Howard, William (1510 - 1572/3)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 7
Total events naming patron - 2
Troupes - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 4
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1510
Death Date: 1573-01-12 (possibly died 11 Jan. 1572/3)

Notes

Convicted of misprision of treason 1542; pardoned 27 Aug. 1544

Siblings

Female

Howard, Dorothy ( - )
Howard, Elizabeth ( - 1534)
Howard, Katherine ( - 1554)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Broughton, Katherine ( - 1535)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1531-6-18
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Gamage, Margaret ( - 1581)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1536
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Broughton, Katherine ( - 1535)

  1. Female offspring: Howard, Agnes (d. 1601)

From Gamage, Margaret ( - 1581)

  1. Male offspring: Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) (patron)
  2. Female offspring: Howard, Douglas (1542 - 1608)
  3. Male offspring: Howard, William (d. 1600)
  4. Female offspring: Howard, Frances (1554 - 1598)
  5. Female offspring: Howard, Mary (d. 1600)
  6. Female offspring: Howard, Elizabeth (n.d.)

Primary Title

1st Baron Howard of Effingham

Titles

  • 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
    Assumed 1553/4-03-11
    Vacated 1572/3-01-02
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1554-10-09

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Surrey 1540/1 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1543 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1547 n.d.
Lord High Admiral, England 1553-10 1557/8-02
JP, Surrey 1553/4 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1553/4-1-3 n.d.
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1558 1572
Bailiff, Keeper & Steward, Middlesex 1559-11-4 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Surrey 1559 1573
JP, Surrey 1561/2 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1563/4 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1564 n.d.
Keeper of the Privy Seal, England 1572-8-5 1572/3-01-2

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Effingham, Surrey

Lands

  • Devon
  • Gloucestershire
  • Middlesex
  • Somerset
  • Surrey
  • Sussex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1556-1556 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Admiral's Trumpeters
Performance 1537-1538 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Howard's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Admiral's Trumpeters Howard, William (1510 - 1573) Musicians 1
Lord Howard's Minstrels Howard, William (1510 - 1573) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Kenny, Robert W. Elizabeth's Admiral: The Political Career of Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham, 1536–1624. Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins P, 1970.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)