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Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, KG (August 13 , 1584 – June 3, 1640) was an English nobleman and politician.
Born at the family estate of Saffron Walden, he was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, by his second wife Catherine Knyvet of Charlton, and succeeded his father in 1626.
Sir Theophilus Howard was named in the Second Charter of Virginia made by King James on May 23, 1609. The members if this extensive list were "incorporated by the name of The Tresorer and Companie of Adventurers and Planters of the Citty of London for the Firste Collonie in Virginia."
He died at Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, and was buried on June 10 of that year in Saffron Walden.

Marriage and children
In March 1612, he married Elizabeth Home (d. 19 August 1633 ), daughter of George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar . They had nine children:
James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (c.1620–1689)
Thomas Howard
Catherine Howard (d. 1650), married first George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny (d. 1642), second James Livingstone, 1st Earl of Newburgh
Elizabeth Howard (d. 11 March 1705 ), married on 1 October 1642 Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland
Margaret Howard, married Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery
George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk (1625–1691)
Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk (1627–1709)
Anne Howard, married Thomas Walsingham
Frances Howard (d. October 1677), married Sir Edward Villiers (d. 1689)

References
Howard pedigree 6 <http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/hh4bz/howard06.htm>. Retrieved on 2006 -12-31 .

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Theophilus Howard

Thomas Howard
1536-1572
Margaret Audley
????-1563
Thomas Howard
1561-1626

Theophilus Howard
1584-1640


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    Birthday August 13, 1584

    • Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1584: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 25 » Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
      • May 16 » Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
      • July 4 » Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island
      • July 10 » William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.
      • September 13 » San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.

    Day of death June 3, 1640

    • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1640: Source: Wikipedia
      • May 5 » King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
      • August 28 » Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
      • October 26 » The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles.
      • December 1 » End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty.
    

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