Howard, Thomas (1443 - 1524)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 5
Properties - 16
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 8
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1443
Death Date: 1524-05-21

Notes

Henchman to Edward IV 1466--9; fought at Barnet April 1471; appointed Esquire of the Body 1473; remained in close personal attendance on Edward IV until 1477. Taken prisoner at Bosworth 22 Aug. 1485; attainted in Henry VII's 1st Parliament and imprisoned in the Tower until Jan. 1488/9

Siblings

Female

Howard, Isabel ( - )
Howard, Jane ( - )
Howard, Anne ( - )
Howard, Margaret ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Tilney, Elizabeth ( - 1497)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1472-4-30
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Tilney, Agnes (1477 - 1545)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1497-11-8
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Marriage license date. Union produced 5 sons, 3 of whom died young, and 8 daughters, 4 of whom died young

Offspring

From Tilney, Agnes (1477 - 1545)

  1. Male offspring: Howard, William (1510 - 1573) (patron)
  2. Female offspring: Howard, Dorothy (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Howard, Elizabeth (d. 1534)
  4. Female offspring: Howard, Katherine (d. 1554)

From Tilney, Elizabeth ( - 1497)

  1. Male offspring: Howard, Thomas (1473 - 1554) (patron)
  2. Male offspring: Howard, Edmund (1478 - 1539) (patron)
  3. Female offspring: Howard, Elizabeth (d. 1538)
  4. Female offspring: Howard, Marcella (d. 1512)

Primary Title

7th Duke of Norfolk

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1477/8-01-14
    Vacated 1524-05-21
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1483-16
    Vacated 1524-05-21
  • 13th Earl of Surrey
    Assumed 1483-16-28
    Vacated 1485 (date attainted)
  • 13th Earl of Surrey
    Assumed 1489-05
    Vacated 1513/14-02-01
  • 7th Duke of Norfolk
    Assumed 1513/14-02-01
    Vacated 1524-05-21

General Offices Note

Lord Great Chamberlain of England, Steward of Essex or Waltham Forest and Constable of Colchester Castle, Essex during the minority of John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford 29 May 1514--20 & 1523

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Norfolk 1476 1485
Sheriff, Norfolk 1476-11-5 1477-11-5
Sheriff, Suffolk 1476-11-5 1477-11-5
MP, Norfolk 1477 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1483 1484
MP, Norfolk 1483 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1483-6 1485 (date attainted)
Steward of the Household, England 1483 1484
Commissioner of Array, Norfolk 1484 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Suffolk 1484 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, London 1484 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1486 n.d.
Chief Justice in Eyre, North of Trent 1489 1509
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, York 1489 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1489 1496
JP, Northumberland 1489 1512
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1489 1498
Lieut-gen of the North, England 1489-5 1499
Underwarden, Marches towards Scotland, Middle March 1490 n.d.
Underwarden, Marches towards Scotland, East March 1490 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, England 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, England 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1495 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1495 1499
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1496 1498
JP, Surrey 1501 1524
JP, Sussex 1501 1524
Privy Councillor, England 1501 1524-05-21
Treasurer of England, England 1501-6-16 1522-12
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Oxfordshire 1502 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1502 1503
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire 1502 1503
JP, Norfolk 1504 1524
JP, Suffolk 1504 1524
Earl Marshal, England 1510-7-10 1524-05-21 For life
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey 1511 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, London 1511 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Westmorland 1512 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Cumberland 1512 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Lancashire 1512 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1512 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Northumberland 1512 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire 1512 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Kent 1512 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, London 1513 n.d.
Lieut-gen of the North, England 1513-7 n.d.
Guardian of England, England 1520-5-31 1520-07-18 During the King's absence in France

General Lands Note

Forfeited lands (primarily in East Anglia) when attainted; recovered lands as he proved his loyalty to Henry VII; inherited lands (primarily in East Anglia) of the dowager Duchess of Norfolk Nov. 1606; continued to acquire lands in East Anglia until 1513

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk
    Via 1st wife
    Acquired: 1472
  • Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
    Acquired: 1514
    Divested: 1524-05-21
  • Sheriff Hutton Castle, Yorkshire: North Riding
    Residence as Lieut-gen of the North
    Acquired: 1489
    Divested: 1499

Lands

  • Berkshire
  • Derbyshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Kent
  • Norfolk
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Shropshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Warwickshire
  • Wiltshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1484-1484 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Surrey's Minstrels
Performance 1512-1512 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Treasurer's Minstrels
Performance 1512-1512 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Treasurer's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Surrey's Minstrels Howard, Thomas (1443 - 1524) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Treasurer's Minstrels Howard, Thomas (1443 - 1524) Entertainers/Minstrels 2

Bibliographic Sources

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Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV – Henry VI [1467–77]. London: HMSO, 1900.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III [1476–85]. London: HMSO, 1901.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VII [1485–1509]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1914–16.
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.
Kenny, Robert W. Elizabeth's Admiral: The Political Career of Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham, 1536–1624. Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins P, 1970.
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509–47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864–1932.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Wedgwood, Josiah C., and Anne D. Holt. The History of Parliament: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House 1439–1509. London: HMSO, 1936.