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House of Howard
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Howard family
The
Howard family
is an English aristocratic family founded by
John Howard
who was created
Duke of Norfolk
(3rd creation) by
Plantagenet
monarch
Richard III of England
in 1483. However, John was also the eldest (although maternal) grandson of the 1st Duke of 1st creation. The Howards have been part of the peerage since the 15th century and remain the Premier Dukes of the Realm in the
Peerage of England
, acting as
Earl Marshal of England
. After the
English Reformation
many Howards remained steadfast in their Catholic faith as the most high profile
recusant
family; two members,
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel
, and
William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
, are regarded as
martyrs
: a
saint
and a
blessed
respectively.
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