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Encyclopedia > Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

Theophilus Howard, KG (August 13, 1584, Walden, Essex - June 3, 1640) was an English nobleman and politician. August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... This article is about a book by Henry Thoreau. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK...


He was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, 1st Lord de Walden, by his second wife Catherine Knyvet of Charlton (North Wiltshire, near Malmesbury), and succeeded his father in 1626. Admiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (24 August 1561-28 May 1626) was a son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Hon. ... Catherine Knyvet (1564-1633?) was born in Charlton, Wiltshire Born: , Charlton, Wiltshire, England. ... Charlton, Wiltshire may refer to: Charlton, a place in the Kennet district of Wiltshire, England. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ...


Sir Theophilus Howard was named in the Second Charter of Virginia made by King James I on May 23, 1609. The members if this extensive list were "incorporated by the name of The Tresorer and Companie of Adventurers and Planters of the Citty of London for the Firste Collonie in Virginia." State nickname: Old Dominion Official languages English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Tim Kaine (D-Governor Elect) Senators John Warner (R) George Allen (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 7. ... James VI of Scotland and James I of England and Ireland (occasionally known as King James the Vain) (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland. ...


He died at Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, and was buried on June 10 of that year in Walden. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ...


Family.

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, was the son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by Margaret Audley of Walden. He was the brother of Margaret Howard and a direct ancestor of Lionel Cranfield Sackville. He married, firstly, Marie Dacre, daughter of Thomas Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre of Gillesland and Elizabeth Leyburne, before 9 May 1577. He married, secondly, Katherine Knyvett, daughter of Sir Henry Knyvett, circa 1583. Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (March 10, 1536 — 1572) and 1st Earl of Southampton, was entrusted by Queen Elizabeth I of England with public office despite his family history and his prior support for the Catholic cause, although he claimed to be a...


He was created 1st Baron Howard de Walden in 1597. He gained the title of 1st Earl of Suffolk on July 21, 1603. The Barony of Howard de Walden was created by writ of summons in the Peerage of England, by Queen Elizabeth I for Admiral Lord Thomas Howard, a younger son of the 4th Duke of Norfolk, in 1597. ... The title of Earl of Suffolk has been created several times in the Peerage of England, most recently in 1603 for Thomas Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Walden. ...


One of the sisters of Theophilus, Lady Catherine Howard, was married to William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, son of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury by Lady Elizabeth Brooke, on the first of December, 1608. She died in 1672. William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury KG (28 March 1591–3 December 1668) was the son of the 1st Earl of Salisbury. ... Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (June 1, 1563 -May 24, 1612), son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and half-brother of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, statesman, spymaster and minister to Elizabeth I of England and James I of England. ...


Another sister of the Earl Theophilus Howard of Suffolk, Lady Elizabeth Howard, who was baptized on 11 August 1586, was married, firstly - the settlement was made on 23 December 1605 -, to Sir William Knollys, who was created 1st Baron Knollys of Grey, co. Oxford, 1st Viscount Walingford, co. Berks, and 1st Earl of Banbury, co. Oxford. She ans Sir William had two sons and a daughter. She was married, secondly, to Edward Vaux, 4th Lord Vaux of Harrowden, before 2 July 1632. She was known as a "professed Papist" and appears to have been an object of constant suspicion to the Parliament. She and Lord Edward had no issue. She died on 17 April 1658. William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury KG PC (1547–25 May 1632) was the son of Sir Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey. ... The title of Earl of Banbury was created in the Peerage of England in 1626. ...


A third remarkable sister of the Lord Theophilus Howard of Walden was Frances Howard who married, firstly, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, son of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and Frances Walsingham, on 5 January 1605. She and Robert Devereux were divorced by 1613. She married, secondly, Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, on 26 December 1613. She died on 23 August 1632 at age 42. Frances Howard Frances Howard, born in 1591, was the daughter of Thomas Howard, the 1st Earl of Suffolk, and his wife Katherine Knyvet. ... Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, (January 11 1591 – 14 September 1646), was the son and heir of the unfortunate Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and succeeded to his fathers title in 1604, three years after the previous earl had been executed for treason. ... Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1566 - 25 February 1601), favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title Earl of Essex. He was born at Netherwood in 1566, the son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and... Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset (sometimes spelt Ker) (c. ...


Lord Theophilus Howard had five brothers. Two of them are remarkable: Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick, who died on 24 April 1675. This part of the family ended on 29 April 1715 with the 4th Baron Howard of Escrick. The other remarkable brother of his was Sir Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire, who died on 16 July 1667. This part of the family still exists today, in which both Earldoms have been held together. Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire (8 October 1587-16 July 1669) was the second son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Catherine Knyvett. ...


Marrage and children.

The 2nd Lord Howard of Walden married twice. By his first wife Elizabeth Dunbar he was delivered nine children:

  1. James Howard. (3rd Earl of Suffolk).
  2. Thomas Howard. (Hon).
  3. Catherine Howard. (Countess Newburgh). Married George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny and was mother of Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond.
  4. Elizabeth Howard. (Countess Northumberland). Married: Algernon Percy (10th Earl of Northumberland). on the 1st of October, 1642.
  5. Margaret Howard. (Countess Orrery).
  6. George Howard. (4th Earl of Suffolk).
  7. Henry Howard. (5th Earl of Suffolk).
  8. Anne Howard.
  9. Frances Howard.

His second marriage (1612) was to Elizabeth Home (b1599-d1633), the daughter of George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar by Elizabeth Gordon of Gight produced five further offspring: Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox KG (March 7, 1639–December 1672) was the son of George Stewart, 9th Seigneur dAubigny and Katherine Howard, daughter of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk. ...

  1. Robert Howard. (Sir).
  2. William Howard. (Sir).
  3. John Howard.
  4. Emily Howard.
  5. Gertrude Howard.

Because James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk, the eldest son of Lord Theophilus Howard, was born around 1619 or 1620, both of the marriages of Lord Theophilus Howard could be one that happened at the same time of the so-called second marriage, although the mothership of Lady Elizabeth to Sir William Howard, John Howard and their sisters, Emily and Geretrude Howard, is doubtful but not excludable. James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (February 10, 1619/1620- January 7, 1688), was grandson of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, and thus was himself 3rd Earl of Suffolk and 3rd Baron Howard de Walden. ...

Preceded by:
The Earl of Suffolk
Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners
1616–1635
Succeeded by:
The Earl of Salisbury
Preceded by:
The Duke of Buckingham
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
1628–1640
Succeeded by:
The Duke of Lennox
Preceded by:
The Viscount Howard of Bindon
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
1635–1640
Succeeded by:
The Lord Cottington
Preceded by:
Thomas Howard
Earl of Suffolk Succeeded by:
James Howard

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