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Earl of Northampton

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Earl of Northampton is a title that has been created five times.

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Earls in for the Honour of Huntingdon, first Creation (1065)

  • Waltheof (d. 1076)
  • Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
  • m. Simon I de Senlis
  • Simon II de Senlis (1103–1153)
  • Simon III de Senlis (1138–1184)

    • Earls of Northampton, Third Creation (1337)

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

    • title claimants pending awaiting verification following titled claimants deemed illegal

  • Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Northampton (1367–1413) earldom restored 1384, he became king in 1399
  • Anne Plantagenet, 4th Countess of Northampton (1383–1438) gained earldom 1399

    • Earls of Northampton, Fourth Creation (1604)

  • Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton (1540–1614)

    • Earls of Northampton, Fifth Creation (1618)

  • see the Marquess of Northampton

    • References

    Earl of Northampton Wikipedia
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