Earl of Surrey

Arms of the Warennes of Surrey

Earl of Surrey is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created five times. It was first created for William de Warenne, a close companion of William the Conqueror. It is currently held as a subsidiary title by the Dukes of Norfolk.

History

The Earldom of Surrey was first created in 1088 for William de Warenne, as a reward for loyal service to William during the Conquest. He received the lordship of Reigate Castle in Surrey, but also had holdings in twelve other counties. Perhaps because he held little property in Surrey, the earldom came to be more commonly called of Warenne. The name Warenne comes from the name of their property in Normandy where the family's ancestral castle, Bellencombre, was located on the Varenne River. It was held by William de Warenne's son and grandson, both also named William, and then by the husbands of Isabella, daughter of the third William de Warenne. The first of these was William of Blois, son of King Stephen, and the second was Hamelin, half-brother of Henry II. The latter took the de Warenne surname, and a son, grandson, and great-great-grandson of Hamelin and Isabella subsequently held the earldom. With the failure of the second de Warenne male line in 1347, the earldom passed to Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, who was a nephew of the last de Warenne earl, although he did not assume the title until after the death of the previous earl's widow in 1361. It was also held by his son, who forfeited it upon his execution in 1397.

John Holland, who was a grandson of the first Fitzalan earl of Surrey, was then created Duke of Surrey. He held the title for 2 years until he was stripped of it by Henry IV, who restored the earldom to the Fitzalans. The restored earl died in 1415 without male heirs, whereupon the earldom of Surrey became either extinct or abeyant (authorities disagree on this), while the earldom of Arundel passed to his 1st cousin once removed, who was great-grandson of the 9th Earl of Surrey (and consequently also descended from the de Warennes).

The title was revived several times during the 15th century, for John de Mowbray in 1451, and then for Richard of Shrewsbury in 1477. Both died without issue, leaving the title extinct once more.

In 1483 the title was revived for Thomas Howard, who later became Duke of Norfolk, and it has been held by this family ever since (with some breaks during which their titles were forfeited but later restored). The Dukes of Norfolk quarter the de Warrenne arms on their coat of arms. The 4th earl of this creation also inherited the earldom of Arundel, thus re-uniting the two earldoms.

William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey was granted the Manor of Wakefield by the crown and his descendants, the Earls Warenne, inherited it when he died in 1088. The building of Sandal Castle was begun early in the 12th century by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (1081–1138) who was granted the Sandal estates in 1107 and it became the stronghold of the manor. A second castle was built at Lawe Hill on the north side of the Calder but was abandoned. Wakefield formed the caput of an extensive baronial holding that extended to Cheshire and Lancashire and was held by the Warennes until the 14th century, when it passed to Warenne heirs.

List of titleholders

Earls of Surrey or Warenne (1088)

Arms of de Warenne: Chequy or and azure

The Warenne Earls were called Earl de Warenne at least as often as Earl of Surrey; but they received the 'third penny' of Surrey, which means that they were entitled to one third of the county court fines. The numbering of the earls follows the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; some sources number Isabel's husbands as the fourth and fifth earls, increasing the numbering of the later earls by one.

Arms of FitzAlan: Gules, a lion rampant or

Dukes of Surrey (1397)

Earl of Surrey and Warenne (1451)

Earl of Warenne (1477)

  • Richard of Shrewsbury, younger son of Edward IV, was created Earl of Warenne and Duke of Norfolk on 7 February 1477, when he was three years old. He then married (15 January 1478) Anne Mowbray, only daughter of John de Mowbray above, when both were four. He was one of the Princes in the Tower, and died there at an uncertain date. Titles went extinct upon his death with no heirs.

Earls of Surrey (1483)

The earldom has subsequently always been held by the Duke of Norfolk.

