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Peerage of England

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This article is about the actual peerage. For the published work by this title, see Collins's Peerage of England.

The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in the United Kingdom in total. English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under the Peerage Act 1963 from which date until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords.

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. Such peerages follow the old English inheritance law of moieties so all daughters (or granddaughters through the same root) stand as co-heirs, so some such titles are in such a state of abeyance between these.

Baronets, while holders of hereditary titles, as such are not peers and not entitled to stand for election in the House of Lords. Knights, dames and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, and medals are also not peers.

The following tables only show peerages, still in existence. For lists of every peerage created at a particular rank, including extinct, dormant, and abeyant peerages, see:

Each peer is listed only by their highest English title. Peers known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are shown in blue, and peers with more than one title of the same rank in the Peerage of England are shown in orange.

Dukes in the Peerage of England

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See also: List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland § Dukedoms in the Peerage of England, 1337–1707

  Subsidiary title

Title Creation Other dukedom or higher titles
The Duke of Cornwall 1337 Usually Prince of Wales as the heir to the British throne;
Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland
The Duke of Norfolk[a] 1483
The Duke of Somerset 1547
The Duke of Richmond 1675 Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland; Duke of Aubigny in the Peerage of France
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

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See also: List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland § Marquessates in the Peerage of England, 1385–1707

  Subsidiary title

Title Creation Other marquessate or higher titles
The Marquess of Winchester[b] 1551
The Marquess of Worcester 1643 Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England
The Marquess of Tavistock 1694 Duke of Bedford in the Peerage of England
The Marquess of Hartington 1694 Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England
The Marquess of Blandford 1702 Duke of Marlborough in the Peerage of England
The Marquess of Granby 1703 Duke of Rutland in the Peerage of England

Earls in the Peerage of England

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See also: List of earldoms § Earldoms in the Peerage of England, 1066–1707
Title Creation Other earldom or higher titles
The Earl of Shrewsbury[c] 1442 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 Earl of Berkshire in Peerage of England
The Earl of Exeter 1605 Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Earl of Salisbury 1605 Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Montgomery 1605 Held with the Earl of Pembroke in Peerage of England
The Earl of Northampton 1618 Marquess of Northampton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Earl of Denbigh 1622? Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Westmorland 1624
The Earl of Manchester 1626 Duke of Manchester in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Berkshire 1626 Held with the 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 1663 Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Shaftesbury 1672
The Earl of Nottingham 1681 Held with the Earl of Winchilsea in Peerage of England
The Earl of Abingdon 1682 Held with the 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 1706 Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Viscounts in the Peerage of England

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See also: List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland § Viscountcies in the Peerage of England, 1440–1707
  •   Subsidiary title
Title Creation Other viscountcy or higher titles
The Viscount Hereford[d] 1550
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

Barons and baronesses in the Peerage of England

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See also: List of baronies in the Peerage of England
  •   Subsidiary title
  •   Holds more than one barony in the Peerage of England
  •   Subsidiary title and holds more than one barony in the Peerage of England
Title Creation Other barony or higher titles
The Baron de Ros[e] 1264
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 United Kingdom
Held with 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 United Kingdom
The Baron Hungerford 1426 Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Held with Baron Strange 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 United Kingdom
Held with Baron Strange 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 United Kingdom
The Baron Burgh 1529
The Baron Wharton 1544
The Baron Howard of Effingham 1554 Earl of Effingham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Baron St John of Bletso 1559
The Baron 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 Earl 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 United Kingdom
The Baron Lucas 1663
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 United Kingdom
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 United Kingdom

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ As Premier Duke of England
  2. ^ As Premier Marquess of England
  3. ^ As Premier Earl of England[1]
  4. ^ As Premier Viscount of England
  5. ^ As Premier Baron of England

References

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  1. ^ "Debretts Peerage". debretts.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016.
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