Earl of Hereford

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)==
*Ralph the Timid, Earl of Hereford (1052–1057)
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)==
*William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (1067–1071)
*Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1071–1074)
earldom forfeit 1074–1141
==Earls of Hereford, Fifth Creation (1141)==
*Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford (1141–1143)
*Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1143–1155)
earldom extinct 1155–1199
==Earls of Hereford, Sixth Creation (1199)==
*Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford (1199–1220)
*Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1220–1275)
*Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford (1275–1298)
*Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1298–1322)
*John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (1322–1336)
*Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford (1336–1361)
*Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1361–1373)
Heiresses:
*Eleanor de Bohun (c. 1366 – 1399), who married Thomas of Woodstock; their great-great-great-grandson Walter Devereux was created Viscount Hereford in 1550
*Mary de Bohun (c. 1368 – 1394), who married Henry of Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV of England; he was created Duke of Hereford in 1397
== See also==
*Duke of Hereford
*Viscount Hereford
==References==
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Category:Earldoms in England before 1066
Category:Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of England
Category:Forfeited earldoms in the Peerage of England
Category:Noble titles