Earl of Effingham
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created in 1837 for Kenneth Alexander Howard, 11th Baron Howard of Effingham. This branch of the Howard family
Howard family
The Howard family is an English aristocratic family founded by John Howard who was created Duke of Norfolk by Plantagenet monarch Richard III of England in 1483. However, John was also the eldest grandson of the 1st Duke of 1st creation...
descends from the noted naval commander and politician Lord William Howard
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham , was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk by his second wife, Agnes Tilney...
, eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal , styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1514, was the only son of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk by his first wife, Katherine Moleyns...
, from his second marriage to Agnes Tylney. He served as Lord High Admiral
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, as Lord Chamberlain of the Household and as Lord Privy Seal
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. In 1554 he was created Baron Howard of Effingham in the Peerage of England
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as a reward for leading the defence of London
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against Wyatt's rebellion
Wyatt's rebellion
Wyatt's Rebellion was a popular uprising in England in 1554, named after Thomas Wyatt the younger, one of its leaders. The rebellion arose out of concern over Queen Mary I's determination to marry Philip II of Spain, which was an unpopular policy with the English...
. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron, better known to history as 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...
, after being granted the latter title in 1596. He was Lord High Admiral from 1585 to 1618 and served as commander-in-chief of the English
England
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fleet against the Spanish Armada
Spanish Armada
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in 1588. In 1603 his eldest son and heir apparent William Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham (1577–1615), was summoned to the House of Lords
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through a writ of acceleration
Writ of acceleration
A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration, was a type of writ of summons to the British House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and heir apparent of a peer with multiple peerage titles to attend the British House of Lords or Irish House of Lords, using one of his father's...
in his father's junior title of Baron Howard of Effingham. He predeceased his father but is not considered to have succeeded as third Baron Howard of Effingham.
The Earl of Nottingham was succeeded by his younger son, the second Earl. He represented Bletchingley
Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency)
Bletchingley was a parliamentary borough in Surrey. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was...
, Surrey
Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
Surrey was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832....
and Sussex
Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
Sussex was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the House of Commons
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and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey. He was childless and was succeeded by his half-brother, the third Earl. On his death in 1681 the earldom became extinct. The late Earl was succeeded in the barony by his first cousin twice removed, the fifth Baron. He was the great-grandson of Sir William Howard (d. 1600), younger son of the first Baron. Lord Howard of Effingham notably served as Governor of Virginia from 1683 to 1692.
His eldest son, the sixth Baron, died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Baron. He was a prominent military commander. In 1731 he was made Earl of Effingham in the Peerage of Great Britain
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The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
. His grandson, the third Earl, served under William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24 . He left office in 1801, but was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806...
as Master of the Mint
Master of the Mint
Master of the Mint was an important office in the governments of Scotland and England, and later Great Britain, between the 16th and 19th centuries. The Master was the highest officer in the Royal Mint. Until 1699, appointment was usually for life. Its holder occasionally sat in the cabinet...
from 1784 to 1789 and was Governor of Jamaica from 1789 to 1791. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. On his death in 1816 the earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony by his third cousin, the eleventh Baron. He was the grandson of Lieutenant-General Thomas Howard (d. 1758), son of George Howard, younger brother of the fifth Baron. Lord Howard of Effingham was a General in the Army. In 1837 the earldom of Effingham was revived when he was made Earl of Effingham, in the County of Surrey, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Shaftesbury was a parliamentary constituency in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 until 1832 and one member until the constituency was abolished in 1885....
in Parliament as a Whig from 1841 to 1845. The titles descended from father to son until the death of his grandson, the fourth Earl, in 1927. He never married and was succeeded by his first cousin, the fifth Earl. He was the son of Captain the Hon. Frederick Charles Howard (1840–1893), second son of the second Earl. His eldest son, the sixth Earl, died childless in 1996. He was succeeded by his nephew, the seventh Earl and (as of 2009) present holder of the titles. He is the son of the Hon. John Algernon Frederick Charles Howard (1901–1971), second son of the fifth Earl.
Another member of this branch of the Howard family was Field Marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
Sir George Howard. He was the son of the aforementioned Lieutenant-General Thomas Howard (d. 1758) and the brother of Henry Howard, father of Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham.
Barons Howard of Effingham (1554)
- William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of EffinghamWilliam Howard, 1st Baron Howard of EffinghamWilliam Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham , was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk by his second wife, Agnes Tilney...
(1510–1573) - Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of EffinghamCharles Howard, 1st Earl of NottinghamCharles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham , known as Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I...
(1536–1624) (created Earl of Nottingham in 1596)
Earls of Nottingham (1596)
- Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of EffinghamCharles Howard, 1st Earl of NottinghamCharles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham , known as Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I...
(1536–1624)- William Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham (1577–1615)
- Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 3rd Baron Howard of EffinghamCharles Howard, 2nd Earl of NottinghamCharles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham was the son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham. His mother was the former Katherine Carey. From 1596 to 1624 he was styled Lord Howard of Effingham....
(1579–1642) - Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Nottingham, 4th Baron Howard of EffinghamCharles Howard, 3rd Earl of NottinghamCharles Howard, 3rd Earl of Nottingham was the son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham by his second wife, the former Margaret Stuart....
(1610–1681)
Barons Howard of Effingham (1554; Reverted)
- Francis Howard, 5th Baron Howard of EffinghamFrancis Howard, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham-External links:* from the Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Vol. I, June 11, 1680 - June 22, 1699....
