John Robinson after English School (16th century)Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, shoulder lengthverso .3cm x 5cm, ovala titled gilt wood slipthe 1562 portrait of the 25 year old Duke at Arundel Castle Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (third creation), KG, Earl Marshal (1536-1572) was the son of the poet Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, and was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I through her maternal grandmother, Lady Elizabeth Howard Following his release for plotting to marry Mary, Queen of Scots, he participated in the Ridolfi plot with King Philip II of Spain to put Mary on the English throne and restore Catholicism in England, though the strength of the evidence for his participation in the Ridolfi plot is doubted by some. He was executed for treason in 1572. He is buried at St Peter ad Vincula within the walls of the Tower of London. Norfolk's lands and titles were forfeit, although much of the estate was later restored to his sons. The title of Duke of Norfolk was restored, four generations later, to Thomas Howard : From a descendant of the Howard family. Condition report disclaimer
John Robinson after English School (16th century)Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, shoulder lengthverso .3cm x 5cm, ovala titled gilt wood slipthe 1562 portrait of the 25 year old Duke at Arundel Castle Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (third creation), KG, Earl Marshal (1536-1572) was the son of the poet Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, and was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I through her maternal grandmother, Lady Elizabeth Howard Following his release for plotting to marry Mary, Queen of Scots, he participated in the Ridolfi plot with King Philip II of Spain to put Mary on the English throne and restore Catholicism in England, though the strength of the evidence for his participation in the Ridolfi plot is doubted by some. He was executed for treason in 1572. He is buried at St Peter ad Vincula within the walls of the Tower of London. Norfolk's lands and titles were forfeit, although much of the estate was later restored to his sons. The title of Duke of Norfolk was restored, four generations later, to Thomas Howard : From a descendant of the Howard family. Condition report disclaimer
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