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| Birthplace: | Walden, Essex, England |
| Death: | Died in Norwich, Norfolk, England, England |
| Managed by: | Richard Nicholas Ragland |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Howard,_Duchess_of_Norfolk
http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I7511&tree=Nixon
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/MargaretAudley.htm
Margaret Audley was one of the wealthiest young women in England when she was married at thirteen to Lord Henry Dudley (1531-August 27,1557), younger son of the duke of Northumberland. The only child of Thomas Audley, 1st baron Audley (1488-April 30,1544) and Elizabeth Grey (c.1510-c.1564), she had inherited lands worth £1000 per annum, including Cree Church Place in London and Audley End on the outskirts of Saffron Walden. These were confiscated when the duke was found guilty of treason and executed. Henry Dudley was restored in blood on July 5,1556 and his wife's lands were returned, but he died in France after the Battle of Saint Quentin the following year. Early in 1558, Margaret was betrothed to Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk (March 10,1538-June 2,1572), but they were obliged to wait for a papal dispensation to wed since his first wife had been Margaret’s first cousin. They were still waiting when Queen Mary died and Queen Elizabeth succeeded, restoring Protestantism to England. They wed quietly, without the dispensation, during the first days of the new reign and Parliament ratified the marriage in March, 1559. After participating in the coronation, Margaret and her new husband retired to Kenninghall and did not return to London until the following autumn. The marriage appears to have been a love match and produced four children, Elizabeth (1560-d. yng), Thomas (1561-1626), Margaret (1562-1591), and William (December, 1563-1640). So great was Margaret’s desire to rejoin her husband for Christmas in 1563 that she left Audley End when she was still weak from childbirth. She caught a chill on the journey and died at Norwich on January 10, 1564. Portraits: by Hans Eworth, 1562, a companion piece to one of her husband.
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Walden, Essex, England
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March 2, 1558
Age 18
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United States
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1559
Age 19
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Saffron, Walden, Essex, England
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August 1, 1561
Age 21
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Saffron, Walden, Essex, England
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August 24, 1561
Age 21
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Saffron, Walden, Essex, England
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1563
Age 23
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Essex, England
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January 10, 1564
Age 24
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Norwich, Norfolk, England, England
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January 17, 1564
Age 24
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St. John the Baptist's church, Norwich, Norfolk, England
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1564
Age 24
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Saffron, Walden, Essex, England
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1565
Age 24
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Of, Kenninghall, Norfolk, England
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