905, vol 18, pp. 351-411, J W Clay too states that he was probably the son of Robert, 3rd baron Clifford and that he married Eleanor daughter of John de la Warr.
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Will notes for Sir Lewis Clifford KG
In his will, dated 17th September 1404, he lists:
Sir Philip la Vache, husband to his daughter,
His daughter [unnamed but CP says Elizabeth].
And he grovelled about his heresy and being "God's traitor".
Sir Philip la Vache, husband to his daughter,
His daughter [unnamed but CP says Elizabeth].
And he grovelled about his heresy and being "God's traitor".