Earl of Suffolk

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Coat of arms of the current Earls of Suffolk

Earl of Suffolk is a hereditary British title of nobility created three times in the Peerage of England .

The family home of the Earl's current bestowal is Charlton Park near Malmesbury in Wiltshire .

Awards

The first award was on March 16, 1337 to Robert de Ufford . The title expired on February 13, 1382 when his son, the 2nd Earl, died.

Just three years later, on August 6, 1385, the title was awarded to Michael de la Pole, 1st Baron de la Pole . As early as September 28, 1384, the Writ of Summons gave him the subordinate title Baron de la Pole . In 1388 he was ostracized by a parliamentary resolution for high treason ( Bill of Attainder ) and his title was thereby revoked. His elder son Michael de la Pole achieved the lifting of the ostracism and restoration of the title in his favor as 2nd Earl in spring 1398. This repeal was revoked in 1399, but restored that same year. The 4th Earl was raised on September 14, 1444 to the Marquess of Suffolk , on February 23, 1447 to the Earl of Pembroke and on July 2, 1448 to the Duke of Suffolk . After military failures in northern France, he was arrested in 1450 and his titles were revoked. He was banished into exile for five years, but was murdered on the way to France. His son obtained his father's rehabilitation and the restoration of his title as 2nd Duke in 1463. The Earldom of Pembroke was not restored to him, but became extinct. The 2nd Duke married Elizabeth of York , an aunt of King Henry VII , which made his sons possible pretenders to the English throne. His son John de la Pole died in 1487 during his rebellion against Henry VII, his son and heir Edmund de la Pole , the 3rd Duke, was forced to renounce his Duke and Marques title on February 26, 1493 in favor of the Crown and was henceforth known as the 6th Earl of Suffolk. After renewed rebellions against Henry VII, he was ostracized in January 1503 and his remaining titles were revoked. When his younger brother Richard de la Pole started another conspiracy against Henry VII with the French, Edmund was finally executed in 1513 for high treason.

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

The last bestowal of the earliest dignity was on July 21, 1603 to Thomas Howard, 1st Baron Howard de Walden , a younger son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk from the Howard family, who was executed for high treason in 1572 . He had already been awarded the title Baron Howard de Walden on October 24, 1597 by Writ of Summons . This Barony by writ was also hereditary in the female line and fell between his daughters on January 7, 1689, when his grandson, the 3rd Earl died , in Abeyance . Before the future 6th Earl inherited his father in 1709, he had been awarded the titles Earl of Bindon and Baron Chesterford on December 30, 1706 . These two titles expired on the death of his son, the 7th Earl of Suffolk on February 9, 1722. When the 10th Earl died childless in 1745, his title fell to his third cousin as the 11th Earl . He was a great-grandson of the 1st Earl's second son, Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire , and in 1706 had inherited the titles of 4th Earl of Berkshire , 4th Viscount Andover and 4th Baron Howard of Charlton from his great-uncle . The Earldom was bestowed on his great-grandfather on February 7, 1626, the Viscountcy and Barony on January 22, 1622. All named titles belong or belonged to the Peerage of England. Today's title holder has been his descendant Michael Howard since 1941 as 21st Earl of Suffolk and 14th Earl of Berkshire.

List of the Earls of Suffolk

Earls of Suffolk, first bestowal (1337)

Earls of Suffolk, second bestowal (1385)

Earls of Suffolk, third bestowal (1603)

The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current Earl, Alexander Howard, Viscount Andover (* 1974).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 418
  2. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 417

literature

  • Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 450 ff.
  • Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .

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