Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk

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Major-General Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk (21 July 1915 – 24 June 2002), known between 1971 and 1972 as the Lord Beaumont and until 1975 as the Lord Beaumont and Howard of Glossop, was a British Army general and peer. He was the eldest son of Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop, and his wife Mona Fitzalan-Howard, 11th Baroness Beaumont.

Besides inheriting the lordships from his father and mother, in 1975, he inherited the Dukedom of Norfolk from his second cousin once removed, making him the premier duke in the Peerage of England.

Military career

Educated at Ampleforth College and Christ Church, Oxford,<ref name="Telegraph obituary">Obituary: The Duke of Norfolk The Daily Telegraph, 26 June 2002</ref> Miles Fitzalan-Howard was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Territorial Army as a university candidate on 3 July 1936.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> and was subsequently commissioned in the same rank in the Grenadier Guards on 27 August 1937, with seniority from 30 January 1936.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> His service number was 52703. He was promoted to lieutenant on 30 January 1939<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> and to captain on 30 January 1944.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>

In April 1944, as a temporary major during the Second World War, he was awarded the Military Cross "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy" for reconnaissance of mined roads.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> He was at the time on foot and under enemy fire. He was quoted in his obituary in The Independent as saying: "Anyone can be the Duke of Norfolk, but I'm rather proud of that medal."<ref>Obituary: The Duke of Norfolk The Independent, 26 June 2002 Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Fitzalan-Howard was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 30 January 1949.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 28 February 1955,<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> he was appointed Chief of the British mission to the Soviet forces in Germany in 1957, and received a promotion to colonel on 24 April 1958<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), Military Division, in the 1960 New Year Honours.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>

In 1961, he was appointed Commander of the 70th Brigade (King's African Rifles and the Kenya Regiment), just before Kenyan independence.<ref name=lh>Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives</ref> Promoted to brigadier on 1 January 1963,<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> he became General Officer Commanding 1st Division on 5 November, with the rank of temporary major general.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> He was confirmed in the substantive rank of major-general in February 1964, retroactive to 5 November and with seniority from 10 April 1963.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>

After relinquishing his command on 5 November 1965, he became Director of Management and Support Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence on 6 January 1966<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1966 Queen's Birthday Honours,<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> he was appointed Director of Service Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence on 29 July.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> He relinquished this appointment on 18 September of the following year and retired the same day, after 31 years of service.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>

Lordship

Baronies of Beaumont and Howard of Glossop

The Duke inherited the Barony of Beaumont from his mother, the 11th Baroness, in 1971,<ref name="Telegraph obituary"/> and the Barony Howard of Glossop from his father, the 3rd Baron, in 1972.<ref name="Telegraph obituary"/>

Dukedom of Norfolk

When he was Lord Beaumont he inherited the Dukedom of Norfolk from his second cousin once removed, The 16th Duke of Norfolk, in 1975<ref name="Telegraph obituary"/> and added his mother's maiden name of Stapleton before his own that year. He also inherited the Great Office of Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England, which is attached to the Dukedom of Norfolk, thereby becoming responsible for State occasions.<ref name="Telegraph obituary"/> He became, by virtue of this office, the hereditary judge of the Court of Chivalry and head of the College of Arms, responsible for heraldry in England and Wales as well as other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations such as Australia and New Zealand.

He cancelled a plan to give Arundel Castle to the National Trust, instead creating an independent charitable trust to maintain the castle.<ref name="Telegraph obituary"/>

The Dukes of Norfolk remained Roman Catholic despite the Reformation (see recusancy). The Duke, as senior Roman Catholic peer of the United Kingdom, represented The Queen at the installations of Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II and at the funeral of Pope John Paul I.<ref name="Telegraph obituary"/> The 17th Duke was the patron of many Catholic charities and benevolent organisations, including the Catholic Building Society.

Personal life

One of eight children (all of whose first names started with the letter "M"), the Duke married Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell in 1949. They had two sons and three daughters:<ref name="Telegraph obituary"/>

• Lady Tessa Mary Isabel Fitzalan-Howard (born 20 September 1950), married Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour; has issue, four daughters, one of whom is the playwright, Lady Kinvara Balfour.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lady Carina Mary Gabrielle Fitzalan-Howard (born 20 February 1952), married Sir David Frost; has issue.
• Lady Marcia Mary Josephine Fitzalan-Howard (born 10 March 1953), better known as the actress Marsha Fitzalan, married Patrick Ryecart (marriage dissolved); has issue.
• Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk (b. 2 December 1956), married Georgina Susan Gore, has issue.
• Lord Gerald Bernard Fitzalan-Howard (born 13 June 1962), married Emma Roberts; has issue. He has resided with his family at Carlton Towers since 1991.

The Duke lived in the parish of Hambleden until his death on 24 June 2002. He was buried at Fitzalan Chapel on the western grounds of Arundel Castle. A memorial service was held at Westminster Cathedral, celebrated by the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster; the congregation was led by Princess Alexandra of Kent representing the Queen and by Field Marshal Lord Bramall representing the Duke of Edinburgh.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Catholicism

He was Catholic but disagreed with the Church's view on birth control at a conference of Catholic teachers, "How can you ask a married couple to do it by thermometers and what not?" he asked. "My wife and I did that – it didn't bloody work. Has everybody got to have eight children like my mother?"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Honours and awards

Domestic

• Royal Victorian Chain (2000)
• Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (1983)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1986)
• Companion of the Order of the Bath (1966)
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1960)
• Military Cross
• Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex

Foreign

• Template:Flag: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX
• Template:Flag: Grand Cross pro merito Melitensi

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