Earl of Cambridge - Definition

The title of Earl of Cambridge was created several times in the Peerage of England. See also Duke of Cambridge, Marquess of Cambridge.

Earls of Cambridge, 1st Creation (1340)

• William of Juliers, 1st Earl of Cambridge (1299-1361)

Earls of Cambridge, 2nd Creation (1362)

• Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341-1402)
• Edward, 2nd Duke of York (-1415), resigned 1414

Earls of Cambridge, 3rd Creation (1414)

• Richard, 1st Earl of Cambridge (1373-1415), forfeit 1415
• Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (1412-1460), restored 1426
• Edward Plantagenet, 4th Duke of York (1442-1483), merged in crown 1461

Earls of Cambridge, 4th Creation (1619)

• James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (1589-1625)
• James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606-1649)
• William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (1616-1651)

Earls of Cambridge, 5th Creation (1659)

• Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (1640-1660)

Earls of Cambridge, 6th Creation (1664)

• James Stuart, Duke of Cambrdige (1663-1667)

Earls of Cambridge, 7th Creation (1667)

• Edgar Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1667-1671)