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Howard, John (1430 - 1485)

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Born / Died

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

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 1st Baron Howard
  • Knight

Titles

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

Details of Offices

Began Ended
JP, Essex 1450 1485
Constable, Essex 1461 -7 -6
Commissioner of Array, Essex 1463
Commissioner of Musters, Essex 1463
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
Keeper of the Wardrobe, England 1471 -4 -11 1474 -09 -30
Steward, Essex 1475 -11 -9
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1476
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1477
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1480
Admiral, Ireland 1483 -7 -25 1485 -08 -22
Admiral, France 1483 -7 -25 1485 -08 -22
Admiral of England, England 1483 -7 -25 1485 -08 -22
JP, Kent 1483 1485
JP, Sussex 1483 1485
JP, Surrey 1483 1484
JP, Middlesex 1483 1485
Marshal of England, England 1483 -6 -28 1485 -08 -22
Privy Councillor, England 1483 -5 -13
Surveyor of Array, Essex 1483
Surveyor of Array, Kent 1483
Surveyor of Array, Middlesex 1483
Surveyor of Array, Surrey 1483
Surveyor of Array, Sussex 1483
Commissioner of Array, Essex 1484
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, London 1484
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey 1484
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1484

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Stoke Nayland, Suffolk

Lands

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

Event Naming Patron

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

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir John Howard's Minstrel/s Howard, John (1430 - 1485) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Howard's Trumpeters Howard, John (1430 - 1485) Musicians 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.