Michael John James George Robert Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk & 14th Earl of Berkshire (27 March 1935 – 5 August 2022), styled Viscount Andover until 1941, was an English peer, a member of the

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from 1956 to 1999.

Life

Michael Howard was born on 27 March 1935, the son of Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, and

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-born actress and ballet dancer Mimi Forde Pigott. He succeeded his father in 1941, when his father was killed by a bomb he was attempting to defuse. He was briefly educated at

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, but left after a year before attending the prestigious Le Rose school in Switzerland. After his death, the writer

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revealed that Suffolk had been one of the inspirations for her best-known literary creation,

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Personal life

Suffolk was married three times: He married, firstly, on 1 October 1960, Simone Litman, by whom he had one daughter: * Lady Lucinda Howard (26 March 1961 – 21 December 1962) On 22 September 1973, Suffolk married Anita Fugelsang (who later married Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington), with whom he had two children: * Alexander Charles Michael Winston Robsahm Howard, 22nd Earl of Suffolk (b. 17 September 1974); married Victoria Hamilton (divorced 2018) * Lady Katharine Emma Frances Robsahm Howard (b. 1976) married William Rogers On 15 December 1983, Suffolk married the former Linda Jacqueline Paravicini (married, firstly,

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), with whom he had two children: * Lady Philippa Mimi Jacqueline Henrietta Howard (b. 1985) married Archie Lord in 2017. * Lady Natasha Rose Catherine Linda Howard (b. 1987). married Charles Quick in March 2022. The Earl of Suffolk lived at

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. He was also 14th

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, but signed in the name of 'Suffolk', his most senior title. He died on 5 August 2022, at the age of 87.

Family tree

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suffolk, Michael Howard, 21st Earl Of 1935 births 2022 deaths

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