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    John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk

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  2. John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk KG, also known as Jack of Norfolk, (c. 1425 – 22 August 1485), was an English nobleman, soldier, politician, and the first Howard Duke of Norfolk. He was a close friend and loyal supporter of King Richard III , with whom he was slain at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

  3. John Howard, 1st duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal (born c. 1430—died August 22, 1485, near Market Bosworth, Warwickshire, England) was an English lord who supported the Yorkist kings in the Wars of the Roses.

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  4. Sep 21, 2023 · "John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal (c.1425 – 22 August 1485) was an English nobleman and soldier, a descendant of King John, and the first Howard Duke of Norfolk. He was a close friend and loyal supporter of King Richard III, with whom he was slain at the Battle of Bosworth."

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    • Tendring, Essex, England (United Kingdom)
    • circa 1421
  5. Nov 6, 2023 · John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk. He was the son of Sir Robert Howard (?1385-1436) and the former Lady Margaret de Mowbray (?1391-1459), the eldest daughter of the 1st Duke of Norfolk (of the first creation) (1366-1399) and the former Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan (1366-1425).

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  6. May 27, 2024 · Quick Reference. (d. 1485). Howard was a retainer of the 3rd duke and perhaps on his nomination the first Yorkist sheriff of Norfolk in 1461, shortly before Edward IV knighted him on the battlefield of Towton. Thereafter he was one of the king's most valuable servants. He became Lord Howard in 1470.

  7. Jun 27, 2018 · A biography of John Howard, a Yorkist retainer and diplomat who became duke of Norfolk in 1483 under Richard III. Learn about his role in the Wars of the Roses, his inheritance disputes, and his fate at Bosworth.

  8. Born: c. 1425, probably at Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk. Duke of Norfolk. Died: 22nd August 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth, Leicestershire. John was the son and heir of Sir Robert Howard by Margaret, daughter of Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (d. 1399), and cousin and ultimately coheiress of John Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk (d. 1476), is ...

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