Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke Of Norfolk

1443 - 1524  (81 years)

• Name	Thomas Howard  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	2nd Duke Of Norfolk
  Birth	1443	Tendring Hall, Stoke By Nayland, ENG
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 May 1524	Tendring Hall, Stoke By Nayland, ENG
  Person ID	I5389	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Howard, Duke Of Norfolk V,   b. Abt 1421   d. 22 Aug 1485, Bosworth (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine Moleyns,   b. 1424   d. 1465 (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Tilney,   b. Aft 1443   d. 1497 (Age < 52 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1472  [2, 5]
  Children	1. Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke Of Norfolk,   b. 1473   d. 25 Aug 1554, Kenninghall, Norfolk (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Edmund Howard,   b. Abt 1480, Tisbury, Wiltshire, ENG d. 1538 (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Howard  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Children	1. Baron William Howard Of Effingham,   b. 1510, Effingham, Surrey, England d. 12 Jan 1573, Hampton, Herefordshire, England (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F7409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  All titled Howards are descendants of this Thomas. He achieved the title of Sherriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1476. He was named Knight of the Bath in 1478 and became MP for Norfolk in that same year. On the same day that his father wed Duke of Norfolk on Jun. 28, 1483, Thomas received the title of Earl of Surrey, a Knight of the Garter, and a member of the Privy Council. While participating in the Battle of Bosworth, he was wounded and taken prisoner afterwhich he spent 3 years in the Tower. When he was released, his wife's lands and his earldom were returned. As he gained King Henry VII's trust, all of his titles and possessions continued to be returned. In 1513, under his command, the Scottish borders were secured by the defeat of the Scots at Flodden. This added the crown of Scotland to his crest. He became known as "The victorious Surrey of Flodden Field." Surrey is an honorary battle title of similar meaning to Earl. (C-862) In 1514, he was named the 2nd Duke of Norfolk. He was the grandfather of two of Henry VIII's wive's, Queens Anne Bolyne and Catherine Howard.

  
  

• Sources

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