Earl of Lancaster

The title of Earl of Lancaster was created in the Peerage of England in 1267, merging in the crown in 1399. See also Duke of Lancaster.

Earls of Lancaster (1267)

Portrait Name Earl From Earl Until Relationship with Predecessor(s)
Edmund Crouchback
1st Earl of Lancaster
30 June 12675 June 1296
Thomas of Lancaster
2nd Earl of Lancaster
8 September 129822 March 1322Son of Edmund Crouchback
Henry of Lancaster
3rd Earl of Lancaster
26 October 132622 September 1345Brother of Thomas of Lancaster, son of Edmund Crouchback
Henry of Grosmont
4th Earl, 1st Duke of Lancaster[a]
22 September 134523 March 1361Son of Henry of Lancaster
John of Gaunt
5th Earl, 1st Duke of Lancaster[a]
14 August 13613 February 1399Son-in-law of Henry of Grosmont
Henry Bolingbroke
6th Earl, 2nd Duke of Lancaster
3 February 139930 September 1399Son of John of Gaunt

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Notes

a. ^ Both Henry of Grosmont and John of Gaunt are listed as the 1st Duke of Lancaster. This is because the Dukedom could only be passed down to a son; when Henry of Grosmont died on 23 March 1361, the Earldom passed to his son-in-law John of Gaunt but the Dukedom expired. A new Dukedom with the identical name was created for John of Gaunt on 13 November 1362 by his Father, Edward III.

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