The title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the

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before 1337, when it was superseded by the title

Duke of Cornwall Duke of Cornwall () is a title in the Peerage of England, traditionally held by the eldest son of the reigning Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarch, previously the English monarch. The Duchy of Cornwall was the first duchy created i ...

, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne.

Condor of Cornwall

Condor of Cornwall Condor (also Candorus, Cadoc and other variants) was a legendary Cornish nobleman. The first known mentions of Condor are from heralds and antiquarians in the late sixteenth century, who recorded claims that he had been earl of Cornwall at the ...

, probably legendary Earl of Cornwall before the Conquest, said to have paid homage to William for the Earldom

Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation (1068)

Brian of Brittany Brian of Brittany ( 1042 – 14 February, perhaps bef. 1086) was a Breton nobleman who fought in the service of William I of England. A powerful magnate in south-western England, he was the first post- Conquest earl of Cornwall. Brian was bor ...

(–1084 or 85), resigned

Earls of Cornwall, 2nd creation (c. 1072)

* Robert, Count of Mortain (c. 1038–1095), half-brother of

William the Conqueror William the Conqueror (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was D ...

* William, Count of Mortain (1084–1140), peerage forfeit 1106

Cadoc II of Cornwall (c. 1106)

*Cadoc II (or Candor), son of Cadoc of Cornwall

Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation (revived 1140)

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(died 1146), nephew of Brian, deprived 1141

Earls of Cornwall, 3rd creation (1141)

* Reginald de Dunstanville, Earl of Cornwall (died 1175), illegitimate son of King

Henry I of England Henry I ( – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in 1087, Henr ...

Earls of Cornwall, 4th creation (1225)

Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall Richard (5 January 1209 – 2 April 1272) was an English prince who was King of the Romans from 1257 until his death in 1272. He was the second son of John, King of England, and Isabella, Countess of Angoulême. Richard was nominal Count of P ...

, King of the Romans (1209–1272), second son of

John, King of England John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empi ...

Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall Edmund of Almain (26 December 1249 – 1300) was the second Earl of Cornwall of the fourth creation from 1272. He joined the Ninth Crusade in 1271, but never made it to the Holy Land. He was the regent of the Kingdom of England from 1286 to 1289 ...

(1249–1300), son

Earls of Cornwall, 5th creation (1307)

* Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall (1284–1312)

Earls of Cornwall, 6th creation (1330)

John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(1316–1336), second son of king

Edward II of England Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne follo ...

and his queen

Isabella of France Isabella of France ( – 22 August 1358), sometimes described as the She-Wolf of France (), was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England as the wife of Edward II of England, King Edward II, and ''de facto'' regent of England from 1327 ...

References

Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of England Medieval Cornwall

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Forfeited earldoms in the Peerage of England Noble titles created in 1067 Noble titles created in 1141 Noble titles created in 1225 Noble titles created in 1307 Noble titles created in 1330 {{Cornwall-stub