Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire
Personal details
Born(1935-03-27)27 March 1935
Died5 August 2022(2022-08-05) (aged 87)
Spouses
Simone Litman
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(m. 1960)​
Anita Fuglesang
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(m. 1973)​
Linda Jacqueline Paravicini
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(m. 1983)​
Children5, including Alexander Howard, 22nd Earl of Suffolk
Parents

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.[1]

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.[2]

Personal life

Suffolk was married three times:[3] 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:

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).[4] 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.[2][5]

Family tree

References

  1. ^ "Suffolk, Earl of (E, 1603)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Cotswolds author Jilly Cooper mourns death of Earl who inspired one of her most iconic characters". Gloucestershire Live. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ Tudor43, a page in the list of descendants of William, Duke of Normandy, by Alan Freer
  4. ^ Soames, Matilda (5 October 2016). "10 PERFECT POTENTIAL BRIDES FOR PRINCE HARRY!". Tatler.
  5. ^ "21st Earl of Suffolk and 14th Earl of Berkshire death announcement". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Suffolk
1941–2022 		Succeeded by
Earl of Berkshire
1941–2022


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