fitz Alan

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Fitz Alan is a medieval Anglo-Norman noble family that became prominent in Britain, notably producing the early High Stewards of Scotland and later the Earls of Arundel.

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fitz Alan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman family ⓘ
castle ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
royal house ⓘ
associatedWithTerritory Arundel ⓘ
Sussex ⓘ
coatOfArmsDescription gules, a lion rampant or ⓘ
connectedLineage Howard family ⓘ
Stewart family ⓘ
country England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Normandy ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Anglo-Norman ⓘ
feudalRelationship vassals of the English crown ⓘ
vassals of the Scottish crown ⓘ
feudalStatus baronial family ⓘ
governedFrom Arundel Castle ⓘ
heldTitle Earl of Arundel ⓘ
Earl of Surrey ⓘ
hereditaryOffice High Steward of Scotland ⓘ
historicalRole founders of the Stewart/Stuart royal house ⓘ
historicalSignificance hereditary stewards to Scottish kings ⓘ
major landholders in medieval England ⓘ
languageOfName Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
linkedToRegion Shropshire ⓘ
linkedToTitle Lord of Oswestry ⓘ
locatedIn Arundel ⓘ
nameMeaning son of Alan ⓘ
nobleFamily FitzAlan family ⓘ
notableIn Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
medieval Britain ⓘ
notableMember Walter fitz Alan ⓘ
originatedFromFamily FitzAlan family ⓘ
politicalAlignment English nobility ⓘ
supporters of the Scottish crown ⓘ
positionHeld High Steward of Scotland ⓘ
producedDynasty House of Stewart ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
producedTitle Earl of Arundel ⓘ
High Steward of Scotland ⓘ
regionOfActivity Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
southern England ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
timePeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
titleCreationContext earldom of Arundel in the peerage of England ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Arundel

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Walter fitz Alan → familyName → fitz Alan ⓘ