Duke of Norfolk 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 known as recusancy in England. All past and present dukes have been descended from Edward I (see Dukes of Norfolk
Norragh (hereditary barony) Norragh (hereditary barony) The Barony of Norragh in County Kildare was an Irish feudal barony- the holder had the right to call himself Baron, but did not hold a peerage and had no right to sit in the Irish House of Lords. It was granted by Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, Lord of Leinster and Earl of Pembroke, also known as Strongbow, to Robert St. Michael before 1176. In 1220 Peter de Norrach, probably a descendant of St. Michael, was baron of Norragh. In 1241 Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke granted Geoffrey son of Peter two-thirds of the barony