Earl of Hereford
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The title of Earl of Hereford was created six times in the Peerage
of England
. See also Duke of Hereford
, Viscount Hereford
. Dates indicate the years the person held the title for.
earldom forfeit 1051–1052
earldom extinct 1057–1058
earldom extinct 1066–1067
earldom forfeit 1074–1141
earldom extinct 1155–1199
peerage abeyant 1373 several claimants pending verification
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. See also Duke of Hereford
Duke of Hereford
There has only been one Duke of Hereford: The title was created in the Peerage of England for Richard II's cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, due to his support for the King in his struggle against their uncle Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester...
, Viscount Hereford
Viscount Hereford
Viscount Hereford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1550 for Walter Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. The Devereux family is of Norman descent and came to England after the Norman conquest in 1066, and settled in Lyonshall and Bodenham, Herefordshire. Sir Walter...
. Dates indicate the years the person held the title for.
Earls of Hereford, First Creation (1043)
- Swegen GodwinsonSweyn GodwinsonSweyn Godwinson , also spelled Swein, was the eldest son of Earl Godwin of Wessex, and brother of Harold II of England.- Early life :...
(1043–1051)
earldom forfeit 1051–1052
Earls of Hereford, Second Creation (1052)
- Ralph the Timid, Earl of Hereford (1052–1057)
earldom extinct 1057–1058
Earls of Hereford, Third Creation (1058)
- Harold Godwinson, Earl of HerefordHarold GodwinsonHarold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.It could be argued that Edgar the Atheling, who was proclaimed as king by the witan but never crowned, was really the last Anglo-Saxon king...
(later Harold II of England) (1058–1066)
earldom extinct 1066–1067
Earls of Hereford, Fourth Creation (1067)
- William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of HerefordWilliam Fitzosbern, 1st Earl of HerefordWilliam FitzOsbern , Lord of Breteuil, in Normandy, was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great magnates of early Norman England...
(1067–1071) - Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of HerefordRoger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of HerefordRoger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford , succeeded to the earldom of Hereford and the English estate of William Fitz-Osbern in 1071.- Disobeying King William :...
(1071–1074)
earldom forfeit 1074–1141
Earls of Hereford, Fifth Creation (1141)
- Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of HerefordMiles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of HerefordMiles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Brecknock was the son of Walter de Gloucester, who served as hereditary sheriff of that county between 1104 and 1121....
(1141–1143) - Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of HerefordRoger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of HerefordRoger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford, was born some time before 1125 and, according to the Hereford Cathedral Book of Obits, died on 22 September 1155...
(1143–1155)
earldom extinct 1155–1199
Earls of Hereford, Sixth Creation (1199)
- Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of HerefordHenry de Bohun, 1st Earl of HerefordHenry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford was an Anglo-Norman nobleman.He was Earl of Hereford and Hereditary Constable of England from 1199 to 1220.- Lineage :...
(1199–1220) - Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun was 2nd Earl of Hereford and 1st Earl of Essex, as well as Constable of England. He was the son of Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford and Maud of Essex.- Career :...
(1220–1275) - Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun , 3rd Earl of Hereford and 2nd Earl of Essex, was an English nobleman known primarily for his opposition to King Edward I over the Confirmatio Cartarum. He was also an active participant in the Welsh Wars and maintained for several years a private feud with the earl of Gloucester...
(1275–1298) - Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford was a member of a powerful Anglo-Norman family of the Welsh Marches and was one of the Ordainers who opposed Edward II's excesses.-Family background :...
(1298–1322) - John de Bohun, 5th Earl of HerefordJohn de Bohun, 5th Earl of HerefordJohn de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford was born in St Clement's, Oxford to Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, a daughter of Edward I of England....
(1322–1336) - Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford, 5th Earl of Essex was a Lord High Constable of England.- Lineage :...
(1336–1361) - Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, 6th Earl of Essex, 2nd Earl of Northampton, KG was an important medieval English noble during the reign of King Edward III of England.- Lineage :...
(1361–1373)
peerage abeyant 1373 several claimants pending verification