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The title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the Peerage of England before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne.
Cadoc of Cornwall
- Cadoc of Cornwall 1066+ (only attested by William of Worcester four centuries later)
Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation (1068)
- Brian of Brittany (c. 1040-1084 or 85), resigned c. 1072
Earls of Cornwall, 2nd creation (c. 1072)
- Robert, Count of Mortain (c. 1038–1095), half-brother of William the Conqueror.
- William, Count of Mortain (1084–1140), peerage forfeit 1106
Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation (revived 1140)
- Alain de Bretagne, 1st Earl of Cornwall (died 1146), deprived 1141, nephew of Brian
Earls of Cornwall, 3rd creation (1141)
- Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall (died 1175), illegitimate son of King Henry I of England.
- John de Dunstanville, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (died after 1175), son
- Baldwin de Redvers (died 1188), nephew
- Henry FitzCount, Earl of Cornwall (c. 1175–1222), resigned peerage 1220, uncle
Earls of Cornwall, 4th creation (1225)
- Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans (1209–1272), second son of John, King of England,
- Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1249–1300), son
Earls of Cornwall, 5th creation (1307)
- Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284–1312)
- Thomas le Ercedeckne, Earl of Cornwall 1312-1313
- Richard de Polhampton, Earl of Cornwall 1314-1315
- Henry de Welyngton (Willington), Earl of Cornwall 1315-1317
- Isabella of France 1318-1325
- John de Tregagu 1325-1328
Earls of Cornwall, 6th creation (1330)
- John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316–1336), second son of king Edward II of England and his queen Isabella of France.
See also
- Constitutional status of Cornwall
- Antiqua maneria - the original 17 manors belonging to the Earldom of Cornwall
- Duchy of Cornwall
- Kingdom of Cornwall
- List of legendary rulers of Cornwall
Notes
- Also Lord Warden of the Stannary of Cornwall. An illegitimate son of Earl Reginald, he is said by Charles Cawley to have held the lands only not the title.Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands". Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- Roger of Wendover describes Henry as count of Cornwall.Elliott-Binns, L.E. (1953). Medieval Cornwall. London: Methuen.
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