Thomas Howard, 23rd Earl of Arundel
| The Duke of Norfolk | |
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| Noble family | House of Howard |
| Father | Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel |
| Mother | Elizabeth Stuart |
| Born | 9 March 1627 |
| Died | 13 December 1677 (aged 50) |
Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk (9 March 1627 – 13 December 1677) was an English nobleman.
Thomas Howard was born to Henry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth Stuart, Countess of Arundel. In 1660 King Charles II, acting on a virtually unanimous petition from the House of Lords recreated the dukedom of Norfolk, which had been forfeited for treason in 1572, and gave it to him.
Thomas had significant mental disabilities that prevented him from marrying or exercising his privileges as Duke. He spent much of his life in a private asylum in Padua, Italy. Thomas' brother, Sir Henry Howard served as Earl Marshal until Thomas died in 1677, then succeeded him as Duke. Another brother, Philip, became a Catholic cardinal.
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