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) |
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Edmund Crouchback 1st Earl of Lancaster |
30 June 1267 | 5 June 1296 | |
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Thomas of Lancaster 2nd Earl of Lancaster |
8 September 1298 | 22 March 1322 | Son of Edmund Crouchback |
| Henry of Lancaster 3rd Earl of Lancaster |
26 October 1326 | 22 September 1345 | Brother of Thomas of Lancaster, son of Edmund Crouchback | |
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Henry of Grosmont 4th Earl, 1st Duke of Lancaster[a] |
22 September 1345 | 23 March 1361 | Son of Henry of Lancaster |
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John of Gaunt 5th Earl, 1st Duke of Lancaster[a] |
14 August 1361 | 3 February 1399 | Son-in-law of Henry of Grosmont |
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Henry Bolingbroke 6th Earl, 2nd Duke of Lancaster |
3 February 1399 | 30 September 1399 | Son of John of Gaunt |
Family Tree
Family Tree: Earls and Dukes of Lancaster
| King Henry III (1207–r.1216–1272) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF LANCASTER, 1267 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward I (1239–r.1272–1307) | Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster (1245–1296) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward II (1284–r.1307–1327) | Thomas of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster (1278–1322) | Henry of Lancaster, 3rd Earl of Lancaster (1281–1345) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DUKE OF LANCASTER, 1351 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward III (1312–r.1327–1377) | Henry of Grosmont, 4th Earl, 1st Duke of Lancaster (c.1310–1361) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| DUKE OF LANCASTER, 1362 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John of Gaunt, 5th Earl, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340–1399) | Blanche of Lancaster (1345–1368) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Bolingbroke, 6th Earl, 2nd Duke of Lancaster King Henry IV (1367–r.1399–1413) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DUKE OF LANCASTER, 1399 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Lancaster King Henry V (1386–r.1413–1422) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Henry VI (1421–1471, r.1422–61, 1470–71) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
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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