Earl of Suffolk
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Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. The first creation, in tandem with the creation of the title of Earl of Norfolk
Earl of Norfolk
Earl of Norfolk is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. Created in 1070, the first major dynasty to hold the title was the 12th and 13th century Bigod family, and it then was later held by the Mowbrays, who were also made Dukes of Norfolk...
, came before 1069 in favour of Ralph the Staller
Ralph the Staller
Ralph the Staller was a landowner in both Anglo-Saxon and post-Conquest England.He is said to have been born in Norfolk of Breton parentage. He held the military post of staller, roughly equivalent to the continental constable, under King Edward the Confessor...
; but the title was forfeited by his heir, Ralph de Guader
Ralph de Guader
Ralph de Gael was the Earl of East Anglia and Lord of Gaël and Montfort...
, in 1074. The second creation came in 1337 in favour of Robert de Ufford
Robert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk
Robert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG was born in Thurston, Suffolk, England to Robert d'Ufford and Cecily de Valoines. On 13 November 1334 he married Margaret de Norwich, daughter of Sir Walter Norwich and Catherine de Hedersete. They had four children. He was made Earl of Suffolk in...
; the title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Earl, in 1382. The third creation came in 1385 in favour of Michael de la Pole. For more information on this creation, see the Duke of Suffolk (1448 creation)
Duke of Suffolk
Duke of Suffolk is a title that has been created three times in British history, all three times in the Peerage of England.The third creation of the dukedom of Suffolk was for Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, in 1551. The duke also held the title Baron Ferrers of Groby...
. The fourth creation came in 1603. Lord Thomas Howard
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
Admiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG, PC was a son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk, the daughter and heiress of the 1st Baron Audley of Walden....
was the second son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal was an English nobleman.Norfolk was the son of the poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. He was taught as a child by John Foxe, the Protestant martyrologist, who remained a lifelong recipient of Norfolk's patronage...
, by his second marriage to Margaret, daughter and heiress of the Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden
Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden
Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, KG, PC, KS , Lord Chancellor of England, born in Earls Colne, Essex, the son of Geoffrey Audley, is believed to have studied at Buckingham College, Cambridge...
. Howard was a prominent naval commander and politician and served as Earl Marshal
Earl Marshal
Earl Marshal is a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom used in England...
, as Lord Chamberlain of the Household and as Lord High Treasurer
Lord High Treasurer
The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Act of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third highest ranked Great Officer of State, below the Lord High Chancellor and above the Lord President...
. In 1597 he was summoned to Parliament in right of his mother as Baron Howard de Walden, and in 1603 he was further honoured when he was created Earl of Suffolk. His second son the Hon. Thomas Howard
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
Admiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG, PC was a son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk, the daughter and heiress of the 1st Baron Audley of Walden....
was created Earl of Berkshire
Earl of Berkshire
Earl of Berkshire is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. It was created for the first time in 1621 for Francis Norris, 2nd Baron Norris of Rycote. For more information on this creation , see the Earl of Abingdon and also the Earl of Lindsey...
in 1626.
Lord Suffolk was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He had already in 1610 been summoned to the House of Lords
House of Lords
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through a writ of acceleration
Writ of acceleration
A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration, was a type of writ of summons to the British House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and heir apparent of a peer with multiple peerage titles to attend the British House of Lords or Irish House of Lords, using one of his father's...
in his father's junior title of Baron Howard de Walden. He later served as Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners and as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. The post dates from at least the 12th century but may be older. The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports was originally in charge of the Cinque Ports, a group of five port towns on the southeast coast of England...
