Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire | |
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| File:Coat of arms of the Earl of Suffolk.svg | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1935 |
| Died | 5 August 2022 (aged 87) |
| Spouses | Simone Litman (m. 1960) Anita Fuglesang (m. 1973) Linda Jacqueline Paravicini (m. 1983) |
| Children | 5, including Alexander Howard, 22nd Earl of Suffolk |
| Parents | Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk Mimi Forde Pigott |
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 House of Lords from 1956 to 1999.
Life
Michael Howard was born on 27 March 1935, the son of Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, and actress and ballet dancer Mimi Forde Pigott.[1]
He succeeded his father in 1941, when his father was killed by a bomb he was attempting to defuse.
He was briefly educated at Winchester College, but left after a year before attending the prestigious Le Rosey school in Switzerland.
After his death, the writer Jilly Cooper revealed that Suffolk had been one of the inspirations for her best-known literary creation, Rupert Campbell-Black.[2]
Personal life
Suffolk was married three times:[3] 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 Fuglesang (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, Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport), 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).[4] married Charles Quick in March 2022.
The Earl of Suffolk lived at Charlton Park, Wiltshire. He was also 14th Earl of Berkshire, but signed in the name of 'Suffolk', his most senior title. He died on 5 August 2022, at the age of 87.[2][5]
Family tree
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Berkshire, Bindon, Pembroke and Suffolk family tree - Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk (1st creation), before 1069
- Ralph the Staller
c. 1011–1068
1st Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, or of the East Angles - Ralph de Gael
c. 1040 – c. 1096
2nd Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, or of the East Angles - Earl of suffolk (2nd creation), 1337 — Earldom of Norfolk and Suffolk, or of the East Angles (1st creation) extinct, 1382
- Robert Ufford
1298–1369
1st Earl of Suffolk - Earl of Suffolk (3rd creation), 1385
- John Howard — Robert Scales
d. 1369
3rd Baron Scales — Katherine Ufford
b. c. 1317 — William Ufford
1330–1382
2nd Earl of Suffolk — Michael de la Pole
1330–1389
1st Earl of Suffolk - Earldom of Suffolk (2nd creation) extinct, 1382
- Robert Howard
d. 1388 — Margaret Scales - John Howard
c. 1366–1437 — Thomas de Mowbray
1365–1399
Duke of Norfolk — Michael de la Pole
1367–1415
2nd Earl of Suffolk - Marquess of Suffolk, 1444
Earl of Pembroke (6th creation), 1447
Duke of Suffolk (1st creation), 1448 - Robert Howard
1385–1436 — Margaret de Mowbray
c. 1388–1459 — Elizabeth Mowbray
b. 1398 — Michael de la Pole
1394–1415
3rd Earl of Suffolk — William de la Pole
1396–1450
1st Duke of Suffolk, etc., 4th Earl of Suffolk - Earldom (3rd creation), Marquessate, and Dukedom (1st creation) of Suffolk and Earldom of Pembroke (6th creation) forfeit, 1450
- John Howard
1425–1485
Duke of Norfolk — Cecily Neville
1415–1495 — Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Duke of York - Earldom (3rd creation), Marquessate, and Dukedom (1st creation) of Suffolk restored, 1463
- Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Duke of Norfolk — Richard III
1452–1485
Duke of Gloucester, King of England — Edward IV
King of England
1442–1483 — Elizabeth Plantagenet
1456–c. 1503 — John de la Pole
1442–1492
2nd Duke of Suffolk, etc., 5th Earl of Suffolk - Elizabeth Boleyn
c. 1480–1538 — Thomas Howard
1473–1554
Duke of Norfolk — Edmund Howard
1478–1539 — Elizabeth of York
