List of earls

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This is a list of present Earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include those still-extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" earldoms as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Earldoms.

Contents 1 Order of precedence 2 Earls of England 3 Earls of Scotland 4 Earls of Great Britain 5 Earls of Ireland 6 Earls of the United Kingdom 7 References

Order of precedence

The general order of precedence among Earls is:

1. Earls of England
2. Earls of Scotland
3. Earls of Great Britain
4. Earls of Ireland created before 1801
5. Earls of the United Kingdom and of Ireland created after 1801

Earls of England

1. The Earl of Shrewsbury (1442), Earl Talbot (GB 1784) and Earl of Waterford (Ire 1446)
   • Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury
2. The Earl of Derby (1485)
   • Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby
3. The Earl of Huntingdon (1529)
   • William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon
4. The Earl of Pembroke (1551) and Montgomery (1605)
   • William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke
5. The Earl of Devon (1553)
   • Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon
6. The Earl of Lincoln (1572)
   • Robert Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln
7. The Earl of Suffolk (1603) and Berkshire (1626)
   • Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk
8. The Earl of Denbigh (1622) and Desmond (Ire 1628)
   • Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh
9. The Earl of Westmorland (1624)
   • Anthony Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland
10. The Earl of Lindsey (1626) and Abingdon (1682)
    • Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey
11. The Earl of Winchelsea (1628) and Nottingham (1681)
    • Daniel Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea
12. The Earl of Sandwich (1660)
    • John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich
13. The Earl of Essex (1661)
    • Paul Capell, 11th Earl of Essex
14. The Earl of Carlisle (1661)
    • George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle
15. The Earl of Shaftesbury (1672)
    • Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury
16. The Earl of Portland (1689)
    • Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland
17. The Earl of Scarbrough (1690)
    • Richard Lumley, 13th Earl of Scarbrough
18. The Earl of Albemarle (1697)
    • Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle
19. The Earl of Coventry (1697)
    • George Coventry, 13th Earl of Coventry
20. The Earl of Jersey (1697)
    • William Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

Earls of Scotland

Note: The Precedence of the older Scottish earldoms is determined by the Decreet of Ranking of 1606, and not by seniority.

1. The Earl of Crawford (1398) and Balcarres (1651)
   • Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford
2. The Earl of Erroll (1453)
   • Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
3. The Countess of Sutherland (1230 or 1275 or 1347)
   • Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland
4. The Countess of Mar (1114 or 1457)
   • Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar
5. The Earl of Rothes (1458)
   • James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes
6. The Earl of Morton (1458)
   • John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton
7. The Earl of Buchan (1469)
   • Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan
8. The Earl of Eglinton (1508) and Winton (UK 1859)
   • Archibald Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton
9. The Earl of Caithness (1455)
   • Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness
10. The Earl of Mar and Kellie (1404 or 1565)
    • James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar
11. The Earl of Moray (1562)
    • John Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray
12. The Earl of Home (1605)
    • David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home
13. The Earl of Perth (1605)
    • John Drummond, 9th Earl of Perth
14. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1606)
    • Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
15. The Earl of Haddington (1619)
    • John Baillie-Hamilton, 13th Earl of Haddington
16. The Earl of Galloway (1623)
    • Randolph Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway
17. The Earl of Lauderdale (1624)
    • Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale
18. The Earl of Lindsay (1633)
    • James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay
19. The Earl of Loudoun (1633)
    • Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun
20. The Earl of Kinnoull (1633)
    • Arthur Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnoull
21. The Earl of Elgin (1633) and Kincardine (1643)
    • Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin
22. The Earl of Wemyss (1633) and March (1697)
    • James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss
23. The Earl of Dalhousie (1633)
    • James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie
24. The Earl of Airlie (1639)
    • David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie
25. The Earl of Leven (1641) and Melville (1690)
    • Alexander Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Leven
26. The Earl of Dysart (1643)
    • John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart
27. The Earl of Selkirk (1646)
    • Presently disclaimed by James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas
28. The Earl of Northesk (1647)
    • Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk
29. The Earl of Dundee (1660)
    • Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee
30. The Earl of Newburgh (1660)
    • Filippo, Prince Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of Newburgh
31. The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1662)
    • Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
32. The Earl of Dundonald (1669)
    • Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald
33. The Earl of Kintore (1677)
    • James Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore
34. The Earl of Dunmore (1686)
    • Malcolm Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore
35. The Earl of Orkney (1696)
    • Oliver St John, 9th Earl of Orkney
36. The Earl of Seafield (1701)
    • Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield
37. The Earl of Stair (1703)
    • John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair
38. The Earl of Rosebery (1703) and Midlothian (UK 1911)
    • Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery
39. The Earl of Glasgow (1703)
    • Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow

