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House of Howard

18th Duke of Norfolk

18th Duke of Norfolk




Sir William Howard (died 1308), a judge who was in the House of Commons in the Model Parliament of 1295 is the first recognised founder of the family. His great-great-great-grandson, Sir Robert Howard, married Lady Margaret Mowbray, elder daughter of Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk. Their son John Howard, (1421-1485) was created the 1st Duke of Norfolk in 1483.

Howard ancientThomas of BrothertonMowbray and SeagraveMowbray, Seagrave and Norfolkoward and Augmentation of HonourFitzalan and MaltraversTalbot,Neville and FurnivallHerries of TerreglesStapleton,Beaumont


Dukes of Norfolk, (1483)
Earls of Surrey (1483)
Barons Mowbray (from 1476 to 1777)
Baron Segrave (from 1476 to 1777)
Earls of Arundel (from 1580)
Barons Maltravers (from 1580)
Earls of Norfolk (1644)
Barons Furnivall (from 1654 to 1777)
Earl of Norwich (1672-1777)
Lords Herries of Terregles (1945-1975)
Barons Howard of Glossop (1869)
Barons Beaumont (from 1971)

  • John Howard, (1421-1485), 1st Duke of Norfolk, 11th Baron Mowbray, 12th Baron Segrave. Earl Marshal of England KG. (forfeit 1485)
  • Thomas Howard, (1443- 1524), 2nd Duke of Norfolk (restored 1514),1st Earl of Surrey KG. Earl Marshal. To commemorate his victory at the Battle of Flodden Field, Henry VIII granted an Augmentation of Honour to Howard's coat of arms.
  • Thomas Howard, (1473-1554), 3rd Duke of Norfolk, KG. (forfeit 1547, restored 1553) Earl Marshal.
  • Thomas Howard, (1536-1572), 4th Duke of Norfolk, KG. (forfeit 1572), married Mary FitzAlan, who after the death of her brother Henry in 1556 became heiress to the Arundel Estates of her father Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel.
  • Philip Howard, (1557–1595) 20th Earl of Arundel, Baron Maltravers, (forfeit 1589)
  • Thomas Howard, (1585–1646) 21st Earl of Arundel (restored 1604), 4th Earl of Surrey and 1st Earl of Norfolk, 1st Baron FitzAlan, Clun, and Oswaldestre. Earl Marshal, married Alethea Talbot,(d. 1654) 13th Baroness Furnivall, daughter of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury.
  • Henry Howard, (1608–1652) 22nd Earl of Arundel. Earl Marsha.
  • Thomas Howard, (1627-1677) 5th Duke of Norfolk, (restored 1660), 14th Baron Furnivall
  • Henry Howard, (1628-1684) 6th Duke of Norfolk, 1st Earl of Norwich, Lord Howard of Castle Rising, Earl Marshal.
  • Henry Howard, (1655-1701) 7th Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Norwich KG Earl Marshal.
  • Thomas Howard, (1683-1732) 8th Duke of Norfolk, 3rd Earl of Norwich.
  • Edward Howard, (1685-1777) 9th Duke of Norfolk, 22nd Baron Mowbray, 23rd Baron Segrave, 18th Baron Furnivall, 4th Earl of Norwich. Earl Marshal.
  • Charles Howard, (1720-1786) 10th Duke of Norfolk. Earl Marshal.
  • Charles Howard, (1746-1815) 11th Duke of Norfolk. Earl Marshal.
  • Bernard Edward Howard, (1765-1842) 12th Duke of Norfolk KG. Earl Marshal.
  • Henry Charles Howard, (1791-1856) 13th Duke of Norfolk KG. Earl Marshal.
  • Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, (1815-1860) 14th Duke of Norfolk. Earl Marshal.
  • Henry Fitzalan-Howard, (1847-1917) 15th Duke of Norfolk KG. Earl Marshal, married Gwendolen Mary Constable-Maxwell, (1877–1945) 12th Lady Herries of Terregles.
  • Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, (1908-1975) 16th Duke of Norfolk, 13th Lord Herries of Terregles KG. Earl Marshal.
  • Miles Francis Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, (1915-2002) 17th Duke of Norfolk, 12th Baron Beaumont, 4th Baron Howard of Glossop KG. Earl Marshal.
  • Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, (b. 1956) 18th Duke of Norfolk, 36th Earl of Arundel, 19th Earl of Surrey, 16th Earl of Norfolk, 13th , 20th Baron Maltravers, 16th Baron FitzAlan, Clun, and Oswaldestre, 5th Baron Howard of Glossop. Earl Marshal.




