Earl of Cornwall
For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation).
The title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the Peerage of England before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne.
Cadoc of Cornwall
- Cadoc of Cornwall 1066+ (only attested by William of Worcester four centuries later)
Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation (1068)
- Brian of Brittany (ca. 1040-1084 or 85), resigned ca. 1072
Earls of Cornwall, 2nd creation (c. 1072)
- Robert, Count of Mortain (ca. 1038–1095)
- William, Count of Mortain (1084–1140), peerage forfeit 1106
Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation (revived 1140)
- Alain de Bretagne, 1st Earl of Cornwall (d. 1146), deprived 1141, nephew of Brian
Earls of Cornwall, 3rd creation (1141)
- Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall (d. 1175)
- John de Dunstanville, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (d. after 1175), son
- Baldwin de Redvers (d. 1188), nephew
- Henry FitzCount, Earl of Cornwall (ca. 1175–1222), resigned peerage 1220, uncle[1][2]
Earls of Cornwall, 4th creation (1225)
- Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans (1209–1272)
- Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1249–1300), son
Earls of Cornwall, 5th creation (1307)
- Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284–1312)
Earls of Cornwall, 6th creation (1330)
- John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316–1336)
See also
- Constitutional status of Cornwall
- Antiqua maneria - the original 17 manors belonging to the Earldom of Cornwall
- Duchy of Cornwall
- Kingdom of Cornwall
- List of legendary rulers of Cornwall
Notes
- ↑ Also Lord Warden of the Stannary of Cornwall. An illegitimate son of Earl Reginald, he is said by Charles Cawley to have held the lands only not the title.Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands". Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ↑ Roger of Wendover describes Henry as count of Cornwall.Elliott-Binns, L.E. (1953). Medieval Cornwall. London: Methuen.
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