Earl of Aumale
Earl of Aumale was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England .
The title was bestowed on July 9, 1412 by King Henry IV on his second-born son Thomas of Lancaster . Along with the earliest dignity , he was given the overall title of Duke of Clarence . The name of the title refers to the French county Aumale in Normandy, which England had occupied during the Hundred Years War . Since Thomas of Lancaster fell at the Battle of Baugé on March 22, 1421 without leaving any legitimate descendants, both titles became extinct with his death.
List of the Earls of Aumale (1412)
- Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence , 1st Earl of Aumale (1388-1421)