Duke of Norfolk investiture, who were also Knights of the Order of the Garter across all creations of the title. <section end=FamilyTree /> Duke of Norfolk The Duke of Norfolk is the premier duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the premier earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the county of Norfolk. The current duke is Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk. The dukes have historically been Catholic, a state of affairs
Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk (5 June 1686 – 20 September 1777), Earl Marshal was a British peer and politician. He was the 2nd son of Lord Thomas Howard and Mary Elizabeth Savile. He succeeded as Duke of Norfolk in 1732, after the death of his brother, Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk. 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