The peerage title Earl of Kent has been created eight times in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
See also Kingdom of Kent, Duke of Kent.
Read more about Earl Of Kent: Earls of Kent, First Creation (1020), Earls of Kent, Second Creation (1067), Earls of Kent, Third Creation (1141), Earls of Kent, Fourth Creation (1227), Earls of Kent, Fifth Creation (1321), Earls of Kent, Sixth Creation (1360), Earls of Kent, Seventh Creation (1461), Earls of Kent, Eighth Creation (1465), Earls of Kent, Ninth Creation (1866)
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