Individual Details
Thomas Howard
(10 Mar 1537 - 2 Jun 1572)
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk was born on 10 March 1537/38.3 He was the son of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and Lady Frances de Vere.4,3 He married, firstly, Lady Mary Fitzalan, daughter of Henry Fitzalan, 12th/19th Earl of Arundel and Lady Catherine Grey, on 30 March 1555.3 He married, secondly, Hon. Margaret Audley, daughter of Thomas Audley, 1st and last Baron Audley of Walden and Elizabeth Grey, from 10 December 1558 to 2 March 1588/89.5,3 He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Leyburne, daughter of Sir James Leyburne, on 29 January 1566.3 He died on 2 June 1572 at age 34 at Tower Hill, The City, London, England, beheaded.4 He was also reported to have died beheaded on 30 September 1572.3 He was buried at Tower of London, The City, London, England.
He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1553.3 He succeeded to the title of 14th Lord Segrave [E., 1295] in 1553.1 He succeeded to the title of 13th Lord Mowbray [E., 1295] in 1553.1 On 2 September 1553 he was restored to his honours.1 He held the office of First Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King Philip between July 1554 and August 1554, (husband of Queen Mary).3 He succeeded to the title of 4th Duke of Norfolk [E., 1483] on 25 August 1554.3 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Surrey [E., 1483] on 25 August 1554.3 He held the office of Vice-President of the Council.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1558.3 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1559.3 He was Lieutenant-General in North from 1559 to 1560.3 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1562.3 He was decorated with the award of the Knight, Order of St. Michael of France in January 1565/66.3 On 16 January 1572 he was attainted for high treason for his involvement in the Ridolfi Plot (for which he was probably innocent).6
Child of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Mary Fitzalan
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel+6 b. 28 Jun 1557, d. 19 Oct 1595
Children of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and Hon. Margaret Audley
Lady Margaret Howard+3 b. a 1558, d. 4 Sep 1591
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk+5 b. 24 Aug 1561, d. 28 May 1626
Lord William Howard+3 b. 19 Dec 1563, d. 7 Oct 1640
Citations
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2821. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 253. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 350.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 252.
He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1553.3 He succeeded to the title of 14th Lord Segrave [E., 1295] in 1553.1 He succeeded to the title of 13th Lord Mowbray [E., 1295] in 1553.1 On 2 September 1553 he was restored to his honours.1 He held the office of First Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King Philip between July 1554 and August 1554, (husband of Queen Mary).3 He succeeded to the title of 4th Duke of Norfolk [E., 1483] on 25 August 1554.3 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Surrey [E., 1483] on 25 August 1554.3 He held the office of Vice-President of the Council.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1558.3 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1559.3 He was Lieutenant-General in North from 1559 to 1560.3 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1562.3 He was decorated with the award of the Knight, Order of St. Michael of France in January 1565/66.3 On 16 January 1572 he was attainted for high treason for his involvement in the Ridolfi Plot (for which he was probably innocent).6
Child of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Mary Fitzalan
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel+6 b. 28 Jun 1557, d. 19 Oct 1595
Children of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and Hon. Margaret Audley
Lady Margaret Howard+3 b. a 1558, d. 4 Sep 1591
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk+5 b. 24 Aug 1561, d. 28 May 1626
Lord William Howard+3 b. 19 Dec 1563, d. 7 Oct 1640
Citations
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2821. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 253. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 350.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 252.
Events
| Birth | 10 Mar 1537 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 25 Aug 1554 | 4th Duke of Norfolk | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 25 Aug 1554 | 3rd Earl of Surrey | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 1559 | Knight, Order of the Garter | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 1562 | Privy Counsellor | |||
| Miscellaneous | 16 Jan 1572 | attainted for high treason for his involvement in the Ridolfi Plot (for which he was probably innocent) | |||
| Death | 2 Jun 1572 | Beheaded - Tower Hill, The City, London, England | |||
| Burial | Tower Hill, The City, London, England |
Families
| Spouse | Mary FitzAlan ( - 1557) |
| Child | Saint Philip Howard (1557 - 1595) |
| Spouse | Margaret Audley ( - ) |
| Child | Margaret Howard (1558 - 1591) |
| Child | Thomas Howard (1561 - 1626) |
| Child | William Howard (1563 - 1640) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Leyburne ( - 1567) |
| Father | Henry Howard (1516 - 1546) |
| Mother | Frances de Vere (1517 - 1577) |
| Sibling | Jane Howard ( - 1593) |
| Sibling | Lady Katherine Howard (1538 - 1596) |
| Sibling | Henry Howard (1539 - 1614) |
| Sibling | Margaret Howard (1543 - 1590) |