Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln
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Theophilus Clinton | |
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| 4th Earl of Lincoln | |
| Tenure | 1619–1667 |
| Known for | Puritan opponent of Charles I |
| Born | 1599 |
| Died | 21 May 1667 (aged 67–68) |
| Nationality | English |
Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln, KB (1599 – 21 May 1667), styled Lord Clinton until 1619, was an opponent of Charles I during and preceding the English Civil War.
The eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Lincoln and Elizabeth Knyvet, one of the three daughters of Henry Knyvet — whose brother had become the 1st Baron Knyvet following the Gunpowder Plot. Lord Clinton studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
He was appointed a Knight of the Bath at the investiture of Charles, Duke of York as Prince of Wales at Whitehall on 3 November 1616.[1] After succeeding to the family titles upon the death of his father in 1619, he married firstly, in 1622, the Hon Bridget Fiennes, only daughter of William Fiennes, 7th Baron Saye and Sele (later 1st Viscount); the Earl and Countess of Lincoln had:
- Edward Clinton, Baron Clinton (1624–1657), married 1644 Lady Anne Holles (died London, October 1707), eldest daughter of the 2nd Earl of Clare, and had:
- Lady Catherine Clinton (died 1643), married 1639, as his first wife, George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer, leaving a daughter: The Hon. Vere Booth.
- Lady Arabella Clinton (died 1667), married 1643 Robert Rolle, MP, High Sheriff of Devon, from whom descend the present Barons Clinton
- Lady Margaret Clinton (died 1688), married 1651 Colonel Hugh Boscawen, PC, JP, MP, whose grandson, Hugh Fortescue, 14th Baron Clinton, became Earl Clinton in 1746.
Lord Lincoln married secondly Elizabeth Gorges (died 1675). On his death in 1667, the family titles devolved upon his grandson.
