Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk

His Grace The Duke of Norfolk DL
Portrait by Allan Warren

Earl Marshal
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 June 2002
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	The 17th Duke of Norfolk
Personal details
Born	(1956-12-02) 2 December 1956
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Georgina Susan née Gore
Children	Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel Lady Rachel Fitzalan-Howard Lord Thomas Fitzalan-Howard Lady Isabel Fitzalan-Howard Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard
Parents	Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk Anne Mary Teresa née Constable-Maxwell
Education	Ampleforth College
Alma mater	Lincoln College, Oxford
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Title	Duke of Norfolk
Tenure	24 June 2002 – present
Other titles	Earl of Arundel (1975-2002)
Predecessor	Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk
Heir	Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel

Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, DL (born 2 December 1956), styled Earl of Arundel between 1975 and 2002, is a British peer.^[1]

Background and education

Norfolk is the son of Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk, and his wife Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell.^[2] He was educated at Ampleforth College, a Roman Catholic independent school,^[2] and then attended Lincoln College, Oxford.^[2]

Career

Norfolk worked with various companies, and from 2000 to 2002 was Deputy Earl Marshal. Upon the death of his father in 2002, he inherited the late Duke of Norfolk's peerages and the position of Earl Marshal.^[3] He was a Cub Scout whilst at school at Ampleforth College and currently holds two appointments in the Scout Movement. He was until 2010 the President of 1st Arundel (Earl of Arundel's Own) Scout Group, and is still the president of the Arundel & Littlehampton District Scouts. He is also patron of West Sussex County Scouts. In June 2003 he was awarded the Medal of Merit for Services to the Scout Movement.

Personal life

The 18th Duke, outside Carlton Towers, by Allan Warren

The Duke, then the Earl of Arundel, married Georgina Susan Gore on 27 June 1987 at Arundel Cathedral.^[2] Together, they have three sons and two daughters:

Henry Miles Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel, born 3 December 1987.
Lady Rachel Fitzalan-Howard, born 10 June 1989.
Lord Thomas Fitzalan-Howard, born 14 March 1992.
Lady Isabel Fitzalan-Howard, born 7 February 1994.
Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard, born 14 July 1996.

In April 2011 it was announced that the Duke and Duchess were seeking a trial separation.^[4]^[5]

Peerages

Heraldic achievement of Edward Fitzalan-Howard, the Duke of Norfolk

In 2002, he inherited the Dukedom of Norfolk, as well as a number of earldoms, baronies, hereditary offices, and titles attached to the Dukedom, from his father. His office of Earl Marshal, one of the Great Officers of State, makes him responsible for State occasions, such as coronations^[6]^[7] and the State Opening of Parliament. He is also, by virtue of this office, one of the hereditary judges of the Court of Chivalry and head of the College of Arms, responsible for heraldry in England and Wales as well as other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations.

List of Peerages

18th Duke of Norfolk^[2] (Premier Duke of England)
36th Earl of Arundel^[2] (Premier Earl of England)
19th Earl of Surrey^[2]
16th Earl of Norfolk^[2]
13th Baron Beaumont^[2]
26th Baron Maltravers^[2]
16th Baron FitzAlan^[2]
16th Baron Clun^[2]
16th Baron Oswaldestre^[2]
5th Baron Howard of Glossop^[2]

List of hereditary offices

Earl Marshal^[2]
Hereditary Marshal of England^[2]
Chief Butler of England (One of three claimants to this office before the 1902 Court of Claims. The dispute was never resolved.)

Titles and styles

1956-1971: Mr Edward Fitzalan-Howard
1971-1975: The Hon Edward Fitzalan-Howard
1975-2002: Earl of Arundel
2002-: His Grace The Eighteenth Duke of Norfolk

Ancestry

Ancestors of Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk

16. Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop

8. Francis Fitzalan-Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Glossop

17. Augusta Talbot

4. Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop

18. John Greenwood

9. Clara Greenwood

19. Louisa Barnardiston

2. Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk

20. Miles Stapleton, 8th Baron Beaumont

10. Miles Stapleton, 10th Baron Beaumont

21. The Hon. Isabella Browne

5. Mona Stapleton, 11th Baroness Beaumont

22. Sir Charles Tempest, 1st Baronet

11. Ethel Tempest

23. Cecilia Hibbert

1. Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk

24. William Constable-Maxwell, 10th Lord Herries of Terregles

12. The Hon. Bernard Constable-Maxwell

25. Marcia Vavasour

6. Gerald Constable-Maxwell

26. Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat

13. The Hon. Alice Fraser

27. Alice Weld-Blundell

3. Anne Constable-Maxwell

28. Moses Carden

14. George Carden

29. Salena Dunn

7. Caroline Carden

30. George Shumard

15. Carrie Shumard

31. Isabella Atkinson

Patrilineal descent
The Duke's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. Sir John Howard of Wiggenhall, living about 1260 Sir William Howard, knight, judge and MP in 1295, d. 1305 John Howard, knight, married Joan of Cornwall, illegitimate daughter of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (Plantagenet) Sir Robert Howard, d. 1388 Sir John Howard, knight Sir Robert Howard, 1407–1436 John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, 1425–1485 Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, 1443–1524 Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 1473–1554 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, 1517–1547 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, 1536–1572 Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, 1557–1595 Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, 1585–1646 Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, 1608–1652 Bernard Howard, 1641–1717 Bernard Howard, 1674–1735 Henry Howard, 1713–1787 Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, 1765–1842 Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk, 1791–1856 Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop, 1818–1883 Francis Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Glossop, 1859–1924 Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop, 1885–1972 Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk, 1915–2002 Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, b. 1956

