Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Nottingham (25 December 1610 – 26 April 1681) was the son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham , known as Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I...

 by his second wife, the former Margaret Stuart.

He inherited the earldom following the death of his half-brother, Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham

Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham

Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham was the son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham. His mother was the former Katherine Carey. From 1596 to 1624 he was styled Lord Howard of Effingham....

. He was married around 1627 to Arabella Smith, daughter of Edward Smith. They had no children.

When he died, the Earldom of Nottingham became extinct, but the Barony was succeeded by a grandson of his first cousin.