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)
	Edmund Crouchback 1st Earl of Lancaster	30 June 1267	5 June 1296
	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
	Henry of Grosmont 4th Earl, 1st Duke of Lancaster	22 September 1345	23 March 1361	Son of Henry of Lancaster
	John of Gaunt 5th Earl, 1st Duke of Lancaster	14 August 1361	3 February 1399	Son-in-law of Henry of Grosmont
	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

See also

• Duke of Lancaster

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.