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{{short description|Hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox official post
|post                = Earl Marshal
|body                = England
|nativename          =
|insignia            = File:Arms of the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl Marshal.svg
|insigniacaption     = Arms of the [[Duke of Norfolk|Dukes of Norfolk]] as Earl Marshal.
|department          =
|image               = Duke of Norfolk (Norman Porch) 2022.jpg
|alt                 =
|incumbent           = [[Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk|The 18th Duke of Norfolk]]
|incumbentsince      = 24 June 2002
|style               = [[His Grace]] [[The Most Noble]]
|type                = [[Great Officers of State (United Kingdom)|Great Officer of State]]
|appointer           =
|appointer_qualified =
|termlength          =
|precursor           = <!--Lord Marshal of England-->
|first               = [[Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk|The 6th Duke of Norfolk]] (1672 creation)
|formation           = 1672 (current office granted by Letters Patent)
|abolished           =
|succession          = Hereditary
|deputy              = Deputy Earl Marshal<br>[[Knight Marshal]] (until 1846)
|salary              =
}}

'''Earl Marshal''' (alternatively '''marschal''' or '''marischal''') is a [[hereditary]] royal officeholder and chivalric title under the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|sovereign]] of the [[United Kingdom]] used in [[England]] (then, following the [[Act of Union 1800]], in the United Kingdom). He is the eighth of the [[Great Officers of State (United Kingdom)|great officers of State]] in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the [[Lord High Constable of England]] and above the [[Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom|Lord High Admiral]].  The [[dukes of Norfolk]] have held the office since 1672.

The current earl marshal is [[Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk]], who inherited the position in June 2002. There were formerly an [[Earl Marshal of Ireland]] and an [[Earl Marischal]] of [[Scotland]].

==Duties==
The earl marshal was originally responsible, along with the constable, for the monarch's horses and stables including connected military operations. As a result of the decline of chivalry and sociocultural change, the position of earl marshal has evolved and among his responsibilities today is the organisation of major ceremonial state occasions such as [[Coronation of the British monarch|coronations]] in Westminster Abbey, [[State funerals in the United Kingdom|state funerals]], and prescribing the order of ceremonial for [[State Opening of Parliament|state openings of Parliament]]. By virtue of office, the earl marshal is the leading [[officer of arms]] in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and certain Commonwealth realms and thus oversees the [[College of Arms]]. Likewise, he is the sole judge of the [[High Court of Chivalry]].<ref>{{cite web | title=The history of the Royal heralds and the College of Arms | url=http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/About/01.htm | work=The College of Arms website | access-date=16 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arundelcastle.org/role-of-earl-marshal/|title=Role of the Earl Marshal|publisher=Arundel Castle|access-date=11 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coronationroll.gov.uk/further_info/earl-marshal/|title=Earl Marshal|author=The Coronation Roll Project|publisher=HM Government|access-date=11 September 2025}}</ref>

==History==
The office of royal [[marshal]] existed in much of Europe, involving managing horses and protecting the monarch. In England, the office became hereditary under [[John Marshal (Earl Marshal)|John FitzGilbert the Marshal]] (served c.1130–1165) after [[The Anarchy]], and rose in prominence under his second son, [[William Marshal]], later [[Earl of Pembroke]]. He served under several kings, acted as regent, and organised funerals and the regency during [[Henry III of England|Henry III]]'s childhood. After passing through his daughter's husband to the [[Earl of Norfolk|Earls of Norfolk]], the post evolved into "Earl Marshal" and the title remained unchanged, even after the earldom of Norfolk became a [[Duke of Norfolk|dukedom]].

In the [[Middle Ages]], the Earl Marshal and the [[Lord High Constable of England|Lord High Constable]] were the officers of the king's horses and stables. When [[chivalry]] declined in importance, the constable's post declined and the Earl Marshal became the head of the [[College of Arms]], the body concerned with all matters of [[genealogy]] and [[heraldry]]. In conjunction with the Lord High Constable, he had held a court, known as the [[Court of Chivalry]], for the administration of justice in accordance with the [[law of arms]], which was concerned with many subjects relating to military matters, such as ransom, booty and soldiers' wages, and including the misuse of armorial [[Coat of arms|bearings]].

