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{{Infobox surname
|name = FitzAlan
|image =
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|meaning = patronymic, son of [[Alan fitz Flaad]]
|region = Brittany
|variant = Fitz-Alan, Fitzalan, Fitzallen, Fitz Alan
|footnotes =
}}
[[File: Fitzalan arms 02891.jpg|thumb|Coat of Arms of the FitzAlan family]]
'''FitzAlan''' is an English [[patronymic surname]] of [[Anglo-Normans|Anglo-Norman]] origin, descending from the Breton knight [[Alan fitz Flaad]] (died 1120), who accompanied King [[henry I of England|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 [[Earl of Arundel|Earldom of Arundel]] from 1267 to 1580.

Variants of this surname include Fitz-Alan, Fitzalan, Fitzallen, and Fitz Alan. 

== Family members ==
Notable people with the surname FitzAlan include:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/people/FITZALAN.htm |title=Noted Relations: FITZALAN Family |accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref>

* [[Walter Fitz Alan]] (died 1177)
* [[William FitzAlan, Lord of Oswestry]] (1085–1160), an important Marcher lord and supporter of Empress Matilda, elder brother of Walter Fitz Alan.
* [[William Fitz Alan, 1st Lord of Oswestry and Clun]] (died 1210), son of William FitzAlan, Lord of Oswestry, and a Marcher lord under the early Plantagenet kings.
* [[William Fitz Alan, 2nd Lord of Oswestry and Clun]] (died 1215), son of William Fitz Alan, 1st Lord of Oswestry and Clun; he came into conflict with King John.
* [[John Fitzalan (died 1240)|John Fitzalan, 3rd Lord of Oswestry and Clun]] (1200–1240), son of William Fitz Alan, 1st Lord of Oswestry and Clun; he married into the d'Aubigny family, thus acquiring the Arundel earldom for the FitzAlans.
* [[John Fitzalan (1223–1267)|John FitzAlan 6th Earl of Arundel]] (1223–1267)
* [[John_Fitzalan_(1246–1272)|John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel]] (1246–1272)

* [[Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel|Richard FitzAlan, 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel]] (1267–1302)
* [[Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel|Edmund FitzAlan, 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel]] (1285–1326) (forfeit 1326)
* [[Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel|Richard FitzAlan, 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel]] (1313–1376) (restored 1331)
* [[Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel|Richard FitzAlan, 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel]] (1346–1397) (forfeit 1397)
* [[Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel|Thomas FitzAlan, 5th or 12th Earl of Arundel]] (1381–1415) (restored 1400)
* [[John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel|John FitzAlan, 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel]] (1385–1421)
* [[John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel|John FitzAlan, 7th or 14th Earl of Arundel]] (1408–1435)
* [[Humphrey FitzAlan, 15th Earl of Arundel|Humphrey FitzAlan, 8th or 15th Earl of Arundel]] (1429–1438)
* [[William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel|William FitzAlan, 9th or 16th Earl of Arundel]] (1417–1487)
* [[Thomas FitzAlan, 17th Earl of Arundel|Thomas FitzAlan, 10th or 17th Earl of Arundel]] (1450–1524)
* [[William FitzAlan, 18th Earl of Arundel|William FitzAlan, 11th or 18th Earl of Arundel]] (1476–1544)
* [[Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel|Henry FitzAlan, 12th or 19th Earl of Arundel]] (1512–1580)
* [[Eleanor FitzAlan]] (ca. 1284 – ca. 1328)
* [[Bryan FitzAlan, Lord FitzAlan]] (died 1306)
* [[Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan]] (1366–1425)
* [[Thomas FitzAlan]] (died 1430), English knight

{{further information|Earl of Arundel| FitzAlan-Howard|Duke of Norfolk#Family tree}}
[[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk]] (1815–1860), the 13th Earl of Arundel of the Fourth Creation (1580), revived the use of the Fitzalan surname in the [[Double-barrelled name|hyphenated]] form "Fitzalan-Howard". 
[[Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent|Edmund FitzAlan-Howard]] (1855–1947), son of the 14th Duke of Norfolk was raised up to the Peerage as "Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent" in 1921 when he was appointed [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]]. 
[[Lady Marcia Fitzalan-Howard]] (born 1953), daughter of the 17th Duke of Norfolk, uses the stage name [[Marsha Fitzalan]] as an actress.

== Origins ==
{{transcluded section|Alan fitz Flaad}}
{{#section::Alan fitz Flaad|Family Origins}}

== Family Tree ==
{{transcluded section|House of Stuart}}
{{#section::House of Stuart|Origins Tree }}

<section begin=Origins Tree />

[[File:FitzAlan Genealogy.png|center|thumb|600px|family tree of FitzAlan family, earls of Arundel]]

== Armorial ==
See also: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:FitzAlan_arms  Category: FitzAlan arms]

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="5" width="100%"
|- valign=top  align=center
| width="206" | '''Figure'''
| '''Name of Noble and blazon'''

|- valign=top
|align=center |  [[Image:Royal Arms of England (1154-1189).svg|100px]]
| [[John FitzAlan, 6th Earl of Arundel|John FitzAlan]] (died 1267), 6th Earl of Arundel

''Gules, lion rampant or''

|- valign=top
|align=center |  [[Image:Blason_Richard_Fitzalan_(1306-1376_)_9e_comte_d'Arundel.svg|100 px]]
| [[Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel|Richard FitzAlan]] (1306–1376 at [[Arundel Castle]] in [[West Sussex|Sussex]]), 10th Earl of Arundel

''Quarterly: 1st and 4th: gules, lion passant or; 2nd and 3rd, chequy azure and or''  ([[William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey|Warenne]]).{{CN|date=November 2024}}

|- valign=top
|align=center |  [[Image:Blason John Fitzalan (1365-1391) Lord Maltravers.svg|100 px]]
| [[John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel|John FitzAlan]] (1365–1391), Lord Maltravers

''Quarterly: 1st and 4th, gules, a lion rampant or; 2nd and 3rd: fretty sable and or''

|- valign=top
|align=center |  [[Image:Blason Thomas Fitzalan (mort en 1524) 10e Comte d'Arundel.svg|100 px]]
| [[Thomas FitzAlan, 17th Earl of Arundel|Thomas FitzAlan]] (died 1524), 10th Earl of Arundel

''Quarterly: 1st and 4th, gules a lion rampant or, 2nd and 3rd: sable a fret or.''
|}

== References ==
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