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Earl of Norfolk is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The Peerage is a system of Titles of Nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Created in 1070, the first major dynasty to hold the title was the 12th and 13th century Bigod family, and it then was later held by the Mowbrays, who were also made Dukes of Norfolk. A medieval Norman family the second Earls of Norfolk, the first being Ralph de Guader. Mowbray (ˈmobɹi the name of an Anglo-Norman baronial house derived from Montbray (Manche in Normandy south of St Lo. Due to the Bigod's descent in the female line from William Marshal, they inherited the hereditary office of Earl Marshal, still held by the Dukes of Norfolk today. William Marshal 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 &ndash 14 May 1219) also called William the Marshal (Guillaume le Maréchal was an Anglo Norman soldier Earl Marshal (alternatively Marschal or Marischal) is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Ireland and the United The present title was created in 1644 for Thomas Howard, 18th Earl of Arundel, the heir of the Howard Dukedom of Norfolk which had been forfeit in 1572. Arundel's grandson, the 20th Earl of Arundel and 3rd Earl of Norfolk, was restored to the Dukedom as 5th Duke upon the Restoration in 1660, and the title continues to be borne by the Dukes of Norfolk. The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored

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Earls of Norfolk (and Suffolk), First Creation

Earls of Norfolk, second Creation (1141)

Earls of Norfolk, third Creation (1312)

Earls of Norfolk, fourth Creation (1477)

Earls of Norfolk, fifth Creation (1644)

For later Earls of Norfolk, see Duke of Norfolk. Thomas de Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk (22 March 1366 &ndash 22 September 1399) was an English nobleman Thomas de Mowbray 4th Earl of Norfolk and 2nd Earl of Nottingham (1385 &ndash June 8, 1405) English nobleman and rebel was the son of Thomas de Mowbray 1st John de Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1392 &ndash 19 October 1432) was an English Nobleman. John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk ( 12 September, 1415 &ndash 6 November, 1461) was an important player in the Wars of the Roses. John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk ( 18 October, 1444 &ndash January 14 1476) was the only son of John de Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk Anne de Mowbray 8th Countess of Norfolk, later Duchess of York and Duchess of Norfolk ( 10 December 1472 – 19 November (? 1481 Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York and 1st Duke of Norfolk ( 17 August 1473 &ndash 1483? was the sixth child and second son of King Edward IV of Thomas Howard 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey and 1st Earl of Norfolk ( 7 July 1585 &ndash 4 October 1646) was a prominent English Henry Frederick Howard 22nd Earl of Arundel, PC ( 15 August 1608 &ndash 17 April 1652) was an English noble and the second son of Thomas Howard 5th Duke of Norfolk ( March 9, 1627 &ndash December 13, 1677) was an English noble.

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