Elizabeth Howard, Duchess of Norfolk


The Duchess of Norfolk
BornLady Elizabeth Stafford
c. 1497
Died30 November 1558 (aged 60-61)
BuriedChurch of St Mary-at-Lambeth, Surrey
Noble familyStafford (by birth)
Howard (by marriage)
Spouse(s)Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
IssueHenry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Lady Katherine Howard, Countess of Derby
Lady Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset
Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon
Lady Muriel Howard
FatherEdward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
MotherLady Eleanor Percy

Elizabeth Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (née Lady Elizabeth Stafford; c. 1497 – 30 November 1558) was an English aristocrat. She was the eldest daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Lady Eleanor Percy. Her abusive marriage to Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, whom she married at age 15, created a public scandal.