Elizabeth Howard, Duchess Of Norfolk
Elizabeth Howard (née Stafford) (c.1497 – 30 November 1558) was the eldest daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, and through him a descendant of King Edward III. Her stormy marriage to Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, created a public scandal.
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