Duke of Norfolk
| Dukedom of Norfolk | |
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Quarterly: 1st Gules on a Bend between six Cross-crosslets fitchy Argent an Escutcheon Or charged with a Demi-lion rampant pierced through the mouth by an arrow within a Double Tressure flory counterflory of the first (Howard); 2nd Gules three Lions passant gardant in pale Or, Armed and Langued Azure, in chief a Label of three points Argent (Thomas of Brotherton); 3rd Checky Or and Azure (Warenne); 4th Gules a Lion rampant Or, Armed and Langued Azure (Fitzalan).
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| Creation date | 1397 |
| Monarch | Richard II |
| Peerage | Peerage of England |
| First holder | Thomas de Mowbray |
| Present holder | Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke |
| Heir apparent | Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel |
| Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
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| Seat(s) |
Arundel Castle Carlton Towers |
| Former seat(s) |
Framlingham Castle Bungay Castle Clun Castle |
| The heraldic achievement of the Dukes of Norfolk (since 1660) |
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| Shield | See left |
| Crest and mantle | See left |
| Supporters | See left |
| Motto | Sola virtus invicta ("Virtue alone is unconquered") |
The Duke of Norfolk is the premier Duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the premier Earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the county of Norfolk. The current Duke of Norfolk is Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk. The dukes have historically been Catholic, a state of affairs known as recusancy in England.
All past and present dukes have been descended from Edward I; see Dukes of Norfolk family tree. The son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey; the Earl was descended from both King Edward I and King Edward III.
Before the Dukes of Norfolk, there were the Bigod Earls of Norfolk, starting with Roger Bigod from Normandy (died 1107). Their male line ended with Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk, who died without an heir in 1307, so their titles and estates reverted to the crown. Edward II then created his brother Thomas of Brotherton earl in 1312. It passed to Thomas's daughter, granddaughter of King Edward I, Margaret, and then to her grandson Thomas Mowbray.
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