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United Kingdom portalThe 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. (Women peers of England were only granted seats with the Peerage Act 1963.)
The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. While most newer English peerages descend only in the 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.
Baronets, while holders of hereditary titles, are not peers and do not confer nobility. Knights, Dames, and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom are also not peers.
In the following table, each peer is listed only by his or her highest English title (with the exception of the Duke of Norfolk/Earl of Arundel) showing higher or equal titles in the other peerages. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics.
Contents
1 Dukes in the Peerage of England
2 Marquesses in the Peerage of England
3 Earls in the Peerage of England
4 Viscounts in the Peerage of England
5 Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of England
6 See also
7 References
Dukes in the Peerage of England
| Title | Creation | Other Dukedom titles |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Marquesses in the Peerage of England
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Marquess of Winchester | 1551 Premier Marquess of England |
Earls in the Peerage of England
| Title | Creation | Other Earldom or higher titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Earl of Arundel (Subsidiary) | 1138[1] Oldest Extant Earldom; Oldest Extant Peerage | Duke of Norfolk in the Peerage of England; Earl Marshall |
| The Earl of Shrewsbury | 1442 Premier Earl of England[2] | Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain; Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland |
| The Earl of Derby | 1485 | |
| The Earl of Huntingdon | 1529 | |
| The Earl of Pembroke | 1551 | Earl of Montgomery in Peerage of England |
| The Earl of Devon | 1553 | |
| The Earl of Lincoln | 1572 | |
| The Earl of Suffolk | 1603; 1626 | Earl of Berkshire in Peerage of England |
The Earl of Exeter (Subsidiary) | 1605 | Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the UK |
The Earl of Salisbury (Subsidiary) | 1605 | Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Earl of Montgomery | 1605 | Earl of Pembroke in Peerage of England |
The Earl of Northampton (Subsidiary) | 1618 | Marquess of Northampton in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Denbigh | 1622? | Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland |
| The Earl of Westmorland | 1624 | |
The Earl of Manchester (Subsidiary) | 1626 | Duke of Manchester in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Earl of Berkshire | 1626 | Earl of Suffolk in Peerage of England |
| The Earl of Lindsey | 1626 | Earl of Abingdon in Peerage of England |
| The Earl of Winchilsea | 1628 | Earl of Nottingham in Peerage of England |
| The Earl of Sandwich | 1660 | |
| The Earl of Essex | 1661 | |
| The Earl of Carlisle | 1661 | |
The Earl of Doncaster (Subsidiary) | 1663 | Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland |
| The Earl of Shaftesbury | 1672 | |
| The Earl of Nottingham | 1681 | Earl of Winchilsea in Peerage of England |
| The Earl of Abingdon | 1682 | Earl of Lindsey in Peerage of England |
| The Earl of Portland | 1689 | |
| The Earl of Scarbrough | 1690 | |
| The Earl of Albemarle | 1697 | |
| The Earl of Coventry | 1697 | |
| The Earl of Jersey | 1697? | |
The Earl of Cholmondeley (Subsidiary) | 1706 | Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the UK |
Viscounts in the Peerage of England
| Title | Creation | Other Viscountcy or higher titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Viscount Hereford | 1550 Premier Viscount of England | |
The Viscount Townshend (Subsidiary) | 1682 | Marquess Townshend in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Viscount Weymouth (Subsidiary) | 1682 | Marquess of Bath in the Peerage of Great Britain |
Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of England
| Title | Creation | Other Barony or higher titles |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1283 | Baron Segrave and Baron Stourton in Peerage of England |
| The Baron Hastings | 1295 | |
| The Baron FitzWalter | 1295 | |
The Baron Segrave | 1295 | Baron Mowbray and Baron Stourton in Peerage of England |
| 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 | 1299 | Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the UK, Baron Hungerford and Baron de Moleyns in Peerage of England |
| The Baron Zouche | 1308 | |
| The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby | 1313 | |
| The Baron Strabolgi | 1318 | |
| The Baroness Dacre | 1321 | |
| 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 Hungerford | 1426 | Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the UK, Baron Stange and Baron de Moleyns in Peerage of England |
| The Baron Latymer | 1432 | |
| The Baron Dudley | 1440 | |
The Baron de Moleyns | 1445 | Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the UK, Baron Stange and Baron Hungerford in Peerage of England |
| The Baron Saye and Sele | 1447 | |
The Baron Stourton | 1448 | Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave in Peerage of England |
| 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 |
See also
- British Honours System
- British nobility
- Forms of address in the United Kingdom
- Gentry
- History of the Peerage
- Landed gentry
- Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom
Peerage, an exposition of great detail- Peerage of Ireland
- Peerage of Scotland
- Welsh peers and baronets
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References
^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 233. Cited at The Peerage.com, Page 10225 (retrieved 19 August 2018).
^ Debretts Peerage
