Brief Life History of Lady Frances
When Lady Frances Howard was born on 31 May 1591, in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, her father, Thomas Howard -Earl Suffolk, was 29 and her mother, Lady Katherine Knyvett, was 27. She married Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Of Essex on 5 January 1606, in London, Middlesex, England. She died on 23 August 1632, in Chiswick, Middlesex, England, at the age of 41, and was buried in Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Frances Howard, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1587–1645 Male
1591–1632 Female
Children (1)
1615–1684 Female
Parents and Siblings
1561–1626 Male
1564–1638 Female
Siblings (12)
1584–1640 Male
1585–1623 Female
1586–1672 Male
1586–1658 Female
1587–1669 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (2)
1600 · The Honourable East India Company
Age 9
1620 · The Pilgrims Board the Mayflower
Age 29
Name Meaning
English: of Norman origin, from the Middle English personal names Huward (also Howard) and Heward, from Old French Huard (itself from ancient Germanic Hugihard, hugi- ‘mind, understanding, spirit’ + hard- ‘hardy, bold’). As Hugh appears in Middle English as both How and Hew, this is the definite origin of Heward and a source of Howard. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Hugh .
English: from the Middle English personal name Haward or Howard, usually an Anglicized form of Old Danish Hāwarth (Old Norse Hávarthr, from há ‘high’ + varthr ‘guard, guardian, warden’). Alternation between Haward and Howard may have led to later confusion with Hayward .
English: occasionally a variant of Ewart 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Scandal
Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset, born Frances Howard, was an English noblewoman who was the central figure in a famous scandal and murder during the reign of King James I. She was found guilty but …
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