Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham

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Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, was an English nobleman and Lord High Admiral who commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588.

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1st Earl of Nottingham 1
Charles Howard 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman
Lord High Admiral of England
human
member of the Privy Council of England
peer of England
allegiance Kingdom of England
awarded Order of the Garter
birthDate 1536
birthPlace Effingham, Surrey, England
burialPlace Reigate
surface form: Reigate, Surrey, England
commanded English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1624
deathPlace Haling House, Croydon, Surrey, England
employer Elizabeth I of England
era English Renaissance
surface form: Elizabethan era

Stuart period
surface form: Jacobean era
familyName Howard
father William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
honorificSuffix KG
language English
memberOf House of Howard
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank admiral
monarchServed Elizabeth I of England
James VI and I
surface form: James I of England
mother Margaret Gamage
name Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charles Howard
nobleTitle Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Earl of Nottingham

William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
surface form: Baron Howard of Effingham
notableBattle Spanish Armada
notableEvent defeat of the Spanish Armada
notableWork command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada
notedFor strategic leadership against the Spanish Armada in 1588
occupation courtier
naval commander
politician
parliamentaryRole Member of Parliament for Surrey
positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
surface form: Lord Chamberlain of the Household

Lord High Admiral of England
Lord Steward of the Household
Privy Councillor
relative Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth I of England
spouse Katherine Carey
Margaret Stewart

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Battle of Gravelines commander Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) hasCommander Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham name Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charles Howard
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham nobleTitle Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1st Earl of Nottingham
Spanish Armada notableCommander Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Lord High Admiral of England notableHolder Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Spanish Armada opponent Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham