Von seinem Bruder Heinrich V. wurde er 1414 zum "Earl of Kendal", "Earl of Richmond" und "Duke of Bedford" ernannt. ###>He was created Earl of Kendal, Earl of Richmond and Duke of Bedford in 1414 by his brother, King Henry V.When Henry V died in 1422, Bedford vied with his younger brother, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, for control of the Kingdom.