Earl of Leicester - Earls of Leicester, Second Creation (1265)

Earls of Leicester, Second Creation (1265)

  • Edmund, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (1245–1296)
  • Thomas, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (c. 1280–1322, forfeit 1322)
  • Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Leicester (c 1281–1345) (also Earl of Lancaster, restored 1327)
  • Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester (c 1310-1361)
  • William V of Holland, 5th Earl of Leicester (1330–1389)
  • John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester (1340–1399)
  • Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester (1367–1413, became King in 1399)

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