Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe

Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet
Person human Q332616
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
John Singleton Copley · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on March 8, 1726[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on August 5, 1799[5]. He worked as a naval officer[6], politician[7], military officer[8], military commander[9], and sailor[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,569 views/month, #7,035 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe was born in London[2].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe died in London[4].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe was born on March 8, 1726[3].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe was born on March 19, 1725[12].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe died on August 5, 1799[5].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's father was Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe[13].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's mother was Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe[14].
  • Among Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's spouses was Mary Hartop[15].
  • A child of Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe was Sophia Charlotte Curzon, 2nd Baroness Howe[16].
  • A child of Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe was Q140818710[17].
  • A child of Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe was Louisa Catherine Howe[18].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[19].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe worked as a naval officer[6].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's professions included politician[7].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe worked as a military officer[8].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's professions included military commander[9].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe worked as a sailor[10].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's professions included admiral[20].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's field of work was military affairs[21].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's field of work was navy[22].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe held the position of member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain[23].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe held the position of member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain[24].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe held the position of member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain[25].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe held the position of member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain[26].
  • Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe held the position of member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe… Recorded date of birth include March 8, 1726[3] and March 19, 1725[12]. His father was Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe[13]. His mother was Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe[14].

Education

Educated at Westminster School[28], a boarding school[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1179[31] and Eton College[32], a public school[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1440[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include naval officer[6], politician[7], military officer[8], military commander[9], sailor[10], and admiral[20]. Fields of work include military affairs[21], a concept[36] and navy[22], a military branch[37]. Positions held include member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain[23]; member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain[24]; member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain[25]; member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain[26]; member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain[27]; and First Sea Lord[38], a position[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1904[41].

Recognition

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe received the Order of the Garter[42].

Personal Life

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe was married to Mary Hartop[15]. Children include Sophia Charlotte Curzon, 2nd Baroness Howe[16], an aristocrat[43], 1762–1835[44]; Q140818710[17]; and Louisa Catherine Howe[18], 1767–1817[45].

Death and Burial

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe died on August 5, 1799[5]. He died in London[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe include Lord Howe Island[46], an island[47], in Australia[48] and HMS Howe[49], a battleship[50].

Why It Matters

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,569 views/month, #7,035 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for him include Lord Howe Island[46], an island[47], in Australia[48] and HMS Howe[49], a battleship[50].

FAQs

Where was Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe born?

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe die?

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe died in London[4].

Who were Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's parents?

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's father was Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe[13]. Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's mother was Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe[14].

Who was Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe married to?

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe's spouses include Mary Hartop[15].

What did Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe do for work?

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe worked as naval officer[6], politician[7], military officer[8], military commander[9], and sailor[10].

Where did Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe go to school?

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe was educated at Westminster School[28] and Eton College[32].

What awards did Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe receive?

Honors received include Order of the Garter[42].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Q75653886. Retrieved . mfah.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [32] ↑ . historyofparliamentonline.org. historyofparliamentonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  29. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-howe-1st-earl-howe
MLA “Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-howe-1st-earl-howe.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_richard-howe-1st-earl-howe_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-howe-1st-earl-howe}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe — https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-howe-1st-earl-howe (retrieved 2026-10-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-howe-1st-earl-howe · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Rouletteer · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia title → Richard Howe, Earl Howe
    Noble title → Earl Howe, Viscount Howe
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Noble title: count"
  2. 10w ago · Jheald · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Sophia Charlotte Curzon, 2nd Baroness Howe, Q140818710, Louisa Catherine Howe
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Child: Q140818710"
  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 122297105
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 122297105, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  4. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 419616
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 419616, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → naval officer, politician, military officer +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02236505
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Cerl thesaurus id: cnp00568835, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work period start → —
    Father → Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe
    Place of death → London
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject New York Public Library
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.