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Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk

1443 - 1524

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Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443 – 21 May 1524), styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1485 and again from 1489 to 1514, was an English nobleman, soldier and statesman who served four monarchs. 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 Katherine Howard and the great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I. In 1513, he led the English to victory over the Scots at the decisive Battle of Flodden, for which he was richly rewarded by King Henry VIII, then away in France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk is the 13,606th most popular politician (down from 12,474th in 2019), the 3,300th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,706th in 2019) and the 460th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk ranks 13,606 out of 19,576. Before him are Karl Gruber, Jacob Bruce, Enoch Powell, Manuel Portela Valladares, Mohammad Ali Foroughi, and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. After him are Princess Louisa of Great Britain, Lothar Metz, Park Eun-sik, Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Vasily Golitsyn, and Henri de Brouckère.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1443, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk ranks 14. Before him are Albert III, Duke of Saxony, Girolamo Riario, Pedro Arias Dávila, Piero del Pollaiolo, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony. After him is Edmund, Earl of Rutland. Among people deceased in 1524, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk ranks 18. Before him are Andrea Solari, Tang Yin, Johann von Staupitz, Cristóbal de Olid, Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria, and Ğazı I Giray. After him is Thomas Linacre.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk ranks 3,301 out of 8,785. Before him are Edmund Campion (1540), Teddy Sheringham (1966), Wyndham Halswelle (1882), Enoch Powell (1912), Fish (1958), and Dave Holland (1948). After him are Edward Granville Browne (1862), Princess Louisa of Great Britain (1749), Brian Blessed (1936), Robin Cook (1946), Eddie Owen (1886), and Leonard Whiting (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk ranks 460. Before him are Alex Salmond (1954), Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400), Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435), William Huskisson (1770), Constance Markievicz (1868), and Enoch Powell (1912). After him are Princess Louisa of Great Britain (1749), Robin Cook (1946), Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609), Matthew Hopkins (1620), Elizabeth Fry (1780), and Geoffrey Howe (1926).

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