Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk
Edward Howard | |
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Duke of Norfolk | |
Born | 5 June 1686 |
Died | 20 September 1777 (aged 91) |
Noble family | Howard |
Spouse(s) | Mary Blount |
Father | Lord Thomas Howard |
Mother | Mary Elizabeth Savile |
Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk (5 June 1686 – 20 September 1777), Earl Marshal was a British peer and politician.
Origins
He was the 2nd son of Lord Thomas Howard and Mary Elizabeth Savile.
Career
He succeeded as Duke of Norfolk in 1732, after the death of his brother, Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk.
Marriage
On 26 November 1727 he married Mary Blount (before 1712–27 May 1773), a daughter of Edward Blount (d.1726) of Blagdon in the parish of Paignton in Devon, by his wife Anne Guise, a daughter of Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet (c. 1654–1695) of Elmore in Gloucestershire. The Blount-Guise marriage was commemorated by the surviving heraldic overmantel above the fireplace of the great hall of Blagdon manor house. This shows the initials "EB" [1] and displays the arms of Blount (Barry nebuly of six or and sable) impaling Gules, seven mascles vair 3,3,1 (Guise) above a scroll inscribed with a Latin motto Lux Tua Via Mea ("Your light is my path") with the date "1708". James Cook named Norfolk Island in honour of the Duchess of Norfolk in 1774, although he did not know at the time that she was already dead. Howard had no progeny by Mary Blount.
Death and succession
He died on 20 September 1777, aged 91, without a male heir, when several of his titles (the Dukedom of Norfolk, the Earldoms of Norfolk, Arundel and Surrey, and the Barony of Maltravers) passed to his kinsman, Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk. The Earldom of Norwich and Barony of Howard of Castle Rising, which were created for his grandfather, the 6th Duke of Norfolk, became extinct. Finally, three old English baronies by writ fell into abeyance among the daughters of his younger brother.
See also
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by The 8th Duke of Norfolk |
Earl Marshal 1732–1777 |
Succeeded by The 10th Duke of Norfolk |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by Thomas Howard |
Duke of Norfolk Earl of Arundel, Earl of Surrey, Earl of Norfolk Baron Maltravers 1732–1777 |
Succeeded by Charles Howard |
Earl of Norwich Baron Howard of Castle Rising 1732–1777 |
Extinct | |
Baron Furnivall 1732–1777 |
Vacant Abeyant Title next held by Mary Dent | |
Baron Talbot Baron Strange of Blackmere 1732–1777 |
Vacant Abeyant | |
Baron Mowbray Baron Segrave 1732–1777 |
Vacant Abeyant Title next held by Alfred Stourton |
References
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.844