Bassett Family Association Database
Admiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk[1]
1561 - 1626 (64 years)-
Name Thomas Howard Prefix Admiral Suffix 1st Earl of Suffolk Born 24 Aug 1561 Gender Male Died 28 May 1626 London [2] Buried 4 Jun 1626 Saffron Walden [2] Notes - 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.
His father was imprisoned at the Tower of London and executed in 1572.
His first wife was the daughter of his father's third wife and his step sister.She died childless.With his second wife Katherine he had thirteen children.
He commanded the "Golden Lion" in the attack on the Spanish Armada in 1588
Person ID I11 33B Bassetts of Blore, Hints, Staffordshire & Warwickshire Last Modified 30 Aug 2008
Father Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, b. 10 Mar 1536, d. 2 Jun 1572, Tower Hill (Age 36 years) Mother Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F987 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Katherine Knyvet, d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1583 Children 1. Elizabeth Howard, d. 17 Apr 1658 2. Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, b. 1584, d. 1640 (Age 56 years) 3. Sir Charles Howard, d. 1622 4. Edward Howard, 1st Baron of Escrick, d. 1675 5. Sir Robert Howard, b. 1584, d. 1653 (Age 69 years) 6. Gertrude Howard, b. Abt 1585, d. Yes, date unknown 7. Sir William Howard, b. 1587, d. Bef 1672 (Age < 85 years) 8. Catherine Howard, b. 1588, d. 1673 (Age 85 years) 9. Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire, b. 1589, d. 1669 (Age 80 years) 10. Emily Howard, b. 1589, d. Yes, date unknown 11. Frances Howard, b. 1591, d. 1632 (Age 41 years) + 12. Henry Howard, b. 1592, d. 1616 (Age 24 years) 13. John Howard, b. 1595, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F8 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Dacre, d. Apr 1578 Family ID F231 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 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.
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Admiral Howard b 1598 commanded the The Golden Lion in the attack on the Spanish Armada in 1588. He was father-in-law to Elizabeth Bassett b 1599.
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