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==Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation ([[1068]])== |
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*[[Robert, Comte de Mortain]] ([[1031]]-[[1095]]) |
*[[Robert, Comte de Mortain]] ([[1031]]-[[1095]]) |
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*[[William Fitz-Robert, 2nd Earl of Cornwall]] ([[1084]]-[[1140]]), peerage forfeit [[1106]] |
*[[William, Count of Mortain|William Fitz-Robert, 2nd Earl of Cornwall]] ([[1084]]-[[1140]]), peerage forfeit [[1106]] |
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==Earls of Cornwall, 2nd creation ([[1140]])== |
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Revision as of 22:32, 24 October 2006
The title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the Peerage of England before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne.
Earl of Cornwall, Anglo-Saxon title (c.925)
- Cynan of Cerniw (c.920) - (c.935)
- Ricatus of Cerniw (c.935) - (c.950)
- Cadoc of Cerniw ? - (1066) title abolished
Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation (1068)
- Robert, Comte de Mortain (1031-1095)
- William Fitz-Robert, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1084-1140), peerage forfeit 1106
Earls of Cornwall, 2nd creation (1140)
- Alain de Bretagne, 1st Earl of Cornwall (d.1146), deprived 1141
Earls of Cornwall, 3rd creation (1141)
Earls of Cornwall, 4th creation (1180)
Earls of Cornwall, 5th creation (1189)
- John, Earl of Cornwall and Gloucester (1167-1216), peerage merged in the crown 1199
Earls of Cornwall, 6th creation (1217)
- Henry Fitz-Count, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1175-1222), resigned peerage 1220
Earls of Cornwall, 7th creation (1225)
- Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans (1209-1272)
- Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1250-1300)