Earls of Great Britain

1. The Earl Ferrers (1711)
   • Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers
2. The Earl of Dartmouth (1711)
   • William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth
3. The Earl of Tankerville (1714)
   • Peter Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville
4. The Earl of Aylesford (1714)
   • Charles Finch-Knightley, 12th Earl of Aylesford
5. The Earl of Macclesfield (1721)
   • Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield
6. The Earl Waldegrave (1729)
   • James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave
7. The Earl of Harrington (1742)
   • Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington
8. The Earl of Portsmouth (1743)
   • Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth
9. The Earl of Warwick (1759) and Brooke (1746)
   • Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick
10. The Earl of Buckinghamshire (1746)
    • George Hobart-Hampden, 10th Earl of Buckinghamshire
11. The Earl of Guilford (1752)
    • Piers North, 10th Earl of Guilford
12. The Earl of Hardwicke (1754)
    • Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke
13. The Earl of Ilchester (1756)
    • Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester
14. The Earl De La Warr (1761)
    • William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr
15. The Earl of Radnor (1765)
    • William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor
16. The Earl Spencer (1765)
    • Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
17. The Earl Bathurst (1772)
    • Allen Bathhurst, 9th Earl Bathurst
18. The Earl of Clarendon (1776)
    • George Villiers, 8th Earl of Clarendon
19. The Earl of Mansfield (1776) and Mansfield (1792)
    • William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
20. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1789)
    • Robert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
21. The Earl Fortescue (1789)
    • Charles Fortescue, 8th Earl Fortescue
22. The Earl of Carnarvon (1793)
    • George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon
23. The Earl Cadogan (1800)
    • Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan
24. The Earl of Malmesbury (1800)
    • James Harris, 7th Earl of Malmesbury

Earls of Ireland

Earls of Ireland created after 1801 yield precedence to older Earldoms of the United Kingdom

1. The Earl of Cork (1620) and Orrery (1660)
   • John Boyle, 15th Earl of Cork
2. The Earl of Westmeath (1621)
   • William Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath
3. The Earl of Meath (1627)
   • John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath
4. The Earl of Cavan (1647)
   • Roger Lambart, 13th Earl of Cavan
5. The Earl of Drogheda (1661)
   • Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
6. The Earl of Granard (1684)
   • Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard
7. The Earl of Darnley (1725)
   • Adam Bligh, 11th Earl of Darnley
8. The Earl of Egmont (1733)
   • Thomas Perceval, 12th Earl of Egmont
9. The Earl of Bessborough (1739)
   • Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough
10. The Earl of Carrick (1748)
    • David Butler, 10th Earl of Carrick
11. The Earl of Shannon (1756)
    • Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Shannon
12. The Earl of Arran (1762)
    • Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran
13. The Earl of Courtown (1762)
    • James Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown
14. The Earl of Mexborough (1766)
    • John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough
15. The Earl Winterton (1766)
    • David Turnour, 8th Earl Winterton
16. The Earl of Kingston (1768)
    • Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston
17. The Earl of Roden (1771)
    • Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden
18. The Earl of Lisburne (1776)
    • John Vaughan, 8th Earl of Lisburne
19. The Earl of Clanwilliam (1776)
    • Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam
20. The Earl of Antrim (1785)
    • Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim
21. The Earl of Longford (1785)
    • Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford
22. The Earl of Portarlington (1785)
    • George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington
23. The Earl of Mayo (1785)
    • Charles Bourke, 11th Earl of Mayo
24. The Earl Annesley (1789)
    • Michael Annesley, 12th Earl Annesley
25. The Earl of Enniskillen (1789)
    • Andrew Cole, 7th Earl of Enniskillen
26. The Earl Erne (1789)
    • Henry Crichton, 6th Earl Erne
27. The Earl of Lucan (1795)
    • Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (legally dead)
      • Heir: George Bingham, Lord Bingham (8th Earl of Lucan)
28. The Earl Belmore (1797)
    • John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore
29. The Earl Castle Stewart (1800)
    • Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart
30. The Earl of Donoughmore (1800)
    • Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore
31. The Earl of Caledon (1800)
    • Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon
32. The Earl of Limerick (1803)
    • Edmund Pery, 7th Earl of Limerick
33. The Earl of Clancarty (1803)
    • Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty
34. The Earl of Gosford (1806)
    • Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford
35. The Earl of Rosse (1806)
    • Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse
36. The Earl of Normanton (1806)
    • Shaun Agar, 6th Earl of Normanton
37. The Earl of Kilmorey (1822)
    • Sir Richard Needham (6th Earl of Kilmory)
38. The Earl of Listowel (1822)
    • Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel
39. The Earl of Norbury (1827)
    • Richard Graham-Toler, 7th Earl of Norbury
40. The Earl of Ranfurly (1831)
    • Gerald Knox, 7th Earl of Ranfurly

