title: Earl of Hereford
text: # Earl of Hereford
  
  The title of Earl of Hereford was created six times in the Peerage of England. Dates indicate the years the person held the title for.
  
  ## Earls of Hereford, First Creation (1043)
  
  * Swegen Godwinson (1043–1051)
  
  earldom forfeit 1051–1052
  
  ## Earls of Hereford, Second Creation (1052)
  
  * Ralph the Timid, Earl of Hereford (1052–1057)
  
  earldom extinct 1057–1058
  
  ## Earls of Hereford, Third Creation (1058)
  
  * Harold Godwinson, Earl of Hereford (later Harold II of England) (1058–1066)
  
  earldom extinct 1066–1067
  
  ## Earls of Hereford, Fourth Creation (1067)
  
  * William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (1067–1071)
  * Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1071–1074)
  
  earldom forfeit 1074–1141
  
  ## Earls of Hereford, Fifth Creation (1141)
  
  * Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford (1141–1143)
  * Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1143–1155)
  
  earldom extinct 1155–1199
  
  ## Earls of Hereford, Sixth Creation (1199)
  
  * Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford (1199–1220)
  * Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1220–1275)
  * Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford (1275–1298)
  * Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1298–1322)
  * John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (1322–1336)
  * Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford (1336–1361)
  * Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1361–1373)
  
  Heiresses:
  
  * Eleanor de Bohun (c. 1366 – 1399), who married Thomas of Woodstock; their great-great-great-grandson Walter Devereux was created Viscount Hereford in 1550
  * Mary de Bohun (c. 1368 – 1394), who married Henry of Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV of England; he was created Duke of Hereford in 1397
  