William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford, FRS was the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, and his wife, the former Alethea Talbot. A Fellow of the Royal Society from 1665, he was a Royal
Portrait by Anthony van Dyck.
Henry Stafford-Howard, 1st Earl of Stafford was an English Jacobite.
William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
…on 12 September 1640. Two months later, William was created Viscount Stafford. The couple had 3 sons and 6 daughters, of whom at least 8 are known: Henry Stafford-Howard, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Viscount Stafford, who married Claude-Charlotte de Gramont, daughter of Philibert de Gramont and his wife, Elizabeth (a daughter of Sir George…
Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?), 25.5 × 19cm, 1433. National Gallery, London.