Earl of Cornwall
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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before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall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.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Cornwall
The Duchy of Cornwall was the first duchy created in the peerage of England.The present Duke of Cornwall is The Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, the reigning British monarch .-History:...
, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne.
Earl of Cornwall
- Cadoc of CornwallCadoc of CornwallAccording to William of Worcester, writing in the fifteenth century, Cadoc was a survivor of the Cornish royal line at the time of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and was appointed as the first Earl of Cornwall by William the Conqueror....
1066+ (only attested by William of Worcester four centuries later)
Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation (1068)
- Brian of BrittanyBrian of BrittanyBrian of Brittany in English, or Brien de Bretagne in French, was a Breton noble who fought for William I of England. He was born in about 1042, the second son of Odo, Count of Penthièvre...
(ca. 1040-1084 or 85), resigned ca. 1072 - Robert, Comte de Mortain (ca. 1038–1095)
- William Fitz-Robert, 3rd 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)
- Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of CornwallReginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of CornwallReginald de Dunstanville , Earl of Cornwall , High Sheriff of Devon, Earl of Cornwall, was an illegitimate son of Henry I of England and Lady Sybilla Corbet.Reginald had been invested with the Earldom of Cornwall by King...
(d. 1175)
Earls of Cornwall, 5th creation (1189)
- John, Earl of Cornwall and GloucesterJohn of EnglandJohn , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
(1167–1216), peerage merged in the crown 1199
Earls of Cornwall, 6th creation (1217)
- Henry Fitz-Count, 1st Earl of Cornwall (ca. 1175–1222), resigned peerage 1220
Earls of Cornwall, 7th creation (1225)
- Richard, 1st Earl of CornwallRichard, 1st Earl of CornwallRichard of Cornwall was Count of Poitou , 1st Earl of Cornwall and German King...
, King of the Romans (1209–1272) - Edmund, 2nd Earl of CornwallEdmund, 2nd Earl of CornwallEdmund of Cornwall of Almain was the 2nd Earl of Cornwall of the 7th creation.-Early life:Edmund was born at Berkhamsted Castle on 26 December 1249, the second and only surviving son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall and his wife Sanchia of Provence, daughter of Ramon Berenguer, Count of Provence,...
(1249–1300)
Earls of Cornwall, 8th creation (1307)
- Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of CornwallPiers GavestonPiers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of King Edward II of England. At a young age he made a good impression on King Edward I of England, and was assigned to the household of the King's son, Edward of Carnarvon...
(1284–1312)
See also
- Constitutional status of CornwallConstitutional status of CornwallCornwall is currently administered as a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England.However, a number of organisations and individuals question the constitutional basis for the administration of Cornwall as part of England, arguing that the Duchy Charters of 1337 place the governance of...
- Antiqua maneriaAntiqua maneriaThe Antiqua maneria were the original 17 manors belonging to the Earldom of Cornwall.After March 1337 these manors passed to the new Duchy of Cornwall which was created by King Edward III to give financial support to his son Edward, the Black Prince .The table below shows the 17 Antiqua maneria...
- the original 17 manors belonging to the Earldom of Cornwall - Duchy of CornwallDuchy of CornwallThe Duchy of Cornwall is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch inherits the duchy and title of Duke of Cornwall at the time of his birth, or of his parent's succession to the throne. If the monarch has no son, the...
- Kingdom of CornwallKingdom of CornwallThe Kingdom of Cornwall was an independent polity in southwest Britain during the Early Middle Ages, roughly coterminous with the modern English county of Cornwall. During the sub-Roman and early medieval periods Cornwall was evidently part of the kingdom of Dumnonia, which included most of the...
- Legendary Dukes of CornwallLegendary Dukes of Cornwall"Duke of Cornwall" appears as a title in pseudo-historical authors as Nennius and Geoffrey of Monmouth. The list is extremely patchy, and not every succession was unbroken. Indeed, Geoffrey repeatedly introduces Dukes of Cornwall only to promote them to the Kingship of the Britons and thus put an...