Robert Howard (Royalist)

Sir Robert Howard
Born1598
Died22 April 1653
Noble familyHouse of Howard
Spouse(s)Catherine Neville
FatherThomas Howard, first earl of Suffolk
MotherKatherine Knyvett

Sir Robert Howard KB (1598 – 22 April 1653) was an English landowner, member of parliament, and Royalist soldier. He was involved in a scandal when his mistress Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck, was found guilty of adultery and was twice summoned to explain her pregnancy with his son to the Court of High Commission. During the English Civil War, Howard was in command of the defence of Bridgnorth Castle when it surrendered to the Parliamentarians in 1646.

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