Lords & Earls of Leicester

Once again it has been updated. I have added the Dudley, Sidney and Coke Earls to this table

This is probably one of the most complicated parts of Leicester's history. The Earldom hasn't just been passed along a family line, but has transferred between several different families at the will of the monarch or the Earls themselves.

*Name*	*Title*	*Dates*	*Comments*
*Sheriffs of Leicester & Constables of Leicester Castle*
*Hugh de Grantmesil*	*Sheriff of Leicester*	*1066-1093*
*Ivo de Grantmesil*	*Sheriff of Leicester*	*1093-1107*	*Pledges title and land to Robert Beaumont*
*Beaumont Earls of Leicester*
*Robert Beaumont*	*1st Earl of Leicester*	*1107-1118*	*Created Earl of Leicester*
*Robert Le Bossu*	*2nd Earl of Leicester*	*1118-1168*
*Robert Blanchesmains*	*3rd Earl of Leicester*	*1168-1173*
*Robert FitzParnell*	*4th Earl of Leicester*	*1190-1204*	*Died Without Issue*
*Simon De Montfort*	*5th Earl of Leicester*	*1204-1208*	*Albigensian Crusader*
*Simon De Montfort*	*6th Earl of Leicester*	*1208-1265*	*Rebel Baron; Title Removed*
*Lancastrian Earls of Leicester*
*Prince Edmund*	*1st Earl of Leicester*	*1265-1296*
*Thomas*	*2nd Earl of Leicester*	*1296-1322*
*Henry Grosmont (of Lancaster)*	*3rd Earl of Leicester*	*1322-1345*	*Created Earl of Leicester*
*Henry*	*4th Earl of Leicester*	*1345-1361*
*John of Gaunt*	*5th Earl of Leicester*	*1361-1399*	*Last Medieval Earl of Leicester*
*King Henry*	*King of England*	*1399*	*Upon John's death, the Earldom passed through to his son, Henry, is was pronounced King the same year, thereby ending the Medieval Earldom of Leicester.*
*Dudley Earls of Leicester*
*Robert Dudley*	*Earl of Leicester*	*1564-1588*	*Executed*
*Sidney Earls of Leicester*
*Robert Sidney*	*1st Earl of Leicester*	*1618-1626*	Created Earl of Leicester by James I
*Robert Sidney*	*2nd Earl of Leicester*	*1626-1677*	*Bastard*
*Philip Sidney*	*3rd Earl of Leicester*	*1677-1698*
*Robert Sidney*	*4th Earl of Leicester*	*1698-1702*
*Philip Sidney*	*5th Earl of Leicester*	1702-1705
*John Sidney*	6th Earl of Leicester	1705-1737
Jocelyn Sidney	7th Earl of Leicester	1737-1743	Died Without Legitimate Issue
*Coke Earls of Leicester in the First Creation*
Thomas Coke	1st Earl of Leicester	1744-1795	Title Dissolved on Death
*Coke Earls of Leicester in the Second Creation*
Thomas Coke	1st Earl of Leicester	1837-1842	Noted Agriculturist
Thomas Coke	2nd Earl of Leicester	1842-1909
Thomas Coke	3rd Earl of Leicester	1909-1941
Thomas Coke	4th Earl of Leicester	1941-1949
Thomas Coke	5th Earl of Leicester	1949-1976
Anthony Coke	6th Earl of Leicester	1976-1994
Edward Coke	7th Earl of Leicester	1994-	Current Earl

I hope to have some more biographical information on these people at a later date. I have now created the family trees for the above Earls. Currently, they are very simple - and I apologise for that. If you would like to add any information to the trees, please email me. You can find the family trees here. They are in zipped, and are in HTML and GIF format.

Thomas Williams