Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon (c. 1520 – 1582),
was an English
peer and politician. He was the youngest son of
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, (1473 – 25 August 1554) was a prominent English politician and nobleman of the Tudor era. He was an uncle of two of the wives of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, both of whom were beheade ...
and
Lady Elizabeth Stafford. He served as
Custos Rotulorum of Dorset
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Dorset.
* Sir Thomas Arundell bef. 1547–1552
* Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon bef. 1558–1582
* Sir Matthew Arundell bef. 1584–1598
* Sir Walter Ralei ...
and
Vice-Admiral of Dorset
The Vice-Admiral of Dorset was responsible for the defence of the County of Dorset, England.
As a Vice-Admiral, the post holder was the chief of naval administration for his district. His responsibilities included pressing men for naval service, ...
. In 1559, he was raised to the peerage as
Viscount Howard of Bindon
Viscount Howard of Bindon was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1559 for Thomas Howard, second son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. His two sons, the second and third Viscount, both succeeded him in the title. As neither ...
by Queen
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is ...
, taking the title from
Bindon Abbey
Bindon Abbey (''Bindonium'') was a Cistercian monastery, of which only ruins remain, on the River Frome about half a mile east of Wool in the Purbeck District, Dorset, England.
History
The monastery was founded in 1149 by William de Glastoni ...
in
Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...
, many of whose former lands he held. Thomas had eight children by three wives.
By Elizabeth Marney, daughter and co-heir of
John Marney, 2nd Baron Marney
John Marney, 2nd Baron Marney (by 1485 – 27 April 1525) of Layer Marney, Essex was an English Member of Parliament and Governor of Rochester Castle.
He was the son of Henry Marney, 1st Baron Marney of Layer Marney and educated in the law at L ...
(first wife):
*
Henry Howard, 2nd Viscount Howard of Bindon
Henry Howard, 2nd Viscount Bindon (c. 1542 - 1590), aristocrat and courtier
Henry Howard was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon and Elizabeth Marney, daughter of John Marney, 2nd Baron Marney of Layer Marney and Christian New ...
*
Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon
Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon (died 1611) was an English peer and politician. He was a Knight of the Garter, Lord Lieutenant of Dorset 25 April 1601 – 1 March 1611, Custos Rotulorum of Dorset before 1605–1611, and Vice-Admiral ...
*Francis Howard
*Giles Howard
*Grace Howard
By Gertrude Lyte (second wife):
*Charles Howard
*Anne Howard, who married firstly Sir
William Thornhurst William Thornhurst (1575-1606) was an English landowner.
He was the son of Stephen Thornhurst, keeper of Ford Park (died 1616) and his first wife. His second wife, Dorothy (1565-1620), was a daughter of Roger Drew of Denchworth. Her first husband w ...
, their son Gifford Thornhurst married
Susanna Temple
Susanna Temple, Lady Lister (formerly Thornhurst; 1600-1669) was an English courtier.
A daughter of Alexander Temple of Etchingham and Mary Penistone, or Mary Sommer, she is said to have been a maid of honour to Anne of Denmark. However, she is ...
, and secondly, John Turberville of Woolbridge.
By Mabel Burton, daughter of Nicholas Burton (third wife):
*
Frances Howard, who married as her second husband,
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Baron Beauchamp, KG (22 May 1539 – 6 April 1621), of Wulfhall and Totnam Lodge in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset, of Netley Abbey, Hampshire, and of Hertford House, Cannon R ...
, and as her third husband,
Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox
Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond (29 September 157416 February 1624), lord of the manor, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a Scotland, Scottish nobleman who through their paternal lines was a second cousin o ...
and
1st Duke of Richmond.
References
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1520s births
1582 deaths
16th-century English nobility
Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon
Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon (c. 1520 – 1582), was an English peer and politician. He was the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and Lady Elizabeth Stafford. He served as Custos Rotulorum of Dorset and Vice-Admir ...
Year of birth uncertain
Younger sons of dukes
Viscounts Howard of Bindon
Peers of England created by Elizabeth I
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