Family tree

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 Family tree of the Dukes of Norfolk; Earls of Arundel, East Anglia, Norfolk, Norwich, Nottingham, and Surrey; and Barons Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton
Earl of East Anglia
(Earls of Norfolk and Suffolk)
(1st creation), before 1069
Ralph the Staller
(c. 1011–1068)
1st Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, or of the East Angles c. 1066/67–1068
Ralph de Gael
(c. 1040 – c. 1096)
2nd Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, or of the East Angles until 1074
Earldom forfeit, 1074Earl of Norfolk (2nd creation), 1141
Hugh Bigod
(1095–1177)
1st Earl of Norfolk 1141–1177
Roger Bigod
(c. 1144/1150–1221)
2nd Earl of Norfolk 1189–1221 (disputed 1177–1189)
Hugh Bigod
(1186–1225)
3rd Earl of Norfolk 1221–1225
Baron Segrave of Se(a)grave, 1283
Nicholas Segrave
(c. 1238–bef. 1295)
1st Baron Segrave
Roger Bigod
(c. 1209–1270)
4th Earl of Norfolk 1233–1270
Hugh Bigod
(c. 1211–1266)
Baron Mowbray, 1283
John Segrave
(c. 1256–1325)
2nd Baron Segrave
King Edward I
(1239–1307)
Roger de Mowbray
(1254–1297)
1st Baron Mowbray
Roger Bigod
(c. 1245–1306)
5th Earl of Norfolk 1270–1306
Earldom extinct, 1270
Earl of Norfolk (3rd creation), 1312
Stephen Segrave
(d. 1325)
3rd Baron Segrave
Thomas of Brotherton
(1300–1338)
1st Earl of Norfolk 1312–1338
John Mowbray
(1286–1322)
2nd Baron Mowbray
John Segrave
(1315–1353)
4th Baron Segrave
Margaret of Brotherton
(1320–1399)
2nd Countess of Norfolk 1338–1399, Duchess of Norfolk "for life" 1397–1399
John Mowbray
(1310–1361)
3rd Baron Mowbray
Elizabeth de Segrave
(1338–1368)
5th Baroness Segrave
John de Mowbray
(1340–1368)
4th Baron Mowbray
Earl of Nottingham (1st creation), 1377Earl of Nottingham (2nd creation), 1383
Duke of Norfolk (1st creation), 1397
John de Mowbray
(1365–1383)
1st Earl of Nottingham, 6th Baron Segrave, 5th Baron Mowbray
Thomas de Mowbray
(1366–1399)
1st Duke of Norfolk 1397–1399, 3rd Earl of Norfolk 1399, 7th Baron Segrave, 6th Baron Mowbray
Earldom of Nottingham extinct, 1383Titles forfeit, 1399
Baron Stourton, 1448Duke of Norfolk (1st creation restored), 1425
John Stourton
(1400–1462)
1st Baron Stourton, 1448–1462
Thomas de Mowbray
(1385–1405)
4th Earl of Norfolk, 8th Baron Segrave, 7th Baron Mowbray 1399–1405
John de Mowbray
(1392–1432)
2nd Duke of Norfolk 1425–1432, 5th Earl of Norfolk, 9th Baron Segrave, 8th Baron Mowbray 1405–1432
Margaret de Mowbray
(c. 1388–1459)
Robert Howard
(1385–1436)
Isabel de Mowbray
(c. 1400–1452)
James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley
(c. 1394–1463)
Duke of Norfolk (4th creation), 1483
William Stourton
(before 1426–1478)
2nd Baron Stourton, 1462–1478
John de Mowbray
(1415–1461)
3rd Duke of Norfolk, 6th Earl of Norfolk, 10th Baron Segrave, 9th Baron Mowbray 1432–1461
John Howard
(1425–1485)
1st Duke of Norfolk, 13th Baron Segrave, 12th Baron Mowbray 1483–1485
Titles forfeit, 1485
Earl of Surrey and Warenne (2nd creation), 1451Duke of Norfolk (4th creation) restored and Earl of Surrey, 1514
John Stourton
(c. 1454–1485)
3rd Baron Stourton, 1479–1485
William Stourton
(c. 1457–1524)
5th Baron Stourton, 1487–1524
John de Mowbray
(1444–1476)
4th Duke of Norfolk, 7th Earl of Norfolk, Earl of Surrey and Warenne, 11th Baron Segrave, 10th Baron Mowbray 1461–1476
King Edward IV
(1442–1483)
Thomas Howard
(1443–1524)
2nd Duke of Norfolk, 1st Earl of Surrey 1514–1524
Dukedom of Norfolk, Earldom of Nottingham, Earldom of Surrey and Warenne extinct, 1476
