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Current English Earldoms

Castle Howard, co. York - former seat of the Earls of Carlisle

Abingdon, Earl of (E, 1682) - the earldom has been held by the Earls of Lindsey since 1938, when the 8th Earl of Abingdon inherited the more senior Earldom of Lindsey

Albemarle, Earl of (E, 1696/7)

Arlington (created 1672 - abeyant 1936)

Arundel, Earl of (E, c.1139) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Norfolk since 1660, when the 23rd Earl of Arundel was restored as 5th Duke of Norfolk

Bedford, Earl of (E, 1550) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Bedford since 1694, when the 5th Earl of Bedford was created Duke of Bedford

Berkshire, Earl of (E, 1625/6) - the earldom has been held by the Earls of Suffolk since 1745, when the 4th Earl of Berkshire inherited the more senior Earldom of Suffolk

Burford, Earl of (E, 1676) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of St Albans since 1683/4, when the 1st Earl of Burford was created Duke of St Albans

Cardigan, Earl of (E, 1661) - the earldom has been held by the Marquesses of Ailesbury since 1868, when the Earldom of Cardigan was inherited by the 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury

Carlisle, Earl of (E, 1661)

Chester, Earl of (E, 1333)

Cholmondeley, Earl of (E, 1706) - the earldom has been held by the Marquesses of Cholmondeley since 1815, when the 4th Earl of Cholmondeley was created Marquess of Cholmondeley

Coventry, Earl of (E, 1697)

Denbigh, Earl of (E, 1692)

Derby, Earl of (E, 1485)

Devon, Earl of (E, 1553)

Devonshire, Earl of (E, 1618) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Devonshire since 1694, when the 4th Earl of Devonshire was created Duke of Devonshire

Doncaster, Earl of (E, 1662/3) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Buccleuch since 1743, when the Earldom of Doncaster was restored to the 2nd Duke of Buccleuch

Essex, Earl of (E, 1661)

Euston, Earl of (E, 1672) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Grafton since 1675, when the 1st Earl of Euston was created Duke of Grafton

Exeter, Earl of (E, 1605) - the earldom has been held by the Marquesses of Exeter since 1801, when the 10th Earl of Exeter was created Marquess of Exeter

Huntingdon, Earl of (E, 1529)

Jersey, Earl of (E, 1697)

Lincoln, Earl of (E, 1572) - the earldom was held by the former Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1768, when the 9th Earl of Lincoln inherited the Dukedom of Newcastle-under-Lyme, until 1988, when the Dukedom became extinct and the Earldom of Lincoln passed to a distant cousin descended from the 2nd Earl of Lincoln

Lindsey, Earl of (E, 1626) - the earldom was held by the former Dukes of Ancaster and Kesteven from 1715, when the 4th Earl of Lindsey was created Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven until 1809, when the Dukedom became extinct and the Earldom of Lindsey passed to a distant cousin descended from the 2nd Earl of Lindsey

Manchester, Earl of (E, 1626) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Manchester since 1719, when the 4th Earl of Manchester was created Duke of Manchester

March, Earl of (E, 1675) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Richmond since 1675, when the 1st Duke of Richmond was created Baron Settrington, Earl of March and Duke of Richmond

Marlborough, Earl of (E, 1689) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Marlborough since 1702, when the 1st Earl of Marlborough was created Duke of Marlborough

Montgomery, Earl of (E, 1605) - the earldom has been held by the Earls of Pembroke since 1630, when the 1st Earl of Montgomery inherited the more senior Earldom of Pembroke

Norfolk, Earl of (E, 1644) - the earldom has been held by the Earls of Arundel from 1644, when the 21st Earl of Arundel was created Earl of Norfolk, and by the Dukes of Norfolk since 1660, when the 23rd Earl of Arundel was restored as 5th Duke of Norfolk

Northampton, Earl of (E, 1618) - the earldom has been held by the Marquesses of Northampton since 1812, when the 9th Earl of Northampton was created Marquess of Northampton

Nottingham, Earl of (E, 1681) - the earldom has been held by the Earls of Winchilsea since 1729, when the 2nd Earl of Nottingham inherited the more senior Earldom of Winchilsea

Pembroke, Earl of (E, 1551)

Portland, Earl of (E, 1689) - the earldom was held by the former Dukes of Portland from 1715, when the 2nd Earl of Portland was created Marquess of Titchfield and Duke of Portland, until 1990, when the Dukedom of Portland became extinct and the Earldom of Portland was inherited by a distant cousin descended from the 1st Earl of Portland

Rutland, Earl of (E, 1525) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Rutland since 1703, when the 9th Earl of Rutland was created Duke of Rutland

Salisbury, Earl of (E, 1605) - the earldom has been held by the Marquesses of Salisbury since 1789, when the 7th Earl of Salisbury was created Marquess of Salisbury

Sandwich, Earl of (E, 1660)

Scarbrough, Earl of (E, 1690

Shaftesbury, Earl of (E, 1672)

Shrewsbury, Earl of (E, 1442)

Suffolk, Earl of (E, 1603)

Sunderland, Earl of (E, 1643) - the earldom has been held by the Dukes of Marlborough since 1733, when the 5th Earl of Sunderland inherited the Dukedom of Marlborough

Surrey, Earl of (E, 1483) - the earldom was held by the Dukes of Norfolk from 1513/4, when the 1st Earl of Surrey was created Duke of Norfolk, until 1572, when the 4th Duke of Norfolk was attainted and executed, was under attainder from that date until 1604, and has been held by the Earls of Arundel since 1604, when the Earldom of Surrey was restored to the 21st Earl of Arundel, and by the Dukes of Norfolk since 1660, when the 23rd Earl of Arundel was restored as 5th Duke of Norfolk

Westmorland, Earl of (E, 1624)

Wiltshire, Earl of (E, 1549/50) - the earldom was held by the Marquesses of Winchester from 1551, when the 1st Earl of Wiltshire was created Marquess of Winchester, until 1689, when the 6th Marquess was created Duke of Bolton, and by the Marquesses of Winchester since 1794, when the Dukedom of Bolton became extinct and the Marquessate of Winchester was inherited by a distant cousin descended from the 4th Marquess of Winchester

Winchilsea, Earl of (E, 1620)

Worcester, Earl of (E, 1513/4) - the earldom has been held by the Marquesses of Worcester from 1643, when the 5th Earl of Worcester was created Marquess of Worcester, and by the Dukes of Beaufort since 1682, when the 3rd Marquess of Worcester was created Duke of Beaufort

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