The Fitzalan Chapel is the chancel of the church of St Nicholas in the western grounds of Arundel Castle. The church of St Nicholas is one of the very few church buildings that is divided into two worship areas, a

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area (the chancel) and an Anglican area (the nave and transepts). The chancel of the Fitzalan Chapel, is used as the private mausoleum of the Dukes of Norfolk. It is a Grade I listed building. Arundel_Castle_aerial_view_cropped

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Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, was responsible for the building of the Chapel posthumously according to his will. The original Fitzalan Chapel consisted of the entire building, and was built as the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity in 1380 by commission of Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, whose family owned Arundel Castle. It is an example of Perpendicular Gothic architecture, and the architect and mason is believed to have been

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. A number of noted

Fitzalan FitzAlan is an English patronymic surname of Anglo-Norman origin, descending from the Breton knight Alan fitz Flaad (d. 1120), who accompanied king Henry I to England on his succession. He was grandson of the Seneschal of the Bishop of Dol. T ...

and Howard family members are buried in the chapel, many in tombs adorned with sculpted effigies. Most of the recently deceased

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are buried there. The chapel was badly damaged in 1643 during the siege of Arundel Castle by the Parliamentarians' cannons during the

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. It remained neglected throughout the 18th century. During this period, the Anglican parish was established in the western portion of the church building. Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, is credited with initiating major repairs to the Fitzalan Chapel circa 1837, and his successors expanded and restored the chapel further. Fitzalan Chapel is now vested in an independent charitable trust (No. 279379), and accepts donations for further maintenance and preservation. It is currently open to the public by access from the castle grounds.

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Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel Thomas Fitzalan, 5th Earl of Arundel, 10th Earl of Surrey KG (13 October 138113 October 1415) was an English nobleman, one of the principals of the deposition of Richard II, and a major figure during the reign of Henry IV. Lineage He was th ...

(1381–1415) * his wife, Beatrice, Countess of Arundel (c. 1382–1439) * John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel (1385–1421) * his wife, Eleanor Berkeley (d. 1455), daughter of Sir John Berkeley of

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John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of Arundel, 4th Baron Maltravers KG (14 February 140812 June 1435) was an English nobleman and military commander during the later phases of the Hundred Years' War. His father, John Fitzalan, 3rd Baron Maltravers, fou ...

(1408–1435) *

William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel William Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel, 6th Baron Maltravers (23 November 1417 – 1487) was an English nobleman. Born on 23 November 1417, William was the second son of John Fitzalan, 6th Earl of Arundel (1385–1421), and Eleanor Berkeley ( ...

(1417–1487) * his wife Joan Neville (1434–1462), eldest daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury * Thomas Salmon (d. 1430),

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* his wife, Agnes Salmon (d. 1418), Principal Lady-in-Waiting to Beatrice, Countess of Arundel. *

William FitzAlan, 18th Earl of Arundel William Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel, 8th Baron Maltravers KG (147623 January 1544) was an English peer, styled as Lord Maltravers from 1487 to 1524. FitzAlan was the son of Thomas Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel, and Margaret Woodville (die ...

(1476–1544) * his second wife, Lady Anne Percy, Countess of Arundel (d. 1552), a daughter of

Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (c. 1449 – 28 April 1489) was an English aristocrat during the Wars of the Roses. After losing his title when his father was killed fighting the Yorkists, he later regained his position. He led the ...

* Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel (1512–1580) * his second wife, Mary Arundell, daughter of

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Mary FitzAlan Mary FitzAlan, Duchess of Norfolk (1540 – 23/25 August 1557) was an English translator. She was the youngest daughter and child of Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel and his first wife Lady Katherine Grey, therefore Mary was a first cou ...

(1540-1557), first wife of

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, ( Kenninghall, Norfolk, 10 March 1536Tower Hill, London, 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman and politician. Although from a family with strong Roman Catholic leanings, he was raised a Protestant. He was ...

was first buried at

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Church and decades later her remains were transferred to Fitzalan Chapel. *

Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (28 June 155719 October 1595) was an English nobleman. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He is variously numbered as 1st, 20th or 13th Earl of Arunde ...

(1557-1595) he was first buried in St. Peter ad Vincula and in 1624 his remains were transferred to the Fitzalan Chapel. *

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(1608–1652) * his wife, Lady Elizabeth Stuart (1610–1674), daughter of Esme Stuart, 3rd Duke of Lennox *

Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (12 July 162813 January 1684) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the second son of Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, and Lady Elizabeth Stuart. He succeeded his brother Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of ...

(1628–1684) * his wife, Lady Anne Somerset (1631?–1662), daughter of

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* his second wife,

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(née Bickerton; 1643/4-1693) *

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(1655–1701) *

Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal (11 December 1683 – 23 December 1732) was an English peer and politician. He was the first son of Lord Thomas Howard and Mary Elizabeth Savile. Upon the death of his uncle Henry Howard, 7th ...

(1683–1732) *

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(1686–1777) * his wife,

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* Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk (1720–1786) * his wife, Catherine Brockholes (d. 1784) *

Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard (7 October 1766 – 17 June 1824), known as Henry Howard until 1812, and as Henry Molyneux-Howard until 1817, was a British gentleman who served as Deputy Earl Marshal in the latter part of the reign of Ge ...

(1766–1824), brother of the 12th Duke of Norfolk * his wife, Elizabeth Long Howard-Molyneux-Howard (1769–1835) * their daughter, Juliana Barbara Howard Ogilvy (1812–1833) * Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk (1765–1842) *

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(1791–1856) * his wife,

Charlotte Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Charlotte Sophia Fitzalan-Howard (''née'' Leveson-Gower), Duchess of Norfolk ( bapt. 9 July 1788 – 7 July 1870) was a daughter of the 1st Duke of Sutherland and his wife, Elizabeth, suo jure Countess of Sutherland. On 27 December 1814, she ...

(1788–1870) *

Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk, (7 November 181525 November 1860) was a British peer and politician. He was hereditary Earl Marshal and the last undisputed Chief Butler of England. Family He was the son of Henry Charles ...

(1815–1860) * his wife

Augusta Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Augusta Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (née The Hon. Augusta Mary Minna Catherine Lyons) (1 August 1821 in Torquay, Devon – 22 March 1886 Norfolk House, St James's Square, London), who was commonly known by her middle name, "Minna", was the ...

(1821–1886) * her brother,

Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, 1st Earl Lyons (26 April 1817 – 5 December 1887) was a British diplomat, who was the favourite diplomat of Queen Victoria, during the four great crises of the second half of the 19th century: Italian unificat ...

(1817–1887) * their father,

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(1790–1858) * Edward Henry Cardinal Howard, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1829–1892) *

Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, (27 December 184711 February 1917), styled Lord Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist. He served as Postmas ...

(1847–1915) *

Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (30 May 1908 – 31 January 1975), styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was a British peer and politician. He was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of ...

(1908–1975) * his wife,

Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Lavinia Mary Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (''née'' Strutt; 22 March 1916 – 10 December 1995) was a British noblewoman. Life Born Lavinia Mary Strutt, she was the only daughter of Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper, and his wife, Eva. ...

(1916–1995) * Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk (1915–2002) * his wife, Anne Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (1927–2013)

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