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Jan 19, 2024 · Spouses. She married twice and had an affair with the Earl of Leicester in between. John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield. Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. [4] Edward Stafford. Sheffield.
- Female
- December 1, 1608
- John Sheffield KB, Edward Stafford
Family and first marriage. Douglas Howard was the eldest daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, by his second wife, Margaret Gamage. Douglas Howard was probably named in honour of her godmother Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox. [1] . One of her brothers was Lord Admiral Charles Howard of Effingham. [1]
Douglas Sheffield, née Howard, was the oldest daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, Surrey, and his wife, Margaret Gamage. Her date of birth has been a source of debate among historians.
Sep 12, 2018 · The following year on 29th November 1579 Douglas married Sir Edward Stafford of Grafton in Staffordshire- an unusual act for a woman who later claimed to be already married. According to one source she became a bigamist in order to put a stop to Leicester’s threats to have her poisoned!
Feb 26, 2024 · He married Douglas Howard, daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham and Margaret Gamage, circa 1562. He succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Sheffield on 19 July 1549. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in January 1558/59.
- Male
- Douglas (Howard) Sheffield
Edmund’s parents, John (2nd Baron Sheffield) and Douglas Howard (daughter of Elizabeth I’s cousin and chamberlain William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham) were married in 1562. John was 24; Douglas’ age is far less certain – she was perhaps as young as 14.
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Douglas made a deposition to the effect that they had been married until Leicester tired of her and turned his attentions to Lettice Knollys. But who was Douglas? Her father was William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, making her a cousin of Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard.
