Henry FitzAlan-Howard, 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent
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Henry Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent (30 October 1883 – 17 May 1962), was a British
peer
.
FitzAlan-Howard was the only son of the 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent
, second son of the 14th Duke of Norfolk
, and Lady Mary Bertie (1859-1938), daughter of the 7th Earl of Abingdon
. He served as a Captain in the First World War
and was wounded. After the war he was Assistant Private Secretary from 1921 to 1922 to his father, the last Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
. He succeeded his father in the Viscountcy on the latter's death in 1947.
Lord FitzAlan of Derwent married Joyce Langdale (1898-1995), daughter of Philip Langdale, on 9 May 1922. They had two daughters. However, the marriage ended in divorce in 1955. Lord FitzAlan of Derwent died on May 17, 1962, aged 78. The Viscountcy became extinct on his death.
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Peerage
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FitzAlan-Howard was the only son of the 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent
Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent
Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent KG, PC , known as Lord Edmund Talbot between 1876 and 1921, was a British Conservative politician and the last Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.-Background:...
, second son of the 14th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, Chief Butler of England was the son of Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower...
, and Lady Mary Bertie (1859-1938), daughter of the 7th Earl of Abingdon
Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon
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. He served as a Captain in the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and was wounded. After the war he was Assistant Private Secretary from 1921 to 1922 to his father, the last Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
. He succeeded his father in the Viscountcy on the latter's death in 1947.
Lord FitzAlan of Derwent married Joyce Langdale (1898-1995), daughter of Philip Langdale, on 9 May 1922. They had two daughters. However, the marriage ended in divorce in 1955. Lord FitzAlan of Derwent died on May 17, 1962, aged 78. The Viscountcy became extinct on his death.