John Clifford 7th Baron Clifford [3325] 24,25
- Born: Abt 1388, Appleby, Westmoreland, England
- Marriage: Elizabeth Percy Baroness of Clifford and Countess of Westmoreland [3322] [LD8Z-YST] in May 1404
- Died: 13 Mar 1421, Siege of Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France about age 33
- Buried: Bolton Abbey / Friars Minors, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
 Cause of his death was Killed at the Siege of Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France.
FamilySearch ID: LJ5P-1L6.
General Notes:
The House of Clifford chapter 18.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal21971
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CLIFFORD.htm#John%20CLIFFORD%20(7º%20B.%20Clifford)
Knight of the Garter <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm>. Only three years old when his father died in 1391. He married Elizabeth Percy - Harry Hotspur's daughter, in 1404. John was summoned as a Baron to Parliament from 1411 and in 1413 he attended the coronation of Henry V and went with him to France. He took part in the siege of Harfleur and the Battle of Agincourt 1415 and he received the surrender of Cherbourg. John liked to joust and was wounded in the great tournament of Carlisle but he recovered and in 1421 he was elected knight of the garter. He returned to France only to be killed at the siege of Meaux in 1422. His body was brought home and buried at buried Bolton
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 1391.
John married Elizabeth Percy Baroness of Clifford and Countess of Westmoreland [3322] [LD8Z-YST] [MRIN: 936], daughter of Henry Hotspur Percy Baron Percy [3316] [L87F-PK4] and Elizabeth Mortimer [3319] [LD88-9R9], in May 1404. (Elizabeth Percy Baroness of Clifford and Countess of Westmoreland [3322] [LD8Z-YST] was born about 1390 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England and died on 26 Oct 1437 in Staindrop Church.)
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