Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, (21 November 1765 – 16 March 1842) was a
British peer.
Early life
Howard was the son of Henry Howard (1713–1787) by his wife Juliana Molyneux, daughter of
Sir William Molyneux, 6th Baronet (died 1781), of Teversall, Nottinghamshire, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1737.
Career
Bernard Howard succeeded to the title of
Duke of Norfolk in 1815 upon the death of his cousin
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk.
An ardent
Roman Catholic
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* Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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, like most of his family, he strongly supported
Catholic Emancipation
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, and gave offence to his Protestant neighbours by giving a banquet to celebrate the passage of the
Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829.
He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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in 1803.
In 1834, the Duke of Norfolk was invested by King
William IV into the
Order of the Garter
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.
Personal life
On 23 April 1789, he married Lady Elizabeth Belasyse (1770–1819), daughter of
Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg and the former Charlotte Lamb. Before the couple divorced five years later in May 1794, they were the parents of:
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Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk (1791–1856), who married
Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower (1788–1870), who was the eldest daughter of
George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland and
Lady Elizabeth Sutherland, ''
suo jure''
Countess of Sutherland
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The origin ...
(only daughter of
William Sutherland, 18th Earl of Sutherland). She served as
Lady of the Bedchamber from 1842 to 1843.
He died in 1842 at the age of 76. Upon his death, his only son,
Henry, became the 13th Duke of Norfolk.
[ He is buried in Fitzalan Chapel at ]Arundel Castle
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.
Family
Ancestry
Family tree
References
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Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk
Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, (21 November 1765 – 16 March 1842) was a British peer.
Early life
Howard was the son of Henry Howard (1713–1787) by his wife Juliana Molyneux, daughter of Sir William Molyneux, 6th Baronet (di ...
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellows of the Royal Society
Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom