A confederation of coastal towns in southeast England, it was formed for military and trade purposes.
At the head of the Cinque Ports were Lord Wardens who had the status of barons and the right to attend the king's parliament.
- Coat of Arms
Cinque Ports
Arms from 1305
- Lord Wardens of the Cinque Ports & Constables of Dover Castle
- 11th century
Godwine, Earl of Wessex
1045-1053
Harold Godwinson
1053-1066
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux
1066-1084
James de Fiennes
1085-1111
- 12th century
John de Fiennes
1111-1138
The younger, son of James
Eustace de Boulogne
1138-1153
Walkelin de Magminot
1153-1154
Robert Fitz Bernard
1154-1169
Alan de Valoines
1187-1190
Matthew de Clere
1190-1195
William de Wrotham
1195-1201
- 13th century
William de Huntingfield
1203-1204
William Longespee
1204-1207
Geoffrey FitzPiers
1207-1213
William de Brewer
1213-1215
Robert de Neresford
1221-1223
Stephen de Langton
1223-1224
Geoffrey de Lucy
1224-1225
Geoffrey de Shirland
1225-1226
William d'Avranches
1226-1227
Stephen de Segrave
1232-1235
Pierre de Savoie
1241-1242
Bertram de Criol
1242-1255
Reginald de Cobham
1256-1258
Nicholas de Criol
1260-1263
Roger de Leybourne
1263-1264
Henry de Montfort
1264-1265
Prince Edward Longshanks
1265-1266
Matthew de Bezille
1266-1267
Stephen de Penchester
1267-1298
Robert de Burghersh
1298-1306
- 14th century
Robert de Kendall
1307-1315
Robert de Kendall
1315-1320
Bartholomew de Badlesmere
1320-1321
Edmund of Woodstock
1321-1323
Robert de Kendall
1324-1325
Bartholomew de Burghersh
1327-1330
William de Clinton
1330-1343
Bartholomew de Burghersh
1343-1355
Roger de Mortimer
1355-1359
John de Beauchamp of Somerset
1359-1360
Richard de Penbrugge
1369-1371
Andrew de Guildford
1371-1372
William le Latimer
1372-1376
Edmund of Langley
1376-1381
Robert de Ashton
1381-1384
John de Beaumont
1393-1396
Edmund of Langley
1396-1398
John de Beaufort
1398-1399
Thomas de Erpyngham
1399-1409
- 15th century
Henry of Monmouth
1409-1413
Humphrey of Lancaster
1415-1447
Humphrey Stafford
1450-1460
John Scott of Brabourne
1471
William FitzAlan
1471-1488
Philip Fitz-Lewes
1488-1492
William Scott of Brabourne
1492-1493
- 16th century
Edward Guildford
1521-1533
Arthur Plantagenet
1539-1542
- 17th century
Edward la Zouche
1615-1625
Theophilus Howard
1628-1640