Duke of Norfolk (3rd creation), Earl of Nottingham (3rd creation), and Earl of Warenne, 1477
Francis Stourton
(1485–1487)
4th Baron Stourton, 1485–1487
Edward Stourton
(1463–1535)
6th Baron Stourton, 1524–1535
Anne de Mowbray
(1472–1481)
8th Countess of Norfolk, 12th Baroness Segrave, 11th Baroness Mowbray 1476–1481
Richard of Shrewsbury
(1473–1483)
Duke of York, Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Nottingham, Earl of Warenne 1477–1483
Anne of York
(1475–1511)
Thomas Howard
(1473–1554)
3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Surrey 1524–1554
Edmund Howard
(c. 1478–1539)
Elizabeth Boleyn
(c. 1480–1538)
Earldom of Norfolk extinct and Baronies Segrave and Mowbray in abeyance, 1481Dukedom of Norfolk, Earldom of Nottingham, Earldom of Warenne extinct, 1483Attainted, 1547
Restored, 1553
William Stourton
(c. 1505–1548)
7th Baron Stourton
Earl of Nottingham (5th creation), 1525King Henry VIII
(1491–1547)
Anne Boleyn
(c. 1501 or 1507–1536)
Charles Stourton
(c. 1520–1557)
8th Baron Stourton
Henry Howard
(1517–1547)
styled Earl of Surrey
Thomas Howard
(c. 1520–1582)
Viscount Howard of Bindon
Mary FitzRoy
(1519–1557)
Henry FitzRoy
(1519–1536)
Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Earl of Nottingham
Catherine Howard
(c. 1524–1542)
Earldom of Nottingham extinct, 1536
Thomas Howard
(1536–1572)
4th Duke of Norfolk, 3rd Earl of Surrey, 13th Baron Mowbray 1554–1572
Henry Howard
(1540–1614)
Earl of Northampton
Queen Elizabeth I
(1533–1603)
Dukedom (3rd creation) forfeit, 1572
Earl of Arundel (3rd creation), 1580Earl of Suffolk (4th creation), 1603
John Stourton
(1553–1588)
9th Baron Stourton
Edward Stourton
(c. 1555–1633)
10th Baron Stourton
Philip Howard
(1557–1595)
20th/13th/1st Earl of Arundel, styled Earl of Surrey
Thomas Howard
(1561–1626)
Earl of Suffolk
Lord William Howard
(1563–1640)
Earldom of Arundel and Barony Mowbray attainted, 1589see Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Suffolk family tree
Earl of Arundel (3rd creation) and Barony Mowbray restored, 1604
Earl of Norfolk (5th creation), 1644
William Stourton
(c. 1594–1672)
11th Baron Stourton
Thomas Howard
(1585–1646)
21st/14th/2nd Earl of Arundel, 2nd/4th Earl of Surrey, 1st Earl of Norfolk, 14th Baron Mowbray 1644–1646
see Earls of Shrewsbury family tree
Edward Stourton
(1617–1644)
Henry Frederick Howard
(1608–1652)
22nd/15th/3rd Earl of Arundel, 3rd/5th Earl of Surrey, 2nd Earl of Norfolk, 15th Baron Mowbray 1646–1652
Alethea Howard
1585–1654
17th Baroness Strange of Blackmere, 14th Baroness Talbot, 13th Baroness Furnivall
Duke of Norfolk (4th creation restored), 1660Baron Howard of Castle Rising, 1669
Earl of Norwich (3rd creation), 1672
William Stourton
(d. 1685)
12th Baron Stourton
Thomas Howard
(1627–1677)
5th Duke of Norfolk, 21st/14th/2nd Earl of Arundel, 4th/6th Earl of Surrey, 16th Baron Mowbray 1660–1677
18th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 15th Baron Talbot, 14th Baron Furnivall 1654–1677
Henry Howard
(1628–1684)
6th Duke of Norfolk, 22nd/15th/3rd Earl of Arundel, 5th/7th Earl of Surrey, 1st Earl of Norwich and Baron Howard of Castle Rising, 18th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 17th Baron Mowbray, 15th Baron Talbot, 14th Baron Furnivall 1672–1684
Hon. Charles Howard
(1630–1713)
Col. Bernard Howard
(1641–1717)
Edward Stourton
(1665–1720)
13th Baron Stourton
Thomas Stourton
(1667–1744)
14th Baron Stourton
Charles Stourton
(1669–1739)
Henry Howard
(1655–1701)
