Earl of Northampton

Title in the Peerage of England

Earl of Northampton is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created five times.^[1]

Earls of Northampton, First Creation (1071)

• Waltheof (d. 1076)
• Maud, Queen of Scotland (c.1074–1130/31)
• Simon II de Senlis (1103–1153)
• Simon III de Senlis (1138–1184)

Earls of Northampton, Second Creation (1337)

• William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (c. 1310 – 1360)
• Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Northampton (and 7th Earl of Hereford) (1341–1373), earldom abeyant

Earl of Northampton, Second Creation (restored) (1384)

• Henry Bolingbroke, 3rd Earl of Northampton (1367–1413) earldom restored 1384; became king in 1399

Earl of Northampton, Third Creation (1399)

• Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Northampton (1383–1438)

Earl of Northampton, Fourth Creation (1604)

• Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton (1540–1614)

Earls of Northampton, Fifth Creation (1618)

• See the Marquess of Northampton

References

1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Northampton, Earls and Marquesses of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 765–767.

See also

• Earl of Huntingdon (1065 creation)