Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Suffolk
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Suffolk KG
	The Earl of Suffolk
Born	13 August 1584; Saffron Waldon, Essex, England
Died	3 June 1640 (aged 55); Charing Cross, London, England
Burial place	St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Occupation	English Earl
Spouse	Lady Elizabeth Home
Children	James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk; Thomas Howard; Katherine Stuart, Viscountess of Newburgh; Elizabeth Percy, Countess of Northumberland; Margaret Boyle, Countess of Orrery; George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk; Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk; Anne Walsingham; Frances Villiers
Parent(s)	Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk; Catherine Knyvet

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 to the earldom in 1626, along with some other of his father's offices, including the lord-lieutenancy of the counties of Suffolk, Cambridge and Dorset.^[1]

On 9 February 1608 he performed in the masque The Hue and Cry After Cupid at Whitehall Palace as a sign of the zodiac, to celebrate the wedding of John Ramsay, Viscount Haddington to Elizabeth Radclyffe .^[2]

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."

He was elected MP for Maldon in a by-election in 1605 caused by the death of Sir Edward Lewknor and sat until he was ennobled in 1610 as Baron Howard de Walden by a Writ of Acceleration.^[3]

He was the dedicatee of Shelton's translation of Don Quixote, the first translation of the work in any language. The translation of the first part of Don Quixote was published in London in 1612, while Cervantes was still alive. It is not known why Shelton chose Howard as dedicatee, although he was possibly a distant relative.^[4] He was also the dedicatee of John Dowland's last book of songs "A Pilgrimes Solace", also published in 1612.^[5]

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 (died 19 August 1633), daughter of George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar. They had nine children:

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

References

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of s.v." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 26–27.
^ Edmund Lodge, Illustrations of British History, vol. 3 (London, 1838), p. 223.
^ "HOWARD, Theophilus, Lord Howard de Walden (1584-1640), of Audley End, Essex and Suffolk House, The Strand, Westminster". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ Kelly, L. G.. “Shelton, Thomas (fl. 1598–1629).” L. G. Kelly in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed., edited by Lawrence Goldman, January 2008. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25318 (accessed November 24, 2014, subscription or UK public library membership required).
^ "Image: ToLordWalden.jpg, (600 × 801 px)". culturebase.org. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ "Stuart [née Howard], Katherine, Lady Aubigny [other married name Katherine Livingston, Viscountess Newburgh] (d. 1650), conspirator - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/66716. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

"Howard pedigree 6". Retrieved 31 December 2006.
"Howard, Theophilus" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, Wilmington, Delaware, 2003, vol III, pp. 3814–3817, ISBN 0-9711966-2-1

Political offices
Preceded by The Viscount Howard of Bindon	Vice-Admiral of Dorset 1603–1611	Succeeded by The Lord Cottington
Vacant Title last held by The Earl of Cumberland	Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland 1607–1639 With: The Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639 The Lord Clifford 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639	Succeeded by The Earl of Arundel Lord Maltravers
	Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland 1607–1639 With: The Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639 The Lord Clifford 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639	Succeeded by The Earl of Cumberland The Lord Clifford
	Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland 1607–1639 With: The Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639 The Lord Clifford 1607–1639 The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611 The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639 The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639 Lord Maltravers 1632–1639	Succeeded by The Earl of Northumberland
Preceded by The Earl of Suffolk	Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners 1616–1635	Succeeded by The Earl of Salisbury
	Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk 1624–1640	Succeeded by The Earl of Suffolk
	Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk 1626–1640	Succeeded by The Earl of Suffolk Sir Thomas Jermyn
	Custos Rotulorum of Essex 1624–1640	Succeeded by The Lord Maynard
	Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire 1626–1640	Succeeded by The Lord Maynard
	Lord Lieutenant of Dorset 1626–1640 With: The Earl of Suffolk 1626–1628	Succeeded by The Lord Cottington
Preceded by The Viscount Howard of Bindon	Custos Rotulorum of Dorset bef. 1621–1640	Succeeded by The Lord Cottington
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Buckingham	Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 1628–1640	Succeeded by The Duke of Lennox
Peerage of England
Preceded by Thomas Howard	Earl of Suffolk 1626–1640	Succeeded by James Howard
Preceded by Thomas Howard	Baron Howard de Walden (writ of acceleration) 1610–1640	Succeeded by James Howard

[EB1911-1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of s.v." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 26–27.

[2] Edmund Lodge, Illustrations of British History, vol. 3 (London, 1838), p. 223.

[3] "HOWARD, Theophilus, Lord Howard de Walden (1584-1640), of Audley End, Essex and Suffolk House, The Strand, Westminster". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

[odnb-4] Kelly, L. G.. “Shelton, Thomas (fl. 1598–1629).” L. G. Kelly in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed., edited by Lawrence Goldman, January 2008. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25318 (accessed November 24, 2014, subscription or UK public library membership required).

[culturebase-5] "Image: ToLordWalden.jpg, (600 × 801 px)". culturebase.org. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[6] "Stuart [née Howard], Katherine, Lady Aubigny [other married name Katherine Livingston, Viscountess Newburgh] (d. 1650), conspirator - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/66716. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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