. On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the third Earl. He was Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. Lord Suffolk had no sons and on his death in 1689 the barony of Howard de Walden fell into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
between his daughters (see the Baron Howard de Walden
Baron Howard de Walden
Baron Howard de Walden is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ of summons, by Queen Elizabeth I for Admiral Lord Thomas Howard, a younger son of the 4th Duke of Norfolk, in 1597. The title was reportedly granted for the Admiral's role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588...
for later history of this title). He was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He was childless and on his death the title passed to his younger brother, the fifth Earl. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Earl. He was a politician and served as First Lord of Trade. In 1706, three years before he succeeded his father, he was raised to the Peerage of England in his own right as Baron Chesterford, in the County of Essex, and Earl of Bindon, in the County of Dorset. His son, the seventh Earl, was Lord-Lieutenant of Essex and is also remembered as the owner of the slave Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus (slave)
Scipio Africanus was a slave born to unknown parents from West Africa. He was named for Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, the third century BCE Roman general, famous for defeating the Carthaginian military leader Hannibal.-Life:Very little is known of his life...
. The Earl was childless and on his early death in 1722 the barony of Chesterford and earldom of Bindon became extinct.
He was succeeded in the earldom of Suffolk by his uncle, the eighth Earl. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the ninth Earl. His wife Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk
Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk
Henrietta Howard was a mistress of King George II of Great Britain.She was the daughter of Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet, a Norfolk landowner who was killed in a duel when Henrietta was aged eight...
, was a mistress of King George II
George II of Great Britain
George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
. On Lord Suffolk's death the titles passed to his son, the tenth Earl. He represented Bere Alston
Bere Alston (UK Parliament constituency)
Bere Alston or Beeralston was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act as a rotten borough.-History:...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. He was childless and on his death the line of the eldest son of the first Earl failed. The earldom was inherited by the late Earl's third cousin, the fourth Earl of Berkshire, who became the eleventh Earl of Suffolk as well (see the Earl of Berkshire
Earl of Berkshire
Earl of Berkshire is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. It was created for the first time in 1621 for Francis Norris, 2nd Baron Norris of Rycote. For more information on this creation , see the Earl of Abingdon and also the Earl of Lindsey...
for earlier history of this branch of the family). He was succeeded by his grandson, the twelfth Earl (the son of William Howard, Viscount Andover). He was a politician and served as Lord Privy Seal
Lord Privy Seal
The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...
and as Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
The Secretary of State for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of Great Britain up to 1782. Before the Act of Union, 1707, the Secretary of State's responsibilities were in relation to the English government, not the British. Even after the Union, there was...
. On his death the titles passed to his posthumous son, the thirteenth Earl. He died as an infant and was succeeded by his great-uncle, the fourteenth Earl. He was the third son of the eleventh Earl. He sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Castle Rising
Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency)
Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
, Malmesbury
Malmesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Malmesbury was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1275 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.- MPs 1275–1508 :...
and St Michael's. On his death in 1783 the line of the fourth son of the first Earl of Berkshire failed.
The late Earl was succeeded by his third cousin, the fifteenth Earl. He was the great-grandson of Colonel the Hon. Philip Howard, seventh son of the first Earl of Berkshire. Lord Suffolk and Berkshire was a General in the Army. On his death the titles passed to his son, the sixteenth Earl. He represented Arundel
Arundel (UK Parliament constituency)
Arundel was twice a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The first incarnation strictly comprised the town centre of Arundel and was a borough constituency first enfranchised in 1332 and disfranchised in 1868 under the Reform...
in the House of Commons. His son, the seventeenth Earl, sat as Whig Member of Parliament for Malmesbury. When he died the titles passed to his son, the eighteenth Earl. He represented Malmesbury in Parliament as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
. He was succeeded by his son, the nineteenth Earl. He was killed in action in the First World War. His eldest son, the twentieth Earl, was a bomb disposal expert. He was killed in 1941 while trying to defuse an unexploded bomb and was posthumously awarded the George Cross
George Cross
The George Cross is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom, and also holds, or has held, that status in many of the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations...
. the titles are held by his eldest son, the twenty-first Earl, who succeeded on his father's death in 1941.
