Sir Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, KG (13 August 1584 – 3 June 1640) 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 the Second Charter of Virginia made by King James I on 23 May 1609. The members of this extensive list were "incorporated by the name of The Tresorer and Companie of Adventurers and Planters of the Citty of London for the Firste Collonie in Virginia."

Howard owned Framlingham Castle in Suffolk which he sold to Sir Robert Hitcham in 1635 for the sum of £14,000.

He died at Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, and was buried on 10 June that year in Saffron Walden.

From the English Wikipedia page on Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, KG (13 August 1584 – 3 June 1640) 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 the Second Charter of Virginia made by King James I on 23 May 1609. The members if this extensive list were "incorporated by the name of The Tresorer and Companie of Adventurers and Planters of the Citty of London for the Firste Collonie in Virginia."

Howard owned Framlingham Castle in Suffolk which he sold to Sir Robert Hitcham in 1635 for the sum of £14,000.

He died at Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, and was buried on 10 June that year in Saffron Walden.

Marriage and children

In March 1612, he married Elizabeth Home (d. 19 August 1633), daughter of George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar. They had nine children:

• 1. James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (c.1620–1689)
• 2. Thomas Howard
• 3. Catherine Howard (d. 1650), married first George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny (d. 1642), second James Livingston, 1st Earl of Newburgh
• 4. Elizabeth Howard (d. 11 March 1705), married on 1 October 1642 Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland
• 5. Margaret Howard, married Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery
• 6. George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk (1625–1691)
• 7. Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk (1627–1709)
• 8. Anne Howard, married Thomas Walsingham
• 9. Frances Howard (d. October 1677), married Sir Edward Villiers (d. 1689)

References

"Howard pedigree 6". Retrieved 2006-12-31.

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Theophilus Howard:

http://www.thepeerage.com/p10302.htm#i103015

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

• M, #103015,
• b. 13 August 1584,
• d. 3 June 1640
• Last Edited=21 Apr 2007
• Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk was born on 13 August 1584. He was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Katherine Knyvett.

He married Lady Elizabeth Home, daughter of George Home, 1st and last Earl of Dunbar and Elizabeth Gordon, in March 1611/12.[1]

He died on 3 June 1640 at age 55.

He gained the title of 2nd Earl of Suffolk.

Children of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Lady Elizabeth Home

• 1. Lady Katherine Howard+2 d. 1650
• 2. Lady Elizabeth Howard+ d. 11 Mar 1704/5
• 3. Lady Frances Howard+3 d. c Nov 1677
• 4. Thomas Howard+
• 5. Lady Anne Howard+
• 6. Sir Robert Howard4
• 7. James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk+ b. c 1619/20, d. 1689
• 8. Lady Margaret Howard+5 b. 11 Feb 1622/23, d. c Aug 1689
• 9. George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk b. 1625, d. 21 Apr 1691
• 10. Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk+ b. 18 Jul 1627, d. 10 Dec 1709

Citations

• 1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 511. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 330.
• 3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 293.
• 4. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 18. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
• 5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 177.

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