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Duke of Norfolk, John Howard 1420–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Tendring, Essex County, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1485

Death Location: Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Howard

Mother: Margaret DeMowbray

Spouse(s): Margaret Chedworth, Catherine Moleyns

Children(s): Katherine Howard

The story of Duke of Norfolk, John Howard began in 1420 in Tendring, Essex County, England. Duke of Norfolk, John Howard married Catherine Moleyns, Margaret Chedworth, and had children including Anne Howard, Isabel Howard, Joan Howard, Katherine Howard, Margaret Howard, Nicolas Howard. Duke of Norfolk, John Howard passed away in 1485 in Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Duke of Norfolk, John Howard began in 1420 in Tendring, Essex County, England.
  • Duke of Norfolk, John Howard married Catherine Moleyns, Margaret Chedworth, and had children including Anne Howard, Isabel Howard, Joan Howard, Katherine Howard, Margaret Howard, Nicolas Howard.
  • Duke of Norfolk, John Howard passed away in 1485 in Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Duke Howard's Ancestors

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Duke Howard
1420–1485
Birth Place: Tendring, Essex County, England
Parents
Sir Robert Howard
1385–1437
Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, , England
Margaret DeMowbray
1387–1425
, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
John HOWARD
1365–1436
Wiggenhall, Norfolk, , England
Alice TENDRING
1365–1467
Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, , England
THOMAS (Mowbray) Norfolk
1366–1399
Isle, Lincolnshire, , England
Lady (ELIZABETH) FitzAlan
1366–1425
Arundel, Sussex, , England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Howard
1336–1388
Margaret Scales
1320–1389
Sir Arundel
1346–1397
Lady Arundel
1350–1385
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Howard
1310–1388
Alice Boys
1314–1375
Richard Arundel
1313–1376
Eleanor Lancaster
1318–1372

Duke Howard's Descendants

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Duke (of Norfolk, John) Howard (1420–22 Aug 1485) m. Margaret Chedworth (1436–1494) m. Catherine Moleyns (1424–3 Nov 1465)
  1. 1. Katherine Howard 1467–1536 m. John Bourchier 1467–1522
    1. 1. Jane Bourchier 1490–1562 m. Edmund (Knyvett) 2 1484–1546
      1. 1. Anne (Bouchier) Knyvett 1509–1595 m. Richard Sears 1508–1540
        1. 1. John (Bouchier) Sears 1528–1561 m. Elizabeth Hawkins 1530–1595
      2. 2. Alice Knyvett 1513–1560
      3. 3. Rose Knyvett 1515–1588
      4. 4. Catherine Knyvett 1516–1596
      5. 5. John Knyvett 1518–1561
      6. 6. Anne 1519–1595
      7. 7. Thomas Knyvett 1523–
      8. 8. Edmund (Knyvett) 3 1525–1567
      9. 9. Elizabeth Knyvett 1527–1560
      10. 10. William KNYVETT 1531–1612
      11. 11. Henry Knyvett 1533–1576
    2. 2. Christopher Bourchier 1498–
    3. 3. Mary Bourchier 1500–
    4. 4. James Bourchier 1506–
    5. 5. Humphrey Bourchier 1508–
    6. 6. George Bourchier 1510–
    7. 7. Ursula Bourchier 1512–

Duke Howard's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of Duke of Norfolk, John Howard in Tendring, Essex County, England
Tendring, Essex County, England
1485
22 Aug 1485
Age 65
Death of Duke of Norfolk, John Howard in Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Tendring, Essex County, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

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