| Earldom of Lincoln | |
|---|---|
  Argent, six crosses crosslet fichées, three, two, and one, sable, on a chief azure two mullets or pierced gules[1] | |
| Creation date | 1141 (first creation) after 1143 (second creation) c. 1149 (third creation) 1217 (fourth creation) 1349 (fifth creation) 1467 (sixth creation) 1525 (seventh creation) 1572 (eighth creation) |
| Created by | Stephen (first, second, third creations) Henry III (fourth creation) Edward III(fifth creation) Edward IV (sixth creation) Henry VIII (seventh creation) Elizabeth I (eighth 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 |
| Extinction date | c. 1143 (first creation) c. 1150 (second creation) 1156 (third creation) 1348 (fourth creation) 1361 (fifth creation) 1487 (sixth creation) 1534 (seventh creation) |
| Former seat(s) | Clumber House Boyton Manor |
| Motto | Loyaulté n'a honte ("There is no shame in loyalty")[1] |
1st Earl of Lincoln
(eighth creation of the title)
Earl of Lincoln is a title that has been created eight times in the Peerage of England, most recently in 1572. The title was borne by the Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne from 1768 to 1988, until the dukedom became extinct.
- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 2337–2440. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.