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Culture, Lords of England, Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earl Norfolk

Earl Norfolk is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

1405 Northern Rising

1476 Death of the Duke of Norfolk

1483 Disappearance of the Princes in the Tower

Earl Norfolk and Suffolk aka East Anglia (1st Creation)

Earl Norfolk and Suffolk aka East Anglia is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.

1st: Ralph "Staller" Gael 1st Earl East Anglia. Died 1068. Son.

2nd: Ralph de Gael 2nd Earl East Anglia. Died 1096. Extinct.

Around 1066 Ralph "Staller" Gael 1st Earl East Anglia (age 55) was created 1st Earl Norfolk and Suffolk aka East Anglia.

In 1068 Ralph "Staller" Gael 1st Earl East Anglia (age 57) died. His son Ralph de Gael 2nd Earl East Anglia (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Norfolk and Suffolk aka East Anglia.

Around 1096 Ralph de Gael 2nd Earl East Anglia (age 54) died. Earl Norfolk and Suffolk aka East Anglia extinct.

Earl Norfolk (2nd Creation)

1st: Hugh Bigod 1st Earl Norfolk. Died 1177. Son.

2nd: Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk. Died 1221. Son.

3rd: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk. Died 1225. Son.

4th: Roger Bigod 4th Earl Norfolk. Died 1270. Nephew.

5th: Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk. Died 1306. Extinct.

In 1141 Hugh Bigod 1st Earl Norfolk (age 46) was created 1st Earl Norfolk. Gundred Beaumont Countess Norfolk (age 6) by marriage Countess Norfolk.

In 1177 Hugh Bigod 1st Earl Norfolk (age 82) died at Palestine. His son Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Norfolk. Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk (age 21) by marriage Countess Norfolk.

In 1221 Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk (age 77) died. His son Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk (age 39) succeeded 3rd Earl Norfolk. Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey (age 27) by marriage Countess Norfolk.

On 18 Feb 1225 Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk (age 43) died. His son Roger Bigod 4th Earl Norfolk (age 16) succeeded 4th Earl Norfolk.

Around May 1225 Roger Bigod 4th Earl Norfolk (age 16) and Isabella Dunkeld Countess Norfolk (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk. She the daughter of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland (age 55). He the son of Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey (age 31). They were half second cousin twice removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1270 Roger Bigod 4th Earl Norfolk (age 61) died. His nephew Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk (age 25) succeeded 5th Earl Norfolk.

In 1290 Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk (age 45) and Alice Hainault Countess Norfolk were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk. She the daughter of John Hainault II Count Hainault II Count Holland (age 43) and Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainault and Holland (age 38).

Before 12 Dec 1306 Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk (age 61) died. Earl Norfolk extinct. In 1302 Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk had surrendered his Earldom to King Edward I (age 67) and was recreated Earl Norfolk with the remainder "to the heirs of his body" effectively disinheriting his brother John Bigod. Its not clear why he did so.

Earl Norfolk (3rd Creation)

In 1312 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk (age 11) was created 1st Earl Norfolk.

Before 12 Oct 1326 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk (age 26) and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk. He the son of King Edward I of England and Margaret of France Queen Consort England.

Before 04 Apr 1336 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk (age 35) and Mary Brewes Countess Norfolk (age 34) were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk. He the son of King Edward I of England and Margaret of France Queen Consort England. They were half second cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 24 Mar 1399 Margaret Plantagenet 2nd Countess Norfolk died. Her grandson Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 31) succeeded 3rd Earl Norfolk. Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk (age 33) by marriage Countess Norfolk.

On 22 Sep 1399 Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 31) died of plague in Venice [Map] whilst in exile. He was buried at St Mark's Cathedral, Venice [Map]. Duke Norfolk forfeit.

Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham (age 14) succeeded 4th Earl Norfolk, 2nd Earl Nottingham, 7th Baron Mowbray, 8th Baron Segrave and Earl Marshal.

Before 01 Jun 1402 Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham (age 16) and Constance Holland Countess Norfolk and Nottingham (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk, Countess Nottingham. She the daughter of John Holland 1st Duke Exeter and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter (age 39). He the son of Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk (age 36). They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 08 Jun 1405 before a great crowd at York [Map] ...

Archbishop Richard Scrope (age 55) was beheaded.

Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham (age 19) was beheaded. His brother John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 13) succeeded 5th Earl Norfolk, 3rd Earl Nottingham, 8th Baron Mowbray, 9th Baron Segrave.

On 19 Oct 1432 John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 40) died at Epworth. His son John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 17) succeeded 3rd Duke Norfolk, 6th Earl Norfolk, 4th Earl Nottingham, 9th Baron Mowbray, 10th Baron Segrave and Earl Marshal.

