John Howard KG (abt. 1425 - 1485)

Born about 1425 in Tendring, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Chedworth) Howard — married 20 Feb 1467 in Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, , England

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1485 at about age 60 in Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England

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Biography

John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk.

He was the son of Sir Robert Howard (?1385-1436) and the former Lady Margaret de Mowbray (?1391-1459), the eldest daughter of the 1st Duke of Norfolk (of the first creation) (1366-1399) and the former Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan (1366-1425). He was known as "Jack (or "Jock", hence "Jockey") of Norfolk", and had the support of Edward IV of England who made him Constable of Norwich Castle, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, and Treasurer of the Royal Household. He was summoned to Parliament as Lord Howard on 15 October 1470.

b. c.1425^[1]

d. 22 Aug 1485 Battle of Bosworth^[1]

Marriage

m.1 Catherine de Molyns Bet 1448 and 1450

m.2 Margaret Chedworth^[1]

He was married first to Katherine Moleyns (1424-1465), the daughter of William de Moleyns and Margery Whalesborough; and then to Margaret Chedworth (1436-1494), the daughter of Sir John Chedworth and Margaret Bowett. [1] Margaret Bowett's parents were Nicholas Bowett of Rippingale, Lincolnshire, England and Elizabeth La Zouche of Harringworth, Northampton, England.He died at the Battle of Bosworth Field. The night before, someone had left him a note warning him that King Richard III, his "master," was going to be double-crossed (which he was):

Marlyn Lewis writes: Sir John Howard, Lord Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Sheriff of Norfolk, Suffolk, & Oxfordshire, Earl Marshal of England1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 M, #15421, b. circa 1421, d. 22 August 1485 Father Sir Robert Howard10,11,12 b. c 1401, d. bt Jan 1436 - Apr 1436 Mother Margaret Mowbray10,11,12 b. c 1388, d. c 18 Oct 1459 Sir John Howard, Lord Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Sheriff of Norfolk, Suffolk, & Oxfordshire, Earl Marshal of England Also Lord Mowbray & Segrave, Duke & Earl Norfolk, Admiral of England, Earl Marshal of England.4 He was born circa 1421 at of Wiggenhall, East Winch, Fersfield, & Terrington, Norfolk, England. He married Katherine Moleyns, daughter of Sir William de Moleyns and Margery, in 1440; They had 2 sons (Sir Thomas, Duke of Norfolk; & Nicholas) & 4 daughters (Anne, wife of Sir Edmund Gorges; Isabel, wife of Robert Mortimer, Esq; Jane, wife of Sir John Timperley; & Margaret, wife of Sir John Wyndham).2,13,4,5,8,9 Sir John Howard, Lord Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Sheriff of Norfolk, Suffolk, & Oxfordshire, Earl Marshal of England married Margaret Chedworth, daughter of Sir John Chedworth and Joan, before 22 January 1467; They had 1 daughter (Katherine, wife of Sir John Bourchier, 2nd Lord Berners).2,4,6,8,14 Sir John Howard, Lord Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Sheriff of Norfolk, Suffolk, & Oxfordshire, Earl Marshal of England died on 22 August 1485 at Battle of Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England; Buried at Thetford, Norfolk.2,4,8 Family 1 Katherine Moleyns b. c 1410, d. 3 Nov 1465 Children

Sir Thomas Howard, Earl Marshal of England, 2nd Duke Norfolk, Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Lord High Treasurer+2,4,8 b. 1443, d. 21 May 1524 Anne Howard+2 b. c 1445 Isabel Howard+2,15,4,16,8 b. c 1448, d. c 14 Jun 1506 Margaret Howard+2,4,17,8,18 b. c 1450, d. a 1485 Jane Howard2 b. c 1452

Family 2 Margaret Chedworth b. c 1425, d. 1494 Child

Katherine Howard+19,2,20,3,4,6,7,8 b. c 1468, d. 12 Mar 1536

Citations

[S4169] Unknown author, Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists, p. 26. [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 236. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 322. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 412-413. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 153. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 487-488. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 179. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 333-334. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 108. [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 235-236. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 411. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 332. [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 504. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 267-268. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 313. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 170. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 388. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 431. [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 142. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 287-288.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Wikipedia: John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk

See also:

• Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, 2nd edn. (2011), 3 vols, Volume 2, page 271, HOWARD 11.
• John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk born circa 1425 - died 22 Aug 1485.
• Weever, John. Ancient Funerall Monuments within the United Monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent (Thomas Harper, London, 1767) Page 551
• Cokayne, George Edward (1936). The Complete Peerage, edited by H.A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden IX. London: St. Catherine Press. pp. 42, 610–12.
• Crawford, Anne (2004). Howard, John, first duke of Norfolk (d. 1485). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 22 November 2012.