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John Howard, Duke of Norfolk^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1415 - 1485

• Suffix	Duke of Norfolk
  Born	Abt 1415	of, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9FXF-WJ
  Died	22 Aug 1485	battle of, Bosworth Field, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England   [3, 4]
  Buried	Thetford, Norfolk, England   [3]
  Notes	KINSHIP: Son and heir. KINSHIP: 1st cousin 2 times removed and coheir to his cousin Anne MOWBRAY, 1481. MILITARY: Battles and Wars> Served in the war in France, 1452/1453; present at the Battle of Towton, 1461; led the van (of archers) at the battle of Bosworth Field. OFFICE: Sheriff of Norfolk, Suffolk and Oxfordshire, OFFICE: Knight of the Shire for Norfolk. ASSIGNMENTS: Summoned to Parliament by writs, 1470-1482. HONORS: Knighted, 1461. HONORS: [K.G.] Knight of the Order of the Garter. TITLES: Became Lord Howard by writ 1470, created Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshall 1483. POLITICS: Zealous Yorkist. PROPERTY: The vast estates of the Mowbray family being divided between him and his {1st} cousin (the other coheir) {William de BERKELEY, Earl of Nottingham, later Marquess of Berkeley}: see 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 2 p. 133. DEATH: Cause> Slain at the battle of Bosworth Field. BURIAL: Reinterment> Originally buried at Leicester, Leicestershire, England; later reinterred at Thetford, Norfolk, England}.
  Person ID	I392	British Isles. Peerage, Baronetage, and Landed Gentry families with extended lineage
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2009

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert Howard, Knight, of, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England ,   d. 1436
  Mother	Margaret Mowbray,   d. Bef 18 Oct 1459
  Married	Abt 1414
  Family ID	F543	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Katherine Moleyns, of, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England ,   d. 3 Nov 1465, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England
  Married	1440  [5, 6, 7]
  	STATUS: 1st marriage for husband. CONDITION: 1 son and 4 daughters of this marriage.
  Children	1. Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk,   b. 1443-1444, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England ,   d. 21 May 1524, Framlingham Castle, Framlingham, Suffolk, England   2. Anne Howard,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Isabel Howard,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jane Howard,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margaret Howard,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F313	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Chedworth,   d. 1494
  Married	Bef 22 Jan 1467  [6]
  	STATUS: 2nd marriage for husband; 3rd marriage for wife. CONDITION: 1 or 3 daughters of this marriage.
  Children	1. Katherine Howard,   d. 12 Mar 1535-1536
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F544	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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