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JOHN FIRST DUKE OF NORFOLK HOWARD (12th GGF) 1420–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1485

Death Location: Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Father: Robert Howard

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): CATHERINE NORFOLK

Children(s): Sir KB

JOHN FIRST DUKE OF NORFOLK HOWARD (12th GGF) was born in 1420 in Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert Howard And Margaret. JOHN FIRST DUKE OF NORFOLK HOWARD (12th GGF) married Catherine Moleyns Duchess Of Norfolk, and had children including Sir Thomas Howard 1St Earl Of Surrey 2Nd Duke Of Norfolk Kg Kb. JOHN FIRST DUKE OF NORFOLK HOWARD (12th GGF) passed away in 1485 in Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • JOHN FIRST DUKE OF NORFOLK HOWARD (12th GGF) was born in 1420 in Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England, the child of Robert Howard And Margaret.
  • JOHN FIRST DUKE OF NORFOLK HOWARD (12th GGF) married Catherine Moleyns Duchess Of Norfolk, and had children including Sir Thomas Howard 1St Earl Of Surrey 2Nd Duke Of Norfolk Kg Kb.
  • JOHN FIRST DUKE OF NORFOLK HOWARD (12th GGF) passed away in 1485 in Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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JOHN GGF)'s Ancestors

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JOHN GGF)
1420–1485
Birth Place: Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
Parents
Robert Howard
1385–1436
Suffolk, England
Margaret
1399–1459
Epworth, Lincolnshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN GGF)'s Descendants

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JOHN (FIRST DUKE OF NORFOLK HOWARD (12th) GGF) (1420–22 Aug 1485) m. CATHERINE (MOLEYNS, DUCHESS OF) NORFOLK (1424–3 Nov 1465)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, KG,) KB 1443–1524 m. Lady (Elizabeth Agnes Tilney, Duchess) Norfolk 1477–1545 m. ELIZABETH (COUNTESS SURRY TILNEY HOWARD (11TH) GGM) 1446–1497
    1. 1. Thomas (Lord Howard, 3rd Duke of) Norfolk 1512–1537 m. Lady (Margaret Douglas Countess of) Lennox 1515–1578
      1. 1. Robert Howard 1537–1598 m. Phillipa Buxton 1539–1603
        1. 1. John Howard 1578–1642 m. Elizabeth LOCKE 1580–1650
        2. 2. Thomas (Arundel) Howard 1574–1639
        3. 3. Robert Howard 1575–1640
    2. 2. Sir (William Howard, 1st Duke of) Effingham 1510–1573
    3. 3. Lady (Dorothy Howard Countess) Derby 1511–1580

JOHN GGF)'s Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of JOHN FIRST DUKE OF NORFOLK HOWARD (12th GGF) in Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
1485
22 Aug 1485
Age 65
Death of JOHN FIRST DUKE OF NORFOLK HOWARD (12th GGF) in In Battle of Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
In Battle of Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: In Battle of Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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