William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford

Noble person

1614 – 1680

 Credit ยป
62

Who was William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford?

William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford, FRS was the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, and his wife, the former Alethea Talbot. A Fellow of the Royal Society from 1665,. he was a Royalist supporter before being falsely implicated by Titus Oates in the later discredited "Popish Plot", and executed for treason. He was beatified as a Catholic martyr in 1929.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Nov 30, 1614
Parents
Siblings
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • Kingdom of England
Died
Dec 20, 1680
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/william_howard_1st_viscount_stafford>.

Discuss this William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net