The Earl of Suffolk | |
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Lord High Treasurer | |
In office 11 July 1614 – July 1618 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Ellesmere |
Succeeded by | George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury |
Lord Chamberlain of the Household | |
In office c. 1603 – c. 1614 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Hunsdon |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Somerset |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 August 1561 |
Died | 28 May 1626 | (aged 64)
Resting place | St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden, Essex, England |
Spouse(s) | Mary Dacre Katherine Knyvet |
Children | Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk Elizabeth Howard Robert Howard Sir William Howard Catherine Howard Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire Frances Howard Sir Charles Howard Henry Howard Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick Margaret Howard family-name - Howard |
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Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG, PC (24 August 1561 – 28 May 1626), of Audley End House in the parish of Saffron Walden in Essex, and of Suffolk House[1] near Westminster, a member of the House of Howard, was the second son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, by his second wife Margaret Audley, the daughter and eventual sole heiress of Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, of Audley End.