Earldoms in England Before 1066
| Title | Date of creation | Surname | Current status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl of Northumbria | 1017 | Hlathir | extinct 1023 | 1st creation; recreated 1031, 1055, 1065, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189 |
| Earl of East Anglia | 1017 | Thorkell | forfeit 1021 | 1st creation; recreated 1044, 1051, 1067 |
| Earl of Wessex | 1020 | Godwine | extinct 1066 | 1st creation; recreated 1999 |
| Earl of Kent | 1020 | Godwine | extinct 1066 | 1st creation; recreated 1067, 1141, 1227, 1321, 1360, 1461, 1465, 1866 |
| Earl of Mercia | 1030 | Leofric | extinct 1071 | |
| Earl of Northumbria | 1031 | Siward | extinct 1055 | 2nd creation; recreated 1055, 1065, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189 |
| Earl of Hereford | 1043 | Godwine | forfeit 1051 | 1st creation; recreated 1052, 1058, 1067, 1141, 1199 |
| Earl of East Anglia | 1044 | Godwine | extinct 1067 | 2nd creation; forfeit 1051-1057; recreated 1051, 1067 |
| Earl of East Anglia | 1051 | Leofric | forfeit 1057 | 3rd creation; recreated 1067 |
| Earl of Hereford | 1052 | de Mantes | extinct 1057 | 2nd creation; recreated 1058, 1067, 1141, 1199 |
| Earl of Northumbria | 1055 | Godwine | extinct 1065 | 3rd creation; recreated 1065, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189 |
| Earl of Hereford | 1058 | Godwine | extinct 1066 | 3rd creation; recreated 1067, 1141, 1199 |
| Earl of Huntingdon | 1065 | Siward, de Senlis, Dunkeld | extinct 1237 | 1st creation; also Earl of Northampton; created Earl of Northumbria from 1139 to 1157; recreated 1337, 1377, 1388, 1471, 1529 |
| Earl of Northampton | 1065 | Siward, de Senlis, Dunkeld | extinct 1237 | 1st creation; also Earl of Huntingdon; created Earl of Northumbria from 1139 to 1157; recreated 1337, 1604, 1618 |
| Earl of Northumbria | 1065 | Leofric | forfeit 1067 | 4th creation; recreated 1067, 1067, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1075, 1080, 1086, 1139, 1189 |
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