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Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1536
Death Date: 1624-12-14

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Carey, Katherine (1545 - 1602/3)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1563-7
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Stewart, Margaret ( - 1639)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1603-9
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham
  • 10th Earl of Nottingham

Titles

  • 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham
    Assumed: 1572/3-01-11 (possibly succeeded to title on 12 Jan. 1572/3)
    Vacated: 1624-12-14
  • 10th Earl of Nottingham
    Assumed: 1597-10-22
    Vacated: 1624-12-14

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Keeper, Surrey 1562
MP, Surrey 1563
JP, Surrey 1566 1624
MP, Surrey 1572
Lord Lieut, Surrey 1573 Possibly held this office from year of father's death until officially appointed to the office in 1585
Lieut of Musters, Surrey 1579
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1583/4 -1 -1 1585 -07
Privy Councillor, England 1583/4 -3 -5 1624 -12 -14
High Steward, Surrey 1585
Lord High Admiral, England 1585 -5 -23 1618/19 -01 -27
Lord Lieut, Surrey 1585 -7 -3 1624 -12 -14 This office was held jointly with his son and heir, Charles, from 27 July 1621 until the father's death
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1585 -7 -3 1624 -12 -14 Co-lieutenant with Thomas Sackville, 1st Baron Buckhurst, from 2 Sept. 1586 until Buckhurst's death in 1608. From 26 Aug. 1608, Charles Howard was co-lieutenant with Thomas Howard, 26th Earl of Arundel, until the former's death
Constable, Berkshire 1588 -12 -5 1624 -12 -14
JP, Kent 1590/1 1613
JP, Sussex 1591 1624
Bailiff & Steward, Surrey 1592/3 -3 -24
Bailiff & Steward of Royal Lands, Surrey 1592/3 -3 -24
High Steward, Berkshire 1592/3 -1 -15 1624 -12 -14
Keeper, Middlesex 1592/3 -3 -24
Master of the Game, Surrey 1592/3 -3 -24
JP, Essex 1593 1618
Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1597 -6 -15 1624 -12 -14
Steward of the Household, England 1597 -10 -24 1615 -11
Capt-gen & Queen's Lieut in the South, England 1599 -8 -10
Capt-gen & Queen's Lieut in the South, England 1600/1 -2 -14
JP, Somerset 1608

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Effingham, Surrey

Lands

  • Surrey: Haling Manor
    Acquired: 1611/12-03-03
    Granted

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Nottingham's Players
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Nottingham's Trumpeter/s
Performance - Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Admiral's Man
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Admiral's Player/s
Performance - Town Hall, Folkestone, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Hythe (Unknown), Hythe, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Folkestone, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Hythe (Unknown), Hythe, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Common Hall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Oxford, Oxfordshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Folkestone, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Oxford, Oxfordshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Maidstone, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Oxford, Oxfordshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Folkestone, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Faversham, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Folkestone, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Congleton (Unknown), Congleton, Cheshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Faversham, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Common Hall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis, Dorset Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Newington Butts, Newington, Surrey Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Admiral's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
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Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
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Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
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Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
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Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
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Lord Admiral's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Charles Howard's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Charles Howard's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Charles Howard's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Admiral's Man Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Earl of Nottingham's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Howard's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Howard's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Howard's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Howard's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Howard's Musicians Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Musicians 1
Lord Howard's Musicians Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Musicians 1
Lord Admiral's Player/s Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1
Lord Howard's Pipers Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Musicians 1
Earl of Nottingham's Trumpeter/s Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Musicians 1
Lord Chamberlain's Players Howard, Charles (1536 - 1624) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

View a list of abbreviations.

  • 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.