Several other members of this branch of the Howard family have also gained distinction. The Hon. Edward Howard, younger son of the first Earl of Suffolk, was created Baron Howard of Escrick
Baron Howard of Escrick
Baron Howard of Escrick was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 12 April 1628 for the Honourable Edward Howard. A member of the influential Howard family, he was the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, the son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife...
in 1628. The Hon. Henry Thomas Howard
Henry Thomas Howard
Henry Thomas Howard was a British soldier and politician.The second son of Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk, he was educated at Charterhouse School. On 21 July 1825, he purchased a commission as an ensign in the 58th Regiment of Foot. He later became a lieutenant, and purchased an unattached...
, second son of the sixteenth Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for Cricklade
Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency)
Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire.From 1295 until 1885, Cricklade was a parliamentary borough, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously to the House of Commons of...
. The Hon. James Howard
James Howard (Whig politician)
The Honourable James Kenneth Howard , was a British Whig politician.A member of the Howard family, he was the fourth son of Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk, by the Honourable Elizabeth Jane, daughter of James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne...
, fourth son of the sixteenth Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for Malmesbury
Malmesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Malmesbury was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1275 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.- MPs 1275–1508 :...
. His grandson was the explorer and politician Charles Howard-Bury. The Hon. Greville Howard
Greville Howard (MP)
Lieutenant-Commander the Hon. Greville Reginald Charles Howard was a British Conservative and National Liberal politician....
, younger son of the nineteenth Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for St Ives
St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)
St. Ives is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
. The life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
, Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising
Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising
Greville Patrick Charles Howard, Baron Howard of Rising is a British Conservative Party politician and, before the 2010 General Election, was variously an Opposition Whip and Shadow Minister for Cabinet Office, for Treasury and for Culture, Media and Sport.A member of the influential Howard...
, is the great-grandson of the Hon. Greville Howard, second son of the seventeenth Earl.
The family seat is Charlton Park, Wiltshire
Charlton Park, Wiltshire
Charlton Park is an estate in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England. It has been owned by the Earls of Suffolk since the Reformation. It was formerly the land on which Malmesbury Abbey was built. The house was finished in 1607, having been built for Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and his wife...
, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
.
Earls of (Norfolk and) Suffolk, first creation
- Ralph the StallerRalph the StallerRalph the Staller was a landowner in both Anglo-Saxon and post-Conquest England.He is said to have been born in Norfolk of Breton parentage. He held the military post of staller, roughly equivalent to the continental constable, under King Edward the Confessor...
, 1st Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk (c. 1011–1068) - Ralph de GuaderRalph de GuaderRalph de Gael was the Earl of East Anglia and Lord of Gaël and Montfort...
, 2nd Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk (c. 1040–c. 1096) (forfeit 1074)
Earls of Suffolk, second creation (1337)
- Robert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of SuffolkRobert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of SuffolkRobert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG was born in Thurston, Suffolk, England to Robert d'Ufford and Cecily de Valoines. On 13 November 1334 he married Margaret de Norwich, daughter of Sir Walter Norwich and Catherine de Hedersete. They had four children. He was made Earl of Suffolk in...
(1298–1369) - William d'Ufford, 2nd Earl of SuffolkWilliam d'Ufford, 2nd Earl of SuffolkWilliam de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, KG was an English nobleman in the reigns of Edward III and Richard II. He was the son of Robert de Ufford, who was created Earl of Suffolk by Edward III in 1337. William had three older brothers who all predeceased him, and in 1369 he succeeded his father...
(1330–1382)
Earls of Suffolk, third creation (1385)
- see the Duke of Suffolk (1448 creation)Duke of SuffolkDuke of Suffolk is a title that has been created three times in British history, all three times in the Peerage of England.The third creation of the dukedom of Suffolk was for Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, in 1551. The duke also held the title Baron Ferrers of Groby...
Earls of Suffolk, fourth creation (1603)
- Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of SuffolkThomas Howard, 1st Earl of SuffolkAdmiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG, PC was a son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk, the daughter and heiress of the 1st Baron Audley of Walden....
