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Sir John Howard, Duke of Norfolk (b. 1420, d. 22 Aug 1485)
Notes for John Howard, Duke of Norfolk:John Howard, summoned to parliament, as Baron Howard, in 1470, created
Duke of Norfolk, and Earl Marshal, June 28, 1483. Slain at the battle of
Bosworth, Aug. 22, 1485, at Bosworth Field, near Market Bosworth, County Warwickshire, England.
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Sir John's first recorded military experience was on July 17, 1453, when he was present at the battle of Chastillon. He entered into the service of his kinsman, John Mowbray. He was knighted by Edward IV in 1461 and appointed constable of Colchester Castle, County Essex. He also served as Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, and was one of the King's Carvers, known to have "great fellowship" with the King. In 1462 he was named constable of Norwich Castle, and received grants of several manors.
He again participated in battle, first with Lords Fauconberg and Clinton in the battle for Brittany, and took Croquet and the Isle of Rhe. He also served against the Lancastrians in the north, and saw battle at Warkworth, and in the spring of 1464 assisted in securing the country for the King.
Sir John returned home on June 8, 1464 and resumed his friendship with King Edward. His joy was short lived, however. On November 3, 1465, his wife, Lady Katherine, died. She was buried at St. Mary, at Stoke-by-Nayland. Her elaborate monumental brass was engraved about 1535, which explains her Tudor costume instead of the Lancastrian period of her time. Her fingers are adorned with several rings, a rarely seen feature on brasses. Three of the Howard quarters - Brotherton, Howard, and Segrave - appear on the dexter, or left, side of her robe. The parental arms of the Moleyns are on the sinister, or right, side. Beneath her Pedimental headdress, her hair is bound in a net.
He married the following January and in April was elected knight of the shire for County Suffolk. He is also made Treasurer of the Household, an office he held until 1474. He escorted King Edward's sister, Princess Elizabeth, to Flanders for her marriage to Charles, Duke of Burgundy.
His illustrious career continued when he was created Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshall on June 28 1483. At the coronation of King Richard III in July, Sir John acted as High Steward, bore the Crown, and as Marshall, rode into Westminster Hall after the ceremony and "voided the hall." A few days later he was appointed Admiral of England, Ireland, and Aquitaine.
A Fortnight before his death, he wrote to his friend, John Paston III a letter dated about August 12, 1485.
"Well-beloved friend, I commend me to you, letting you to understand that the King's enemies be a land [Henry Tudor landed at Milford Haven on August 7], and that the King [Richard III] would have set forth as upon Monday but only for Our lady Day [The Assumption, August 15]; but for certain he goeth forward as upon Tuesday, for a servant of mine brought to me the certainty.
Wherefore I pray you that ye meet with me at Bury [Bury St. Edmunds, County Suffolk], for by the grace of God I purpose to lie at Bury as upon Tuesday night; and that ye bring with you such company of tall men as ye may goodly make at my cost and charge, beside that ye have promised the King. And I pray you beside that ye have promised the King. And I pray you ordain them jackets of my livery, and I shall content you at your meeting with me."
Sir John is remembered as a wise and experienced politician, and an expert and valiant soldier, careful in the management of his own affairs, and a faithful adherent of the House of York.
"Dictionary of National Biography," Volume 10, p. 42-44
Thomas Howard [Yorkist, Richard III] – His son William Howard, Lord Howard married Catherine Howard, this Catherine daughter of John Broughton and Ann Sapcote, Ann Grand-Daughter of Ann Semark and William Sapcote.
Thomas was at the Battle with his father John Howard, Duke of Norfolk. John Howard was killed and Thomas imprisoned. In a twist of fate Thomas was released from imprisonment to fight the Scots by Henry VII – a feat repeated during the reign of Henry VIII, The Battle of Flodden [King James of Scotland killed] was a turning point for the Howards. Thomas Howard had the titles Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshall restored. The Howard’s became major players in the Tudor Courts.
John Howard, Duke of Norfolk [Yorkist, Richard III] – Father of Thomas Howard
John Howard killed at Bosworth.
More About John Howard, Duke of Norfolk:
Title (Facts Pg): 28 Jun 1483, Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal.
More About John Howard, Duke of Norfolk and Catherine Moleyns:
Marriage: 1442
Children of John Howard, Duke of Norfolk and Catherine Moleyns are:
- +Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk, b. 1443, Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, England, d. 21 May 1524, Castle Farlingham, England.