Individual Details

John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk

(1422 - 22 Aug 1485)

Events

Birth1422Tendring, Essex, England
MarriageAbt 1440Catherine de Moleyns Duchess of Norfolk
Occupation1455elected Knight of the Shire for Norfolk
Occupation1455Member of Parliament for Norfolk
Occupation1461Knighted on the accession of King Edward IV
Occupation1462appointed Constable of Norwich Castle
Occupation1462joined in a commission with Lords Fauconberg and Clinton to keep the seas
OccupationFrom 5 May 1465 to 17 Sep 1465oversaw the conveyance of envoys to France - Calais
Occupation1466appointed Vice-Admiral for Norfolk and Suffolk
OccupationJun 1483created Earl Marshal of England by King Richard III
Death22 Aug 1485Bosworth-Field, Leicestershire, England
Burial22 Aug 1485Thetford Priory, Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolkshire, England
MarriageCatherine de Moleyns Duchess of Norfolk
OccupationSpring 1464with the Duke of Norfolk in Wales when the duke was securing the country for the king
Occupationappointed Constable of Colchester Castle, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, and one of the king's carvers
OccupationKnight of the Garter

Families

SpouseCatherine de Moleyns Duchess of Norfolk (1424 - 1465)
ChildSir Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443 - 1524)
FatherSir Robert Howard (1385 - 1437)
MotherMargaret de Mowbray (1386 - 1459)
SiblingJohn Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (1419 - 1485)
SiblingMargaret Howard, Baroness Tarwire (1418 - 1526)
SiblingLady Catherine Howard (1410 - 1478)