Ancestral Trails 2016 » Robert HOWARD (1537-1598)

Personal data Robert HOWARD 

• He was born on January 1, 1537 in Syon House, Middlesex.
• He died in the year 1598 in All Saints Parish, Norfolk, he was 61 years old.
• He is buried in the year 1598 in All Saints, Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
• A child of Thomas HOWARD and Margaret DOUGLAS

Household of Robert HOWARD

He has/had a relationship with Phillipa BUXTON.

Child(ren):

1. John HOWARD  1578-1642 

Notes about Robert HOWARD

Robert Howard was born on 1 Jan 1537 in Syon House, London, England and died in 1598 in Allsaints Parish, Norfolk, England. He was the son of Lord Thomas Howard (1511-1537) and Lady Margaret Douglas Princess & Countess Lennox (1515-1578).

Robert married Phillipa Buxton (1539-1603) in Norfolk, England in 1574. She was the daughter of Thomas Buxton (1513-1551) and unknown mother.

Robert and Phillipa Buxton Howard were the parents of the following known children: Ann, Elizabeth, John, Robert and Thomas. They had 7 children according to the book "The Riggs family of Maryland : a genealogical and historical record" - Page 125.

A story from ancestry.com: Robert was the first born son of Margaret, Countess of Lennox and Uncle of James Stewart; aka, James I King of England, 1567-1625. (James comissioned a transulation of the Bible that we use today; aka: King James Version) Arguments abound as to whether Margaret and Sir Thomas were actually married or not; however since the birth was recorded in church documents and Robert kept the family name of Howard one has to assume they were married but without permission or knowledge of the King; therefore the family title Duke of Norfolk was never granted to him. In a fit of jealous rage over Sir Thomas's healthy son, Henry VIII threw the Duke in the Tower April 1537 and finally executed him 31 October 1537 after making a law (punishable by death) that no one at court could marry or have any relationship without the Kings permission. Robert's mother Margaret, niece of King Henry, survived the controversy and remained at court and made sure that Robert had substance and opportunity.

Robert died in 1598 in Allsaints Parish, Norfolk, England. He was 61 years old.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111928656/robert-howard

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