Earl of Bristol

Earl of Bristol is a title in the peerage of England. It has been held both by the Digby family and by the Hervey family. The title of the Digby creation became extinct upon the death of the third earl in 1698, when no male heirs to the title were left. The title was then recreated for the Hervey family in 1714. In 1826 the fifth Earl of Bristol became the Marquess of Bristol.

Earls of Bristol, first Creation (1622)

• John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol (1580-1653)
• George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1612-1676)
• John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol (d. 1698)

Earls of Bristol, second Creation (1714)

• John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)
• George William Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721-1775)
• Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724-1779)
• Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol (1730-1803)
• Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl of Bristol (1769-1859) (became Marquess of Bristol in 1826).

(See Marquess of Bristol for information on the Hervey earls.)