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 cousin of
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, father of
Lady Jane Grey. Because her only brother had predeceased her, she and her elder sister,
Jane FitzAlan were co-heiresses to the
earldom
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form '' jarl'', and meant " chieftain", partic ...
of her father. Mary and Jane both received an excellent education. Several of her translations from Greek to Latin have been preserved.
Mary was the 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 ...
, whom she married in 1555. They had one son,
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, born the following year. Mary died eight weeks after the birth of Philip at
Arundel House. She was buried on 1 September 1557 in
St Clement Danes
St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London. It is situated outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand. Although the first church on the site was reputedly founded in the 9th century by the Danes, the curre ...
.
Upon the death of her father in 1580, the earldom of Arundel passed to Mary's son Philip, all of his aunt Jane's children having predeceased her, and Jane having predeceased her father Henry.
Ancestry
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1541 births
1557 deaths
Daughters of British earls
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16th-century English women
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