(1643–1695) - Thomas Howard, 6th Baron Howard of Effingham (1682–1725)
- Francis Howard, 7th Baron Howard of EffinghamFrancis Howard, 1st Earl of EffinghamBrigadier-General Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham was an English peer and army officer....
(1683–1743) (created Earl of Effingham in 1731)
Earls of Effingham, First Creation (1731)
- Francis Howard, 1st Earl of EffinghamFrancis Howard, 1st Earl of EffinghamBrigadier-General Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham was an English peer and army officer....
(1683–1743) - Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of EffinghamThomas Howard, 2nd Earl of EffinghamLieutenant-General Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham , styled Lord Howard from 1731 to 1743, was a British nobleman and Army officer, the son of Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham....
(1714–1763) - Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of EffinghamThomas Howard, 3rd Earl of EffinghamLieutenant-Colonel Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham PC , styled Lord Howard until 1763, was a British nobleman and Army officer, the son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham....
(1746–1791) - Richard Howard, 4th Earl of EffinghamRichard Howard, 4th Earl of EffinghamRichard Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham was a British peer and a member of the House of Lords, styled Hon. Richard Howard until 1791....
(1748–1816)
Barons Howard of Effingham (1554; Reverted)
- Kenneth Alexander Howard, 11th Baron Howard of EffinghamKenneth Howard, 1st Earl of EffinghamKenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham was a British peer.His father, Henry Howard , was a male-line descendant of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham. His mother, Maria Mackenzie Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham (29 November 1767 – 13 February 1845) was a...
(1767–1845) (created Earl of Effingham in 1837)
Earls of Effingham, Second Creation (1837)
- Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of EffinghamKenneth Howard, 1st Earl of EffinghamKenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham was a British peer.His father, Henry Howard , was a male-line descendant of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham. His mother, Maria Mackenzie Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham (29 November 1767 – 13 February 1845) was a...
(1767–1845) - Henry Howard, 2nd Earl of EffinghamHenry Howard, 2nd Earl of EffinghamHenry Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham , styled Lord Howard of Effingham from 1837 to 1845, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
(1806–1889) - Henry Howard, 3rd Earl of EffinghamHenry Howard, 3rd Earl of EffinghamHenry Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham was an English peer, styled Lord Howard of Effingham from 1845 to 1889.He was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, and served as a cornet in the Oxfordshire Yeomanry....
(1837–1898) - Henry Alexander Gordon Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham (1866–1927)
- Gordon Frederick Henry Charles Howard, 5th Earl of Effingham (1873–1946)
- Mowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of EffinghamMowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of EffinghamMowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of Effingham , styled Lord Howard of Effingham from 1927 to 1946, was a British peer....
(1905–1996) - David Peter Mowbray Algernon Howard, 7th Earl of Effingham (b. 1939)(Captain of Football 1951 at Furzedown School)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son Edward Mowbray Nicholas Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham (b. 1971)
Line of succession
- Edward Mowbray Nicholas Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham (b. 1971) (only son of the 7th Earl)
- The Hon. Henry Frederick Charles Howard (b. 2007) (only son of Lord Howard of Effingham)
- Charles Anthony Frederick Howard (b. 1951) (younger brother of the 7th Earl)
- Alexander Charles Frederick Howard (b. 1981) (only son of Charles Howard)
See also
- Howard familyHoward familyThe Howard family is an English aristocratic family founded by John Howard who was created Duke of Norfolk by Plantagenet monarch Richard III of England in 1483. However, John was also the eldest grandson of the 1st Duke of 1st creation...
- Duke of NorfolkDuke of NorfolkThe Duke of Norfolk is the premier duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the premier earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the...
- Earl of CarlisleEarl of CarlisleEarl of Carlisle is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1322 when the soldier Andrew Harclay, 1st Baron Harclay was made Earl of Carlisle. He had already been summoned to Parliament as Lord Harclay in 1321...
- Earl of Suffolk (1603 creation)Earl of SuffolkEarl of Suffolk is a title that has been created four times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, in tandem with the creation of the title of Earl of Norfolk, came before 1069 in favour of Ralph the Staller; but the title was forfeited by his heir, Ralph de Guader, in 1074...
- Earl of Berkshire (1626 creation)Earl of BerkshireEarl of Berkshire is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. It was created for the first time in 1621 for Francis Norris, 2nd Baron Norris of Rycote. For more information on this creation , see the Earl of Abingdon and also the Earl of Lindsey...
- Baron Lanerton
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- Baron Howard of PenrithBaron Howard of PenrithBaron Howard of Penrith, of Gowbarrow in the County of Cumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1930 for the diplomat Sir Esme Howard, who had previously served as British Ambassador to the United States...
- Baron Howard of EscrickBaron Howard of EscrickBaron Howard of Escrick was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 12 April 1628 for the Honourable Edward Howard. A member of the influential Howard family, he was the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, the son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife...
- Baron Stafford (1640 creation)Baron StaffordThe title Baron Stafford, referring to Stafford, has been created several times in the Peerage of England. In the 14th century, the barons of the 1st creation were made earls. Those of the fifth creation, in the century became first viscounts and then earls....
- Baron Howard de WaldenBaron Howard de WaldenBaron Howard de Walden is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ of summons, by Queen Elizabeth I for Admiral Lord Thomas Howard, a younger son of the 4th Duke of Norfolk, in 1597. The title was reportedly granted for the Admiral's role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588...