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Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, KG (August 13, 1584 – June 3, 1640) was an English nobleman and politician.

Born at the family estate of Saffron Walden, he was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, by his second wife Catherine Knyvet of Charlton, and succeeded his father in 1626.

Sir Theophilus Howard was named in the Second Charter of Virginia made by King James I on May 23, 1609. The members if this extensive list were "incorporated by the name of The Tresorer and Companie of Adventurers and Planters of the Citty of London for the Firste Collonie in Virginia."

He died at Suffolk House, Charing Cross, London, and was buried on June 10 of that year in Saffron Walden.

Marriage and children

In March 1612, he married Elizabeth Home (d. 19 August 1633), daughter of George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar. They had nine children:

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Political offices
Vacant
Title last held by
The Earl of Cumberland		Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland
with The Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639
The Lord Clifford 1607–1639
The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611
The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639
The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639
Lord Maltravers 1632–1639
1607–1639		Succeeded by
The Earl of Arundel
Lord Maltravers
Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland
with The Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639
The Lord Clifford 1607–1639
The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611
The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639
The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639
Lord Maltravers 1632–1639
1607–1639		Succeeded by
The Earl of Cumberland
The Lord Clifford
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
with The Earl of Cumberland 1607–1639
The Lord Clifford 1607–1639
The Earl of Dunbar 1607–1611
The Earl of Northumberland 1626–1639
The Earl of Arundel 1632–1639
Lord Maltravers 1632–1639
1607–1639		Succeeded by
The Earl of Northumberland
Preceded by
The Earl of Suffolk		Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners
1616–1635		Succeeded by
The Earl of Salisbury
Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk
1624–1640		Succeeded by
The Earl of Suffolk
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
1626–1640
Custos Rotulorum of Essex
1624–1640		Succeeded by
The Lord Maynard
Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
1626–1640
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
with The Earl of Suffolk 1626–1628
1626–1640		Succeeded by
The Lord Cottington
Preceded by
The Viscount Howard of Bindon		Custos Rotulorum of Dorset
bef. 1621–1640
Political offices
Preceded by
The Duke of Buckingham		Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
1628–1640		Succeeded by
The Duke of Lennox
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Thomas Howard		Earl of Suffolk
1626–1640		Succeeded by
James Howard
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is a medieval English order of chivalry or knighthood, and the pinnacle of the British honours system. Membership in it is limited to the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales and no more than twenty-four members, or Companions; men are known as Knights
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No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Saffron Walden

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Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG, PC (24 August 1561 – 28 May 1626) was a son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk, the daughter and heiress of the 1st Baron Audley of Walden.
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Catherine Knyvet (1564-1633?) was born in Charlton, Wiltshire.

She was the daughter of Sir Henry Knyvet of Charlton and Elizabeth Stumpe. Her half-brother was Sir Thomas Knyvet who foiled the gunpowder plot.
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Charlton is a small village in North Wiltshire three kilometres northeast of the town of Malmesbury. It was mentioned in two Anglo Saxon charters. The land belonged to the Abbey in Malmesbury. The village is also mentioned in the Domesday Book.
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Motto(s): Sic semper tyrannis

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James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scots as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James I.

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London shown within England
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George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar, KG, PC (c. 1556 – 20 January 1611) was, in the last decade of his life, the most prominent and most influential Scotsman in England. His work lay in the King's Household and in the control of the State Affairs of Scotland and he was the King's
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James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (February 10, 1606/1607 – January 7, 1688), was grandson of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, and thus was himself 3rd Earl of Suffolk and 3rd Baron Howard de Walden.
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Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland (September 29 (baptized October 13), 1602 – October 13, 1668) was an English military leader and a prominent supporter of constitutional monarchy.
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Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery (April 25, 1621–October 26, 1679), British soldier, statesman and dramatist He was the third surviving son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and Richard's second wife, Catherine Fenton.
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George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (8 August 1558 – 30 October 1605) was an English peer, as well as a naval commander and courtier in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland. From 1765 to 1974, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland.
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Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland (1559 – 4 January 1641) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676.

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Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland (28 February 1591 – 11 December 1643) was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was the son of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes.
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