1444–1503 — Henry VII
1457–1509
King of England — Edmund de la Pole
1472–1513
3rd Duke of Suffolk, etc., 6th Earl of Suffolk - Marquessate and Dukedom (1st creation) of Suffolk surrendered, 1493
Earldom of Suffolk (3rd creation) forfeit, 1504 - Marquess of Pembroke, 1532 — Duke of Suffolk (2nd creation), 1514
- Anne Boleyn
c. 1501 or 1507–1536
Marquess of Pembroke — Catherine Howard
c. 1524–1542 — Henry VIII
1491–1547
King of England — Mary Tudor
1496–1533
Queen of France — Charles Brandon
1484–1545
1st Duke of Suffolk - Marquessate of Pembroke forfeit, 1536
- Duke of Suffolk (3rd creation), 1551
- Henry Howard
1516/1517–1547
Earl of Surrey — Henry Grey
1517–1554
Duke of Suffolk, Marquess of Dorset — Frances Grey
1517–1559 - Dukedom of Suffolk (3rd creation) forfeit, 1554
- Thomas Howard
1536 or 1538 – 1572
Duke of Norfolk — Jane Grey
1536/1537 – 1554
Disputed Queen of England — Henry Brandon
1535–1551
2nd Duke of Suffolk — Charles Brandon
1537–1551
3rd Duke of Suffolk - Dukedom of Suffolk (2nd creation) extinct, 1551
- see Dukes of Norfolk family tree — Earl of Suffolk (4th creation), 1603
- Thomas Howard
1561–1626
1st Earl of Suffolk - Baron Howard of Charlton, 1621
Viscount Andover, 1622
Earl of Berkshire (2nd creation), 1626 - Theophilus Howard
1584–1640
2nd Earl of Suffolk — Thomas Howard
1st Earl of Berkshire, etc. - James Howard
c. 1620–1689
3rd Earl of Suffolk — George Howard
1625–1691
4th Earl of Suffolk — Henry Howard
1627–1709
5th Earl of Suffolk — Charles Howard
1615–1679
2nd Earl of Berkshire, etc. — Thomas Howard
1619–1706
3rd Earl of Berkshire, etc. — William Howard
b. 1622 — Philip Howard
1629–1717 - Earl of Bindon, 1706
- Henry Howard
1670–1718
6th Earl of Suffolk, 1st Earl of Bindon — Edward Howard
1672–1731
8th Earl of Suffolk — Charles Howard
1685–1733
9th Earl of Suffolk — Craven Howard
d. 1700 — Dorothy Howard — Capt. Charles Howard
b. 1681 - Charles Howard
1693–1722
7th Earl of Suffolk, 2nd Earl of Bindon — Henry Howard
1706–1745
10th Earl of Suffolk — Henry Bowes Howard
1686–1757
11th Earl of Suffolk, 4th Earl of Berkshire, etc. — Catherine Graham
d. 1762 — Capt. Philip Howard
1629–1717 - Earldom of Bindon extinct, 1722
- William Howard
1714–1756
styled Viscount Andover — Thomas Howard
1721–1783
14th Earl of Suffolk, 7th Earl of Berkshire, etc. — John Howard
1739–1820
15th Earl of Suffolk, 8th Earl of Berkshire, etc. - Henry Howard
1739–1779
12th Earl of Suffolk, 5th Earl of Berkshire, etc. — Thomas Howard
1776–1851
16th Earl of Suffolk, 9th Earl of Berkshire, etc. - Henry Howard
1779
13th Earl of Suffolk, 6th Earl of Berkshire, etc. — Charles Howard
1804–1876
17th Earl of Suffolk, 10th Earl of Berkshire, etc. - Henry Howard
1833–1898
18th Earl of Suffolk, 11th Earl of Berkshire, etc. - Henry Howard
1877–1917
19th Earl of Suffolk, 12th Earl of Berkshire, etc. - Charles Howard
1906–1941
20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl of Berkshire, etc. - Michael Howard
1935–2022
21st Earl of Suffolk, 14th Earl of Berkshire, etc. - Alexander Howard
b. 1974
22nd Earl of Suffolk, 15th Earl of Berkshire, etc., from 2022 - Arthur Howard
b. 2014
References
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- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 "Cotswolds author Jilly Cooper mourns death of Earl who inspired one of her most iconic characters". Gloucestershire Live. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- Back to citation Tudor43, a page in the list of descendants of William, Duke of Normandy, by Alan Freer
- Back to citation Soames, Matilda (5 October 2016). "10 PERFECT POTENTIAL BRIDES FOR PRINCE HARRY!". Tatler.
- Back to citation "21st Earl of Suffolk and 14th Earl of Berkshire death announcement". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2022.