Howard, Thomas (1561 - 1626)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1561-08-24
Death Date: 1626-05-28

Notes

Restored in blood 19 Dec. 1584. Imprisoned in the Tower Nov.--Dec. 1619

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1577-5-9
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1583
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 7 sons and 3 or 4 daughters

Offspring

From Knyvett, Katherine (1563 - 1638)

  1. Female offspring: Howard, Frances (1590 - 1632)
  2. Male offspring: Howard, Henry (n.d.)
  3. Male offspring: Howard, Charles (d. 1622)
  4. Male offspring: Howard, Edward (n.d.)
  5. Female offspring: Howard, Catherine (d. 1673)

Primary Title

Lord Thomas Howard
11th Earl of Suffolk

Titles

  • Lord Thomas Howard
    Assumed 1561-08-24
    Vacated 1597-12-05
  • 1st Baron Howard of Walden
    Assumed 1597-12-05 (date summoned to parliament by this title)
    Vacated 1626-05-28
  • 11th Earl of Suffolk
    Assumed 1603-07-21
    Vacated 1626-05-28

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Constable, London 1600/1-2-13 1600/1-03-1
High Steward, Cambridgeshire 1600/1-2 1614
Lord Lieut, Cambridgeshire 1602-7-17 n.d.
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1603-5-4 1614-07-10
Privy Councillor, England 1603-4-25 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Suffolk 1605-7-18 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1608 n.d.
High Steward, Suffolk 1609-6-6 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Dorset 1611-7-5 n.d. Held jointly
Keeper, Wiltshire 1611/12-3-21 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Dorset 1612/13-2-19 n.d.
Chancellor, Cambridgeshire 1614-7-8 1626-05-28
Treasurer of the Exchequer, England 1614-7-10 1618-07-20
High Steward, Exeter 1615 1625
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1617-11-12 n.d.
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Suffolk 1617/18 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Audley End, Essex
  • Charterhouse, Middlesex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Dismissal 1620-1620 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Suffolk's Entertainer/s
Performance Regulations 1622-1622 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Suffolk's Entertainer/s
Performance 1616-1617 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Suffolk's Players
Performance 1615-1615 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Suffolk's Trumpeters
Performance 1612-1612 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Chamberlain's Trumpeter/s
Performance 1583-1584 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Howard's Musicians
Performance 1583-1584 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Howard's Musicians
Performance 1614-1615 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Treasurer's Trumpeter
Performance 1615-1616 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Treasurer's Trumpeter/s
Performance 1617-1617 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Treasurer's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Suffolk's Entertainer/s Howard, Thomas (1561 - 1626) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Earl of Suffolk's Players Howard, Thomas (1561 - 1626) Players 1
Earl of Suffolk's Trumpeters Howard, Thomas (1561 - 1626) Musicians 1
Lord Chamberlain's Trumpeter/s Howard, Thomas (1561 - 1626) Musicians 1
Lord Howard's Musicians Howard, Thomas (1561 - 1626) Musicians 2
Lord Treasurer's Trumpeter Howard, Thomas (1561 - 1626) Musicians 1
Lord Treasurer's Trumpeter/s Howard, Thomas (1561 - 1626) Musicians 1
Lord Treasurer's Trumpeters Howard, Thomas (1561 - 1626) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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.
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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)