Earl of Northampton

Earl of Northampton is a title that has been created five times.

Earls in for the Honour of Huntingdon, first Creation (1065)

Waltheof (d. 1076)
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
- m. Simon I de Senlis
Simon II de Senlis (1103–1153)
Simon III de Senlis (1138–1184)

Earls of Northampton, Third Creation (1337)

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (c. 1310–1360)
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Northampton (1341–1373) murdered 1373 earldom abeyant

title claimants pending awaiting verification following titled claimants deemed illegal

Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Northampton (1367–1413) earldom restored 1384, he became king in 1399
Anne Plantagenet, 4th Countess of Northampton (1383–1438) gained earldom 1399

Earls of Northampton, Fourth Creation (1604)

Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton (1540–1614)

Earls of Northampton, Fifth Creation (1618)

see the Marquess of Northampton

See also

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