Earl of Hereford
# 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
