Earl of Northampton is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created five times.

Earls of Northampton, First Creation (1071)

* Waltheof (d. 1076) * Maud, Queen of Scotland (c.1074–1130/31) *

Simon II de Senlis Simon II de Senlis (or Senliz, St. Liz, etc.), 4th Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northampton ( 1098 – 1153) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He was the son of Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton and Maud, Countess of Huntin ...

(1103–1153) * Simon III de Senlis (1138–1184)

Earls of Northampton, Second Creation (1337)

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG (c. 1312 – 16 September 1360) was an English nobleman and military commander. Lineage He was the fifth son of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan. He had a twin brot ...

(c. 1310 – 1360) *

Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Northampton Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, 6th Earl of Essex, 2nd Earl of Northampton, KG (March 25, 1342–January 16, 1373) was the son of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, and Elizabeth de Badlesmere, and grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, ...

(and 7th Earl of Hereford) (1341–1373), earldom abeyant

Earl of Northampton, Second Creation (restored) (1384)

* Henry Bolingbroke, 3rd Earl of Northampton (1367–1413) earldom restored 1384; became king in 1399

Earl of Northampton, Third Creation (1399)

* Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Northampton (1383-1438)

Earl of Northampton, Fourth Creation (1604)

Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, KG (25 February 154015 June 1614), was an important English aristocrat and courtier. He was suspect as a crypto-Catholic throughout his life, and went through periods of royal disfavour, in which his reputati ...

(1540–1614)

Earls of Northampton, Fifth Creation (1618)

*See the

Marquess of Northampton A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman w ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Northampton Earldoms in England before 1066 Earldoms in the Peerage of England Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of England British and Irish peerages which merged in the Crown Noble titles created in 1071 Noble titles created in 1337 Noble titles created in 1399 Noble titles created in 1604 Noble titles created in 1618