In 1672, the office of Marshal of England and the title of Earl Marshal of England were made hereditary in the Howard family.<ref>Sliford 1782, p. 36</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/OfficialRoyalposts/EarlMarshal.aspx |title=The Monarchy Today > the Royal Household > Official Royal posts > Earl Marshal |access-date=17 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117000406/http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/OfficialRoyalposts/EarlMarshal.aspx |archive-date=17 January 2013 }}</ref><ref>Companion to British History</ref> In a declaration made on 16 June 1673 by [[Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey]], the [[Lord Privy Seal]], in reference to a dispute over the exercise of authority over the [[officer of arms|Officers of Arms]] the powers of the Earl Marshal were stated as being "to have power to order, judge, and determine all matters touching [[heraldry|arms]], [[ensigns of nobility]], honour, and chivalry; to make laws, ordinances and statutes for the good government of the Officers of Arms; to nominate Officers to fill vacancies in the College of Arms; [and] to punish and correct Officers of Arms for misbehaviour in the execution of their places".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Squibb|first=G.D.|title=The High Court of Chivalry: A Study of the Civil Law in England|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1959|location=Oxford, United Kingdom|pages=79–80}}</ref> Additionally it was declared that no [[letters patent|patents]] of arms or any ensigns of nobility should be granted, and no augmentation, alteration, or addition should be made to arms, without the consent of the Earl Marshal.

The Earl Marshal is considered the eighth of the [[Great Officers of State]], with the [[Lord High Constable of England|Lord High Constable]] above him and only the [[Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom|Lord High Admiral]] beneath him. Nowadays, the Earl Marshal's role has mainly to do with the organisation of major state ceremonies such as coronations and state funerals. Annually, the Earl Marshal helps organise the [[State Opening of Parliament]]. The Earl Marshal also remains to have charge over the College of Arms and no coat of arms may be granted without his warrant. As a symbol of his office, he carries a baton of gold with black finish at either end.

In the general [[Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom|order of precedence]], the Earl Marshal is currently the highest hereditary position in the United Kingdom outside the [[British Royal Family|Royal Family]].  Although other state and ecclesiastical officers rank above in precedence, they are not hereditary. The exception is the office of [[Lord Great Chamberlain]], which is notionally higher than Earl Marshal and also hereditary.  The holding of the Earl Marshalship secures the [[Duke of Norfolk]]'s traditional position as the "first peer" of the land, above all other dukes.

The [[House of Lords Act 1999]] removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the [[House of Lords]], but the Act provided that the persons holding the office of Earl Marshal and, if a peer, the [[Lord Great Chamberlain]] continue for the time being to have seats so as to carry out their ceremonial functions in the House of Lords.

==Lords Marshal of England, 1135–1386==
[[File:William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke.jpg|thumb|Depiction by [[Matthew Paris]] (d.1259) of the arms of [[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke]] (1194–1219): ''Party per pale or and vert, overall a lion rampant gules'']]
[[File:BigodModernArms.JPG|right|thumb|Arms of "Bigod Modern": ''Party per pale or and vert, overall a lion rampant gules'', adopted by [[Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk]] (1269–1306), after 1269 following his inheritance of the office of Marshal of England from the Marshal family]]
* [[Marshal (noble family)|Gilbert Giffard]] ?–1129 (?)
* [[John Marshal (Earl Marshal)|John Fitz-Gilbert “the Marshal”]] 1130–1165 (?)
* [[John Marshal (Earl Marshal)#Family|John Marshal]] 1165–1194
* [[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke]] 1194–1219
* [[William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke]] 1219–1231
* [[Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke]] 1231–1234
* [[Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke]] 1234–1241
* [[Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke]] 1242–1245
* [[Anselm Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke]] 1245
* [[Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk]] 1245–1269
* [[Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk]] 1269–1306
* [[Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford|Robert de Clifford]] 1307–1308
* [[Nicholas Seagrave]] 1308–1316
* [[Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk]] 1316–1338
* [[William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury]] 1338–1344
* [[Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk]] 1338–1377
* [[Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland|Henry Percy, Lord Percy]] 1377
* [[John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel]], Lord Maltravers 1377–1383 (died 1379)
* [[Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk|Thomas Mowbray, 1st Earl of Nottingham]] 1385–1386

==Earls Marshal of England, 1386–present==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:Center"

