Earl of Winchester
Earl of Winchester was a hereditary British title of nobility awarded three times within the Peerage of England during the Middle Ages .
Awards
The first earl was Saer de Quincy, who received the dignity of Earls on March 13, 1207 after his wife inherited half of the property of the Earls of Leicester from the Beaumont family. This award expired on April 25, 1264 when Saer's son Roger de Quincy died without a male heir.
On May 10, 1322, King Edward II made the elder Hugh le Despenser Earl. The earl was convicted of treason and executed in 1326, and his title and property were confiscated by the crown.
During his exile in 1470/71, King Edward IV was the guest of a Flemish nobleman, Louis of Bruges ; after his return to the throne, he rewarded his host on October 13, 1422 with the Earldom of Winchester. The title was linked to an annual pension of £ 200 to be earned from lands in Hampshire, but specifically not to the right to participate in the English Parliament . Ludwig's son, the 2nd Earl, returned the title to the Crown in 1499.
In the Middle Ages, the Earldoms (that is, the bare titles) were often associated with counties (that is, a territory to be administered), so the Earl of Winchester is sometimes referred to as the Earl of Southampton , since Winchester is the capital of Hampshire , which is also then County of Southampton or Southamptonshire was called.
List of the Earls of Winchester
Earls of Winchester, first award (1207)
Earls of Winchester, second bestowal (1322)
- Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester (1261-1326) (title forfeited 1326)
Earls of Winchester, third bestowal (1472)
- Lewis de Bruges, 1st Earl of Winchester (1427–1492)
- John de Bruges, 2nd Earl of Winchester (1458-1512), returned the title to the crown in 1499.
See also
Literature and web links
- Winchester, Earls and Marquesses of In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Volume 28, Cambridge University Press, 1911, pp. 703 f.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Winchester, Earl of (E, 1207-1264) at Cracroft's Peerage