Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel English noble and art patron (1585–1654) Parents Mary Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury Children James Howard, Lord Maltravers William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel Siblings Elizabeth Grey George Talbot Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke John Talbot Partners Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel