William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
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William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford, was a 17th-century English Catholic nobleman who became a prominent victim of anti-Catholic hysteria when he was falsely implicated and executed during the Popish Plot.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
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Roman Catholic ⓘ human ⓘ victim of the Popish Plot ⓘ |
| accusation | involvement in a Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Charles II ⓘ |
| accuser |
Stephen Dugdale
NERFINISHED
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Titus Oates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Catholic community
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Stafford family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attainderReversalYear | 1685 ⓘ |
| attainderReversedBy | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1614-11-30 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | beheading ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| convictedOf | treason ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1680-12-29 ⓘ |
| education | educated as a Catholic nobleman (exact institutions uncertain) ⓘ |
| era | Stuart period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTrial | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Alethea Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherFamily | Talbot family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | peer of England ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Viscount Stafford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Popish Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a prominent Catholic peer executed during the Popish Plot ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole | member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tower Hill, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | anti-Catholic hysteria in late 17th-century England ⓘ |
| posthumousEvent | attainder reversed ⓘ |
| posthumousRecognition | widely regarded as innocent victim of the Popish Plot ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| sibling |
Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Stafford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreated | 1640 ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Westminster Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialYear | 1680 ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
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