Coat of arms of Sir Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, KG

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, (13 August 15843 June 1640) was an

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nobleman and politician. Born at the family estate of

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, he was the son of

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, (24 August 156128 May 1626) of Audley End House in the parish of Saffron Walden in Essex, and of Suffolk House near Westminster, a member of the House of Howard, was the second son of Thomas Howard, 4th ...

, by his second wife,

Catherine Knyvet Katherine (or Catherine) Knyvett, Countess of Suffolk (1564–1638) was an English court office holder who served as lady-in-waiting to the queen consort of England, Anne of Denmark. Private life She was born in Charlton Park, Wiltshire, the ...

of Charlton, and succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Suffolk and 2nd

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in 1626, along with some other of his father's offices, including the lord-lieutenancy of the counties of

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and

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. Howard danced in '' Lord Hay's Masque'' to celebrate the marriage of

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and

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on 6 January 1607. On 9 February 1608 he performed in the masque ''

The Hue and Cry After Cupid ''The Hue and Cry After Cupid,'' or ''A Hue and Cry After Cupid,'' also ''Lord Haddington's Masque'' or ''The Masque at Lord Haddington's Marriage,'' or even ''The Masque With the Nuptial Songs at the Lord Viscount Haddington's Marriage at Cour ...

'' at

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as a sign of the zodiac, to celebrate the wedding of John Ramsay, Viscount Haddington to Elizabeth Radclyffe. During the progress of Anne of Denmark in April 1613, he danced in the masque at Caversham Park. Sir Theophilus Howard was named in the Second Charter of

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made by

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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

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in a by-election in 1605 caused by the death of Sir Edward Lewknor and sat until he was ennobled in 1610 as

by a Writ of Acceleration. He was the dedicatee of

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's translation of ''

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'', 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 a dedicatee, although he was possibly a distant relative.Kelly, L. G.. "Shelton, Thomas (fl. 1598–1629)." L. G. Kelly in

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, 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 24 November 2014, subscription or UK public library membership required). He was also the dedicatee of

John Dowland John Dowland (c. 1563 – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", " Come again", "Flow my tears", " I saw my Lady weepe", ...

's last book of songs "A Pilgrimes Solace", also published in 1612. Howard visited Scotland in 1613. He dined with his brother-in-law James Home of Cowdenknowes at Broxmouth House, and then stayed in John Killoch's house in Edinburgh's Canongate, where the

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had stayed in 1608. He visited

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and saw the coal works of George Bruce at

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. After a visit to

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, he stayed a night at the Nether Palace or Castlestead of Falkland with

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, and returned by boat to Leith and the

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, the home of Bernard Lindsay. He went to Seton Palace to see

Anna Hay, Countess of Winton Anna Hay, Countess of Winton (1592-1628) was a Scottish courtier. She was the eldest daughter of Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll and Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Erroll. At court in England Lady Anna Hay joined the household of Anne of Denmar ...

, and then returned to England. Howard owned

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in Suffolk which he sold to Sir

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in 1635 for the sum of £14,000.. He owned

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in Essex as well, built by his father

He died in 1640 at Suffolk House,

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, 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

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. According to a memoir of the early life of Princess Elizabeth, the daughter of King James and

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, she had been one of the Princess's companions at Coombe Abbey from 1604. They had nine children: *

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(c. 16201689) * Thomas Howard * Katherine Howard (died 1650), married first

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(died 1642), second

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* Elizabeth Howard (died 11 March 1705), married on 1 October 1642

Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, KG, JP (29 September 160213 October 1668) was an English aristocrat, and supporter of the Parliamentary cause in the First English Civil War. The Percies had been the leading famil ...

* Margaret Howard, married

Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery (25 April 1621 – 16 October 1679), styled Lord Broghill from 1628 to 1660, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times between 1654 and 1679. Boyle foug ...

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(1625–1691) *

Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk (18 July 1627 – 10 December 1709) was the youngest son of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, but inherited the title because none of his brothers left surviving sons. He married three times: *By his first w ...

(1627–1709) * Anne Howard, married Thomas Walsingham * Frances Howard (c.1633–1677), who married Sir Edward Villiers (died 1689)

References

* * * Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, Wilmington, Delaware, 2003, vol III, pp. 3814–3817, , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Suffolk, Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of 1584 births 1640 deaths Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Burials in Essex

Theophilus Theophilus is a male given name with a range of alternative spellings. Its origin is the Greek word Θεόφιλος from θεός (God) and φιλία (love or affection) can be translated as "Love of God" or "Friend of God", i.e., it is a theoph ...

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, (13 August 15843 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 Kny ...

Knights of the Garter Lord-Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire Lord-Lieutenants of Cumberland Lord-Lieutenants of Dorset Lord-Lieutenants of Northumberland Lord-Lieutenants of Suffolk Lord-Lieutenants of Westmorland Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports People from Saffron Walden Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms English MPs 1604–1611