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

  
  

• Photos

  Admiral Thomas Howard 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] GEDCOM file imported on 4 May 2009. [S20] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Reliability: 2).