Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham (17 September 1579 – 3 October 1642) was the son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham , known as Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I...

. His mother was the former Katherine Carey

Katherine Carey

Katherine Howard , Countess of Nottingham was a namesake niece of Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys. She was the eldest daughter of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and his wife Anne Morgan, daughter of Sir Thomas Morgan and Anne Whitney.Katherine married Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham in July,...

. From 1596 to 1624 he was styled Lord Howard of Effingham.

He was married first on 19 May 1597 to Charity White (d. 18 December 1618), daughter to Robert White. Secondly on 22 April 1620 to Mary Cokayne, daughter of Sir William Cockayne

William Cockayne

Sir William Cockayne , London, England, was a seventeenth-century London merchant, alderman, and, in 1619, Lord Mayor.-Life:...

 who served as Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London

The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...

 in 1619 and Mary Morris. There were no known children from either marriage.

He was succeeded by his half-brother, Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Nottingham

Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Nottingham

Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Nottingham was the son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham by his second wife, the former Margaret Stuart....

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The school Howard of Effingham is named after the earl. The school is located in Surrey, England.