Earl of Lancaster, created 1267

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The Earl of Lancaster, created in 1267, was a powerful English noble title first granted to Edmund Crouchback, brother of King Edward I, and became one of the most influential earldoms in medieval England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of Plantagenet ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch Edward I of England ⓘ
Edward II of England ⓘ
Edward III of England ⓘ
Henry III of England ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Edmund Crouchback ⓘ
Henry of Grosmont ⓘ
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
brotherOfFirstHolder Edward I of England ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdBy Henry III of England ⓘ
dateCreated 1267 ⓘ
eventuallyMergedInto Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ
feudalStatus honour of Lancaster ⓘ
firstHolder Edmund Crouchback ⓘ
grantedTo Edmund Crouchback ⓘ
heldBy Edmund Crouchback ⓘ
Henry of Grosmont ⓘ
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
historicalEra High Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
jurisdiction County of Lancaster ⓘ
linkedTitle Duke of Lancaster ⓘ
Earl of Leicester ⓘ
namedAfter Lancaster ⓘ
nobleTitleType hereditary title ⓘ
partOf Peerage of England ⓘ
politicalInfluence leader of baronial opposition at times ⓘ
major role in royal government ⓘ
region Lancashire ⓘ
seat Lancaster Castle ⓘ
significantPeriod 13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
startTime 1267 ⓘ
subclassOf English peerage title ⓘ
titleHolderRank great magnate ⓘ
wasOneOf most powerful earldoms in medieval England ⓘ

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Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster → heldTitleFrom → Earl of Lancaster, created 1267 ⓘ