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Lord High Admiral Charles Howard was Queen Elizabeth I's cousin and enjoyed her friendship and confidence. Appointed Lord High Admiral in 1585, he held chief command against the Spanish Armada. He was created Earl of Nottingham in 1601 following the success of the Cadiz expedition, which he jointly led with Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. He subsequently acted as a commissioner at Essex's ...
It bears a Latin inscription in the bottom left corner, perhaps added later in the 17th century: 'Carolus Baro. Howard de Effingham, Comes Nottingham, summus Angliae Admirallus - Ductor Classium 1588 -.Obijt anno 1624. Aetat. 88' (Charles, Baron Howard of Effingham, Earl of Nottingham, High Admiral of England, leader of the fleet in 1588.
Earl of Nottingham is a title that has been created seven times in the Peerage of England. It was first created for John de Mowbray in 1377, at the coronation of Richard II . As this creation could only pass to his legitimate heirs, it went extinct on his death in 1383.
Charles Howard peut se référer à plusieurs personnes : comtes Charles Howard (1536-1624), 1 er comte de Nottingham, homme politique et amiral anglais ; Charles Howard (1579-1642), 2 e comte de Nottingham, son fils ; Charles Howard (1610-1681), 3 e comte de Nottingham, demi-frère du précédent ; Charles Howard (1615-1679), 2 e comte de ...
In 1585 he was appointed lord high admiral for life, holding the position until he was 83: he held supreme command when the Armada was destroyed in 1588. In 1596, with Essex, he stormed Cadiz to forestall another Armada. The following year he was created earl of Nottingham and served as lord high steward until 1615.
Biographie. Il est le fils de Charles Howard (1er comte de Nottingham) et de sa deuxième épouse, Margaret Stuart. Il étudie à l' Université d'Oxford, où il est connu pour sa sauvagerie exceptionnelle, et il compromet ses perspectives par un mariage d'amour impulsif avec la fille d'un avocat, un mariage que les deux familles désapprouvent.
In July 1563, Catherine married Charles Howard (1536–1624), later 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral of England, and first Earl of Nottingham (1597). Catherine was appointed First Lady of the Bedchamber by 1572. Her daughter Elizabeth, the queen's goddaughter, was a maid of honour from 1576 until 1583, the year of her marriage.
