Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk

The Duke of Norfolk
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Belasyse
Issue Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk
Noble family	House of Howard
Father	Henry Howard
Mother	Juliana Molyneux
Born	21 November 1765
Died	16 March 1842

Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, KG (21 November 1765 – 16 March 1842) was the son of Henry Howard (1713–1787, a descendant of Henry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel) and Juliana Molyneux (1749–1808).^[1]

Bernard Howard succeeded to the title of Duke of Norfolk in 1815 upon the death of Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk. He married Lady Elizabeth Belasyse (1770–1819), daughter of Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg (1743–1802) and Charlotte Lamb (1743–1790), on 23 April 1789. The couple were divorced five years later in 1794. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1803.^[2] In 1834, the Duke of Norfolk was invested by King William IV into the Order of the Garter.^[1]

He died in 1842 at the age of 76. Upon his death, his only son, Henry Charles Howard, became the 13th Duke of Norfolk.^[1]

An ardent Roman Catholic, like most of his family, he strongly supported Catholic Emancipation, and gave offence to his Protestant neighbours by giving a banquet to celebrate the passage of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829.

He is buried in Fitzalan Chapel at Arundel Castle.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk

16. Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel               8. Bernard Howard                       17. Elizabeth Stuart               4. Bernard Howard                             18. George Tattershall               9. Catherine Tattershall                       19.               2. Henry Howard                                   20. Christopher Roper, 4th Baron Teynham               10. Christopher Roper, 5th Baron Teynham                       21. Philadelphia Mill               5. Anne Roper                             22. Francis Browne, 3rd Viscount Montagu               11. Elizabeth Browne                       23. Elizabeth Somerset               1. Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk                                         24. John Molyneux               12. Francis Molyneux, 4th Bt. Teversall                       25. Lucy Rigby               6. William Molyneux, Bt. Molyneux of Wellow                             26. John Howe               13. Diana Howe                       27. Annabella Scrope               3. Juliana Molyneux                                   28.               14. William Challand                       29.               7. Anne Challand                             30.               15.                       31.

See also

• Dukes of Norfolk family tree

References

1.  "Howard, Bernard Edward". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
2. "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 7 August 2014.