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Biography of Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975
On 30 May 1908 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 was born to Henry Fitzalan-Howard 15th Duke Norfolk 1847-1917 (60) and Gwendolen Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk 1877-1945 (31) .
On 11 Feb 1917 Henry Fitzalan-Howard 15th Duke Norfolk 1847-1917 (69) died . His son Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 (8) succeeded as 16th Duke Norfolk (3C 1483) , 34th Earl Arundel (Sussex) , 17th Earl Surrey (3C 1483) , 14th Earl Norfolk (5C 1644) , 11th Earl Norwich (3C 1672) , 27th Baron Mowbray (1C 1283) , 31st Baron Segrave (1C 1295) , 32nd Baron Furnivall (1C 1295) , 29th Baron Strange Blackmere (1C 1309) , 24th Baron Maltravers (1C 1330) , 26th Baron Talbot (1C 1331) , 24th Baron Arundel (1C 1377) , 11th Baron Howard of Castle Rising .
Around 1923 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 (14) educated at The Oratory School, Woodcote, Reading, Berkshire .
In 1937 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 (28) was appointed 884th Knight Garter: George VI .
On 27 Jan 1937 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 (28) and Lavinia Mary Strutt Duchess Norfolk 1916-1995 (21) were married . Lavinia Mary Strutt Duchess Norfolk 1916-1995 (21) by marriage Duchess Norfolk (3C 1483) .
On 12 Jun 1938 Anne Elizabeth Fitzalan Baroness Cowdrey 1938-2014 was born to Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 (30) and Lavinia Mary Strutt Duchess Norfolk 1916-1995 (22)
On 14 Aug 1940 Mary Katharine Fitzalan 15th Lady Herries 1940-2017 was born to Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 (32) and Lavinia Mary Strutt Duchess Norfolk 1916-1995 (24)
On 23 Jun 1941 Sarah Margaret Fitzalan 1941-2015 was born to Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 (33) and Lavinia Mary Strutt Duchess Norfolk 1916-1995 (25) .
On 24 Jun 1945 Theresa Jane Fitzalan Marchioness Lothian 1945- was born to Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 (37) and Lavinia Mary Strutt Duchess Norfolk 1916-1995 (29) .
On 28 Aug 1945 Gwendolen Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk 1877-1945 (68) died .
On 31 Jan 1975 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke Norfolk 1908-1975 (66) died . His second-cousin once-removed Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard 17th Duke Norfolk 1915-2002 (59) succeeded as 17th Duke Norfolk (3C 1483) , 36th Earl Arundel (Sussex) . His daughter Anne Elizabeth Fitzalan Baroness Cowdrey 1938-2014 (36) succeeded as 14th Lord Herries of Terregles .
In 1995 Lavinia Mary Strutt Duchess Norfolk 1916-1995 (79) died .
Family Trees
Paternal Family Tree: Howard
Descent
Kings Wessex: Great x 30 Grand Son of Aethelwulf King Wessex -858
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg, King Deheubarth 880-950
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of James II King Scotland 1430-1460
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks 1120-1180
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved, Mad" VI King France 1368-1422
Ancestry
Father: Henry Fitzalan-Howard 15th Duke Norfolk 1847-1917 Great x 11 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
GrandFather:
Henry Granville Fitzalan 14th Duke Norfolk 1815-1860
Great x 10 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Great GrandFather:
Henry Charles Howard 13th Duke Norfolk 1791-1856
Great x 12 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 2 GrandFather:
Bernard Howard 12th Duke Norfolk 1765-1842
Great x 11 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandFather:
Henry Howard 1713-1787
Great x 10 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandMother: Julia Molyneux
Great x 2 GrandMother: Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk 1770-1819 Great x 13 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandFather: Henry Belasyse 2nd Earl Fauconberg 1742-1802 Great x 12 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandMother: Charlotte Lamb Countess Fauconberg
Great GrandMother: Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Norfolk 1788-1870 Great x 9 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Great x 2 GrandFather: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 1758-1833 Great x 8 Grandson of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Great x 3 GrandFather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 1721-1803 Great x 10 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandMother:
Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 1723-1761
Great x 7 Granddaughter of Henry VII King England and Ireland 1457-1509
Great x 2 GrandMother: Elizabeth Gordon Duchess Sutherland 1765-1839 Great x 13 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandFather: William Gordon 18th Earl Sutherland 1735-1766 Great x 12 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
GrandMother: Augusta Mary Minna Catherine Lyons Duchess Norfolk
Mother: Gwendolen Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk 1877-1945
GrandFather: William Constable-Maxwell 10th Lord Herries 1804-1876