7th Duke of Norfolk, 22nd/15th/3rd Earl of Arundel, 5th/7th Earl of Surrey, 2nd Earl of Norwich and Baron Howard of Castle Rising, 18th Baron Mowbray, 19th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 15th Baron Talbot, 14th Baron Furnivall, 1684–1701
Lord Thomas Howard
(1662–1689)
Henry Charles Howard
(d. 1720)
Thomas Howard
(1683–1732)
8th Duke of Norfolk, 23rd/16th/4th Earl of Arundel, 6th/8th Earl of Surrey, 3rd Earl of Norwich and Baron Howard of Castle Rising, 18th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 15th Baron Talbot, 14th Baron Furnivall, 19th Baron Mowbray 1701–1732
Edward Howard
(1685–1777)
9th Duke of Norfolk, 24th/17th/5th Earl of Arundel, 7th/9th Earl of Surrey, 4th Earl of Norwich and Baron Howard of Castle Rising, 20th Baron Mowbray, 20th Baron Strange of Blackmere, 15th Baron Talbot, 14th Baron Furnivall 1732–1777
Philip Howard
(1688–1750)
Bernard Howard
(1674–1735)
Earldom of Norwich (3rd creation) and barony of Howard of Castle Rising extinct and Baronies Furnivall, Mowbray, Segrave, Strange of Blackmere, and Talbot abeyant, 1777
Charles Stourton
(1702–1753)
15th Baron Stourton
William Stourton
(1704–1781)
16th Baron Stourton
Winifred Howard
(1726–1753)
Anne Howard
(1742–1787)
Charles Howard
(1720–1786)
10th Duke of Norfolk, 25th/18th/6th Earl of Arundel, 8th/10th Earl of Surrey 1777–1786
Henry Howard
(1713–1787)
Charles Philip Stourton
(1752–1816)
17th Baron Stourton
Charles Howard
(1746–1815)
11th Duke of Norfolk, 26th/19th/7th Earl of Arundel, 9th/11th Earl of Surrey 1786–1815
William Stourton
(1776–1846)
18th Baron Stourton
Bernard Howard
(1765–1842)
12th Duke of Norfolk, 27th/20th/8th Earl of Arundel, 10th/12th Earl of Surrey 1815–1842
Charles Stourton
(1802–1872)
19th Baron Stourton
Henry Howard
(1791–1856)
13th Duke of Norfolk, 28th/21st/9th Earl of Arundel, 11th/13th Earl of Surrey 1842–1856
Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave abeayance restored, 1878Baron Howard of Glossop
Alfred Joseph Stourton
(1829–1893)
24th Baron Segrave, 21st/23rd Baron Mowbray, 20th Baron Stourton
Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard
(1815–1860)
14th Duke of Norfolk, 29th/22nd/10th Earl of Arundel, 12th/14th Earl of Surrey 1856–1860
Edward George Fitzalan-Howard
(1818–1883)
1st Baron Howard of Glossop
Charles Botolph Joseph Stourton
(1867–1936)
25th Baron Segrave, 22nd/24th Baron Mowbray, 21st Baron Stourton
Henry Fitzalan-Howard
(1847–1917)
15th Duke of Norfolk, 30th/23rd/11th Earl of Arundel, 13th/15th Earl of Surrey, Lord Maltravers, Earl of Arundel and Surrey 1860–1917
Francis Fitzalan-Howard
(1859–1924)
2nd Baron Howard of Glossop
William Marmaduke Stourton
(1895–1965)
26th Baron Segrave, 23rd/25th Baron Mowbray, 22nd Baron Stourton
Bernard Fitzalan-Howard
(1908–1975)
16th Duke of Norfolk, 31st/24th/12th Earl of Arundel, 14th/16th Earl of Surrey 1917–1975
Bernard Fitzalan-Howard
(1885–1972)
3rd Baron Howard of Glossop
Charles Edward Stourton
(1923–2006)
27th Baron Segrave, 24th/26th Baron Mowbray, 23rd Baron Stourton
Miles Fitzalan-Howard
(1915–2002)
17th Duke of Norfolk, 32nd/25th/13th Earl of Arundel, 15th/17th Earl of Surrey, 4th Baron Howard of Glossop 1975–2002
Edward William Stephen Stourton
(1953–2021)
28th Baron Segrave, 25th/27th Baron Mowbray, 24th Baron Stourton
Edward Fitzalan-Howard
(b. 1956)
18th Duke of Norfolk, 33rd/26th/14th Earl of Arundel, 16th/18th Earl of Surrey, 5th Baron Howard of Glossop from 2002
James Charles Peter Stourton
(b. 1991)
29th Baron Segrave, 26th/28th Baron Mowbray, 25th Baron Stourton
Henry Fitzalan-Howard
(b. 1987)
styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey