Earl Suffolk is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
1385 Richard II Creates his Two Uncles as Dukes
1450 Murder of William de la Pole
In January 1337 King Edward III of England created a number of new Earldom's probably in preparation for his forthcoming war against France...
William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury was created 1st Earl Salisbury. Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury by marriage Countess Salisbury.
William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton was created 1st Earl of Northampton. Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton by marriage Countess of Northampton.
Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester was created 1st Earl Gloucester probably as compensation for his daughter Margaret Audley Countess Stafford having been abducted by Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford.
Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk was created 1st Earl Suffolk. Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 4th November 1369 Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk died. William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk succeeded 2nd Earl Suffolk, 3rd Baron Ufford. Joan Montagu Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 12th June 1376 William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk and Isabella Beauchamp Countess Suffolk were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. She the daughter of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick. He the son of Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk and Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk.
On 15th February 1382 William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk died at Westminster Hall. Earl Suffolk, Baron Ufford extinct.
Around 1418 Thomas Ughtred 3rd Baron Ughtred died. Robert Ughtred 4th Baron Ughtred succeeded 4th Baron Ughtred. Joan Aske Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 6th August 1385 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York was created 1st Duke York by King Richard II of England. Isabella of Castile Duchess York by marriage Duchess York.
Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester was created 1st Duke Albemarle, and 1st Duke Gloucester. Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester by marriage Duchess Albemarle and Duchess Gloucester.
Michael de la Pole 1st Earl Suffolk was created 1st Earl Suffolk. Katherine Wingfield Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 3rd February 1388 the Merciless Parliament commenced. It ended on 4th June 1388. Its primary function was to prosecute members of the Court of King Richard II of England. The term "Merciless" is contemporary having been coined by the chronicler Henry Knighton.
Michael de la Pole 1st Earl Suffolk was sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered in his absence. He had escaped to France. Earl Suffolk and Baron Pole forfeit.
Archbishop Alexander Neville was found guilty of treason and it was determined to imprison him for life in Rochester Castle, Kent. He fled to Louvain where he became a parish priest for the remainder of his life.
On 19th February 1388 Robert Tresilian was hanged naked and his throat cut. See Chronicle of Adam of Usk.
On 25th March 1388 Nicholas Brembre was hanged. He was buried at Christ Church, Greyfriars.
On 5th May 1388 Simon Burley was executed despite the protestations of his friend Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York. See Chronicle of Adam of Usk.
On 12th May 1388 John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp was beheaded at Tower Hill. He was buried at Worcester Cathedral. Baron Beauchamp of Kidderminster forfeit.
Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland was attainted.
Before 1394 Michael de la Pole 2nd Earl Suffolk and Katherine Stafford Countess Suffolk were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. She the daughter of Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford and Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford. He the son of Michael de la Pole 1st Earl Suffolk and Katherine Wingfield Countess Suffolk.
In January 1399 Michael de la Pole 2nd Earl Suffolk was restored 2nd Earl Suffolk, 2nd Baron Pole.
On 17th September 1415 Michael de la Pole 2nd Earl Suffolk died of dysentery. Michael de la Pole 3rd Earl Suffolk succeeded 3rd Earl Suffolk, 3rd Baron Pole. Elizabeth Mowbray Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 25th October 1415 King Henry V of England defeated a French army at the Battle of Agincourt.
The battle is described by three Chroniclers who were present:
Jean de Waurin: "1, the author of this work, know the truth of the matter, for in that assembly I was among the French".
Jean le Fevre de St Remy: "I who write this, seated on a horse among the baggage at the rear of the battle, along with the other priests who were present".
The anonymous author of the
Deeds of King Henry V i.e. Deeds of Henry V: "while I was on the other side with the English".
Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys commanded the Rearguard. Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford commanded. Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester was wounded, and was protected by his brother King Henry V of England.
Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle, commander of the Vanguard, was killed; the most senior English casualty. Duke Albemarle, Earl of Rutland and Earl Cork extinct. Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York succeeded 3rd Duke York and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle.
John Fortescue, Dafydd Gam Brecon and Edward Burnell and Roger Vaughan of Bredwardine were killed.
Michael de la Pole 3rd Earl Suffolk was killed. William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk succeeded 4th Earl Suffolk, 4th Baron Pole.
On 11th November 1430 William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk and Alice Chaucer Duchess Suffolk were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. He the son of Michael de la Pole 2nd Earl Suffolk and Katherine Stafford Countess Suffolk.
On 1st May 1450 William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk was beheaded at sea whilst travelling into exile his ship having been intercepted by the Nicholas of the Tower, or by Admiral Nicholas of the Tower. John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk succeeded 2nd Marquess Suffolk, 5th Earl Suffolk, 5th Baron Pole. Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond by marriage Marchioness Suffolk. Earl Pembroke forfeit.
Before 27th October 1492 John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk died. He was buried at Wingfield, Suffolk. Edmund Pole 3rd Duke of Suffolk succeeded 3rd Duke Suffolk, 3rd Marquess Suffolk, 6th Earl Suffolk, 6th Baron Pole.
On 30th April 1513 Edmund Pole 3rd Duke of Suffolk was beheaded at Tower Hill on the instruction of King Henry VIII after having been imprisoned for seven years. Duke Suffolk, Marquess Suffolk and Earl Suffolk, Baron Pole forfeit.
He, Edmund, was the son of Elizabeth York Duchess Suffolk, sister of Kings Edward IV and Richard III, and George, Duke of Clarence. He, arguably, had a better claim to the throne of England than King Henry VII if King Edward IV's children were illegitimate, and George's children barred from the succession as a consequence of George'a attainder although Anne St Leger's claim better since she descended from an older sister Anne.
He, Edmund, had been given to King Henry VII of England and Ireland as part of the treaty of Malus Intercursus aka Evil Treaty with the condition that he not be executed. King Henry VII in his will instructed his son King Henry VIII to have him executed; an act which attracted the criticism of Montaigne in Chapter 7 of his Essays.
In 1603 Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk was created 1st Earl Suffolk. Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 28th May 1626 Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk died at Charing Cross. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey. Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk succeeded 2nd Earl Suffolk. Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 3rd June 1640 Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk died at Suffolk House, Suffolk Street. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey. James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk succeeded 3rd Earl Suffolk, 3rd Baron Howard de Walden.
On 1st December 1640 James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk and Susannah Rich Countess Suffolk were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. She the daughter of Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland and Isabel Cope Countess Holland. He the son of Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk and Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk.
Around February 1650 James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk and Barbara Villiers Countess Suffolk were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. He the son of Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk and Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk.
Before 8th May 1682 James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk and Anne Montagu Countess Suffolk were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. The difference in their ages was 47 years. She the daughter of Robert Montagu 3rd Earl Manchester and Anne Yelverton Countess Manchester. He the son of Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk and Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk.
On 7th January 1689 James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk died at Great Chesterford. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey. Baron Howard de Walden abeyant. George Howard 4th Earl Suffolk succeeded 4th Earl Suffolk. Anne "Mary" Wroth Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 21st April 1691 George Howard 4th Earl Suffolk died. Henry Howard 5th Earl Suffolk succeeded 5th Earl Suffolk. Mary Upton Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 10th December 1709 Henry Howard 5th Earl Suffolk died. Henry Howard 6th Earl Suffolk succeeded 6th Earl Suffolk. Henrietta Somerset Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 19th September 1718 Henry Howard 6th Earl Suffolk died. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey. Charles William Howard 7th Earl Suffolk succeeded 7th Earl Suffolk.
On 8th May 1722 Charles William Howard 7th Earl Suffolk died. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey. Edward Howard 8th Earl Suffolk succeeded 8th Earl Suffolk.
On 22nd June 1731 Edward Howard 8th Earl Suffolk died. Charles Howard 9th Earl Suffolk succeeded 9th Earl Suffolk. Henrietta Hobart Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 28th September 1733 Charles Howard 9th Earl Suffolk died. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey. Henry Howard 10th Earl Suffolk succeeded 10th Earl Suffolk.
On 13th May 1735 Henry Howard 10th Earl Suffolk and Sarah Inwen Countess Suffolk were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. He the son of Charles Howard 9th Earl Suffolk and Henrietta Hobart Countess Suffolk.
On 22nd April 1745 Henry Howard 10th Earl Suffolk died. Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk succeeded 11th Earl Suffolk. Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk
On 21st March 1757 Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Charlton-All-Saints. Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire succeeded 12th Earl Suffolk, 5th Earl Berkshire, 5th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 5th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
On 14th August 1777 Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire and Charlotte Finch Countess Suffolk and Berkshire were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk, Countess Berkshire. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford.
On 7th March 1779 Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire died at Bath, Somerset. He was buried at All Saints Church, Charlton-All-Saints. On 8th August 1779 his postumous son Henry Howard 13th Earl Suffolk 6th Earl Berkshire succeeded 13th Earl Suffolk, 6th Earl Berkshire, 6th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 6th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire although he died two days later.
On 10th August 1779 Henry Howard 13th Earl Suffolk 6th Earl Berkshire, who had been born posthumously, died two days old. Thomas Howard 14th Earl Suffolk 7th Earl Berkshire succeeded 14th Earl Suffolk, 7th Earl Berkshire, 7th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 7th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
On 23rd February 1783 Thomas Howard 14th Earl Suffolk 7th Earl Berkshire died. John Howard 15th Earl Suffolk 8th Earl Berkshire succeeded 15th Earl Suffolk, 8th Earl Berkshire, 8th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 8th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
On 23rd January 1820 John Howard 15th Earl Suffolk died. Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire succeeded 16th Earl Suffolk, 9th Earl Berkshire, 9th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 9th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire. Elizabeth Jane Dutton Countess Suffolk and Berkshire by marriage Countess Suffolk, Countess Berkshire.
On 4th December 1851 Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire died. Charles Howard 17th Earl Suffolk 10th Earl Berkshire succeeded 17th Earl Suffolk, 10th Earl Berkshire, 10th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 10th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire. Isabella Catherine Mary Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Suffolk and Berkshire by marriage Countess Suffolk, Countess Berkshire.
On 14th August 1876 Charles Howard 17th Earl Suffolk 10th Earl Berkshire died. Henry Charles Howard 18th Earl Suffolk 11th Earl Berkshire succeeded 18th Earl Suffolk, 11th Earl Berkshire, 11th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 11th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire. Mary Eleanor Coventry Countess Suffolk and Berkshire by marriage Countess Suffolk, Countess Berkshire.
On 31st March 1898 Henry Charles Howard 18th Earl Suffolk 11th Earl Berkshire died. Henry Molyneux Paget Howard 19th Earl Suffolk 12th Earl Berkshire succeeded 19th Earl Suffolk, 12th Earl Berkshire, 12th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 12th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
On 21st April 1917 Henry Molyneux Paget Howard 19th Earl Suffolk 12th Earl Berkshire was killed in action when a piece of shrapnel entered his heart. Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire succeeded 20th Earl Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire.
In March 1934 Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire and Minnie "Mimi" Forde-Pigott Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk, Countess Berkshire. He the son of Henry Molyneux Paget Howard 19th Earl Suffolk 12th Earl Berkshire and Margaret Hyde "Daisy" Leiter.
On 12th May 1941 Charles Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl Berkshire was killed. He had successfully defused thirty-four bombs. The thirty-fifth exploded at Erith Marshes, Kent bomb cemetery. The 250kg bomb, dropped six months earlier, contained a Zus 40 booby trap that detonated when the Type 17 fuse was withdrawn. The explosion killed fourteen people: the Earl, his chauffeur Fred Hards, his secretary Eileen Beryl Morden (who died in the ambulance), and eleven other people who were nearby.
Michael Howard 21st Earl of Suffolk, 14th Earl Berkshire succeeded 21st Earl Suffolk, 14th Earl Berkshire, 13th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 13th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
On 5th August 2022 Michael Howard 21st Earl of Suffolk, 14th Earl Berkshire died. Alexander Howard 22nd Earl of Suffolk 15th Earl of Berkshire succeeded 22nd Earl Suffolk, 15th Earl Berkshire, 14th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 14th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.