Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk

Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC, FRS (21 November 1765 – 16 March 1842) was a British peer.

His Grace The Duke of Norfolk KG, PC, FRS
Personal details
Born	Bernard Edward Howard 21 November 1765
Died	16 March 1842 (aged 76)
Spouse(s)	Lady Elizabeth Belasyse ​ ​ (m. 1789; div. 1794)​
Children	Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk
Parents	Henry Howard Juliana Molyneux

Shield of arms of Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk

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.[1]

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, like most of his family, he strongly supported Catholic Emancipation, and gave offence to his Protestant neighbours by giving a banquet to celebrate the passage of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829. He was also known as the Grumpy Duke.

He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1803.[2] In 1834, the Duke of Norfolk was invested by King William IV into the Order of the Garter.[3]

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:[4]

• 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 (only daughter of William Sutherland, 18th Earl of Sutherland). She served as Lady of the Bedchamber from 1842 to 1843.[4]

He died in 1842 at the age of 76. Upon his death, his only son, Henry, became the 13th Duke of Norfolk.[3] He is buried in Fitzalan Chapel at Arundel Castle.[4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk
8. Bernard Howard 4. Bernard Howard 9. Catherine Tattershall 2. Henry Howard 10. Christopher Roper, 5th Baron Teynham 5. Anne Roper 11. Elizabeth Browne 1. Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk[4] 12. Francis Molyneux, 4th Bt. Teversall 6. William Molyneux, Bt. Molyneux of Wellow 13. Diana Howe 3. Juliana Molyneux 14. William Challand 7. Anne Challand

See also

• Dukes of Norfolk family tree

References

1. David R. Fisher. "Howard Molyneux Howard, Lord Henry Thomas (1766-1824), of Thornbury Castle, Glos". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
2. "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
3. "Howard, Bernard Edward" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
4. "Norfolk, Duke of (E, 1483)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 22 July 2020.