His Lordship was Earl Marshal of England from 1661 until 1662. Lord Suffolk was upon the 10th of February, 1620, and passed away upon the 7th of January, 1688.
HOWARD, JAMES, third Earl of Suffolk and third Baron Howard de Walden (1619-1688), eldest son of Theophilus Howard, second earl of Suffolk; K.B., 1626; joint-commissioner of the parliament to Charles I, 1646; lord-lieutenant of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and gentleman of the bedchamber, 1660-82. ---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.
James Howard third Earl of Suffolk had 3 wives. He firstly married in 1640 Susan third daughter of Henry Rich Earl of Holland, secondly married in 1650 Barbara daughter of Sir Edward Villiers and thirdly married in 1682 Lady Anne Montague eldest daughter of Robert third Earl of Manchester (who was son of the Second Earl of Manchester the first cousin of Mountagu "my Lord," Earl of Sandwich in the diary). So at the time of the diary he was married to Barabara Villiers (per Phil's entry above) she is referred to as Duchesse of Suffolk in the entry for 26 July 1662. The reference by Anonymous to the marriage to Lady Charlotte Byle relates to a different James Howard. This James Howard was the nephew of the third Earl of Suffolk being the only son of Thomas, second son of the second Earl of Suffolk.
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anonymous • Link
Lord Suffolk married Lady Charlotte Byle, one of King Charles II's bastard daughters.
anonymous • Link
His Lordship was Earl Marshal of England from 1661 until 1662. Lord Suffolk was upon the 10th of February, 1620, and passed away upon the 7th of January, 1688.
Phil Gyford • Link
Husband of Barbara: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclo…
Second Reading
Bill • Link
HOWARD, JAMES, third Earl of Suffolk and third Baron Howard de Walden (1619-1688), eldest son of Theophilus Howard, second earl of Suffolk; K.B., 1626; joint-commissioner of the parliament to Charles I, 1646; lord-lieutenant of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and gentleman of the bedchamber, 1660-82.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.
John York • Link
James Howard third Earl of Suffolk had 3 wives.
He firstly married in 1640 Susan third daughter of Henry Rich Earl of Holland,
secondly married in 1650 Barbara daughter of Sir Edward Villiers and
thirdly married in 1682 Lady Anne Montague eldest daughter of Robert third Earl of Manchester (who was son of the Second Earl of Manchester the first cousin of Mountagu "my Lord," Earl of Sandwich in the diary).
So at the time of the diary he was married to Barabara Villiers (per Phil's entry above) she is referred to as Duchesse of Suffolk in the entry for 26 July 1662.
The reference by Anonymous to the marriage to Lady Charlotte Byle relates to a different James Howard. This James Howard was the nephew of the third Earl of Suffolk being the only son of Thomas, second son of the second Earl of Suffolk.