Peerage of England |
Peerage of Scotland |
Peerage of Great Britain |
Peerage of Ireland |
Peerage of the United Kingdom |
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain.
Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords (but Peeresses of England were only granted seats in 1963).
The ranks of the English peerage are Duke (highest rank), Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. While most newer English peerages descend only in male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Under English inheritance law all daughters are co-heirs, so many older English peerage titles have fallen into abeyance between various female co-heirs.
In the following table, each peer is listed only by his or her highest English title, showing higher or equal titles in the other peerages.
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Title | Creation | Other Dukedom titles |
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The Duke of Edinburgh | 26 July 1726 | |
The Duke of Cornwall | 1337 always held by eldest son of the monarch | Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland. |
The Duke of Norfolk | 1483 Premier Duke of England | |
The Duke of Somerset | 1547 | |
The Duke of Richmond | 1675 | Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland; Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the UK |
The Duke of Grafton | 1675 | |
The Duke of Beaufort | 1682 | |
The Duke of St Albans | 1684 | |
The Duke of Bedford | 1694 | |
The Duke of Devonshire | 1694 | |
The Duke of Marlborough | 1702 | |
The Duke of Rutland | 1703 |
Title | Creation | Other titles |
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The Marquess of Winchester | 1551 Premier Marquess of England |
Title | Creation | Other Viscountcy or higher titles |
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The Viscount Hereford | 1550 Premier Viscount of England | |
The Viscount Townshend | 1682 | Marquess Townshend in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Viscount Weymouth | 1682 | Marquess of Bath in the Peerage of Great Britain |
Title | Creation | Other Barony or higher titles |
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The Baron de Ros | 1264 Premier Baron of England | |
The Baron le Despencer | 1264 | Viscount Falmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton | 1283; 1295; 1448 | |
The Baron Grey de Wilton | 1295 | |
The Baron Hastings | 1295 | |
The Baron FitzWalter | 1295 | |
The Baron Clinton | 1299 | |
The Baron De La Warr | 1299 | Earl De La Warr in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron de Clifford | 1299 | |
The Baron Strange, Hungerford and de Moleyns | 1299; 1426; 1445 | Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the UK |
The Baron Zouche | 1308 | |
The Baron Badlesmere | 1309 | |
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby | 1313 | |
The Baron Strabolgi | 1318 | |
The Baroness Dacre | 1321 | |
The Baroness Grey de Ruthyn | 1324 | |
The Baron Darcy de Knayth | 1332 | |
The Baron Cromwell | 1375 | |
The Baron Camoys | 1383 | |
The Baron Grey of Codnor | 1397 | |
The Baron Berkeley | 1421 | Lord Gueterbock for Life in the Peerage of the UK |
The Baron Latymer | 1432 | |
The Baron Dudley | 1440 | |
The Baron Saye and Sele | 1447 | |
The Baroness Berners | 1455 | |
The Baron Herbert | 1461 | |
The Baron Willoughby de Broke | 1491 | |
The Baron Vaux of Harrowden | 1523 | |
The Baroness Braye | 1529 | |
The Baron Windsor | 1529 | Earl of Plymouth in the Peerage of the UK |
The Baron Burgh | 1529 | |
The Baron Wharton | 1544 | |
The Baron Howard of Effingham | 1554 | Earl of Effingham in the Peerage of the UK |
The Baron St John of Bletso | 1559 | |
The Baroness Howard de Walden | 1597 | |
The Baron Petre | 1603 | |
The Baron Clifton | 1608 | Earl of Darnley in the Peerage of Ireland |
The Baron Dormer | 1615 | |
The Baron Teynham | 1616 | |
The Baron Brooke | 1621 | Earl Brooke and of Warwick in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Craven | 1626 | Earl of Craven in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Strange | 1628 | |
The Baron Stafford | 1640 | |
The Baron Byron | 1643 | |
The Baron Ward | 1644 | Earl of Dudley in the Peerage of the UK |
The Baron Lucas | 1663 | Lord Dingwall in the Peerage of Scotland |
The Baroness Arlington | 1665 | |
The Baron Clifford of Chudleigh | 1672 | |
The Baron Guilford | 1683 | Earl of Guilford in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Waldegrave | 1683 | Earl Waldegrave in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Barnard | 1698 | |
The Baron Guernsey | 1703 | Earl of Aylesford in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Gower | 1703 | Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the UK; Marquess of Stafford in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Conway | 1703 | Marquess of Hertford in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Hervey | 1703 | Marquess of Bristol in the Peerage of the UK; Earl of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain |