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
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.

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. He was educated at Ampleforth College, a Roman Catholic independent school, and then attended Lincoln College, Oxford.

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. 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. 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.

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 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 (Premier Duke of England)
• 36th Earl of Arundel (17th of the 3rd creation) (Premier Earl of England)
• 19th Earl of Surrey
• 16th Earl of Norfolk
• 13th Baron Beaumont
• 26th Baron Maltravers
• 16th Baron FitzAlan
• 16th Baron Clun
• 16th Baron Oswaldestre
• 5th Baron Howard of Glossop

List of hereditary offices

• Earl Marshal
• Hereditary Marshal of England
• 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

Family 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

See also

• Dukes of Norfolk family tree

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)