Walter II de Clifford

Original arms of de Clifford, adopted at start of the age of heraldry, c.1200-1215: Chequy or and azure a bend gules. Roger de Clifford of Tenbury (d.1231), second son of Walter II de Clifford (d.1221) and father of Roger de Clifford (d.1285) of Clifford Castle, later substituted a fess for the bend[1]

Walter II de Clifford (c. 1160 – 17 January 1221) was a Welsh Marcher Lord, feudal baron of Clifford of Clifford Castle in Herefordshire and High Sheriff in England.

He was born in Clifford Castle, near Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire the son of Walter I de Clifford (1113–1190).

Walter served as High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1199,1207–1208 and 1216. He was a close associate of William de Braose and although he held back from William's rebellion in March 1208, was not thought to have done enough to check it. As a result King John dismissed him from his Marcher barony of Clifford and made his son Walter III de Clifford de facto lord instead.

Family

Walter had married Agnes Cundy of Kent in 1185 and was succeeded by his sons, Walter III de Clifford (c1190–c1263) and Roger Clifford, who founded the line of Northumbrian Cliffords. He had at least three other sons, Giles, Richard and Simon, as well as daughters Maud, Basilia and Cecilia.

References

  1. ↑ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895 , p.194, pedigree of Clifford of Chudleigh, note to entry for Roger de Clifford of Tenbury (d.1231), second son of Walter II de Clifford (c. 1160 – 17 January 1221), feudal baron of Clifford of Clifford Castle in Herefordshire
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