On 06 Nov 1461 John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 46) died. He was buried at Thetford Priory, Norfolk [Map]. His son John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 17) succeeded 4th Duke Norfolk7th Earl Norfolk, 5th Earl Nottingham, 10th Baron Mowbray, 11th Baron Segrave and Earl Marshal.

On 14 Jan 1476 John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 31) died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. Suspicious since he was only 32? Duke Norfolk, Earl Surrey and Earl Nottingham extinct. His daughter Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (age 3) succeeded 8th Countess Norfolk, 11th Baroness Mowbray, 12th Baroness Segrave and inherited the vast Mowbray estates. She was subsequently married to Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York (age 2) two years later.

On 19 Nov 1481 Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (age 8) died at Greenwich, Kent [Map]. She was buried at Chapel of St Erasmus of Formiae, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Earl Norfolk extinct. Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave abeyant.

Earl Norfolk (4th Creation)

On 07 Feb 1477 Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York (age 3) was created 1st Duke Norfolk, 1st Earl Norfolk by his father King Edward IV of England (age 34) in preparation for his marriage to Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (age 4). She, Anne, being daughter of the last Duke of Norfolk of the 1st Creation John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk.

Around Aug 1483 the Princes in the Tower, brothers King Edward V of England (age 12) and Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York (age 9) disappeared from the Tower of London [Map].

King Edward V of England: Earl Nottingham, Earl Norfolk, Earl Pembroke extinct.

Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York: Duke York, Duke Norfolk extinct.

Earl Norfolk (5th Creation)

In 1644 Thomas Howard 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk (age 58) was created 1st Earl Norfolk. Alethea Talbot Countess Arundel, Surrey and Norfolk (age 59) by marriage Countess Norfolk.

On 13 Dec 1677 Thomas Howard 5th Duke of Norfolk (age 50) died in Padua unmarried. He had suffered mental disabilities all his life. His brother Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk (age 49) succeeded 6th Duke Norfolk, 24th Earl Arundel Sussex, 7th Earl Surrey, 4th Earl Norfolk, 18th Baron Segrave, 19th Baron Strange Blackmere, 17th Baron Mowbray, 16th Baron Talbot, 15th Baron Furnivall, 14th Baron Maltravers, 14th Baron Arundel. Jane Bickerton Duchess Norfolk (age 34) by marriage Duchess Norfolk. The marriage being so unpopular with his family they went abroad for some time.

On 20 Sep 1777 Edward Howard 9th Duke of Norfolk (age 91) died.

Earl Norwich and Baron Howard of Castle Rising extinct.

Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 56) succeeded 10th Duke Norfolk, 28th Earl Arundel Sussex, 11th Earl Surrey, 8th Earl Norfolk, 18th Baron Maltravers, 18th Baron Arundel. Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 59) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.

Baron Furnivall, Baron Talbot, Baron Strange Blackmere, Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave abeyant.

On 31 Aug 1786 Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 65) died. His son Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 40) succeeded 11th Duke Norfolk, 29th Earl Arundel Sussex, 12th Earl Surrey, 9th Earl Norfolk, 19th Baron Maltravers, 19th Baron Arundel.

Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk (age 36) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.

On 16 Dec 1815 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 69) died. His third cousin Bernard Howard 12th Duke of Norfolk (age 50) succeeded 12th Duke Norfolk, 30th Earl Arundel Sussex, 13th Earl Surrey, 10th Earl Norfolk, 20th Baron Maltravers, 20th Baron Arundel. Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 45) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.

On 18 Feb 1856 Henry Charles Howard 13th Duke of Norfolk (age 64) died. His son Henry Granville Fitzalan 14th Duke of Norfolk (age 41) succeeded 14th Duke Norfolk, 32nd Earl Arundel Sussex, 15th Earl Surrey, 12th Earl Norfolk, 22nd Baron Maltravers, 22nd Baron Arundel.

In 1860 Henry Granville Fitzalan 14th Duke of Norfolk (age 45) died. His son Henry Fitzalan Howard 15th Duke of Norfolk (age 12) succeeded 15th Duke Norfolk, 33rd Earl Arundel Sussex, 16th Earl Surrey, 13th Earl Norfolk, 23rd Baron Maltravers, 23rd Baron Arundel.

On 11 Feb 1917 Henry Fitzalan Howard 15th Duke of Norfolk (age 69) died. His son Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke of Norfolk (age 8) succeeded 16th Duke Norfolk, 34th Earl Arundel Sussex, 17th Earl Surrey, 14th Earl Norfolk, 24th Baron Maltravers, 24th Baron Arundel.