! colspan=2 | Earl Marshal
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Monarch

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Complete Guide to Heraldry Fig618.png|75px]]
| [[Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk|Thomas de Mowbray<br />1st '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1386
| 1398<!-- see explanation given in pages 314-315 of Round's ''The Commune of London'' -->
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Richard II of England|'''Richard II''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Richard II of England (1377-1399).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Harley1319surrey.jpg|75px]]
| [[Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey|Thomas Holland<br />1st '''Duke of Surrey''']]
| 1398
| 1399

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Ralph Neville.jpg|75px]]
| [[Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland|Ralph de Neville<br />1st '''Earl of Westmorland''']]
| 1400
| 1412
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry IV of England|'''Henry IV''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Henry IV & V of England (1413-1422).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=3 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk|John de Mowbray<br />2nd '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| rowspan=3 | 1412
| rowspan=3 | 1432

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry V of England|'''Henry V''']]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry VI of England|'''Henry VI''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Henry VI of England (1422-1471).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk|John de Mowbray<br />3rd '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1432
| 1461

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=3 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk|John de Mowbray<br />4th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| rowspan=3 | 1461
| rowspan=3 | 1476
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Edward IV]]'''

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry VI of England|'''Henry VI''']]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Edward IV]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Edward IV of England (1461-1483).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:90%;" | Jointly:
{{Bulleted list |[[Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk]]<br />1476–1481<ref>Anne Mowbray Countess Marshal: Although Anne, Countess of Norfolk, Baroness Mowbray and Segrave is presumed to be the Countess Marshal, at the age of 7 on her marriage to the Duke of York, between 1476 and 1483 Sir Thomas Grey KT is said by Camden to have held the office of Earl Marshal. This hereditary claim to this office, probably descended from [[Thomas Gray (MP)|Sir Thomas Grey]] Kt (1359–1400), husband of [[Joan de Mowbray]] (1361–1410), daughter of [[John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray]] and [[Elizabeth de Segrave, 5th Baroness Segrave]]. Joan de Mowbray's son was also called Sir Thomas GREY (1384–1415) was the Sheriff of Northumberland and born at Alnwick Castle, seat of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. Thomas married Alice daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmoreland. Another Sir John Grey KG (1386–1439) married Lady Margaret MOWBRAY (b.1388 or 1402–1459) eldest daughter of Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (1366–1399) [Earl Marshal] and Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan (1366–1425). REF Complete Peerage. Volume V, L-M (1893) page 262</ref>|[[Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York]]<br />1478–1483|[[Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset|Sir Thomas Grey]] (acting)<br />1476–1483}}
| rowspan=2 | 1476
| rowspan=2 | 1483

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Edward V]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Edward V of England (1483).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk|John Howard<br />1st '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1483
| 1485
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Richard III of England|'''Richard III''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Richard III of England (1483-1485).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[William de Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley|William de Berkeley<br />1st '''Marquess of Berkeley''']]
| 1486
| 1492
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Henry VII of England|'''Henry VII''']]<br />[[File: Coat of Arms of Henry VII of England (1485-1509).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:HenryVIII 1509.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry VIII of England|'''Lord Henry'''<br />Duke of York]]
| 1494
| 1509

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:1 Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk.jpg|75px]]
| [[Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk|Thomas Howard<br />2nd '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1509
| 1524
| rowspan=3 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Henry VIII]]'''<br />[[File:Coat_of_Arms_of_England_(1509-1554)_-_Dragon_with_pizzle.png|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk|Charles Brandon<br />1st '''Duke of Suffolk''']]
| 1524
| 1533

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Hans Holbein the Younger - Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (Royal Collection).JPG|75px]]
| [[Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk|Thomas Howard<br />3rd '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1533
| 1547

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Edward Seymour.jpg|75px]]
| [[Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset|Edward Seymour<br />1st '''Duke of Somerset''']]
| 1547
| 1551
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Edward VI]]'''<br />[[File:Coat_of_Arms_of_England_(1509-1554)_-_Dragon_with_pizzle.png|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:John Dudley (Knole, Kent).jpg|75px]]
| [[John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland|John Dudley<br />1st '''Duke of Northumberland''']]
| 1551
| 1553

