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Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC (10 March 1473 – 25 August 1554) was a prominent English politician and nobleman of the Tudor era. He was an uncle of two of the wives of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, both of whom were beheaded, and played a major role in the machinations affecting these royal marriages.
Mar 29, 2024 · Thomas Howard, 3rd duke of Norfolk (born 1473—died August 25, 1554, Kenninghall, Norfolk, England) was a powerful English noble who held a variety of high offices under King Henry VIII. Although he was valuable to the king as a military commander, he failed in his aspiration to become the chief minister of the realm.
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One of the first prisoners to greet Mary at the Tower was the former Duke of Norfolk, crusty 79-year-old Thomas Howard, a survivor of six years of confinement. Despite his reputation as a tough, resilient commander of Henry VIII’s armies, Howard was physically small and had been suffering from rheumatism and a finicky stomach for years.
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Thomas Howard was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and of Elizabeth Tilney. He was the brother of Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard) and Edmund Howard so was uncle to Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.
May 14, 2018 · Thomas Howard Norfolk, 3d duke of, 1473–1554, English nobleman, prominent in the reign of Henry VIII [1]; son of Thomas Howard, the 2d duke. He married (1495) a daughter of Edward IV [2] and thus became brother-in-law to Henry VII [3].
Bios. Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Thomas Howard was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and of Elizabeth Tilney. He was the brother of Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard) and so was uncle to Anne Boleyn.
Overview. 3rd duke of Norfolk, Thomas Howard. (1473—1554) magnate and soldier. Quick Reference. (1473–1554). Norfolk's first wife was a daughter of Edward IV; he was uncle to both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. After fighting under his father at Flodden, he was created earl of Surrey when his father was made duke of Norfolk.
