Knight of the order of the Garter -- Lord Admiral, 3rd Duke of Norfolk Sir Thomas Howard, KG

Knight of the order of the Garter -- Lord Admiral, 3rd Duke of Norfolk Sir Thomas Howard, KG

Male 1473 - 1554  (81 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Knight of the order of the Garter -- Lord Admiral, 3rd Duke of Norfolk Sir Thomas Howard, KG was born in 1473 in Kenninghall, Norfolk, England (son of 2nd Duke of Norfolk Thomas Earl Howard and Countess of Surrey Elizabeth Tilney); died on 25 Aug 1554 in Kenninghall, Norfolk, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: He was an uncle of two of the wives of Henry VIII: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, and played a major role in the machinations behind these marriages. After falling from favour in 1546, he was stripped of the dukedom and imprisoned in the Tower
    • Religion: He aided Mary in securing her throne, setting the stage for alienation between his Catholic family and the Protestant royal line that would be continued by Queen Elizabeth I
    • _MILT: He served in a campaign against the Scots under the command of his father, who knighted him on 30 September 1497. On 4 May 1513 he was appointed Lord Admiral, and on 9 September helped to defeat the Scots at the Flodden

    Sir married Duchess of Norfolk Elizabeth Stafford on 8 Jan 1513 in Greenwich, Kent, England. Elizabeth was born on 4 Apr 1497 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died on 30 Nov 1558 in London, England; was buried in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Sir married Lady Howard Princess Anne Plantagenet on 4 Feb 1494 in Greenwich, Kent, England. Princess (daughter of King of England Edward Plantagenet, IV and Queen Consort of England Elizabeth Woodville) was born on 2 Nov 1475 in Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 23 Nov 1511 in Framlingham, Suffolk, England; was buried in Thetford, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  2nd Duke of Norfolk Thomas Earl Howard was born in 1443 in Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England (son of 1st Duke of Norfolk Sir John Howard and Catherine de Moleyns); died on 21 May 1524 in Norfolk, England; was buried in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Oxford University

    Notes:

    Died:
    Framlingham Castle

    Thomas married Countess of Surrey Elizabeth Tilney on 30 Apr 1472 in Norfolk, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir Frederick Tylney and Lady Say Elizabeth Cheney) was born in 1450 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England; died on 4 Apr 1497 in London, England; was buried in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Countess of Surrey Elizabeth Tilney was born in 1450 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England (daughter of Sir Frederick Tylney and Lady Say Elizabeth Cheney); died on 4 Apr 1497 in London, England; was buried in London, England.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Minoresses Convent

    Died:
    Baynards Castle

    Children:
    1. Countess of Wiltshire Elizabeth Howard was born in 1480 in Norfolk, England; died on 3 Apr 1538 in Kent, England; was buried in London, England.
    2. 1. Knight of the order of the Garter -- Lord Admiral, 3rd Duke of Norfolk Sir Thomas Howard, KG was born in 1473 in Kenninghall, Norfolk, England; died on 25 Aug 1554 in Kenninghall, Norfolk, England.
    3. Lord Edmund Howard was born in 1480 in Norfolk, England; died on 19 Mar 1539 in Tisbury, Wiltshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  1st Duke of Norfolk Sir John Howard was born in 1420 in Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England; died on 22 Aug 1485 in Leicestershire, England; was buried in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Constable of Colchester Castle and one of the king's carvers
    • _ELEC: Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk

    Notes:

    Buried:
    (Thetford Priory)

    Died:
    Killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field

    Sir married Catherine de Moleyns about 1442 in Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England. Catherine was born in Apr 1424 in Buckinghamshire, England; died on 3 Nov 1465 in Nayland, Suffolk, England; was buried in Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine de MoleynsCatherine de Moleyns was born in Apr 1424 in Buckinghamshire, England; died on 3 Nov 1465 in Nayland, Suffolk, England; was buried in Suffolk, England.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    (Saint Mary Churchyard)

    Children:
    1. 2. 2nd Duke of Norfolk Thomas Earl Howard was born in 1443 in Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England; died on 21 May 1524 in Norfolk, England; was buried in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

  3. 6.  Sir Frederick Tylney was born in 1420 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England; died in 1447 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England; was buried in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    (All Saints Churchyard)

    Sir married Lady Say Elizabeth Cheney in 1447 in Assington, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Lawrence Cheney, Esq and Countess Wollaton, Baroness Hatley Elizabeth Cokayne) was born in 1424 in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 15 Sep 1473 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Lady Say Elizabeth Cheney was born in 1424 in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England (daughter of Lawrence Cheney, Esq and Countess Wollaton, Baroness Hatley Elizabeth Cokayne); died on 15 Sep 1473 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: She was the great-grandmother of Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard, three of the wives of King Henry 8th of England.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    (Saint Augustine's Church)

    Children:
    1. 3. Countess of Surrey Elizabeth Tilney was born in 1450 in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England; died on 4 Apr 1497 in London, England; was buried in London, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Lawrence Cheney, Esq was born in 1396 in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England (son of Sir William Cheney and Katherine Pabenham); died on 30 Dec 1461 in Barnwell, Northamptonshire, England; was buried in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Barnwell Priory

    Lawrence married Countess Wollaton, Baroness Hatley Elizabeth Cokayne in 1418 in Bedfordshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir John Cokayne, III and Baroness Cokayne Lady Edith Ida de Grey) was born in 1403 in Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire, England; died on 25 Sep 1473 in Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Countess Wollaton, Baroness Hatley Elizabeth Cokayne was born in 1403 in Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire, England (daughter of Sir John Cokayne, III and Baroness Cokayne Lady Edith Ida de Grey); died on 25 Sep 1473 in Bedfordshire, England.
    Children:
    1. 7. Lady Say Elizabeth Cheney was born in 1424 in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 15 Sep 1473 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.