Agnes Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
Agnes Howard (née Tilney) (c. 1477 – May 1545) was the second wife of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Two of King Henry VIII's queens were her step-granddaughters, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard. Catherine Howard was placed in the Dowager Duchess's care after her mother's death.
Agnes Tilney | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Norfolk | |
| Born | c. 1477 |
| Died | May 1545 |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk |
| Issue | William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham Lord Thomas Howard Lord Richard Howard Lady Dorothy Howard, Countess of Derby Lady Anne Howard, Countess of Oxford Lady Katherine Howard, Countess of Bridgewater Lady Elizabeth Howard |
| Father | Hugh Tilney |
| Mother | Eleanor, daughter of Walter Tailboys |
Agnes' brother, Sir Philip Tilney of Shelley (d.1533), was the paternal grandfather of Edmund Tilney (1535/6–1610), Master of the Revels to Queen Elizabeth and King James. Edmund Tilney's mother, Malyn, was implicated in the scandal surrounding the downfall of Queen Katherine Howard.
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