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, created in 1837 for Kenneth Howard, 11th Baron Howard of Effingham, named after the village of

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, where heads of the family owned the manor. This branch of the

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stems from the naval commander and statesman

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, senior son of

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from his second marriage to Agnes Tylney. William served as

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and as

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. In 1554 he was created Baron Howard of Effingham in the

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after leading the defence of London against

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. His son and successor was better known to history as

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, after being granted that title in 1596. He was Lord High Admiral from 1585 to 1618 and served as commander-in-chief of the English fleet against the

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in 1588. In 1603 his eldest son and heir apparent William Howard (1577–1615), was summoned to the

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through a

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in his father's junior title of Baron Howard of Effingham. He predeceased his father. The titles of the Earl of Nottingham passed to a younger son, the second Earl. He represented

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and

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in the

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and served as

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. He was childless and was succeeded by his half-brother, the third Earl. On his death in 1681 the earldom became extinct. The barony descended to the most senior male heir, who was a first cousin twice removed, who became the fifth Lord Howard. He was the great-grandson of Sir William Howard (d. 1600), a younger son of the first Baron: this Lord Howard of Effingham served as

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from 1683 to 1692. His eldest son, the sixth Baron, died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Baron, a prominent military commander. In 1731 he was made Earl of Effingham in the

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. His grandson, the third Earl, served under

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from 1784 to 1789 and was

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from 1789 to 1791. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. On his death in 1816 the earldom became extinct. The barony descended to a third cousin, the eleventh Baron. He was the grandson of Lieutenant-General Thomas Howard, a son of George Howard, younger brother of the fifth Baron. Lord Howard of Effingham was a General in the Army. In 1837 the earldom of Effingham was revived when he was made Earl of Effingham, in the

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, in the

. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented

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in Parliament as a Whig from 1841 to 1845. The titles descended from father to son until the death of his grandson, the fourth Earl, in 1927. He never married and was succeeded by a first cousin, the fifth Earl, the son of Captain the Hon. Frederick Charles Howard (1840–1893), second son of the second Earl. His eldest son, the sixth Earl, died childless in 1996. He was succeeded by his nephew David, the seventh Earl, who died in 2022, being succeeded by his son, the 8th earl (born 1971), the present holder of the titles. Another member of this branch of the Howard family was

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active in the mid-18th century. He was the son of the aforementioned Lieutenant-General Thomas Howard and the brother of Henry Howard, father of Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham. The family seat in the 21st century is Readings Farmhouse, near Blackmore End, Essex. The Effingham Howards were curiously not included in a remainder on the restoration of the Dukedom of Norfolk in 1660 and therefore are not eligible to succeed to their ancestors' ancient honours.

Barons Howard of Effingham (1554)

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(1510–1573) *

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(1536–1624; created Earl of Nottingham in 1596)

Earls of Nottingham (1596)

* Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham (1536–1624) ** William Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham (1577–1615) * Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham (1579–1642) * Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Nottingham, 4th Baron Howard of Effingham (1610–1681)

Barons Howard of Effingham (1554; reverted)

Francis Howard, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham Francis Howard, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham ( – 30 March 1695) was an English colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1683 to 1692. A member of the Howard family, he was a descendant of William Howard, 1st Baron H ...

(1643–1695) *Thomas Howard, 6th Baron Howard of Effingham (1682–1725) * Francis Howard, 7th Baron Howard of Effingham (1683–1743; created Earl of Effingham in 1731)

Earls of Effingham, first creation (1731)

* Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham, 7th Baron Howard of Effingham (1683–1743) * Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham, 8thth Baron Howard of Effingham (1714–1763) * Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, 9th Baron Howard of Effingham (1746–1791) * Richard Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham, 10th Baron Howard of Effingham (1748–1816)

Barons Howard of Effingham (1554; reverted)

* Kenneth Alexander Howard, 11th Baron Howard of Effingham (1767–1845; created Earl of Effingham in 1837)

Earls of Effingham, second creation (1837)

* Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham (1767–1845) *

Henry Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham Henry Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham, DL (23 August 1806 – 5 February 1889), styled Lord Howard from 1837 to 1845, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Early life Howard was the eldest son of General Kenneth Howard, 1st Earl of ...

(1806–1889) * Henry Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham (1837–1898) * Henry Alexander Gordon Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham (1866–1927) * Gordon Frederick Henry Charles Howard, 5th Earl of Effingham (1873–1946) * Mowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of Effingham (1905–1996) * David Peter Mowbray Algernon Howard, 7th Earl of Effingham (1939–2022) * Edward Mowbray Nicholas Howard, 8th Earl of Effingham (born 1971) The

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is the present holder's son Frederick Henry Charles Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham (born 2007).

References

Attribution

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Effingham 1731 establishments in Great Britain 1816 disestablishments in the United Kingdom 1837 establishments in the United Kingdom Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Great Britain Earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * Noble titles created in 1731 Noble titles created in 1837

Barons Howard of Effingham (1554)

Earls of Nottingham (1596)

Barons Howard of Effingham (1554; reverted)

Earls of Effingham, first creation (1731)

Barons Howard of Effingham (1554; reverted)

Earls of Effingham, second creation (1837)

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