Earl of Hereford
In 1055, Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and Gruffydd ap Llywelyn invaded Herefordshire and Ralph met the Welsh army at Hereford.Fearing defeat, Ralph fled with the French and Norman soldiers, causing the surrounding area to fall under Welsh control.When the Count of Flanders died, his widow Richilde, Countess of Hainaut offered her hand in marriage to FitzOsbern for assistance against challenges to her power.He rushed there with his army but was killed in the Battle of Cassel, leaving his son Roger de Breteuil as the new earl.When the Conqueror returned, Roger was tried for treason before the Magnum Concilium and sentenced to perpetual imprisonment, while his soldiers had their right foot amputated.In 1141, the Empress Maud granted the earldom to Miles FitzWalter, hereditary High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, for his faithful service during her claim to the crown.Roger inherited his father's roles as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Castellan of Gloucester Castle, and Constable of England.Between 1171-1175, Humphrey married Margaret of Huntingdon, widow of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany and granddaughter of King David I of Scotland.In 1200, King John elevated Henry's status by conferring the now-extinct title of Earl of Hereford, in the Peerage of England, upon him at Porchester.
HerefordshireGodwin, Earl of WessexKingdom of MerciaSweyn GodwinsonGloucestershireOxfordshireBerkshireSomersetEadgifuAbbess of LeominsterArchbishop of CanterburyKing Edward the ConfessorBeorn EstrithsonRalph the TimidÆlfgar, Earl of MerciaGruffydd ap LlywelynHarold GodwinsonWilliam FitzOsbernNorman Conquest of EnglandIsle of WightNorthern EnglandWilliam the ConquerorNormandyCount of FlandersRichilde, Countess of HainautBattle of CasselRoger de BreteuilRalph Guader, Earl of NorfolkRiver SevernMagnum ConciliumKing Henry IKing StephenRobert de Beaumont, Earl of LeicesterMidlandsEmpress MaudMiles FitzWalterHigh Sheriff of GloucestershireGloucester CastleAbergavenny CastleBishop of HerefordRoger FitzMilesConstable of EnglandKing Henry IIGloucester AbbeyWalter of HerefordMahel of HerefordMargeret of HerefordBertha of HerefordHumphrey II de BohunLord High StewardLord ChancellorHumphrey III de BohunMargaret of HuntingdonConan IV, Duke of BrittanyKing David I of ScotlandKing Philip II of FranceHenry de BohunKing JohnPeerage of EnglandPorchesterSwegen GodwinsonRalph the Timid, Earl of HerefordHarold Godwinson, Earl of HerefordWilliam FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of HerefordRoger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of HerefordMiles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of HerefordRoger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of HerefordHenry de Bohun, 1st Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of HerefordJohn de Bohun, 5th Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of HerefordHumphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of HerefordEleanor de BohunThomas of WoodstockWalter DevereuxViscount HerefordMary de BohunKing Henry IV of EnglandDuke of HerefordEarls of EssexViscounts HerefordGodwinEarl of WessexWilliam de MandevilleEarl of EssexGeoffrey de MandevilleMiles of GloucesterMargaret of HerefordGeoffrey Fitz PeterGeoffrey de Saye IIGeoffrey FitzGeoffrey de MandevilleWilliam FitzGeoffrey de MandevilleHumphrey de BohunEdward IEdward IIElizabeth of RhuddlanEdward IIIJohn de BohunWilliam de BohunEarl of NorthamptonHenry IVWilliam BourchierAnne of GloucesterHenry BourchierAnne WoodvilleElizabeth WoodvilleEdward IVJohn DevereuxBaron Ferrers of ChartleyElizabeth of YorkThomas ParrThomas CromwellHenry VIIIRichard DevereuxCatherine ParrWilliam ParrMarquess of NorthamptonEdward DevereuxRobert DevereuxforfeitBaron Capell of HadhamArthur CapellLeicester DevereuxViscount Malden