Howard, Theophilus (1584 - 1640)

Born / Died

Birth Date: before 1584-08-13 (baptism date)
Death Date: 1640-06-03

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1612-3
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Home, Elizabeth (1599 - 1633)

Primary Title

2nd Baron Howard of Walden

Titles

  • 2nd Baron Howard of Walden
    Assumed 1603-07-21
    Vacated 1640-06-03
  • 12th Earl of Suffolk
    Assumed 1626-05-28
    Vacated 1640-06-03

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Essex 1605 1610
Steward, various royal manors, Wales 1606-6-30 n.d. Held jointly
Governor, Guernsey 1610-3-26 n.d.
Keeper, Kent 1611-7-2 n.d.
Keeper, Kent 1611-7-8 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Dorset after 1618/19-1 n.d. Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Cumberland after 1618/19-1 n.d. Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Westmorland after 1618/19-1 n.d. Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Dorset 1626-6 1640-06-3 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Cambridgeshire 1626-6 1640-06-3 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Suffolk 1626-6 1640-06-3 Held jointly
Privy Councillor, England 1626-11-12 n.d.
High Steward, Suffolk 1627 n.d.
Constable, Kent 1628-7-24 1640-06-3
Lieut, Kent 1628-9-2 n.d. Cinque Ports also in Sussex
Warden, Kent 1628-7-24 1640-06-3 Cinque Ports also in Sussex
Governor, Northumberland 1635-6 n.d. Part of the Marches towards Scotland
Master of the Rolls, Essex before 1637-3-25 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Audley End, Essex
    Patrimony
  • Suffolk House, London (city-county)
  • Lulworth Castle, Dorset
    Patrimony

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1602-1603 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Howard's Players
Performance 1618-1618 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Walden's Trumpeter
Performance 1619-1619 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Walden's Trumpeter

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Howard's Players Howard, Theophilus (1584 - 1640) Players 1
Lord Walden's Trumpeter Howard, Theophilus (1584 - 1640) Musicians 2

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Lulworth Castle Dorset Private Residence

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.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)