Who were the Nuns?

A Prosopographical study of the English Convents in exile 1600-1800

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Ursula Howard, in religion Ursula.
Died: 14 Sep 1720 in Louvain.

father: Sir William Howard viscount Stafford of Arundel, Sussex
mother: Mary Stafford viscountess Stafford of Stafford Castle, Staffs

Augustinians, Bruges choir nun.
She left 1667 to return to her former convent.

Augustinians, Louvain choir nun.

She professed 22 Aug/Sep 1664.

She was the sister of Mary Howard, Alatheia Howard, Alatheia Howard.

cousin: Cardinal Philip Howard OP
grandfather: (great) Philip Howard Earl of Arundel

Sources: Bruges Annals I: 103-4; Louvain MS Chronicle: 624-5, 636.

Family tree (Howard of Norfolk and Lords Stafford)

Notes:

Her father was executed at the Tower in 1680. She appears to have severe health problems. In Bruges Annals is given surname Stafford