Earl of Surrey Henry Howard

Earl of Surrey Henry Howard

1515 – January 09, 1547
Place of Birth: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire
Place of Death: Tower Hill, Tower of London, London

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516/1517 – 19 January 1547), KG, (courtesy title), an English nobleman, was one of the founders of English Renaissance poetry. He was a first cousin of both Queen Anne Boleyn and Queen Catherine Howard, second and fifth wives of King Henry VIII.