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Lady Elizabeth Howard (Dacre)

Also Known As: "Bess of the Broad Apron"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gilsland, Cumberland, England
Death: October 09, 1639 (74)
Naworth Castle, Cumberland, England
Place of Burial: Lanercost Abbey, Cumberland, England
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre of Gilsland and Elizabeth Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
Wife of Lord William Howard, Sr., of Naworth Castle, Cumberland
Mother of Sir Philip Howard, Kt.; Charles Howard; Mary Bedingfield; Sir Francis Howard, of Corby Castle; Margaret Cotton and 3 others
Sister of Anne Dacre, Countess of Surrey; Francis Dacre; George Dacre, 5th Baron Gillesland & 9th Baron Greystoke; Mary Dacre, Lady Howard and Magdalene Dacre

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About Lady Elizabeth Howard

3. Hon Elizabeth Dacre (b. 12 Dec 1564), mar.28 Oct 1577 her step-brother Lord William Howard, of Naworth Castle, co. Cumberland, and Henderskelfe Castle, co. York (b. 19 Dec 1563;  d. 7 Oct 1640), 2nd son of Thomas [Howard], 4th Duke of Norfolk, by his second wife Hon Margaret Dudley, widow of Lord Henry Dudley (sic?) and 1st dau. and eventual sole hrss. by his second wife of Thomas [Audley], 1st Baron Audley of Walden, and had issue. (Dacre of Gilsland, Baron (E, 1473 - abeyant 1569)

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  • Elizabeth DACRE
  • Born: 17 Dec 1564
  • Died: 9 Oct 1639, Naworth Castle, Cumberland, England
  • Buried: Lanercost Abbey, Cumberland, England
  • Father: Thomas DACRE (4º B. Gillesland/ 3º B. Greystoke)
  • Mother: Elizabeth LEYBURNE (B. Dacre/D. Norfolk)
  • Married: William HOWARD 28 Oct 1577, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
  • Children:
    • 1. Phillip HOWARD (Sir) M: Margaret CARRYL
    • 2. Francis HOWARD (Sir) M: 1. Margaret PRESTON 2. Mary WIDDRINGTON
    • 3. William HOWARD M: Mary HUNGATE
    • 4. Charles HOWARD (Sir) M: Dorothy WIDDRINGTON
    • 5. Thomas HOWARD (Col.) M: Elizabeth EURE
    • 6. Mary HOWARD M: Henry BEDINGFIELD
    • 7. Elizabeth HOWARD
    • 8. Margaret HOWARD M: Thomas COTTON
    • 9. John HOWARD
    • 10. Robert HOWARD
    • 11. Anne HOWARD
    • 12. Catherine HOWARD
  • From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/DACRE.htm#Elizabeth DACRE2 _______________________________
  • Elizabeth Dacre1
  • F, #12088, b. 12 November 1564
  • Last Edited=21 Feb 2011
  • Elizabeth Dacre was born on 12 November 1564. She was the daughter of Thomas Dacre, 4th Lord Dacre (of Gilsland) and Elizabeth Leyburne. She married Lord William Howard, son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and Hon. Margaret Audley, on 28 October 1577.
  • Elizabeth Dacre also went by the nick-name of 'Bess of the Broad Apron' for her extensive land holdings.
  • Children of Elizabeth Dacre and Lord William Howard
    • Margaret Howard+
    • Sir Philip Howard+ b. 6 Dec 1581, d. b 1640
    • Sir Francis Howard+ b. 29 Aug 1588, d. 11 Apr 1660
  • From: http://thepeerage.com/p1209.htm#i12088 _____________________________
  • Links
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_William_Howard
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dacre,_4th_Baron_Dacre
  • http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Howard,_William_(1563-1640)_(DNB00)

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Lady Elizabeth Howard's Timeline

1564
November 12, 1564
Gilsland, Cumberland, England
1581
December 6, 1581
Naworth Castle, Brampton, Cumberland, England
1583
1583
Northumberland, England
1587
March 1, 1587
Naworth Castle, Brampton, Cumberland, England
1588
August 29, 1588
Naworth Castle, Brampton, Cumberland, England
1589
1589
Naworth Castle, Brafferton, Yorkshire, England
1593
December 19, 1593
Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England
1596
1596
1639
October 9, 1639
Age 74
Naworth Castle, Cumberland, England