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Howard, William (1577 - 1615)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1577-12-27
Death Date: 1615-11-28

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. St John, Anne ( - 1638)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • Baron Howard of Effingham

Titles

  • Baron Howard of Effingham
    Assumed: 1597-10-22 (date father created Earl of Nottingham)
    Vacated: 1615-11-28
  • Knight
    Assumed: 1596-16-22 (possibly knighted 27 June 1596)
    Vacated: 1615-11-28

Details of Offices

Began Notes
JP, Surrey 1597
JP, Surrey 1598
Deputy Lieut, Surrey 1600 Held jointly
MP, Surrey 1601

Details of Properties

Residence

  • The Strand, Middlesex
  • Blechingley, Surrey
  • Effingham, Surrey

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Howard's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Howard's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Howard's Players Howard, William (1577 - 1615) Players 1
Lord Howard's Players Howard, William (1577 - 1615) Players 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.