Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk

English noble

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1627

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 13-Dec-1677

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


Show Famous Birthdays Today, World

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk

  • Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk (9 March 1627 – 13 December 1677) was an English nobleman. Thomas Howard was born to Henry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth Stuart, Countess of Arundel.
  • His maternal grandfather was EsmĂ© Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox. In 1660 King Charles II, acting on a virtually unanimous petition from the House of Lords, recreated for him the dukedom of Norfolk, which had been forfeited for treason by his great-great-grandfather Thomas Howard in 1572.Thomas had significant mental disabilities that prevented him from marrying or exercising his privileges as Duke.
  • He spent much of his life in a private asylum in Padua, Italy.
  • Thomas' brother, Sir Henry Howard served as Earl Marshal until Thomas died in 1677, then succeeded him as Duke.
  • Another brother, Philip, became a Catholic cardinal.

Read more at Wikipedia