FitzAlan
Sign in to savethumb|Coat of Arms of the FitzAlan family FitzAlan is an English patronymic surname of Anglo-Norman origin, descending from the knight Alan fitz Flaad (died 1120), who accompanied King Henry I to England on his succession. He was grandson of the Seneschal of the Bishop of Dol. The FitzAlan family shared a common patrilineal ancestry with the House of Stuart.
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thumb|Coat of Arms of the FitzAlan family FitzAlan is an English patronymic surname of Anglo-Norman origin, descending from the knight Alan fitz Flaad (died 1120), who accompanied King Henry I to England on his succession. He was grandson of the Seneschal of the Bishop of Dol. The FitzAlan family shared a common patrilineal ancestry with the House of Stuart.
The FitzAlans held the Earldom of Arundel from 1267 to 1580.
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