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The 15th Duke of Norfolk owned almost 50,000 acres with 19,400 acres in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 21,000 acres in Sussex and 4,400 acres in Norfolk. [ 6 ] Duties and other titles
Primary title Family seat Former seats Duke of Norfolk: Arundel Castle, Sussex and Carlton Towers, Yorkshire: Framlingham Castle, Bungay Castle, Clun Castle, Norfolk House, Worksop Manor
Besides the dukedoms of Cornwall and Lancaster, the oldest extant title is that of Duke of Norfolk, dating from 1483 (the title was first created in 1397). The Duke of Norfolk is considered the premier duke of England. The premier duke of Scotland is the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon. The premier duke of Ireland is the Duke of Leinster. [2]
Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, KG (22 March 1366 – 22 September 1399) was an English peer. His family was a venerable one, and by the time Thomas reached adulthood, they were extremely influential in national politics.
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] before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford.
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk KG PC (1443 – 21 May 1524), styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1485 and again from 1489 to 1514, was an English nobleman, soldier and statesman who served four monarchs.
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk KG, also known as Jack of Norfolk, [1] (c. 1425 – 22 August 1485), was an English nobleman, soldier, politician, and the first Howard Duke of Norfolk. He was a close friend and loyal supporter of King Richard III , with whom he was slain at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
John Mowbray KG 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1397) Coat of arms Tenure 19 October 1432 – 6 November 1461 Other titles 4th Earl of Nottingham (1383) 6th Earl of Norfolk (1312) 9th Baron Mowbray (1283) 10th Baron Segrave (1295) Born 12 September 1415 Epworth, Lincolnshire, England Died 6 November 1461 (1461-11-06) (aged 46) Buried Thetford Priory Locality East Anglia Wars and battles Wars of the Roses ...