Duke of Norfolk | |
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Earl Marshal | |
In office 13 January 1684 – 2 April 1701 | |
Monarchs | Charles II James II William III |
Preceded by | The 6th Duke of Norfolk |
Succeeded by | The 8th Duke of Norfolk |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 13 January 1684 – 2 April 1701 Hereditary Peerage | |
Preceded by | The 6th Duke of Norfolk |
Succeeded by | The 8th Duke of Norfolk |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 January 1655 |
Died | 2 April 1701 Norfolk House, London, England | (aged 46)
Spouse | Mary Mordaunt |
Parents |
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Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, KG PC FRS (11 January 1655 – 2 April 1701) was an English nobleman, politician, and soldier. He was the son of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, and Lady Anne Somerset, daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester, and Elizabeth Dormer. He was summoned to the House of Lords in his own right as Baron Mowbray in 1678. His unhappy marriage was the subject of much gossip, and ended in divorce.