House of Fitzalan

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The House of Fitzalan was a prominent medieval English noble family best known as the long-standing Earls of Arundel and influential magnates in the politics of the English crown.

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Label Occurrences
Fitzalan family 1
House of FitzAlan 1
House of Fitzalan canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble house
English noble house
English nobleman
English nobleman
English nobleman
English nobleman
medieval castle
noble family
nobleman
allegiance King Henry I of England NERFINISHED
cadetBranchOf House of the Dapifers of Dol
coatOfArms Gules, a lion rampant or
country Kingdom of England
ethnicOrigin Anglo-Norman
Breton
founder Alan fitz Flaad
governedTerritory Barony of Arundel
surface form: Arundel honour

lordships in the Welsh Marches
heldOffice Earl of Arundel ONNED1
Justiciar of North Wales
involvedIn Hundred Years' War
First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence

baronial conflicts of the 13th and 14th centuries in England
language Anglo-Norman
Middle English
locatedIn Arundel
Sussex NERFINISHED
maritalAlliancesWith House of Howard
House of Plantagenet
House of Warren
member John Fitzalan, 1st Earl of Arundel of the Fitzalan line
Richard Fitzalan, 3rd Earl of Arundel ONNED1
Richard Fitzalan, 4th Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
Thomas Fitzalan, 5th Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Baron Maltravers
Earl of Arundel
Earl of Surrey NERFINISHED
notableFor holding the Earldom of Arundel for several centuries
influence in medieval English politics
originatedFrom Breton knightly family of Alan fitz Flaad
politicalAlignment supporters of the English crown
region Welsh Marches
surface form: the Welsh Marches
religion Roman Catholicism
seat Arundel Castle
status extinct in the male line
succeededBy House of Howard
timePeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
titleExtinctionOrTransfer Earldom of Arundel passed to the House of Howard by marriage

Referenced by (4)

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House of Howard maritalAllianceWith House of Fitzalan
Howard family memberMarriedInto House of Fitzalan
this entity surface form: Fitzalan family
Earl of Arundel associatedNobleHouse House of Fitzalan
this entity surface form: House of FitzAlan
Earl of Arundel hasHeraldicConnection House of Fitzalan
this entity surface form: arms of FitzAlan