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Thomas Howard, 4. Duke of Norfolk war ein englischer Peer und Höfling. Dank seiner Abstammung genoss er hohes Ansehen, hatte aber nur begrenzten Einfluss auf die Politik Königin Elisabeths I. Diesen Zustand hielt er für unangebracht, da er der einzige Duke und der höchstrangige Peer Englands war.
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, KG (10 March 1536 or 1538 – 2 June 1572), was an English nobleman and politician. He was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and held many high offices during the earlier part of her reign. Norfolk was the son of the poet, soldier and politician Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.
Sein Enkel und Erbe, Thomas Howard, 4. Duke of Norfolk , unterstützte zwei Verschwörungen, um Königin Elisabeth I. durch die katholische Maria Stuart zu ersetzen, wurde aber verhaftet und am 16. Januar 1572 wegen Hochverrats geächtet, verlor ebenfalls alle seine Titel und wurde am 2.
Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk was an English nobleman executed for his intrigues against Queen Elizabeth I on behalf of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, a Roman Catholic claimant to the English throne. He was the son of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, who was put to death for alleged treasonable.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
On this day in history, 2nd June 1572, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, was executed on Tower Hill for treason. His remains were buried in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London. Thomas was the eldest son of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, and his wife, Frances de Vere, and he was born on 10th March 1538 at Kenninghall.
THOMAS HOWARD III, fourth Duke of Norfolk of the Howard house (1536-1572), statesman, born on 10 March 1536, was the son of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, by Frances Vere, daughter of John, earl of Oxford.
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. (1536-1572), Potential suitor to Mary, Queen of Scots. Sitter associated with 17 portraits. As one of the most powerful noblemen in Elizabethan England, Thomas Howard played a critical role in English history.
