Earl of Hereford

The title of Earl of Hereford was created six times in the Peerage of England. Dates indicate the years the person held the title for.

Earls of Hereford, First Creation (1043)

• Swegen Godwinson (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 Hereford (later Harold II of England) (1058–1066)

earldom extinct 1066–1067

Earls of Hereford, Fourth Creation (1067)

• William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (1067–1071)
• Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1071–1074)

earldom forfeit 1074–1141

Earls of Hereford, Fifth Creation (1141)

• Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford (1141–1143)
• Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1143–1155)

earldom extinct 1155–1199

Earls of Hereford, Sixth Creation (1199)

• Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford (1199–1220)
• Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1220–1275)
• Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford (1275–1298)
• Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1298–1322)
• John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (1322–1336)
• Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford (1336–1361)
• Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1361–1373)

Heiresses:

• Eleanor de Bohun (c. 1366 – 1399), who married Thomas of Woodstock; their great-great-great-grandson Walter Devereux was created Viscount Hereford in 1550
• Mary de Bohun (c. 1368 – 1394), who married Henry of Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV of England; he was created Duke of Hereford in 1397

The creation of new legal rights

In 2023, Nicolas Maurel-Lalague became the rightful successor and owner of the Earldom and 8th Earl of Hereford. The hereditary earldom title is enshrined in English law as an incorporeal hereditament. The feudal Earldom title of Hereford has been re-established by legal process by a leading authority in the UK. The legal rights to the title have been transferred by Deed of Conveyance in compliance with the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 (Hatton Solicitors).^[1]

See also

• Duke of Hereford
• Viscount Hereford

References

• Fryde, E. B. (1961). Handbook of British Chronology (Second ed.). London: Royal Historical Society. p. 431.

This page was last edited on 29 April 2024, at 07:06