HOWARD, Charles I (c.1536-1624), of Effingham, Surr.

Family and Education

b. c. 1536, 1st s. of William, 1st Baron Howard, by his 2nd w. Margaret, da. of Sir Thomas Gamage of Coity, Glam.; bro. of William. m. (1) July 1563, Katharine (d. Feb. 1603), da. of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, 2s. Sir William, Lord Howard of Effingham and Charles Howard II 3da.; (2) Sept. 1603, Margaret, da. of James, Earl of Moray, 2s. suc. fa. as 2nd Baron Howard 1573; KG 22 May 1575; cr. Earl of Nottingham 22 Oct. 1597.

Offices Held

Gent. of privy chamber 1558; envoy to France July 1559; keeper of Oatlands park 1562; gen. of horse 1569; j.p.q. Surr. by 1573, ld. lt. musters 1579, custos rot. c. 1584; chamberlain of the Household 1583 – 85; PC 1583 – d.; ld. high adm. 1585 – 1619; ld. lt. and custos rot. Surr. 1585–d. (jointly with s. Charles from 1621); ld. lt. Suss. 1585–d. (jointly with Lord Buckhurst from 1586 and the Earl of Arundel from 1608); high steward, Guildford from 1585; lt.-gen. army and navy Dec. 1587; constable, Windsor castle 1588 – d.; high steward, Windsor 1593 – d.; keeper Hampton Court 1593; jt. commr. to exercise office of earl marshal 1592, 1601, 1604, 1605, 1616, 1617, 1618; jt. c.-in-c. Cadiz expedition 1596; steward of the Household 1597 – 1615; c.j. forests south of Trent 1597 – d.; ambassador extraordinary to Spain 1605.CP; DNB; Surr. Arch. Colls. xl. 53; Add. 6167, f. 204; CPR, 1560–3, p. 531.

Parlimentarian

HOWARD, Charles I (c.1536-1624), of Effingham, Surr.

Main residence: Effingham, Surr.

Author

B.D.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

HOWARD, Charles I (c.1536-1624)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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