Biography of Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 1726-1799

Paternal Family Tree: Howe

On 26 Jan 1713 [his grandfather] Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe (age 64) died. His son [his father] Emanuel Howe 2nd Viscount Howe (age 13) succeeded 2nd Viscount Howe, 2nd Baron Glenawley.

On 08 Aug 1719 [his father] Emanuel Howe 2nd Viscount Howe (age 19) and [his mother] Sophia Von Keilmansegg Viscountess Howe (age 15) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Howe.

On 08 Mar 1726 Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe was born to Emanuel Howe 2nd Viscount Howe (age 26) and Sophia Von Keilmansegg Viscountess Howe (age 22) at Albermarle Street.

In 1735 [his father] Emanuel Howe 2nd Viscount Howe (age 35) died. His son [his brother] George Howe 3rd Viscount Howe (age 10) succeeded 3rd Viscount Howe, 3rd Baron Glenawley.

Battle of Carillon

On 06 Jul 1758 [his brother] George Howe 3rd Viscount Howe (age 33) was killed at Fort Carillon Ticonderoga at the Battle of Carillon. His brother Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 32) succeeded 4th Viscount Howe, 4th Baron Glenawley.

In 1782 Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 55) was created 1st Viscount Howe.

On 13 Jun 1782 [his mother] Sophia Von Keilmansegg Viscountess Howe (age 78) died.

On 22 Jul 1788 Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 62) was created 1st Earl Howe, 1st Baron Howe. The Baroney was created with a special remainder to his daughter [his daughter] Sophia Howe 2nd Baroness Howe.

1794 John Singleton Copley (age 55). Portrait of Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 67). He wears an admiral's undress uniform of 1783 to 1787, of a blue jacket with gold braid.

In 1797 Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 70) was appointed 620th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 58).

On 05 Aug 1799 Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 73) died. Earl Howe and Viscount Howe extinct. His daughter [his daughter] Sophia Howe 2nd Baroness Howe succeeded 2nd Baroness Howe. His brother [his brother] William Howe 5th Viscount Howe (age 69) succeeded 5th Viscount Howe, 5th Baron Glenawley. Frances Conolly Viscountess Howe by marriage Viscountess Howe.

[his daughter] Sophia Howe 2nd Baroness Howe was born to Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe.

Penn Curzon and [his daughter] Sophia Howe 2nd Baroness Howe were married. She the daughter of Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe.

Royal Ancestors of Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 1726-1799

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Royal Descendants of Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 1726-1799

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 1

Ancestors of Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 1726-1799

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Grobham Howe

GrandFather: Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Howard Baroness Scrope Bolton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philadelphia Carey Baroness Scrope Bolton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Annabella Scrope 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Jeanes

Father: Emanuel Howe 2nd Viscount Howe 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Alington 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles Alington 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Giles Alington 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Alington 1st Baron Alington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Juliana Alington Viscountess Howe 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Tollemache

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lionel Tollemache 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Jermyn

Great x 2 Grandfather: Lionel Tollemache 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cromwell 2nd Baron Cromwell Oakham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Cromwell 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Paulett Baroness Cromwell Oakham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stanhope 1st Baron Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Rawson

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanhope Lady Talmash 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Macwilliams

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Macwilliams Baroness Stanhope

Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Johan Adolf Von Kielmansegg

Mother: Sophia Von Keilmansegg Viscountess Howe 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Sophia Charlotte Hanover Countess of Darlington and Leinster 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England