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Howard, Thomas (1537/8 - 1572)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1538-03-10
Death Date: 1572-06-02

Notes

Restored in blood and honours 2 Sept. 1553. Imprisoned in the Tower 8 Oct. 1569--3 Aug. 1570. Recommitted to the Tower 20 Oct. 1571; attainted 16 Jan. 1571/2; beheaded

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1555-3-30
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Possibly married before this date
  2. Audley, Margaret (1540 - 1563/4)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1558-11-10
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Married between this date and 2 March 1558/9; union also produced two more daughters
  3. Leybourne, Elizabeth ( - 1567)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1567-1-29
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 9th Duke of Norfolk
  • 15th Earl of Surrey

Titles

  • 15th Earl of Surrey
    Assumed: 1553-0-0
    Vacated: 1554-08-25
  • 9th Duke of Norfolk
    Assumed: 1554-08-25
    Vacated: 1571/2-01-16 (date attainted)
  • 15th Earl of Surrey
    Assumed: 1554-08-25
    Vacated: 1571/2-01-16

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Earl Marshal, England 1554 -8 -25 1571/2 -01 -16 date attainted Hereditary office
Lord Lieut, Norfolk 1558 1559 -10 -26
Lord Lieut, Suffolk 1558 1559 -10 -26
High Steward, Cambridgeshire 1559
Lieut-gen in the North, England 1559 -11 1560
JP, Middlesex 1561/2
JP, Norfolk 1561/2
JP, Suffolk 1561/2
Privy Councillor, England 1562 -11
JP, Middlesex 1564
JP, Norfolk 1564
JP, Suffolk 1564

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Charterhouse, Middlesex
  • Kenninghall, Norfolk
  • Duke's Palace, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1561
    Divested: 1572

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - The Marsh, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Duke of Norfolk's Bearward
Performance - Duke of Norfolk's Palace, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Duke of Norfolk's Children of the Chapel
Performance - Duke of Norfolk's Palace, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Duke of Norfolk's Children of the Chapel
Performance - Common Hall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Duke of Norfolk's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Duke of Norfolk's Players
Performance - Falcon Inn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Duke of Norfolk's Players
Performance - Exeter (Unknown), Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Duke of Norfolk's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Lewes, Sussex Duke of Norfolk's Players
Performance - Common Hall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Duke of Norfolk's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Duke of Norfolk's Players Howard, Thomas (1538 - 1572) Players 1
Duke of Norfolk's Players Howard, Thomas (1538 - 1572) Players 1
Duke of Norfolk's Players Howard, Thomas (1538 - 1572) Players 1
Duke of Norfolk's Players Howard, Thomas (1538 - 1572) Players 1
Duke of Norfolk's Players Howard, Thomas (1538 - 1572) Players 1
Duke of Norfolk's Players Howard, Thomas (1538 - 1572) Players 1
Duke of Norfolk's Children of the Chapel Howard, Thomas (1538 - 1572) Players 1
Duke of Norfolk's Children of the Chapel Howard, Thomas (1538 - 1572) Players 1
Duke of Norfolk's Bearward Howard, Thomas (1538 - 1572) Performing Animals 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Duke of Norfolk's Palace Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Private Residence

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
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.