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Hans Holbein the Younger - Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (Royal Collection).JPG|75px]]
| [[Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk|Thomas Howard<br />3rd '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1553
| 1554
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Mary I of England|'''Mary I''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1554-1558).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:ThomasHoward4HerzogvonNorfolk.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk|Thomas Howard<br />4th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| rowspan=2 | 1554
| rowspan=2 | 1572

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=5 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Elizabeth I]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1558-1603).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 1580.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury|George Talbot<br />6th '''Earl of Shrewsbury''']]
| 1572
| 1590

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| style="font-size:90%;" | '''In commission''':<br />{{Bulleted list |[[William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley]]|[[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham|Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham]] }}
| 1590
| 1597

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex|Robert Devereux<br />2nd '''Earl of Essex''']]
| 1597
| 1601

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| style="font-size:90%;" | '''In commission'''
| 1602
| 1603

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Gilbert Jackson Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester.jpg|75px]]
| [[Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester|Edward Somerset<br />4th '''Earl of Worcester''']]
| 1603
| 1603
| rowspan=4 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[James VI and I|'''James I''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1603-1649).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| style="font-size:90%;" | '''In commission:'''<ref name="Venning">{{Cite book |title=Compendium of British Office Holders|url=https://archive.org/details/compendiumbritis00venn|url-access=limited|page=[https://archive.org/details/compendiumbritis00venn/page/n504 480] |first=Timothy |last=Venning |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-4039-2045-4}}</ref>{{Bulleted list |[[Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset]]|[[Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox]]|[[Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk]]|[[Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester]]|[[Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton]]|[[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham]]|[[Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy|Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon]]}}
| 1604
| 1616

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| style="font-size:90%;" | '''In commission:'''<ref name="Venning"/>{{Bulleted list |[[Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester]]|[[Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox]]|[[George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham]]|[[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham]]|[[William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke]]}}
| 1616
| 1622

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Thomas-howard-rubensportrait.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey|Thomas Howard<br />'''Earl of Arundel and Surrey''']]
| rowspan=2 | 1622
| rowspan=2 | 1646

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Charles I of England|'''Charles I''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1603-1649).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:22ndEarlOfArundel.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel|Henry Howard<br />'''Earl of Arundel and Surrey''']]
| 1646
| 1652

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| ''Vacant''
| 1652
| 1661
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Interregnum (1649–1660)|Interregnum]]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the Protectorate (1653–1659).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk|James Howard<br />3rd '''Earl of Suffolk''']]
| 1661
| 1662
| rowspan=4 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Charles II of England|'''Charles II''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1660-1689).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| style="font-size:90%;" | '''In commission:'''<ref> Sliford 1782, p. 37</ref><br />{{Bulleted list |[[Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton]]|[[John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor|John Robartes, 1st Baron Robartes]]|[[Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester]]|[[Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey]]|[[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester]]|[[Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland]]}}
| 1662
| 1672

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk|Henry Howard<br />6th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1672
| 1684

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=3 | [[File:7thDukeOfNorfolk.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk|Henry Howard<br />7th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| rowspan=3 | 1684
| rowspan=3 | 1701

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[James II of England|'''James II''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1660-1689).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Mary II]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1689-1694).svg|65px]]<br />[[William III of England|'''William III''']]<br />[[File:Coat of arms of England (1694–1702).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=4 | [[File:Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk|Thomas Howard<br />8th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| rowspan=4 | 1701
| rowspan=4 | 1732

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|'''Anne''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of England (1702-1707).svg|65px]]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1707-1714).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | [[George I of Great Britain|'''George I''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[George II of Great Britain|'''George II''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:9th Duke of Norfolk.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk|Edward Howard<br />9th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| rowspan=2 | 1732
| rowspan=2 | 1777

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=4 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[George III]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg|65px]]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1801-1816).svg|65px]]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:10th Duke of Norfolk.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk|Charles Howard<br />10th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1777
| 1786

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Charles Howard (1746–1815), 11th Duke of Norfolk by James Lonsdale.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk|Charles Howard<br />11th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1786
| 1815

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=4 | [[File:Bernard-Fitzalan-Howard-12th-Duke-of-Norfolk.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk|Bernard Edward Howard<br />12th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| rowspan=4 | 1815
| rowspan=4 | 1842

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[George IV]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[William IV]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=4 style="background:#EAECF0" | [[Queen Victoria|'''Victoria''']]<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk|Henry Charles Howard<br />13th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1842
| 1856

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:14th Duke of Norfolk.png|75px]]
| [[Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk|Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard<br />14th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1856
| 1860

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Henry Fitzalan-Howard (1890).jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk|Henry Fitzalan-Howard<br />15th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| rowspan=3 | 1860
| rowspan=3 | 1917

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Edward VII]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[George V]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=4 | [[File:Player's cigarettes Earl Marshal.jpeg|75px]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk|Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard<br />16th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| rowspan=4 | 1917
| rowspan=4 | 1975

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Edward VIII]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[George VI]]'''<br />[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=3 style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Elizabeth II]]'''<br />[[File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1952-2022).svg|65px]]

|- style="height:1em"
| [[File:17th Duke of Norfolk Allan Warren.jpg|75px]]
| [[Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk|Miles Fitzalan-Howard<br />17th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| 1975
| 2002

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:18th Duke of Norfolk 1 Allan Warren.JPG|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk|Edward William Fitzalan-Howard<br />18th '''Duke of Norfolk''']]
| rowspan=2 | 2002
| rowspan=2 | ''Incumbent''

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background:#EAECF0" | '''[[Charles III]]'''<br />[[File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (2022).svg|65px]]

|}

==Deputy Earls Marshal of England==
The position of Earl Marshal had a Deputy called the [[Knight Marshal]] from the reign of Henry VIII until the office was abolished in 1846.<ref>Money Barnes, Major R. ''The Soldiers of London'' Seeley, Service & Co 1963, p.288</ref>

''Deputy Earls Marshal'' have been named at various times, discharging the responsibilities of the office during the minority or infirmity of the Earl Marshal. Prior to an Act of Parliament in 1824, Protestant deputies were required when the Earl Marshal was a Roman Catholic, which occurred frequently due to the Catholicism of the Norfolks.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! style="text-align: center;" | Tenure
! Deputy to
! style="text-align: center;" | Ref(s)
|-
| [[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle]]
| 1673–?
|
|
|-
| [[Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle]]
| 1701–1706
|
|
|-
| [[Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk]] and 1st Earl of Bindon
| 1706–1718
|
|
|-
| [[Henry Bowes-Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk|Henry Bowes-Howard, 4th Earl of Berkshire]]
| 1718–1725
|
|
|-
| [[Talbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of Sussex]]
| 1725–1731
|
|
|-
| [[Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham]]
| 1731–1743
|
|
|-
| [[Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham]]
| 1743–1763
|
|
|-
| [[Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk]] and 5th Earl of Berkshire
| 1763–1765
|
|
|-
| [[Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough]]
| 1765–1777
|
|
|-
| [[Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham]]
| 1777–1782
|
|
|-
| [[Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk|Charles Howard, Earl of Surrey]]
| 1782–1786
|
|
|-
| [[Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard]]
| 1816–1824
| [[12th Duke of Norfolk]]
|
|-
| [[Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop|Lord Edward Fitzalan-Howard]]
| 1861–1868
| [[15th Duke of Norfolk]]
|
|-
| [[Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent]]
| 1917–1929
| [[16th Duke of Norfolk]]
|
|-
| [[Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk|Edward Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey]]
| 2000–2002
| [[17th Duke of Norfolk]]
|
|}

==See also==
* [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]]
* [[Earl Marischal]] of Scotland
* [[Earl Marshal of Ireland]]

==Notes==
{{more footnotes|date=January 2015}}
{{reflist}}

==References==
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Earl Marshal}}
* Sliford, William (1782). ''The Court Register and Statesman's Remembrancer''
* Round, J.H. (1899) ''The Commune of London, and other Studies''. Westminster: Constable.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031947/http://www.debretts.com/people/royal-family/the-royal-household/great-officers-of-state.aspx Debretts.com]
* [http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/earl_marshal.htm Tudorplace.com]{{Unreliable source?|certain=y|reason=self published website; and Jorge H. Castelli is not an expert|date=January 2015}}
* [https://archive.org/stream/dormantextinctba02bankuoft#page/n411/mode/2up/search/Marshal The dormant and extinct baronage of England - Banks - PP356ff]

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