Earl of Hereford

British noble title

The title of Earl of Hereford was created six times in the Peerage of England. Dates indicate the years the person held the title for.

Earls of Hereford, First Creation (1043)

  • Swegen Godwinson (1043–1051)

earldom forfeit 1051–1052

Earls of Hereford, Second Creation (1052)

earldom extinct 1057–1058

Earls of Hereford, Third Creation (1058)

  • Harold Godwinson, Earl of Hereford (later Harold II of England) (1058–1066)

earldom extinct 1066–1067

Earls of Hereford, Fourth Creation (1067)

earldom forfeit 1074–1141

Earls of Hereford, Fifth Creation (1141)

earldom extinct 1155–1199

Earls of Hereford, Sixth Creation (1199)

Arms of Bohun, adopted c.1200: Azure, a bend argent cotised or between six lions rampant or

Heiresses:

The creation of new legal rights

In 2023, The Much Hon. Nicolas Maurel-Lalague of Hereford became the rightful successors and owners of the Earldom and 8th Earl of Hereford. The hereditary earldom title is enshrined in English law as an incorporeal hereditament. The feudal Earldom title of Hereford has been re-established by legal process by a leading authority in the UK. The legal rights to the title have been transferred by Deed of Conveyance in compliance with the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 (Hatton Solicitors).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "No. 64097". The London Gazette. 26 June 2023. p. 12545.
  • Fryde, E. B. (1961). Handbook of British Chronology (Second ed.). London: Royal Historical Society. p. 431.


