Earl of Lincoln

The title of Earl of Lincoln was created in the Peerage of England in 1572 for Edward Clinton, Lord Clinton, who served as Lord High Admiral under Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. The title was from the 18th century until the 1980s held by the Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Upon the death without direct heirs of the 10th duke, that title became extinct, and the Earldom passed to a distant relation.

There were several earlier creations of the title in the Middle Ages.

Table of contents

1 Earls of Lincoln, First Creation (1139) 2 Earls of Lincoln, Second Creation (1141) 3 Earls of Lincoln, Third Creation (1149 4 Earls of Lincoln, Fourth Creation (1217) 5 Earls of Lincoln, Fifth Creation (1349) 6 Earls of Lincoln, Sixth Creation (1467) 7 Earls of Lincoln, Seventh Creation (1525) 8 Earls of Lincoln, Eighth Creation (1572)

Earls of Lincoln, First Creation (1139)

• William d'Aubigny (d. 1176) Earl of Lincoln 1139-1141, apparently exchanged for earldom of Arundel

Earls of Lincoln, Second Creation (1141)

• William de Roumare, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1096-1161)
• William de Roumare, 2nd Earl of Lincoln (1145-1198)

Earls of Lincoln, Third Creation (1149

• Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln (1120-1156)

Earls of Lincoln, Fourth Creation (1217)

• Ranulph de Blundeville, 6th Earl of Chester, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1172-1232)
• Hawise de Quincy, 2nd Countess of Lincoln (d.1243)
• Margaret, 3rd Countess of Lincoln (d.1266 (m. John de Lacy, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1192-1240))
• Edmund de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln (1230-1258)
• Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln (1251-1311)
• Alice de Lacy, Countess of Lincoln (1281-1348) (m. Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Lincoln (d. 1322))

Earls of Lincoln, Fifth Creation (1349)

• Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1300-1361)
• John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lincoln (1340-1399)
• Henry Bolingbroke, 2nd Duke of Lancaster, 3rd Earl of Lincoln (1367-1413 (became King 1399)

Earls of Lincoln, Sixth Creation (1467)

• John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1462-1487)

Earls of Lincoln, Seventh Creation (1525)

• Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1516-1534)

Earls of Lincoln, Eighth Creation (1572)

• Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1512-1585)
• Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln (1539-1616)
• Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln (1568-1619)
• Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln (1600-1667)
• Edward Clinton, 5th Earl of Lincoln (d.1692)
• Francis Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln (1635-1693)
• Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684-1728)
• George Clinton, 8th Earl of Lincoln (1718-1730)
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle, 9th Earl of Lincoln (1720-1794)
• Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle, 10th Earl of Lincoln (1752-1795)
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, 11th Earl of Lincoln (1785-1851)
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, 12th Earl of Lincoln (1811-1864)
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 6th Duke of Newcastle, 13th Earl of Lincoln (1834-1879)
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle, 14th Earl of Lincoln (1864-1928)
• Francis Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 8th Duke of Newcastle, 15th Earl of Lincoln (1866-1941)
• Henry Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 9th Duke of Newcastle, 16th Earl of Lincoln (1907-1988)
• Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle, 17th Earl of Lincoln (1920-1988)
• Edward Fiennes-Clinton, 18th Earl of Lincoln (1913-2001)
• Robert Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln (b. 1972)