References

↑ http://thepeerage.com/p6232.htm#i62313
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Vacher Dod Publishing, Limited. 2004. p. 666. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
↑ Gordon Casely (27 June 2002). "Obituary: The Duke of Norfolk". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
↑ MailOnLine
↑ "Duke of Norfolk and wife to begin trial separation". The Times. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
↑ United Press International (26 December 2004). "Prince Charles coronation planned in Britain". Reality TV World. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
↑ Morgan, Christopher; Hellen, Nicholas (26 December 2004). "Charles plans his modern coronation". The Sunday Times. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Norfolk
Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk

Political offices
Preceded by The 17th Duke of Norfolk	Earl Marshal 2002–present	Incumbent
Peerage of England
Preceded by Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard	Duke of Norfolk 2002–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence in England and Wales
Preceded by Ambassadors and High Commissioners	Gentlemen Earl Marshal	Succeeded by The Duke of Somerset
Order of precedence in Northern Ireland
Preceded by Ambassadors and High Commissioners	Gentlemen Earl Marshal	Succeeded by The Earl of Dalhousie (Lord Steward)

Order of Precedence in the United Kingdom (Gentlemen)

England and Wales	The Sovereign HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duke of York HRH The Earl of Wessex HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH Prince Harry Viscount Severn Mr Peter Phillips Viscount Linley HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duke of Kent HRH Prince Michael of Kent The Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP The Most Revd and Rt Hon John Sentamu The Rt Hon David Cameron MP The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP The Rt Hon John Bercow MP The Rt Hon The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury PC The Rt Hon The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd PC His Grace The Duke of Norfolk DL The Most Hon The Marquess of Cholmondeley KCVO The Rt Hon The Earl of Dalhousie DL The Rt Hon The Earl Peel GCVO PC DL The Rt Hon The Lord Vestey KCVO DL

Scotland	The Sovereign HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Duke of Rothesay HRH The Duke of York HRH The Earl of Wessex HRH The Earl of Strathearn HRH Prince Harry Viscount Severn Mr Peter Phillips Viscount Linley HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duke of Kent HRH Prince Michael of Kent The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP The Rt Rev Albert Bogle The Rt Hon David Cameron MP The Rt Hon John Bercow MP The Rt Hon The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury PC The Rt Hon David Mundell MP The Rt Hon The Earl of Erroll His Grace The Duke of Argyll

Northern Ireland	The Sovereign HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duke of York HRH The Earl of Wessex HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH Prince Harry Viscount Severn Mr Peter Phillips Viscount Linley HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duke of Kent HRH Prince Michael of Kent The Most Rev Richard Clarke The Most Rev Eamon Martin The Most Rev Diarmuid Martin The Most Rev Michael Jackson The Rt Rev Ian McNie The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP The Rt Hon David Cameron MP The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP The Rt Hon John Bercow MP The Rt Hon The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury PC His Grace The Duke of Norfolk DL The Rt Hon The Earl of Dalhousie DL The Most Hon The Marquess of Cholmondeley KCVO

not including short-term appointments, visiting dignitaries and most peers

Dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland*

Royal dukes	Cornwall & Rothesay Gloucester Kent Edinburgh York Cambridge

Others	Norfolk Somerset Richmond, Lennox & Gordon Hamilton & Brandon Buccleuch & Queensberry Grafton Beaufort St Albans Bedford Devonshire Argyll Marlborough Rutland Atholl Montrose Roxburghe Manchester Northumberland Leinster Wellington Sutherland Abercorn Westminster Fife

* Current title holders, listed by date of creation, from earliest to most recent

Dukes of Norfolk

House of Plantagenet (1397–1399)	Margaret (1397–1399) granddaughter of King Edward I

de Mowbray (1397–1481)	Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke (1397–1399) John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke (1425–1432) John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke (1432–1461) John de Mowbray, 4th Duke (1461–1476)

House of Plantagenet (1481–1483)	Richard of Shrewsbury (1481–1483)

Howard family (1483–1572, 1660—)	John Howard, 1st Duke (1483–1485) Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke (1514–1524) Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke (1524–1547, 1553–1554) Thomas Howard, 4th Duke (1554–1572) Thomas Howard, 5th Duke (1660–1677) Henry Howard, 6th Duke (1677–1684) Henry Howard, 7th Duke (1684–1701) Thomas Howard, 8th Duke (1701–1732) Edward Howard, 9th Duke (1732–1777) Charles Howard, 10th Duke (1777–1786) Charles Howard, 11th Duke (1786–1815) Bernard Howard, 12th Duke (1815–1842) Henry Howard, 13th Duke (1842–1856) Henry Howard, 14th Duke (1856–1860) Henry Howard, 15th Duke (1860–1917) Bernard Howard, 16th Duke (1917–1975) Miles Howard, 17th Duke (1975–2002) Edward Howard, 18th Duke (2002—)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 100739087 LCCN: no2009137731

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