Earl of Leicester

The Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century as a title in the Peerage of England (title now extinct), and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837. The family seat is Holkham Hall, near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.

Earls of Leicester, Second Creation (1265)

• Edmund, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (1245-1296)
• Thomas, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (c. 1280-1322) (forfeit 1322)
• Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Leicester (c 1281-1345) (also Earl of Lancaster) (restored 1327)
• Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester (d. 1361)
• John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester (1340-1399)
• Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester (1367-1413) (became King in 1399)