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The Duchess of Norfolk | |
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 Mary, Duchess of Norfolk, 1556, by Hans Eworth | |
| Born | Lady Mary FitzAlan 1540 |
| Died | 23/25 August 1557 (aged 16-17) Arundel House, The Strand, Middlesex, England |
| Buried | first at St Clement Danes, London and then at Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel |
| Noble family | FitzAlan (by birth) Howard (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk |
| Issue | Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel |
| Parents | Henry FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel Lady Katherine Grey |
Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (née Lady Mary FitzAlan; 1540 – 23/25 August 1557) was an English noblewoman and translator of the English language. The daughter and sole heiress of Henry FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, she married Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. She died as a teenager shortly after the birth of her son, the Catholic model Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, who lived to unite the FitzAlans and Howards into one dynasty, with Arundel Castle as its seat.