John Howard, (1421-1485), 1st Duke of Norfolk2nd to 4th Duke of Norfolk  20th to 22nd Earl of Arundel5th Duke of Norfolk onwards



Viscounts FitzAlan of Derwent (1921-1962)

  • Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard, (1855–1947), 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent KG, Deputy Earl Marshal,second son of Henry
  • Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, (1883–1962) 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent


Barons Howard of Glossop (1869)

  • Edward George Fitzalan-Howard, (1818–1883) 1st Baron Howard of Glossop, second son of Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk.
  • Francis Edward Fitzalan-Howard, (1859–1924) 2nd Baron Howard of Glossop.
  • Bernard Edward Fitzalan-Howard, (1885–1972) 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop, married Mona Stapleton, 11th Baroness Beaumont.
  • Miles Francis Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, (1915-2002) 17th Duke of Norfolk, 12th Baron Beaumont, 4th Baron Howard of Glossop KG. Earl Marshal see above.


Barons Howard of Penrith (1930)

  • Esme William Howard, (1863–1939) 1st Baron Howard of Penrith, descend from a younger son of the 6th Duke.
  • Francis Philip Raphael Howard, (1905–1999) 2nd Baron Howard of Penrith
  • Philip Esme Howard, (b. 1945) 3rd Baron Howard of Penrith


Viscounts FitzAlan of Derwent Barons Howard of Glossop Barons Howard of Penrith



Cardinals

  • Philip Howard ( 1629-1694), Cardinal in 1675. Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S. Caeciliae then Cardinal Priest of the Titulus Sanctae Mariae supra Minervam, son of Henry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel.
  • Edward Henry Howard (1829-1892), Cardinal in 1877. Archbishop of Neocaesaria, Archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica and Cardinal Bishop of , son of Edward Charles Howard of Glossop.



Philip Howard (1629-1694), Cardinal

Philip Howard (1629-1694), Cardinal

Edward Henry Howard (1829-1892), Cardinal

Edward Henry Howard (1829-1892),Cardinal

Earl of Northampton (1604)

  • Henry Howard, ( 1540-1614), 1st Earl of Northampton and Baron Marnhull KG. Second son of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk.


Viscounts Howard of Bindon (1559)

  • Thomas Howard, (c. 1520–1582) 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon, second son of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk.
  • Henry Howard, (c. 1542–1590) 2nd Viscount Howard of Bindon.
  • Thomas Howard, (d. 1611) 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon.


Barons Stafford (1640-1762), (attainted 1680)
Viscount Stafford (1642-1762),(attainted 1680)
Earl of Stafford (1685-1762)

  • William Howard, ( 1614-1680), 1st Viscount Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (attainted 1680), son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, married Mary, sister of Henry Stafford, 5th Baron Stafford.
  • Henry Stafford-Howard, (c. 1648–1719) 1st Earl of Stafford, de jure 2nd Baron Stafford William Stafford-Howard, (c. 1690–1734), 2nd Earl of Stafford, de jure 3rd Baron Stafford.
  • William Matthias Stafford-Howard, (1718–1751) 3rd Earl of Stafford, de jure 4th Baron Stafford.
  • John Paul Stafford-Howard, (1700–1762) 4th Earl of Stafford, de jure 5th Baron Stafford.



Earl of Northampton Viscounts Howard of Bindon Earl of Stafford

Earls of Suffolk (1603)
Barons Howard de Walden (1597-1689)
Earls of Bindon (1706-1722)
Earls of Berkshire (from 1745)

  • Thomas Howard, (1561–1626) 1st Earl of Suffolk, 1st Baron Howard de Walden KG, 2nd son of the 4th Duke.
  • Theophilus Howard, (1584–1640) 2nd Earl of Suffolk, 2nd Baron Howard de Walden KG.
  • James Howard, (1619–1689) 3rd Earl of Suffolk, 3rd Baron Howard de Walden (abeyant 1689).
  • George Howard, (1624–1691) 4th Earl of Suffolk.
  • Henry Howard, (1627–1709) 5th Earl of Suffolk.
  • Henry Howard, (1670–1718) 6th Earl of Suffolk, 1st Earl of Bindon, Baron Chesterford. Deputy Earl Marshal
  • Charles William Howard, (1693–1722) 7th Earl of Suffolk, 2nd Earl of Bindon.
  • Edward Howard, (1672–1731) 8th Earl of Suffolk
  • Charles Howard, (1675–1733) 9th Earl of Suffolk
  • Henry Howard, (1706–1745) 10th Earl of Suffolk
  • Henry Bowes Howard, (1687–1757) 11th Earl of Suffolk , 4th Earl of Berkshire, Deputy Earl Marshal
  • Henry Howard, (1739–1779) 12th Earl of Suffolk , 5th Earl of Berkshire KG. Deputy Earl Marshal
  • Henry Howard, (1779–1779) 13th Earl of Suffolk , 6th Earl of Berkshire
  • Thomas Howard, (1721–1783) 14th Earl of Suffolk , 7th Earl of Berkshire
  • John Howard, (1739–1820) 15th Earl of Suffolk , 8th Earl of Berkshire
  • Thomas Howard, (1776–1851) 16th Earl of Suffolk , 9th Earl of Berkshire
  • Charles John Howard, (1804–1876) 17th Earl of Suffolk , 10th Earl of Berkshire Earl of Berkshire
  • Henry Charles Howard, (1833–1898) 18th Earl of Suffolk, 11th Earl of Berkshire
  • Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, (1877–1917) 19th Earl of Suffolk,12th Earl of Berkshire
  • Charles Henry George Howard, (1906–1941) 20th Earl of Suffolk,13th Earl of Berkshire GC.
  • Michael John Howard, (b. 1935) 21st Earl of Suffolk,14th Earl of Berkshire


Earls of Berkshire (1626)

  • Thomas Howard, (1590–1669) 1st Earl of Berkshire, Viscount Andover and Baron Howard of Charlton, KG, second son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
  • Charles Howard, (1615–1679) 2nd Earl of Berkshire
  • Thomas Howard, (1619–1706) 3rd Earl of Berkshire
  • Henry Bowes Howard, (1687–1757) 4th Earl of Berkshire, see above


Barons Howard of Escrick (1628-1715)

  • Edward Howard, (d. 1675) 1st Baron Howard of Escrick, 8th son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk.
  • Thomas Howard, (1625–1678) 2nd Baron Howard of Escrick.
  • William Howard, (d. 1694) 3rd Baron Howard of Escrick.


Earls of Suffolk Earl of Bindon Earls of Berkshire Barons Howard of Escrick



Earls of Carlisle (1661)

  • Charles Howard, (1629–1685) 1st Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Howard of Morpeth,
  • Baron Dacre of Gillesland, Deputy Earl Marshal, descended from the third son of the 4th Duke.
  • Edward Howard, (1646–1692) 2nd Earl of Carlisle.
  • Charles Howard, (1669–1738) 3rd Earl of Carlisle Deputy Earl Marshal
  • Henry Howard, (1694–1758) 4th Earl of Carlisle KG.
  • Frederick Howard, (1748–1825) 5th Earl of Carlisle KG.
  • George Howard, (1773–1848) 6th Earl of Carlisle KG.
  • George William Frederick Howard, (1802–1864) 7th Earl of Carlisle KG.
  • William George Howard, (1808–1889) 8th Earl of Carlisle.
  • George James Howard, (1843–1911) 9th Earl of Carlisle.
  • Charles James Stanley Howard, (1867–1912) 10th Earl of Carlisle.
  • George Josslyn L'Estrange Howard, (1895–1963) 11th Earl of Carlisle.
  • Charles James Ruthven Howard, (1923–1994) 12th Earl of Carlisle.
  • George William Beaumont Howard, (b. 1949) 13th Earl of Carlisle.


Barons Lanerton ( 1874-1880)

  • Edward Granville George Howard, ( 1809– 1880) 1st Baron Lanerton, fourth son of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle.


Barons Howard of Effingham (1554)
Earls of Nottingham (1596-1681)
Earls of Effingham, First Creation (1731-1816)
Earls of Effingham, Second Creation (1837)

  • William Howard, (1510–1573),1st Baron Howard of Effingham KG. Son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk.
  • Charles Howard, (1536–1624) 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham KG.
  • Charles Howard, (1579–1642) 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham.
  • Charles Howard, (1610–1681) 3rd Earl of Nottingham, 4th Baron Howard of Effingham.
  • Francis Howard, (1643–1695) 5th Baron Howard of Effingham.
  • Thomas Howard, (1682–1725) 6th Baron Howard of Effingham.
  • Francis Howard, (1683–1743) 1st Earl of Effingham, 7th Baron Howard of Effingham, Deputy Earl Marshal, second son of Francis Howard, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham.
  • Thomas Howard, (1714–1763) 2nd Earl of Effingham, Deputy Earl Marshal.
  • Thomas Howard, (1746–1791) 3rd Earl of Effingham, Deputy Earl Marshal.
  • Richard Howard, (1748–1816) 4th Earl of Effingham.
  • Kenneth Alexander Howard, (1767–1845) 1st Earl of Effingham,11th Baron Howard of Effingham, descendant of William Howard,1st Baron Howard of Effingham.
  • Henry Howard, (1806–1889) 2nd Earl of Effingham.
  • Henry Howard, (1837–1898) 3rd Earl of Effingham.
  • Henry Alexander Gordon Howard, (1866–1927) 4th Earl of Effingham.
  • Gordon Frederick Henry Charles Howard, (1873–1946) 5th Earl of Effingham.
  • Mowbray Henry Gordon Howard, (1905–1996) 6th Earl of Effingham.
  • David Peter Mowbray Algernon Howard, (b. 1939) 7th Earl of Effingham.


