FitzAlan family

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The FitzAlan family was a powerful Anglo-Norman noble dynasty that held the Earldom of Arundel and played a major role in medieval English politics and aristocracy.

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Surface form Occurrences
FitzAlan-Howard 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman dynasty
noble family
associatedWithPlace Arundel Castle NERFINISHED
Arundel, West Sussex NERFINISHED
associatedWithTitle Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED
coatOfArms Gules, a lion rampant or
country Kingdom of England
ethnicOrigin Norman NERFINISHED
feudalStatus tenant-in-chief
hasFamilySeat Arundel Castle NERFINISHED
hasMember Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel NERFINISHED
Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
Eleanor of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel NERFINISHED
Henry FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
John FitzAlan NERFINISHED
Mary FitzAlan NERFINISHED
Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
William FitzAlan NERFINISHED
heldTitle Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
Earl of Surrey NERFINISHED
Earl of Sussex NERFINISHED
involvedIn Baronial conflicts of the 13th century
Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED
Wars of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED
politics of the reign of Edward I
politics of the reign of Edward II
politics of the reign of Edward III
politics of the reign of Richard II
languageOfOrigin Latin
Norman French
mergedWith Howard family NERFINISHED
nobleRank earl
notableFor control of Arundel Castle
influence in royal government
military service to English kings
notableTitle Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED
originatedAs Anglo-Norman baronial family
patronOf Arundel Priory NERFINISHED
religious houses in Sussex
playedRoleIn English aristocracy NERFINISHED
medieval English politics
politicalAlignment English nobility
region Arundel NERFINISHED
Sussex NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
timePeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED
titleSucceededBy Howard family NERFINISHED

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de Montgomery relatedFamily FitzAlan family
Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent familyName FitzAlan family
this entity surface form: FitzAlan-Howard
Earl of Arundel heldByFamily FitzAlan family