(1561–1626) - Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of SuffolkTheophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of SuffolkTheophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, KG was an English nobleman and politician.Born at the family estate of Saffron Walden, he was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, by his second wife Catherine Knyvet of Charlton, and succeeded his father in 1626.Sir Theophilus Howard was named in...
(1584–1640) - James Howard, 3rd Earl of SuffolkJames Howard, 3rd Earl of SuffolkJames Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk, Earl Marshal , was grandson of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, and was himself 3rd Earl of Suffolk and 3rd Baron Howard de Walden.-Family:...
(1620–1689) - George Howard, 4th Earl of SuffolkGeorge Howard, 4th Earl of SuffolkGeorge Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk . He was the son of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, styled Hon. George Howard from 1640 to 1688/9....
(1624–1691) - Henry Howard, 5th Earl of SuffolkHenry Howard, 5th Earl of SuffolkHenry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk was the youngest son of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, but inherited the title, because none of his brothers left surviving sons.He married three times:...
(1627–1709) - Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk, 1st Earl of BindonHenry Howard, 6th Earl of SuffolkHenry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk, 1st Earl of Bindon PC was an English nobleman, styled Lord Walden from 1691 to 1706....
(1670–1718) - Charles William Howard, 7th Earl of Suffolk, 2nd Earl of BindonCharles Howard, 7th Earl of SuffolkCharles William Howard, 7th Earl of Suffolk, 2nd Earl of Bindon was a British peer, styled Lord Chesterford from 1706 to 1709 and Lord Walden from 1709 to 1718. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge...
(1693–1722) - Edward Howard, 8th Earl of SuffolkEdward Howard, 8th Earl of SuffolkEdward Howard, 8th Earl of Suffolk was an English peer. He was the second son of Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk and his wife Mary Stewart. He succeeded his nephew Charles Howard, 7th Earl of Suffolk in 1722....
(1672–1731) - Charles Howard, 9th Earl of SuffolkCharles Howard, 9th Earl of SuffolkCharles Howard, 9th Earl of Suffolk was an English nobleman and politician, styled Hon. Charles Howard from 1691 to 1731....
(1675–1733) - Henry Howard, 10th Earl of SuffolkHenry Howard, 10th Earl of SuffolkHenry Howard, 10th Earl of Suffolk was the only child of Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk and Charles Howard, 9th Earl of Suffolk. He was styled Lord Walden from 1731 to 1733...
(1706–1745) - Henry Bowes Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk, 4th Earl of BerkshireHenry Howard, 11th Earl of SuffolkHenry Bowes Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk, 4th Earl of Berkshire was an English peer.He was the son of Craven Howard and Mary Bowes...
(1687–1757)- William Howard, Viscount Andover (b. 1714)
- Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, 5th Earl of BerkshireHenry Howard, 12th Earl of SuffolkHenry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, 5th Earl of Berkshire, KG, PC was a British politician, styled Viscount Andover from 1756 to 1757....
(1739–1779) - Henry Howard, 13th Earl of SuffolkHenry Howard, 13th Earl of SuffolkHenry Howard, 13th Earl of Suffolk, 6th Earl of Berkshire was a British peer, the son of Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk....
, 6th Earl of Berkshire (1779–1779) - Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Suffolk, 7th Earl of BerkshireThomas Howard, 14th Earl of SuffolkThomas Howard, 14th Earl of Suffolk, 7th Earl of Berkshire was a British peer, styled Hon. Thomas Howard until 1779....
(1721–1783) - John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk, 8th Earl of BerkshireJohn Howard, 15th Earl of SuffolkGeneral John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk, 8th Earl of Berkshire, FSA was a British soldier and nobleman.Howard was the third son of Capt. Philip Howard of the Royal Marines, grandson of Philip Howard. His father died in 1741...
