Henry Bowes Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk, 4th Earl of Berkshire (1686 – 21 March 1757) was an English peer.
He was the son of Craven Howard and Mary Bowes. He married his full cousin Catherine Graham, daughter of Colonel James Graham and Dorothy Howard (Dorothy and Craven were full siblings, both being children of William Howard, son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire), on 5 March 1708/9. They had nine children:
On 12 April 1706, he succeeded his great-uncle, Thomas, as Earl of Berkshire. After the death of Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk in 1718, he was appointed Deputy Earl Marshal, an office he held until 1725. In 1745, he succeeded a distant cousin as Earl of Suffolk, and became Recorder of Lichfield in 1755. His son William having been killed in a chaise accident in the previous year, he was succeeded on his death in 1757 by his grandson Henry.
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| Preceded by The Earl of Suffolk |
Deputy Earl Marshal 1718–1725 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Sussex |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Henry Howard |
Earl of Suffolk 1745–1757 |
Succeeded by Henry Howard |
| Preceded by Thomas Howard |
Earl of Berkshire 1706–1757 |
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