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evidence: Earl of Worcester is a title that has been created five times in the Peerage of England .. Peerage of England. Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1138 in favour of the Norman noble Waleran de Beaumont .. Waleran de Beaumont. Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester. He was the son of Robert de Beaumont , 1st Earl of Leicester , by Elizabeth of Vermandois , and the twin brother of Robert de Beaumont , 2nd Earl of Leicester .. Elizabeth of Vermandois. Elizabeth of Vermandois, Countess of Leicester. Like his father and brother he also held the title Count of Meulan in the French nobility .. Count of Meulan. Counts of Meulan. The earldom of Worcester apparently became extinct on his death in 1166 .. The second creation came in 1397 in favour of the military commander and governor Thomas Percy .. Thomas Percy. Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester. He was a younger son of Henry de Percy , 3rd Baron Percy , and Mary of Lancaster , and the brother of Henry Percy , 1st Earl of Northumberland .. Mary of Lancaster. Mary of Lancaster. He fought in the Hundred Years ' War for Richard II , against whom he later rebelled .. Richard II. Richard II of England. After the Battle of Shrewsbury , he was hanged for treason and his honours forfeit , although he was without issue anyway .. Battle of Shrewsbury. Battle of Shrewsbury. The third creation came in 1420 in favour of Richard Beauchamp , 2nd Baron Bergavenny .. Baron Bergavenny. Baron Bergavenny. He was the son of William de Beauchamp , younger son of Thomas de Beauchamp , 11th Earl of Warwick and Katherine Mortimer .. William de Beauchamp. William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny. Katherine Mortimer. Katherine Mortimer, Countess of Warwick. William de Beauchamp was summoned to Parliament as `` Willilmo Beauchamp de Bergavenny '' on 23 July 1392 , by which he is held to have become Baron Bergavenny .. William de Beauchamp. William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny. Baron Bergavenny. Baron Bergavenny. The earldom of Worcester became extinct on the death of its first holder in 1422 , while the barony was passed on to his daughter and only child , Elizabeth .. See Baron Bergavenny for further history of this title .. Baron Bergavenny. Baron Bergavenny. The fourth creation came in 1457 in favour of John Tiptoft , 2nd Baron Tiptoft , a noted scholar and sometime favourite of Edward IV .. Edward IV. Edward IV of England. John Tiptoft. John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft. After the Lancastrians came to power under Henry IV , Worcester was captured and beheaded , with his titles forfeited .. Henry IV. Henry IV of England. However , they were restored the following year in favour of his second and only surviving son Edward .. Edward died at an early age in 1486 .. On his death the earldom became extinct while the barony became either extinct or fell into abeyance between his aunts .. abeyance. abeyance. The barony of Tiptoft had been created on 7 January 1426 when the first Earl 's father , John Tiptoft , was summoned to Parliament .. John Tiptoft. John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft. He had previously served as Speaker of the House of Commons and Lord High Treasurer .. Speaker of the House of Commons. Speaker of the British House of Commons. Lord High Treasurer. Lord High Treasurer. The fifth creation came in 1514 in favour of Charles Somerset , the legitimised son of Henry Beaufort , 3rd Duke of Somerset .. Charles Somerset. Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester. The fifth Earl was made Marquess of Worcester in 1643 and the third Marquess Duke of Beaufort in 1682 .. Duke of Beaufort. Duke of Beaufort. See the latter title for more information on this creation .