Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk
{{Short description|English peer (1935–2022)}}
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| name = The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|3|27|df=y}}
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| spouse = {{Plainlist|
- {{Marriage|Simone Litman|1960}}
- {{Marriage|Anita Fuglesang|1973}}
- {{Marriage|Linda Jacqueline Paravicini|1983}}
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| children = 5, including Alexander Howard, 22nd Earl of Suffolk
| parents = {{Plainlist|
- Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk
- Mimi Forde Pigott
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Michael John James George Robert Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk & 14th Earl of Berkshire (27 March 1935 – 5 August 2022), styled Viscount Andover until 1941, was an English peer, a member of the House of Lords from 1956 to 1999.
Life
Michael Howard was born on 27 March 1935, the son of Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, and Chicago-born actress and ballet dancer Mimi Forde Pigott.{{cite web |title=Suffolk, Earl of (E, 1603) |url=http://cracroftspeerage.co.uk/suffolk1603.htm |website=cracroftspeerage.co.uk |publisher=Heraldic Media Limited |accessdate=18 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425124340/http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/suffolk1603.htm |archive-date=25 April 2014 |url-status=live }}
He succeeded his father in 1941, when his father was killed by a bomb he was attempting to defuse.
He was briefly educated at Winchester College, but left after a year.
After his death, the writer Jilly Cooper revealed that Suffolk had been one of the inspirations for her best-known literary creation, Rupert Campbell-Black.
Personal life
Suffolk was married three times:[http://www.william1.co.uk/t43.htm Tudor43, a page in the list of descendants of William, Duke of Normandy, by Alan Freer]
He married, firstly, on 1 October 1960, Simone Litman, by whom he had one daughter:
- Lady Lucinda Howard (26 March 1961 – 21 December 1962)
On 22 September 1973, Suffolk married Anita Fugelsang (who later married Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington), with whom he had two children:
- Alexander Charles Michael Winston Robsahm Howard, 22nd Earl of Suffolk (b. 17 September 1974); married Victoria Hamilton (divorced 2018)
- Lady Katharine Emma Frances Robsahm Howard (b. 1976) married William Rogers
On 15 December 1983, Suffolk married the former Linda Jacqueline Paravicini (married, firstly, Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport), with whom he had two children:
- Lady Philippa Mimi Jacqueline Henrietta Howard (b. 1985) married Archie Lord in 2017.
- Lady Natasha Rose Catherine Linda Howard (b. 1987).{{cite web|last1=Soames|first1=Matilda|title=10 PERFECT POTENTIAL BRIDES FOR PRINCE HARRY!|url=http://www.tatler.com/news/articles/october-2016/brides-for-prince-harry-wedding|website=Tatler|date=5 October 2016 }} married Charles Quick in March 2022.
The Earl of Suffolk lived at Charlton Park, Wiltshire. He was also 14th Earl of Berkshire, but signed in the name of 'Suffolk', his most senior title. He died on 5 August 2022, at the age of 87.{{cite news |title=Cotswolds author Jilly Cooper mourns death of Earl who inspired one of her most iconic characters |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/cotswolds-author-jilly-cooper-mourns-7439447 |access-date=9 August 2022 |publisher=Gloucestershire Live |date=9 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=21st Earl of Suffolk and 14th Earl of Berkshire death announcement |url=https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/258842/suffolk-and-berkshire |website=The Telegraph |access-date=10 August 2022}}
Family tree
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References
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External links
- {{Hansard-contribs | mr-michael-howard-1 | the Earl of Suffolk }}
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Category:Nobility from Wiltshire
Category:People educated at Winchester College
Category:English people of American descent
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