Back Earl of Arundel German Conde de Arundel Spanish ارل آروندل Persian Comte d'Arundel French Conte di Arundel Italian アランデル伯爵 Japanese Graaf van Arundel Dutch Jarl av Arundel NB Hrabia Arundel Polish Граф Арундел Russian

Earl of Arundel

For the Counts of Arundell of the Holy Roman Empire, see Baron Arundell of Wardour.

Earldom of Arundel
subsidiary of the
Dukedom of Norfolk
since 1660

Arms of Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk and 29th or 36th Earl of Arundel. The fourth quarter, Gules a Lion rampant Or, Armed and Langued Azure, is inherited from the Fitzalan Earls of Arundel.
Creation date
  • c.1138 (first creation)
  • 1289 ( possible second creation)
Created by
PeeragePeerage of England
First holderWilliam d'Aubigny
Present holderEdward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk
Heir apparentHenry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel
StatusExtant
Seat(s)
Arundel Castle in Sussex, much rebuilt in modern times, the principal seat of the Howard family, Dukes of Norfolk, Earls of Arundel and of Surrey, etc
Arms of d'Aubigny, Earls of Arundel, as blazoned in Charles's roll of arms (13th century), for Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel (d.1243): Gules, a lion rampant or.[citation needed] These arms were adopted by the family of FitzAlan, successors in the earldom of Arundel; They were recorded as the arms of Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel (1266–1302), in the Falkirk Roll, Glover's Roll and in the Caerlaverock Poem (1300). They are today shown in the 4th quarter of the arms of the Duke of Norfolk, of the family of Fitz-Alan Howard,[1] who holds the subsidiary title Earl of Arundel

Earl of Arundel is a title of nobility in England, and one of the oldest extant in the English peerage. It is currently held by the Duke of Norfolk, and it is used (along with the earldom of Surrey) by his heir apparent as a courtesy title.

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.833

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