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Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, (30 May 1908 - 31 January 1975), styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, who died when Bernard was only 9 years old. His mother was Gwendolen Fitzalan-Howard, ''suo jure'' Gwendoline Mary Herries, 12th Lady Herries of Terregles, and he inherited her peerage when she died in 1947. He was educated at The Oratory School and was commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards in 1931, but resigned his commission in 1933. He joined the 4th (Territorial Army) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment in 1934, and was promoted Major in 1939. He served in World War II, in which he was wounded in action. As hereditary Earl Marshal, he organized the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the funeral of Winston Churchill, and the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales. He was a keen cricket fan and was the manager of the English cricket team in Australia in 1962–63, which excited much press interest. ==Personal life== The Duke married the Hon Lavinia Mary Strutt, daughter of Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper and his wife Eva, on 27 January 1937. They had four daughters together: *Lady Anne Cowdrey, 14th Lady Herries of Terregles, Baroness Cowdrey of Tonbridge (1938-2014), married Colin Cowdrey, later Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge *Lady Mary Mumford, 15th Lady Herries of Terregles, DCVO, (born 14 August 1940), married Group Captain Anthony Mumford *Lady Sarah Margaret Clutton (1941-2015), married Nigel Clutton *Lady (Theresa) Jane Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian (born 24 June 1945), heiress presumptive to the Lordship Herries of Terregles, married Michael Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian The 16th Duke died 31 January 1975, and is buried at Fitzalan Chapel on the western grounds of Arundel Castle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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