Earl of York

The title of Earl of York existed in England from the mid-10th century to the mid 12th century.

The Earls of York were the successors of the kings of Jorvik, the last Erik Bloodaxe I. King of Norway, † 954 was. Then count were used in Jorvik / York.

The English king Henry II (reigned 1154-1189 ) lifted the title as a result of the civil war under his predecessor Stephen.

The title Earl of York was for Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, the son of King Edward III. connected to the Duke of York.

First Creation ( 960 )

  • Oslac of Mercia under King Edgar (reigned 939-975 )
  • Thored under King Edward the Martyr (reigned 975-978 ).
  • Uhtred of King Aethelred II (reigned 978-1015 ).
  • Norway's Eirik Håkonson under King Knut the Great ( reigned 1016-1035 )
  • The Dane Siward or Sigurd, Earl of Northumbria, † 1055, under King Knut Hardi (reigned 1035-1037 and 1040-1042 )
  • Tostig Godwinson of Wessex, † 1066, under King Harold Godwinson ( King 1066)
  • Morcar of Mercia, Earl of Northumbria 1065/66, 1071 †
  • William Malet and Robert Fitz Richard possessed Yorkshire under King William the Conqueror (reigned 1066-1087 ).
  • William the thickness, French count of Aumale, the English Earl of Albemarle, † 1179, under King Stephen, was the last Earl of York.
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