Duke of Norfolk is a title in the peerage of England,and is the premier non-royal peerage. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex,although the title refers to the county of Norfolk. The current duke is Edward Fitzalan-Howard,18th Duke of Norfolk. The dukes have historically been Catholic,a state of affairs known as recusancy in England.
Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard,1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent,known as The Honourable Edmund Fitzalan-Howard between 1855 and 1856,Lord Edmund Fitzalan-Howard between 1856 and 1876,and Lord Edmund Talbot between 1876 and 1921,was a British Conservative politician and the last Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was the first Roman Catholic to be appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland since the 17th century,holding office when Ireland was partitioned into Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Earl of Carlisle is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England.
Marquess of Linlithgow,in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 October 1902 for John Hope,7th Earl of Hopetoun. The current holder of the title is Adrian Hope.
Lord Herries of Terregles is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1490 for Herbert Herries with remainder to his heirs general.
Earl of Bessborough is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1739 for Brabazon Ponsonby,2nd Viscount Duncannon,who had previously represented Newtownards and County Kildare in the Irish House of Commons. In 1749,he was given the additional title of Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby,in the County of Leicester,in the Peerage of Great Britain,which entitled him to a seat in the British House of Lords. The titles Viscount Duncannon,of the fort of Duncannon in the County of Wexford,and Baron Bessborough,of Bessborough,Piltown,in the County of Kilkenny,had been created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1723 and 1721 respectively for Lord Bessborough's father William Ponsonby,who had earlier represented County Kilkenny in the Irish House of Commons.
Earl of Effingham,in the County of Surrey,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom,created in 1837 for Kenneth Howard,11th Baron Howard of Effingham,named after the village of Effingham,Surrey,where heads of the family owned the manor.
Baron Howard of Glossop,in the County of Derby,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom,since 1975 a subsidiary title of the dukedom of Norfolk. It was created in 1869 for the Liberal politician Lord Edward Howard,the second son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard,13th Duke of Norfolk. His grandson,the third Baron,married Mona Stapleton,11th Baroness Beaumont. Their eldest son,Miles,succeeded his mother in the barony of Beaumont in 1971 and his father in the barony of Howard of Glossop in 1972. In 1975 he also succeeded in the dukedom of Norfolk on the death of his cousin,Bernard Fitzalan-Howard,16th Duke of Norfolk. The two baronies are now subsidiary titles of the dukedom of Norfolk. See this title for further history of the peerages.
Baron Rankeillour,of Buxted in the County of Sussex,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1932 for the Conservative politician James Fitzalan Hope. He was the grandson of General Sir Alexander Hope,fourth son of John Hope,2nd Earl of Hopetoun. His eldest son,Arthur Hope,was also a Conservative politician and held junior ministerial office. From 1940 to 1946 he served as Governor of Madras. He was succeeded by his younger brother,the third Baron,Henry John Hope. After the death of Henry John Hope's only son,Peter St Thomas More Hope in 2005,,who was unmarried,succession went to his first cousin,the fifth Baron,Michael Richard Hope,who is the present holder of the title,and is the eldest son of the Hon. Richard Frederick Hope,who was the youngest son of the first Baron.
Edward William Fitzalan-Howard,18th Duke of Norfolk,,styled Earl of Arundel between 1975 and 2002,is a British peer who holds the hereditary office of Earl Marshal and,as Duke of Norfolk,is the most senior peer in the peerage of England. He is also the titular head of the House of Howard.
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox,7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox,2nd Duke of Gordon,,7th Duke of Aubigny,styled Lord Settrington until 1860 and Earl of March between 1860 and 1903,was a British politician and peer.
Henry Fitzalan-Howard,15th Duke of Norfolk,,styled Lord Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860,was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist. He served as Postmaster General between 1895 and 1900,but is best remembered for his philanthropic work,which concentrated on Roman Catholic causes and the city of Sheffield.
Henry Charles Howard,13th Duke of Norfolk,,styled Earl of Surrey between 1815 and 1842,was a British Whig politician and peer.
Carlton Towers in the civil parish of Carlton,5 miles (8 km) south-east of Selby,North Yorkshire,England,is a very large Grade I listed country house,in the Gothic Revival style,and is surrounded by a 250-acre park.
Georgina Susan Fitzalan-Howard,Duchess of Norfolk,is the ex-wife of Edward William Fitzalan-Howard,18th Duke of Norfolk.
Edward George Fitzalan-Howard,1st Baron Howard of Glossop PC,styled Lord Edward Howard between 1842 and 1869,was a British Liberal politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under Lord John Russell from 1846 to 1852.
Arthur Oswald James Hope,2nd Baron Rankeillour was a British politician,soldier and administrator. He was a Conservative and served as Member of Parliament for Nuneaton from 1924 to 1929 and for Birmingham Aston from 1931 to 1939,after which he was Governor of the Madras Presidency of British India from 1940 to 1946.
Bernard Edward Fitzalan-Howard,3rd Baron Howard of Glossop,was a British peer.
Mona Josephine Tempest Fitzalan-Howard,11th Baroness Beaumont,Baroness Howard of Glossop,OBE was a British peer.
Charles Edward Rawdon-Hastings,11th Earl of Loudoun was a Scottish peer.
