John Clinton, 6th Baron Clinton
Sir John Clinton, 6th Baron Clinton (c.1429 - 29 Feb 1488) of Marstoke was an English peer.[1]
Biography
John Clinton was born about 1429. He was the son of John de Clinton, 5th Baron Clinton (1410–1464) and Joan Ferrers.[2]
In 1471 his titles, of barons Clinton and Say, were recognised after he had succeeded to them 24 September 1464, however he was never called to Parliament under either title. He died on 29 February 1488.[3] He was buried at Greyfriars, London.[2]
Family
Sir John Clinton married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth Fiennes, Lady Clinton (born c.1455), daughter of Sir Richard Fiennes, 7th Baron Dacre and Joan Dacre, 7th Baroness Dacre, whom he married in about 1463 at Herstmonceux, Sussex.[3] They had one son, John Clinton, 7th Baron Clinton, born in 1471 in Folkestone, Kent, who died on 4 June 1514.[2]
His second wife was Anne Stafford, daughter of Sir Humphrey Stafford.[3]
Notes
- Dates given in the Julian calendar, with the start of year adjusted to 1 January (see Old Style and New Style dates)
- Lundy 2017, p. 22803 § 228028 cites Mosley 2003, p. 824
- Lundy 2017, p. 22803 § 228028 cites Cokayne 2000, p. 316
References
- Lundy, Darryl (10 June 2017), John Clinton, 6th Baron Clinton, The Peerage, p. 22803 § 228028 endnotes:
- Cokayne, G.E.; et al., eds. (2000), The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, 3 (New, Reprint in 6 volumes ed.), Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, p. 316
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 1 (107th in 3 volumes ed.), Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books), p. 824