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Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater (1655 – 29 April 1705) was an English peer, styled Viscount Radclyffe from 1688 to 1695. He inherited the earldom from his father, Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater in 1697. His mother was Catherine Fenwick, daughter of Sir William Fenwick.
Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater (1655 – 29 April 1705) was an English peer, styled Viscount Radclyffe from 1688 to 1695. He inherited the earldom from his father, Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater in 1697. His mother was Catherine Fenwick, daughter of Sir William Fenwick.
It was the 3rd earl of Derwentwater, James, who is perhaps the most widely known member of the Radclyffe family. James was brought up in the exile court of St Germain as a companion to the young prince, James Francis Edward Stuart, and succeeded to the family title in 1705.
Likenesses: Edward Radclyffe, 2nd earl of Derwentwater, by Johann Closterman (oil on canvas, private collection). Edward Radclyffe, eldest son of the wealthy landowner, Sir Francis Radclyffe was instrumental to his father’s plans for social advancement at the court of James II.
Edward Ratcliffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater was the son of Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater and Catherine Fenwick. He married Lady Mary Tudor, daughter of Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain and Mary Davies, on 18 August 1687. He was also known as Edward Radclyffe.
Despite having been stripped of his titles through the attainder, his only son John, titular 4th Earl of Derwentwater, continued to use them. On John's early death in 1731, they were claimed by his uncle, Charles Radclyffe, titular 5th Earl.
Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater (1655 – 29 April 1705) was an English peer, styled Viscount Radclyffe from 1688 to 1695. He inherited the earldom from his father, Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater in 1697. His mother was Catherine Fenwick, daughter of Sir William Fenwick.