Earls of the United Kingdom

Precedence of Irish Earldoms shown in italics.

1. The Earl of Rosslyn (1801)
2. The Earl of Craven (1801)
3. The Earl of Onslow (1801)
4. The Earl of Romney (1801)
5. The Earl of Chichester (1801)
6. The Earl of Wilton (1801)

   The Earl of Limerick (Ireland)

   The Earl of Clancarty (Ireland)

7. The Earl of Powis (1804)
8. The Earl Nelson (1805)

   The Earl of Gosford (Ireland)

   The Earl of Rosse (Ireland)

   The Earl of Normanton (Ireland)

9. The Earl Grey (1806)
10. The Earl of Lonsdale (1807)
11. The Earl of Harrowby (1809)
12. The Earl of Harewood (1812)
13. The Earl of Minto (1813)
14. The Earl Cathcart (1814)
15. The Earl of Verulam (1815)
16. The Earl of Saint Germans (1815)
17. The Earl of Morley (1815)
18. The Earl of Bradford (1815)
19. The Earl of Eldon (1821)
20. The Earl Howe (1821)
21. The Earl of Stradbroke (1821)
22. The Earl Temple of Stowe (1822)

    The Earl of Kilmorey (Ireland)

    The Earl of Listowel (Ireland)

    The Earl of Norbury (Ireland)

23. The Earl Cawdor (1827)

    The Earl of Ranfurly (Ireland)

24. The Earl of Lichfield (1831)
25. The Earl of Durham (1833)
26. The Earl Granville (1833)
27. The Earl of Effingham (1837)
28. The Earl of Ducie (1837)
29. The Earl of Yarborough (1837)
30. The Earl of Leicester (1837)
31. The Earl of Lovelace (1838)
32. The Earl of Gainsborough (1841)
33. The Earl of Strafford (1847)
34. The Earl of Cottenham (1850)
35. The Earl Cowley (1857)
36. The Earl of Dudley (1860)
37. The Earl Russell (1861)
38. The Earl of Cromartie (1861)
39. The Earl of Kimberley (1866)
40. The Earl of Wharncliffe (1876)
41. The Earl Cairns (1878)
42. The Earl of Lytton (1880)
43. The Earl of Selborne (1882)
44. The Earl of Iddesleigh (1885)
45. The Earl of Cranbrook (1892)
46. The Earl of Cromer (1901)
47. The Earl of Plymouth (1905)
48. The Earl of Liverpool (1905)
49. The Earl Saint Aldwyn (1915)
50. The Earl Beatty (1919)
51. The Earl Haig (1919)
52. The Earl of Iveagh (1919)
53. The Earl of Balfour (1922)
54. The Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1925)
55. The Earl Jellicoe (1925)
56. The Earl of Inchcape (1929)
57. The Earl Peel (1929)^[1]
58. The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1937)
59. The Earl of Halifax (1944)
60. The Earl of Gowrie (1945)
61. The Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (1945)
62. The Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1947)
63. The Earl Alexander of Tunis (1952)
64. The Earl of Swinton (1955)
65. The Earl Attlee (1955)
66. The Earl of Woolton (1956)
67. The Earl of Snowdon (1961)
68. The Earl of Stockton (1984)
69. The Earl of Wessex (1999)^[2]

