Howard, John (1430 - 1485)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 5
Properties - 6
Total events naming patron - 2
Troupes - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 2
Legend

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1430
Death Date: 1485-08-22

Siblings

Female

Howard, Katherine ( - 1478)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Moleyns, Catherine de ( - 1465)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1441
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Married between 1440 and 1442 [ODNB]
  2. Chedworth, Margaret ( - 1494)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1467-1-22
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Moleyns, Catherine de ( - 1465)

  1. Male offspring: Howard, Thomas (1443 - 1524) (patron)
  2. Female offspring: Howard, Isabel (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Howard, Jane (n.d.)
  4. Female offspring: Howard, Anne (n.d.)
  5. Female offspring: Howard, Margaret (n.d.)

From Chedworth, Margaret ( - 1494)

  1. Female offspring: Howard, Katherine (d. 1536)

Primary Title

1st Baron Howard
Knight

Titles

  • Lord Howard
    Vacated 1470
  • Knight
    Assumed 1461-03-29
    Vacated 1485-08-22
  • 1st Baron Howard
    Assumed 1470-10-15 (date summoned to parliament)
    Vacated 1485-08-22
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1472-04-24
    Vacated 1485-08-22
  • 6th Duke Norfolk
    Assumed 1483-06-28
    Vacated 1485-08-22

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Essex 1450 1485
Constable, Essex 1461-7-6 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Essex 1463 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Essex 1463 n.d.
Treasurer of the Household, England 1466 1474
Keeper of the Wardrobe, England 1468-9-30 (possibly began office on this day and month) 1470-10-3
Governor, France 1471-6 n.d.
Keeper of the Wardrobe, England 1471-4-11 1474-09-30
Steward, Essex 1475-11-9 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1476 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1477 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1480 n.d.
Admiral, France 1483-7-25 1485-08-22
Admiral, Ireland 1483-7-25 1485-08-22
Admiral of England, England 1483-7-25 1485-08-22
JP, Middlesex 1483 1485
JP, Surrey 1483 1484
JP, Sussex 1483 1485
JP, Kent 1483 1485
Marshal of England, England 1483-6-28 1485-08-22
Privy Councillor, England 1483-5-13 n.d.
Surveyor of Array, Sussex 1483 n.d.
Surveyor of Array, Kent 1483 n.d.
Surveyor of Array, Middlesex 1483 n.d.
Surveyor of Array, Surrey 1483 n.d.
Surveyor of Array, Essex 1483 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Essex 1484 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, London 1484 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey 1484 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1484 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Stoke Nayland, Suffolk

Lands

  • Essex
  • Kent
  • London (city-county)
  • Surrey
  • Sussex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1480-1481 Sandwich (Unknown), Sandwich , Kent Lord Howard's Trumpeters
Performance 1462-1463 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Sir John Howard's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Howard's Trumpeters Howard, John (1430 - 1485) Musicians 1
Sir John Howard's Minstrel/s Howard, John (1430 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 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.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)