Duke of Norfolk

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The Duke of Norfolk is the premier duke in the peerage of England, traditionally serving as Earl Marshal and holding chief responsibility for state ceremonial occasions.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
hereditary title
peerage title
associatedWith College of Arms
associatedWithOffice Earl Marshal
country Kingdom of England
United Kingdom
familySeat Arundel Castle
genderedForm Duchess of Norfolk
hasResponsibility organization of coronations
organization of state funerals
organization of the State Opening of Parliament
state ceremonial occasions in the United Kingdom
hasRole Earl Marshal of England
heldByFamily Howard family
hereditaryIn male line primogeniture (historically, with variations)
jurisdiction ceremonial matters of the monarchy of the United Kingdom
nobleRank duke
oversees heraldic ceremonies in England
officers of arms
partOf Peerage of England
peerageRankOrder below royal dukes but above all other non-royal dukes in England
positionHeldTraditionallyBy Earl Marshal
precedence highest-ranking duke in the Peerage of England
rankInPeerage premier duke of England
style His Grace
titleCreatedFor English nobility
titleNumberOfCreations multiple historical creations
traditionalReligion Roman Catholicism
traditionalResidence Arundel, West Sussex

Referenced by (15)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
House of Howard ("Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk")
House of Howard ("Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk")
notableMember
Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire ("Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk")
Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire ("Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk")
officeHeldBy
Norfolk House, St James's Square, London ("Dukes of Norfolk")
associatedWith
Battle of Bosworth Field ("John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk")
commander
Earl Marshal ("Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk")
currentHolder
Duke of Normandy
distinctFrom
Coronation of Charles III ("Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk")
EarlMarshal
Norfolk House, St James's Square, London
hasNotableOwner
Earl Marshal
hasTitleHolder
Norfolk House, St James's Square, London
namedAfter
House of Howard
nobleTitleHeld
Battle of Bosworth Field ("John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk")
notableDeath
Earl Marshal
traditionallyHeldBy

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