He was born to Henry Frederick Howard, 25th Earl of Arundel and Lady Elizabeth Stuart. His full title was Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk, 23rd Earl of Arundel, 6th Earl of Surrey, 3rd Earl of Norfolk. The dukedom of Norfolk was recreated and given to him in 1660. The 5th Duke was considered mentally deficient and never married, the duties of Earl Marshal being exercised by his brother, Sir Henry Howard, who later succeeded him as Duke.
The illustrious family of Howard, members of which have been dukes of Norfolk from 1483 to the present day, the exception of two periods duringwhich Y? P P the title was forfeited, was connected with the family of Mowbray.
ThomasHoward, 4th duke (1536-1572), son of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, was born on the 10th of March 1536.
Norfolk's first wife, Mary (1540-1557), daughter and heiress of Henry Fitzalan, 12th earl of Arundel, bore him a son, Philip, who in consequence of his father's attainder was not allowed to succeed to the dukedom of Norfolk, but became 13th earl of Arundel in succession to his maternal grandfather in 1580.
The prevailing rock formation in Norfolk is the Chalk, which occupies a broad tract in the central and western portions of the county and underlies the Tertiary deposits in the eastern part, the general dip of the rocks being towards that direction.
The Norfolk fief of Count Alan later formed part of the honour of Richmond; Robert Malet's fief became the honour of Eye; Hermer de Ferriere's fief became the barony of Wormegay, afterwards held by the Bardolfs; Hugh de Montfort's fee, as the honour of Haughley, was afterwards attached to the office of constable of Dover.
Castle Acre was a seat of the earls of Warenne; Paston of the Pastons; Attleborough of the Mortimers; Caister of the Fastolfs.
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