Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk [SEP] father
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (144321 May 1524), styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1485 and again from 1489 to 1514, was an English nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, by his first wife, Catharina de Moleyns. The Duke was the grandfather of both Queen Anne Boleyn and Queen Catherine Howard and the great grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I. He served four monarchs as a soldier and statesman.
Early
marriage, named Sir Robert Howard, who was raised in Brockdish Hall, a manor house purchased in 1437 by John Howard, the 1st Duke of Norfolk, after receiving a commission from King Richard, III. Brockdish Hall was later inherited by Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, later named the 2nd Duke of Norfolk after leading King Henry VIII's army to victory over Scottish King James IV at Flodden Field. Thomas Howard the 2nd Duke of Norfolk was the father of Lord Thomas Howard and grandfather of Sir Robert Howard, Queen