Name Charles Howard Siblings Catherine Howard | Parents Joyce Culpeper Role Courtier | |
Similar People Catherine Howard, Thomas Howard - 2nd Duke, Elizabeth Tilney - Countess, Henry VIII of England | ||
Grandparents Sir Richard Culpeper | ||
Charles Howard was a gentleman at the court of Henry VIII of England. He was the second son of Lord Edmund Howard and the elder brother of Sir George Howard. As a scion of the mighty Howard family, his uncle, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk was able to find him a position at court. Charles' fortunes improved in 1540, when his sister, Catherine Howard became the King's fifth wife. Charles went on to create a mesalliance with the King's niece, Margaret Douglas, the daughter of Henry's sister, Margaret Tudor, queen dowager of Scotland.
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