Thomas FitzAlan, 17th Earl of Arundel, died in 1524. He was the son of William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel and Joan Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and the Countess Alice Montagu. He married Margaret Wydeville and the earldom was succeeded by his son, William FitzAlan, 18th Earl of Arundel.