References

1. ^ As the current Lord Chamberlain of the Household, The Earl Peel ranks higher in precedence than he would by virtue of the seniority of his Earldom alone.
2. ^ As a younger son of the British Sovereign, HRH The Earl of Wessex ranks higher in precedence than he would by virtue of the seniority of his Earldom alone.

Earls*   ...of England Shrewsbury, Waterford & Talbot · Derby · Huntingdon · Pembroke & Montgomery · Devon · Lincoln · Suffolk & Berkshire · Denbigh & Desmond · Westmorland · Lindsey & Abingdon · Winchelsea & Nottingham · Sandwich · Essex · Carlisle · Shaftesbury · Portland · Scarbrough · Albemarle · Coventry · Jersey   ...of Scotland Crawford & Balcarres · Erroll** · Sutherland · Mar · Rothes · Morton · Buchan · Eglinton · Caithness · Mar & Kellie · Moray · Home · Perth · Strathmore & Kinghorne · Haddington · Galloway · Lauderdale · Lindsay · Loudoun · Kinnoull · Elgin & Kincardine · Wemyss & March · Dalhousie · Airlie · Leven & Melville · Dysart · Selkirk (d) · Northesk · Dundee · Newburgh · Annandale & Hartfell · Dundonald · Kintore · Dunmore · Orkney · Seafield · Stair · Rosebery · Glasgow   ...of Great Britain Ferrers · Dartmouth · Tankerville · Aylesford · Macclesfield · Waldegrave · Harrington · Portsmouth · Brooke & Warwick · Buckinghamshire · Guilford · Hardwicke · Ilchester · De La Warr · Radnor · Spencer · Bathurst · Clarendon · Mansfield & Mansfield · Mount Edgcumbe · Fortescue · Carnarvon · Cadogan · Malmesbury   ...of Ireland (pre-1801) Cork & Orrery · Westmeath · Meath · Cavan · Drogheda · Granard · Darnley · Egmont · Bessborough · Carrick · Shannon · Arran · Courtown · Mexborough · Winterton · Kingston · Roden · Lisburne · Clanwilliam · Antrim · Longford · Portarlington · Mayo · Annesley · Enniskillen · Erne · Lucan · Belmore · Castle Stewart · Donoughmore · Caledon   ...of the United Kingdom & ...of Ireland (post-1801) Rosslyn · Craven · Onslow · Romney · Chichester · Wilton · Limerick · Clancarty · Powis · Nelson · Gosford · Rosse · Normanton · Grey · Lonsdale · Harrowby · Harewood · Minto · Cathcart · Verulam · St Germans · Morley · Bradford · Eldon · Howe · Stradbroke · Temple of Stowe · Kilmorey Listowel · Norbury · Cawdor · Ranfurly · Lichfield · Durham · Granville · Effingham · Ducie · Yarborough · Leicester · Lovelace · Gainsborough · Strafford · Cottenham · Cowley · Dudley · Russell · Cromartie · Kimberley · Wharncliffe · Cairns · Lytton · Selborne · Iddesleigh · Cranbrook · Cromer · Plymouth · Liverpool · St Aldwyn · Beatty · Haig · Iveagh · Balfour · Oxford & Asquith · Jellicoe · Inchcape · Peel** · Baldwin of Bewdley · Halifax · Gowrie · Lloyd George of Dwyfor · Mountbatten of Burma · Alexander of Tunis · Swinton · Attlee · Woolton · Snowdon · Stockton · Wessex*** *Current substantive earls, listed by precedence, from highest to lowest   ** Errol ranks in Scotland as Lord High Constable; Peel ranks as Lord Chamberlain   ***Wessex ranks among the Royal family