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Personal data Douglas Howard 


Household of Douglas Howard

(1) She is married to John Sheffield.

They got married in the year 1562, she was 17 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Edmund Sheffield  1565-1646 


(2) She has/had a relationship with Robert Dudley.


Child(ren):

  1. Robert Dudley  1574-1649 

Event (unmarried).


(3) She is married to Edward Stafford.

They got married on November 29, 1579, she was 34 years old.


Notes about Douglas Howard

On pense que Dudley s'est marié en secret à la veuve Lady Douglas Sheffield en 1573, cependant aucun témoin du mariage ne s'est jamais fait connaître, et la légalité du contrat n'a jamais pu être prouvée. Il la quitta pour Lettice Knollys.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Douglas Howard

Thomas Howard
1443-1524
Agnes Tylney
1477-1545
Thomas Gamage
????-
Margaret St John
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William Howard
± 1510-1573

Douglas Howard
1545-1608

(1) 1562

John Sheffield
1538-1568

Edmund Sheffield
1565-1646
(2) 

Robert Dudley
1533-1588

Robert Dudley
1574-1649
(3) 1579

Edward Stafford
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Historical events

Day of marriage November 29, 1579

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1579: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 6 » The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain.
    • January 23 » The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
    • February 6 » The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.
    • June 17 » Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
    • July 8 » Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
    • October 19 » James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.

Day of death December 11, 1608

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1608: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 7 » Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia.
    • March 18 » Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
    • April 19 » In Ireland: O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry.
    • May 14 » The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.
    • June 3 » Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec.
    • July 3 » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.


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