(1739–1820)- Charles Nevinson Howard, Viscount Andover (1775–1800)
- Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk, 9th Earl of BerkshireThomas Howard, 16th Earl of SuffolkThomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk, 9th Earl of Berkshire , styled Viscount Andover between 1800 and 1820, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1776–1851) - Charles John Howard, 17th Earl of Suffolk, 10th Earl of BerkshireCharles Howard, 17th Earl of SuffolkCharles John Howard, 17th Earl of Suffolk, 10th Earl of Berkshire , styled Viscount Andover between 1820 and 1851, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background:...
(1804–1876) - Henry Charles Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk, 11th Earl of BerkshireHenry Howard, 18th Earl of SuffolkHenry Charles Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk, 11th Earl of Berkshire , styled Viscount Andover between 1851 and 1876, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician.-Background:...
(1833–1898) - Henry Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk, 12th Earl of BerkshireHenry Howard, 19th Earl of SuffolkHenry Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk, 12th Earl of Berkshire was a British peer, styled Viscount Andover until 1898....
(1877–1917) - Charles Henry George Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl of BerkshireCharles Howard, 20th Earl of SuffolkCharles Henry George Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl of Berkshire, GC was an English bomb disposal expert who was also an earl in the Peerage of England, belonging to the ancient Howard family. He was styled Viscount Andover until 1917...
(1906–1941) - Michael John James George Robert Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk, 14th Earl of BerkshireMichael Howard, 21st Earl of SuffolkMichael John James George Robert Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk, 14th Earl of Berkshire , styled Viscount Andover until 1941, is an English peer...
(b. 1935)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's only son Alexander Charles Michael Winston Robsahm Howard, Viscount Andover (b. 1974)
See also
- Baron Howard de WaldenBaron Howard de WaldenBaron Howard de Walden is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ of summons, by Queen Elizabeth I for Admiral Lord Thomas Howard, a younger son of the 4th Duke of Norfolk, in 1597. The title was reportedly granted for the Admiral's role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588...
- Baron Howard of EscrickBaron Howard of EscrickBaron Howard of Escrick was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 12 April 1628 for the Honourable Edward Howard. A member of the influential Howard family, he was the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, the son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife...
- Baron Howard of PenrithBaron Howard of PenrithBaron Howard of Penrith, of Gowbarrow in the County of Cumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1930 for the diplomat Sir Esme Howard, who had previously served as British Ambassador to the United States...
- Duke of NorfolkDuke of NorfolkThe Duke of Norfolk is the premier duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the premier earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the...
- Earl of BerkshireEarl of BerkshireEarl of Berkshire is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. It was created for the first time in 1621 for Francis Norris, 2nd Baron Norris of Rycote. For more information on this creation , see the Earl of Abingdon and also the Earl of Lindsey...
- Earl of CarlisleEarl of CarlisleEarl of Carlisle is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1322 when the soldier Andrew Harclay, 1st Baron Harclay was made Earl of Carlisle. He had already been summoned to Parliament as Lord Harclay in 1321...
- Earl of EffinghamEarl of EffinghamEarl of Effingham, in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1837 for Kenneth Alexander Howard, 11th Baron Howard of Effingham. This branch of the Howard family descends from the noted naval commander and politician Lord William Howard, eldest son...
- Earl of NorfolkEarl of NorfolkEarl of Norfolk is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. Created in 1070, the first major dynasty to hold the title was the 12th and 13th century Bigod family, and it then was later held by the Mowbrays, who were also made Dukes of Norfolk...
- Howard familyHoward familyThe Howard family is an English aristocratic family founded by John Howard who was created Duke of Norfolk by Plantagenet monarch Richard III of England in 1483. However, John was also the eldest grandson of the 1st Duke of 1st creation...
- Viscount FitzAlan of DerwentViscount FitzAlan of DerwentViscount FitzAlan of Derwent, of Derwent in the County of Derby, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1921 for Lord Edmund Talbot on his appointment as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Born Lord Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, he was the second son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th...