Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, (13 August 15843 June 1640) was an English nobleman and politician.

Career

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 1561 – 28 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 ...

, by his second wife, Catherine Knyvet of Charlton, and succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Suffolk and 2nd Baron Howard de Walden in 1626, along with some other of his father's offices, including the

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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 Honora Denny on 6 January 1607. On 9 February 1608 he performed in the masque '' The Hue and Cry After Cupid'' 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

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. Howard and his "three brethren" danced in ''

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'' at

on 26 December 1613. Sir Theophilus Howard was named in the Second Charter of

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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

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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 Baron Howard de Walden by a Writ of Acceleration. He was the dedicatee of Shelton'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

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'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 Lord Scone, and returned by boat to Leith and the King's Wark, the home of Bernard Lindsay. He went to Seton Palace to see Anna Hay, Countess of Winton, and then returned to England. Howard's parents received a pension from Spanish diplomats. In 1617, they were offered a Dutch pension. Howard discussed the deal with the Spanish ambassador Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar. He persuaded his parents not to take the Dutch offer, and Gondomar gave him a valuable diamond jewel. Howard owned

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in Suffolk which he sold to Sir Robert Hitcham 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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, she had been one of the Princess's companions at Coombe Abbey from 1604. They had nine children: * James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (c. 16201689) * Thomas Howard (1621-81), married to Walburga or Werburge van der Kerchove * Katherine Howard (died 1650), married first George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny (died 1642), second

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

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* 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 (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 (''theós'', "God") and φιλία (''philía'', "love or affection") can be translated as "Love of God" or "Friend ...

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, (13 August 15843 June 1640) was an England, English nobleman and politician. Career Born at the family estate of Saffron Walden, he was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, by his second wife, ...

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