Individual Details

Sir John HOWARD

(1412 - 22 Aug 1485)

Events

Birth1412Tendring, Essex, England
MarriageAbt Aug 1441Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England - Catherine DE MOLEYNS
Military 17 Jul 1453Served in the Battle of Chastillon
Military Service 1455Knight of the Shire for Norfolk
Military Service 1462Constable of Norwich Castle
Military Service 1466Vice-Admiral for Norfolk and Suffolk
Title of Nobility 1470Baron
Military Service 1472Knight of the Order of the Garter
Military Service Jun 1483Earl Marshal of England
Death22 Aug 1485Leicestershire, England
Military Service 22 Aug 1485Slain in the Battle of Bosworth Field - Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Burial24 Aug 1485Thetford Priory, Thetford, Norfolk, England
Title (Nobility)1st Duke of Norfolk
Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries when he established the ChuAfter the dissolution of Thetford Priory, the Howard tombs were moved to the Church of St Michael the Archangel.
Burial+info Movement of remains
Title of Nobility Duke of Norfolk
Military Service Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk
Military Service Constable of Colchester Castle

Families

SpouseCatherine DE MOLEYNS (1415 - 1465)
ChildJane HEYWARD (1428 - 1500)
ChildJane HEYWARD (1430 - 1484)
ChildSir Thomas HOWARD (1443 - 1524)
ChildMargaret HOWARD (1445 - 1485)
ChildLady Anne HOWARD (1446 - 1500)
ChildCatherine HOWARD (1447 - 1496)
ChildIsabel HOWARD (1448 - 1485)
ChildJane HOWARD (1449 - 1483)
ChildJoan HOWARD (1450 - 1508)
ChildMargaretha HOWARD (1450 - )
ChildLady Margaret HOWARD (1451 - 1484)
FatherSir Robert HOWARD (1385 - 1436)
MotherMargaret DE MOWBRAY (1399 - 1459)
SiblingCatherine HOWARD (1411 - )
SiblingMargaret HOWARD (1412 - 1472)
SiblingCatherine HOWARD (1414 - 1478)
SiblingElizabeth HOWARD (1417 - 1483)
SiblingAnne HOWARD (1422 - )
SiblingJane HOWARD (1422 - )