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 Family tree of the Earls of Essex, Earls of Hereford, and Viscounts Hereford
Godwin
c. 1001–1053
Earl of Wessex
Earl of Hereford (1st creation), 1043Earl of Hereford (3rd creation), 1058Earl of Hereford (2nd creation), 1052Earl of Hereford (4th creation), 1067
Sweyn Godwinson
1020–1052
Earl of Hereford		Harold Godwinson
(c. 1022–1066)
Earl of Hereford, King of the English		William de Mandeville
(d. before 1130)		Ralph the Timid
d. 1057
Earl of Hereford		William FitzOsbern
1011–1071
1st Earl of Hereford
Earldom of Hereford (1st creation) forfeit, 1051Earldom of Hereford (3rd creation) extinct, 1066Earldom of Hereford (2nd creation) extinct, 1057
Earl of Essex (1st creation), 1140Earl of Hereford (5th creation), 1141
William de Say IBeatrice ("Beatrix") de Say
d. 1197		Geoffrey de Mandeville
d. 1144
1st Earl of Essex		Roger de Breteuil
1058– after 1087
2nd Earl of Hereford		Miles of Gloucester
d. 1143
1st Earl of Hereford
Earldom of Hereford (4th creation) forfeit, 1074
William de Say II
d. 1184		Geoffrey de Saye I
d. 1214		Geoffrey de Mandeville
d. 1166
2nd Earl of Essex		William de Mandeville
d. 1189
3rd Earl of Essex		Margaret of Hereford
1122/1123–1197		Roger Fitzmiles
before 1125–1155
2nd Earl of Hereford
Earldom of Essex (1st creation) extinct, 1189Earldom of Hereford (5th creation) extinct, 1155
Earl of Essex (2nd creation), 1199
Geoffrey Fitz Peter
c. 1162–1213
1st Earl of Essex		Beatrice de SayGeoffrey de Saye II
1155–1230		Hawise ("Alice") de ClareHumphrey III de Bohun
before 1144–1181
Earl of Hereford (6th creation), 1199
Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville
c. 1191–1216
2nd Earl of Essex		William FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville
d. 1227
3rd Earl of Essex		Maud FitzGeoffrey
Maud de Mandeville		Henry de Bohun
1176–1220
1st Earl of Hereford
Earldom of Essex (2nd creation) extinct, 1227
Earl of Essex (3rd creation), 1239
Humphrey de Bohun
1204–1275
1st Earl of Essex, 2nd Earl of Hereford
Humphrey de Bohun
d. 1265
Edward I
1239–1307
King of England		Humphrey de Bohun
c. 1249–1298
2nd Earl of Essex, 3rd Earl of Hereford
Edward II
1284–1327
King of England		Elizabeth of Rhuddlan
1282–1316		Humphrey de Bohun
1276–1322
3rd Earl of Essex, 4th Earl of Hereford
Edward III
1312–1377
King of England		John de Bohun
1306–1336
4th Earl of Essex, 5th Earl of Hereford		Humphrey de Bohun
1309–1361
5th Earl of Essex, 6th Earl of Hereford		William de Bohun
c. 1312–1360
1st Earl of Northampton
Humphrey de Bohun
1342–1373
6th Earl of Essex, 7th Earl of Hereford
Earldom of Essex (3rd creation) and Earldom of Hereford (6th creation) extinct, 1373
Earl of Essex (4th creation), 1376
Thomas of Woodstock
1355–1397
Earl of Essex		Eleanor de Bohun
c. 1366–1399		Mary de Bohun
c. 1369/1370–1394		Henry IV
1367–1413
King of England
Earldom of Essex (4th creation) forfeit, 1397
William Bourchier
1374–1420		Anne of Gloucester
1383–1438
Earl of Essex (5th creation), 1461
Henry Bourchier
c. 1404/1406–1483
1st Earl of Essex
William Bourchier
d. 1480
Viscount Bourchier		Anne Woodville
1438–1489		Elizabeth Woodville
c. 1437–1492		Edward IV
1442–1483
King of England
John Devereux
c. 1464–1501
9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley		Cecily Bourchier
(died c. 1492/1493)		Henry Bourchier
c. 1467/80–1540
2nd Earl of Essex		Elizabeth of York
1466–1503		Thomas Parr
1478–1517
Earldom of Essex (5th creation) forfeit 1540
Viscount HerefordEarl of Essex (6th creation), 1540
Walter Devereux
1488–1558
1st Viscount Hereford, 10th Baron Ferrers of Chartley		Thomas Cromwell
1485–1540
Earl of Essex		Henry VIII
1491–1547
King of England
Earldom of Essex (6th creation) forfeit, 1540Earl of Essex (7th creation), 1543
Richard Devereux
c. 1513–1547		Catherine Parr
1512–1548		William Parr
1513–1571
Marquess of Northampton, Earl of Essex
Earldom of Essex (7th creation) forfeit 1553, restored 1559, extinct 1571
Earl of Essex (8th creation), 1572Devereux Baronet of Castle Bromwich, 1611
Walter Devereux
1541–1576
1st Earl of Essex, 2nd Viscount Hereford		Edward Devereux
c. 1550–1622
1st Baronet
Robert Devereux
1565–1601
2nd Earl of Essex, 3rd Viscount Hereford		Walter Devereux
1578–1658
5th Viscount Hereford, 2nd Baronet		George Devereux
c. 1581–1665
Earldom of Essex forfeit, 1601
Earldom of Essex (8th creation) restored, 1604Baron Capell of Hadham, 1641
Robert Devereux
1591–1646
3rd Earl of Essex, 4th Viscount Hereford		Arthur Capell
1604–1649
1st Baron Capell of Hadham		Leicester Devereux
1617–1676
6th Viscount Hereford, 3rd Baronet
Earldom of Essex (8th creation) extinct, 1646
Earl of Essex (9th creation) and Viscount Malden, 1661Baron Capell of Tewkesbury in the County of Gloucester, 1692
Arthur Capell
1631–1683
2nd Baron Capell of Hadham
1st Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		Henry Capell
1638–1696
Baron Capell of Tewkesbury		Price Devereux
c. 1637–1673		Vaughan Devereux
d. 1700
Barony Capell of Tewkesbury extinct, 1696
Algernon Capell
1670–1710
2nd Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		Leicester Devereux
1674–1683
7th Viscount Hereford, 4th Baronet		Edward Devereux
1675–1700
8th Viscount Hereford, 5th Baronet		Price Devereux
1664–1740
9th Viscount Hereford, 6th Baronet		Arthur Devereux
d. 1711
William Capell
1697–1743
3rd Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		Price Devereux
1694–1748
10th Viscount Hereford, 7th Baronet		Edward Devereux
c. 1710–1760
11th Viscount Hereford, 8th Baronet
Frances Hanbury-Williams
c. 1735–1759		William Capell
1732–1799
4th Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		Harriet Bladen
1735–1821		Edward Devereux
1740–1783
12th Viscount Hereford, 9th Baronet		George Devereux
1744–1804
13th Viscount Hereford, 10th Baronet
George Capel-Coningsby
1757–1839
5th Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		John Thomas Capell
1769–1819		Henry Fleming Lea Devereux
1777–1843
14th Viscount Hereford, 11th Baronet
Arthur Algernon Capell
1803–1892
6th Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		Algernon Capell
1807–1886		Adolphus Capell
1813–1899		Henry Devereux
1807–1839		Robert Devereux
1809–1855
15th Viscount Hereford, 12th Baronet
Arthur de Vere Capell
1826–1879
styled Viscount Malden		Charles Capell
1845–1924		Horatio Bladen Capell
1839–1933		Robert Devereux
1843–1930
16th Viscount Hereford, 13th Baronet
George Devereux de Vere Capell
1857–1916
7th Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		Arthur Algernon de Vere Capell
1891–1950		Horace Charles George Arthur Capell
1868–1953		Algernon Essex Capell
1869–1952		Henry Addison Devereux Capell 1873–1925Robert Charles Devereux
1865–1952
17th Viscount Hereford, 14th Baronet
Algernon George de Vere Capell
1884–1966
8th Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		Bladen Ozro Capell
1897–1959		Algernon Arthur CapellRobert Capell
Sixth in line to the Earldom of Essex		Robert Devereux
1894–1934
Earldom of Essex (9th creation) revived, 1989
Reginald George de Vere Capell
1906–1981
9th Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		Robert Edward de Vere Capell
1920–2005
10th Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		Bladen Horace Capell
1922–1978		Colin CapellRobert Milo Leicester Devereux
1932–2004
18th Viscount Hereford, 15th Baronet
Earldom of Essex (9th creation) dormant, 1981
Frederick Paul de Vere Capell
b. 1944
11th Earl of Essex and Viscount Malden		William Jennings "Bill" Capell
b. 1952
Heir presumptive to the Earldom of Essex		Clint Capell
Third in line to the Earldom of Essex		Craig Capell
Fourth in line to the Earldom of Essex
Kevin Capell
b. 1982
Second in line to the Earldom of Essex		Dylan Capell
Fifth in line to the Earldom of Essex		Charles Robin de Bohun Devereux
b. 1975
19th Viscount Hereford, 16th Baronet
Henry Devereux
b. 2015
Heir apparent to the Hereford Viscountcy