Earls of Carlisle Barons Lanerton Earls of Nottingham Earls of Effingham




Baronies by writ formally in the male line Howards

Baroness in their own right are depicted with shields rather than lozenges for ease of viewing.

Lords Herries of Terregles (1975)

  • Anne Elizabeth Cowdrey, née Fitzalan-Howard, (b. 1938) 14th Lady Herries of Terregles


Barons Mowbray (abeyant 1777, Abeyance terminated 1878)
Barons Segrave (abeyant 1777, Abeyance terminated 1878)

  • Alfred Joseph Stourton, (1829-1893) 23rd Baron Mowbray, 24th Baron Segrave, 20th Baron Stourton.
  • Charles Stourton, (1867-1936) 24th Baron Mowbray, 25th Baron Segrave, 21st Baron Stourton
  • William Stourton, (1895-1965) 25th Baron Mowbray, 26th Baron Segrave, 22nd Baron Stourton
  • Charles Edward Stourton, (- 2006) 26th Baron Mowbray, 27th Baron Segrave and 23rd Baron Stourton
  • Edward William Stephen Stourton, (b.1953) 27th Baron Mowbray, 28th Baron Segrave and 24th Baron Stourton


Barons Furnivall (abeyant 1777, Abeyance terminated 1913, abeyant 1968)

  • Mary Frances Katherine Dent, née Petre,(1900-1968) 19th Baroness Furnivall


Barons Stafford (attainer reversed 1824)

  • Anastasia Stafford-Howard (1722–1807),de jure 6th Baroness Stafford
  • Sir George Jerningham, 5th Baronet (1680-1774) , married Mary Plowden, daughter and heiress of Francis Plowden by his wife, Mary, daughter and in her issue heiress of the Hon. John Stafford-Howard, younger son of William (Howard), Viscount Stafford.
  • Sir William Jerningham, 6th Baronet (1736-1809), de jure 7th Baron Stafford.
  • Sir George William Stafford-Jerningham, (1771–1851) 8th Baron Stafford, 7th Baronet
  • Sir Henry Valentine Stafford-Jerningham, (1802–1884) 9th Baron Stafford, 8th Baronet.
  • Sir Augustus Frederick Fitzherbert Stafford-Jerningham, (1830–1892) 10th Baron Stafford, 9th Baronet.
  • Sir Fitzherbert Stafford-Jerningham, (1833–1913) 11th Baron Stafford,10th Baronet.
  • Francis Edward Fitzherbert-Stafford, (1859–1932) 12th Baron Stafford.
  • Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, (1864–1941) 13th Baron Stafford.
  • Basil Francis Nicholas Fitzherbert, (1926–1986) 14th Baron Stafford.
  • Francis Melfort William Fitzherbert, (b. 1954) 15th Baron Stafford.


Lords Herries of Terregles Barons StourtonBarons Mowbray,Seagrave and StourtonBarons Furnivall8th to 11th  Baron Stafford12th Baron Stafford onwards



Barons Howard de Walden (abeyant 1689, terminated 1784, abeyant 1797, terminated 1799, abeyant 1999, terminated 2004)

  • John Griffin Whitwell, (1719–1797), 4th Baron Howard de Walden, 1st Baron Braybrooke KB. Great-great grandson of Lady Essex Howard, elder daughter of 3rd Earl of Suffolk.
  • Frederick Augustus Hervey, (1730–1803) 4th Earl of Bristol, 5th Baron Howard de Walden. Great-great grandson of Lady Elizabeth Howard, younger daughter of 3rd Earl of Suffolk who married Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Baronet, whose daughter, Elizabeth married John Harvey, 1st Earl of Bristol.
  • Charles Rose Ellis, (1771–1845) 1st Baron Seaford, married the Hon. Elizabeth Hervey, daughter of John Hervey, Lord Hervey, eldest son of Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and 5th Baron Howard de Walden.
  • Charles Augustus Ellis, ( 1799- 1868) 6th Baron Howard de Walden and 2nd Baron Seaford.
  • Frederick George Ellis, (1830–1899) 7th Baron Howard de Walden and 3rd Baron Seaford.
  • Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, (1880–1946) 8th Baron Howard de Walden and 4th Baron Seaford.
  • John Osmael Scott-Ellis, (1912–1999) 9th Baron Howard de Walden and 5th Baron Seaford.
  • Countess (Hazel) Czernin, née Scott-Ellis, (b. 1935) 10th Baroness Howard de Walden. Elder daughter of 9th Baron Howard de Walden.


4th Baron Howard de Walden, 1st Baron Braybrooke 4th Earl of Bristol, 5th Baron Howard de WaldenBaron Seaford6th Baron Howard de Walden7th Baron Howard de Walden onwards

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