Author Fitzroy, Mary, née Howard, duchess of Richmond and Somerset Birthdate b. 1519, m. c1533, d. 1557 (http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/Holbein.htm) Filename mhoward-1536-e1 Manuscript Ms. Cotton. Vesp. F. XIII. fol. 75. Orig. Date of composition 1536 Genre LET PRIV Edition Ellis, Henry (ed.). 1827. Original letters, illustrative of English history; including numerous royal letters. Series 2, vol. 2. London: [publisher unknown]. Reprinted 1970 (New York: AMS Press). Sample 2.2,83.14-2.2,85.8 (120) (Penn) Remarks Supplements kscrope-1536-e1.
Author daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd duke of Norfolk (not to be confused with his father, the author of thoward-1517-e1, or his son, the defendant in thoward2-1571-e2), and wife of Henry Fitzroy, duke of Richmond, illegitimate son of Henry VIII (henry-1515-e1, henry-1524-e1, henry-1531-e1) by Elizabeth Blount.