Earls of Lincoln
| Earldom of Lincoln | |
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Argent, six crosses crosslets, three, two, and one, sable, on a chief azure two mullets pierced or
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| Creation date | 1143 (first creation) 1572 (current creation) |
| Monarch |
Stephen (first creation) Elizabeth I (current creation) |
| Peerage | Peerage of England |
| First holder | William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Lincoln and 1st Earl of Arundel |
| Present holder | Robert Edward Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln |
| Heir presumptive | The Hon. William Roy Howson |
| Remainder to | Heirs male of the body, lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | None. Until 1988 the earldom was itself a subsidiary title of the Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne |
| Former seat(s) |
Clumber House Boyton Manor |
| Armorial motto | Loyaulté n'a honte (Loyalty knows not shame) |
Earl of Lincoln is a title that has been created eight times in the Peerage of England.
The Earldom was created for the first time probably around 1143 as William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, is mentioned as Earl of Lincoln in 1143 in two charters for the Abbey of Affligem, representing his wife Adeliza of Louvain, former wife of King Henry I.
The Earldom was created for a second time by King Stephen sometime after 1143 for William de Roumare. However, in 1149 or 1150, as William had gone over to the side of Empress Matilda, the King Stephen took the earldom from him and elevated Gilbert de Gant as Earl of Lincoln.
The Earldom was created for a third time by King Stephen in 1149 or 1150 for Gilbert de Gant, but on his death in 1156 it reverted to the Crown.
The Earldom was created for a fourth time in 1217 for Ranulph de Blondeville. He had no issue. In April 1231, with the consent of the King, before his death he passed the Earldom to his sister Hawise of Chester, and she was formally invested by King Henry III in October 1232. Royal consent was needed for this, because the Earldom would otherwise have reverted to the crown in the absence of a legitimate male heir. She in turn passed the Earldom, again with the consent of the King, to her daughter Margaret de Quincy suo jure, and her son-in-law John de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract. They were formally invested by Henry III in November 1232. Their grandson, the third Earl, married Margaret Longespee. Their daughter Alice inherited the earldom. She was the wife of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster. They had no children and the earldom reverted to the Crown on Alice's death in 1348.
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