Henry Frederick Howard KB (1608 - 1652)

Born 15 Aug 1608 in Whitehall, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Stuart) Howard — married 1626 in London, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1652 at age 43 in Strand, London, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Henry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel PC was born 15 August 1608. ^[1]

He was the son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Lady Alethea Talbot, Baroness Talbot. ^[2]

Arundel was the second son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Lady Alethea Talbot, later 13th Baroness Furnivall. After his father's death in 1646 he became Earl of Arundel and the titular head of the Howard family.

Arundel's grandmother Anne, the dowager Countess, arranged for Henry to be baptised and christened as "Frederick Henry" at Woodstock Palace with Anne of Denmark as godmother. Prince Henry and Princess Elizabeth were also present.^[3]

Education

He studied at St John's College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1624.^[4]

Marriage

He married Lady Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of Esmé Stuart, 3rd Duke of Lennox and Katherine Clifton, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold), on 7 March 1625/26. ^[2]

Lord Arundel married Lady Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of Esme Stuart, 3rd Duke of Lennox, on 7 March 1626. ^[1]

Titles

He was styled Lord Maltravers until 1640, and Baron Mowbray from 1640 until 1652. ^[1]

He was an English nobleman, chiefly remembered for his role in the development of the rule against perpetuities.^[1]

He gained the title of Earl of Surrey. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 4 November 1616. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Arundel from 1628 to 1629. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Callan [Ireland] in 1634. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 10 August 1634. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Arundel in 1640. He succeeded to the title of Lord Mowbray on 13 April 1640. ^[2]

He fought in the Battle of Edgehill. He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 1 November 1642 with a Master of Arts (M.A.). He succeeded to the title of 22nd Earl of Arundel on 4 October 1646. In 1648 he was fined £6,000 by Parliament, but allowed to compound for his estates. ^[5]

1652 Death

He died 17 April 1652 ^[1]

He died on 17 April 1652 at age 43 at Arundel House, The Strand, London, England. He was buried at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England. ^[2]

Issue

They had nine sons and three daughters:^[1]

1. Thomas Howard, b. 1626. Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk (1626/27–1677), died without issue^[1]
2. Henry Howard, b. 1628. Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (1628–1683/84), had issue; (ancestor of 7th through 9th Dukes of Norfolk)^[1]
3. Philip Howard, b. 1629. Hon. Philip Howard (1629–1694), Catholic Cardinal^[1]
4. Charles Howard, b. 1630. Hon. Charles Howard (1630–1713), married Mary Tattershall (d. 1695), had issue, including Henry Howard of Greystoke; who married Mary Aylward (d. 1747), had issue, including Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk (through whom Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk was also descended);^[1]
5. Anne Howard, b. 1632. Lady Anne Howard (born 1632)^[1]
6. Catherine (Howard) Digby, b. 1634. Lady Catherine Howard (1634–1655)^[1]
7. Hon. Talbot Howard (born 1636)^[1]
8. Edward Howard, b. 1637. Hon. Edward Howard (1637–1691), married Anne Wilbraham, had issue. Edward's great-grandson Thomas Howard (1736–1824), a Quaker, renounced succession c. 1812; succession then passed to the issue of Hon. Bernard Howard of Glossop (below).^[1]
9. Francis Howard, b. 1640. Hon. Francis Howard (1640–1683), died in Geele, Belgium as stated in his brother Cardinal Philip Howard's Biography.^[1]
10. Hon. Bernard Howard of Glossop (1641–1717), married Catherine Tattershall (died 1727, sister of his brother Charles's wife Mary) and had issue, including Bernard Howard II of Glossop, who married Anne Roper (died 1744), had issue, including Henry Howard of Glossop and Sheffield, who married Juliana Molyneux, had issue, including Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk (from who all subsequent Dukes of Norfolk descend) and Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard;^[1]
11. Esme Howard, b. 1645. Hon. Esme Howard (1645–1728), had one daughter, who died unmarried^[1]
12. Elizabeth Howard, b. 1651. Lady Elizabeth Howard (1651–1705)^[1]
13. John Howard, b. 1652. Hon. John Howard (1652–1711)^[1]

The following children are currently attached on WikiTree but not listed above.

1. Anne Howard, b. 1640, possible duplicate.

False Issue

Some popular genealogies also add a son, or conflate this person with Francis Howard, above.

• Edward Francis Howard, born about 1640, migrated to the American colonies and died in Bertie, North Carolina.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18} Wikipedia: Henry_Howard,_22nd_Earl_of_Arundel Accessed 2/6/2019 jhd
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 39.
3. ↑ G. R. Batho. ed., Calendar of Talbot Papers, vol.2 (HMC, HMSO, 1971), p. 336: Lodge vol. 3, p. 238. Cited by Wikipedia: Henry_Howard,_22nd_Earl_of_Arundel Accessed 2/6/2019 jhd
4. ↑ Linehan, Peter (2011). St John's College Cambridge: A History. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. pp. 101–2. ISBN 978-1843836087.Cited by Wikipedia: Henry_Howard,_22nd_Earl_of_Arundel Accessed 2/6/2019 jhd
5. ↑ 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 I, page 258.

See also:

• Henry's peerage record is on thepeerage.com
• Howard Family History in England