Michael John James George Robert Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk & 14th Earl of Berkshire (27 March 1935 â 5 August 2022), styled Viscount Andover until 1941, was an English peer, a member of the House of Lords from 1956 to 1999.
Michael Howard was born on 27 March 1935, the son of Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, and actress and ballet dancer Mimi Forde Pigott.
He succeeded his father in 1941, when his father was killed by a bomb he was attempting to defuse.
He was briefly educated at Winchester College, but left after a year before attending the prestigious Le Rosey school in Switzerland.
After his death, the writer Jilly Cooper revealed that Suffolk had been one of the inspirations for her best-known literary creation, Rupert Campbell-Black.
Suffolk was married three times: He married, firstly, on 1 October 1960, Simone Litman, by whom he had one daughter:
On 22 September 1973, Suffolk married Anita Fugelsang (who later married Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington), with whom he had two children:
On 15 December 1983, Suffolk married the former Linda Jacqueline Paravicini (married, firstly, Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport), with whom he had two children:
The Earl of Suffolk lived at Charlton Park, Wiltshire. He was also 14th Earl of Berkshire, but signed in the name of 'Suffolk', his most senior title. He died on 5 August 2022, at the age of 87.