Earl of Cambridge in 1362

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The Earl of Cambridge in 1362 was an English noble title in the peerage of England held by Edmund of Langley, a younger son of King Edward III and later 1st Duke of York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom
title in the Peerage of England
associatedDynasty House of Plantagenet
associatedMonarch Edward III of England
associatedRoyalHouse House of York
associatedWith English royal nobility
Plantagenet princes
associatedWithCounty Cambridgeshire
country Kingdom of England
dateCreated 1362
firstHolder Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
grantedAsRoyalFavor yes
grantedBy Crown of England
grantedToYoungerSonOfMonarch yes
grantee Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
hasHolderBirthOrder younger son of the king
heldBy Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
heldByMemberOfRoyalFamily yes
hereditary yes
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
holderBirthplace Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
linked to: Kings Langley
holderDynasty Plantagenet
holderIsPrince yes
holderIsSonOf Edward III of England
holderLaterTitle Duke of York
holderMother Philippa of Hainault
linked to: Philippa of Hainaut
holderReligion Roman Catholicism
isFeudalTitle yes
isNobleTitle yes
isSubsidiaryTitleOf Duke of York (1385 creation)
languageOfTitle Middle English
monarchWhoCreatedTitle Edward III of England
namedAfter Cambridge
linked to: CAMBRIDGE
nobleRank Earl
peerage Peerage of England
precedesInRank Marquess
predecessorTitle Earl of Cambridge (first creation)
linked to: Earl of Cambridge
rankWithinPeerageOfEngland below marquess and above viscount
region England
status extinct
succeedsInRank Viscount
successorTitle Earl of Cambridge (subsequent later creations)
linked to: Earl of Cambridge
titleCreationNumber second creation of the Earldom of Cambridge
titleHolderStyle Earl
titleLinkedToTerritory Cambridge, England
titleStyleInFull Earl of Cambridge
typeOfFeudalTitle English hereditary peerage title
usedAsCourtesyTitle no

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Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York titleGranted Earl of Cambridge in 1362
Earl of Cambridge (1362 creation) isSubsidiaryTitleOf Duke of York (1385 creation)
subject linked to: Earl of Cambridge in 1362
linked to: Earl of Cambridge in 1362