Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Acts of Union 1707 but before the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801.
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The ranks of the Peerage of Great Britain are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount and Baron. Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, all Peers of Great Britain could sit in the House of Lords.
In the following table of peers of Great Britain, holders of higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics.
Some peerages of Great Britain were created for peers in the Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland as they did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until the Peerage Act 1963 which gave Scottish Peers an automatic right to sit in the Lords.
Ranks
The ranks of the peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.[1]
The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1766, and the last marquessate was created in 1796. Creation of the remaining ranks ceased when the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed; subsequent creations of peers were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and only 8 (6 non-royal and two royal) people have been created hereditary peers since 1798. These were:
Grandee | Date of Creation | Title(s) | Noted for |
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Sir Horatio Nelson | 6 October 1798 (extinct) | Baron Nelson | Military Peerage–Navy |
Prince Edward | 23 April 1799 (extinct) | Duke of Kent and Strathearn Earl of Dublin |
Fourth son of King George III |
Prince Ernest Augustus | 23 April 1799 (suspended) | Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Earl of Armagh |
Fifth son of King George III |
Sir John Scott | 18 July 1799 | Baron Eldon | He was the incumbent Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. |
John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare | 31 August 1799 (extinct) | Baron FitzGibbon | He was the incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Ireland. Also he had an imperial peerage in the House of Lords as Irish Peers were not allowed to sit in the Lords. |
Alexander Hood, 1st Baron Bridport | 16 June 1800 | Viscount Bridport | Military Peerage–Navy |
Charles Cadogan, 3rd Baron Cadogan | 27 December 1800 | Earl Cadogan Viscount Chelsea |
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James Harris, 1st Baron Malmesbury | 29 December 1800 | Earl of Malmesbury Viscount FitzHarris |
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Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Subsidiary title.
- Imperial peerage created for the Peer of Scotland and Ireland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until 1963 for Scotland and 1999 for Ireland.
Shield | Title | Creation | Grantee | Reason | Monarch |
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The Duke of Brandon Baron Dutton |
10 September 1711 | The 4th Duke of Hamilton [note 1] | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963. [note 2] | Queen Anne | |
The Duke of Manchester | 28 April 1719 | The 4th Earl of Manchester | King George I | ||
The Duke of Northumberland Earl Percy |
22 October 1766 | The 2nd Earl of Northumberland | He was the former Viceroy of Ireland. | King George III | |
The Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Earl of Armagh |
24 April 1799 | Prince Ernest Augustus | Currently suspended | ||
Marquesses in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Subsidiary title.
- Imperial peerage created for the Peer of Scotland and Ireland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until 1963 for Scotland and 1999 for Ireland.
Shield | Title | Creation | Grantee | Reason | Monarch |
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The Marquess of Lansdowne Earl Wycombe Viscount Calne and Calston |
6 December 1784 | The 2nd Earl of Shelburne | He was the former Prime Minister. | King George III | |
The Marquess of Stafford | 1 March 1786 | Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Marquess Townshend | 31 October 1787 | The 4th Viscount Townshend | Military Peerage–Army. | ||
The Marquess of Salisbury | 18 August 1789 | The 7th Earl of Salisbury | He was the incumbent Lord Chamberlain of the Household.. | ||
The Marquess of Bath | 24 August 1789 | The 3rd Viscount Weymouth | He was the incumbent Groom of the Stool. | ||
The Marquess of Abercorn | 15 October 1790 | Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland. | |||
The Marquess of Hertford Earl of Yarmouth |
5 July 1793 | The 1st Earl of Hertford | He was the former Lord Chamberlain of the Household.. | ||
The Marquess of Bute Earl of Windsor Viscount Mounting |
21 March 1796 | The 4th Earl of Bute | |||
Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Subsidiary title.
- Imperial peerage created for the Peer of Scotland and Ireland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until 1963 for Scotland and 1999 for Ireland.
Viscounts in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Subsidiary title.
- Imperial peerage created for the Peer of Scotland and Ireland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until 1963 for Scotland and 1999 for Ireland.
Shield | Title | Creation | Grantee | Reason | Monarch |
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The Viscount Bolingbroke Baron St John of Lydiard Tregoze |
7 July 1712 | The Rt Hon. Henry St John, MP | He was an incumbent cabinet minister. [note 2] | Queen Anne | |
The Viscount St John Baron St John of Battersea |
2 July 1716 | Held by the Viscount Bolingbroke in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1751. [note 2] | King George I | ||
The Viscount Stanhope Baron Stanhope of Elvaston |
2 July 1717 | Held by the Earl of Harrington in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1967. [note 2] | |||
The Viscount Cobham Baron Cobham |
23 May 1718 | The 1st Baron Cobham | Military Peerage–Army.[note 2] | ||
The Viscount Falmouth Baron Boscawen-Rose |
9 June 1720 | Hugh Boscawen, Esq, MP | Former Member of Parliament for the Whig Party. | ||
The Viscount Lymington Baron Wallop |
11 June 1720 | Earl of Portsmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Viscount Torrington Baron Byng |
21 September 1721 | The Rt Hon. Sir George Byng, Bt., MP | Military Peerage–Navy. | ||
The Viscount Leinster | 21 February 1747 | Duke of Leinster in the Peerage of Ireland. | King George II | ||
The Viscount Folkestone Baron Longford |
29 June 1747 | Earl of Radnor in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Viscount Spencer Baron Spencer of Althorp |
3 April 1761 | Earl Spencer in the Peerage of Great Britain. | King George III | ||
The Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort | 5 March 1781 | Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Viscount Hamilton | 8 August 1786 | Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland. | |||
The Viscount Hood | 1 June 1796 | The 1st Baron Hood, MP | Military Peerage–Navy. | ||
The Viscount Lowther Baron Lowther |
26 October 1796 | Earl of Lonsdale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [note 2] | |||
Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Subsidiary title.
- Imperial peerage created for the Peer of Scotland and Ireland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until 1963 for Scotland and 1999 for Ireland.
Shield | Title | Creation | Grantee | Reason | Monarch |
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The Baron Boyle of Marston | 5 September 1711 | The 4th Earl of Orrery, also held with the Earl of Cork since 1753. | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. | Queen Anne | |
The Baron Hay | 31 December 1711 | Held by the Earl of Kinnoull in the Peerage of Scotland since 1719. | |||
The Baron Bathhurst | 1 January 1712 | Earl Bathurst in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Middleton | 1 January 1712 | Sir Thomas Willoughby, Bt., MP | Former Member of Parliament for the . | ||
The Baron Parker | 10 March 1716 | Earl of Macclesfield in the Peerage of Great Britain. | King George I | ||
The Baron Onslow | 19 June 1716 | Earl of Onslow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [note 2] | |||
The Baron Romney | 22 June 1716 | Earl of Romney in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Newburgh | 10 July 1716 | Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Cadogan | 8 May 1718 | Earl Cadogan in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Percy | 21 January 1722 [2] | Held by the Duke of Northumberland in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1957. | |||
The Baron Walpole | 1 June 1723 | Robert Walpole, Esq. | [note 2] | ||
The Baron Hobart | 28 May 1728 | Earl of Buckinghamshire in the Peerage of Great Britain. | King George II | ||
The Baron Monson | 28 May 1728 | Sir John Monson, Bt., MP | Former Member of Parliament for the . | ||
The Baron Harrington | 6 January 1730 | Earl of Harrington in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Hardwicke | 23 November 1733 | Earl of Hardwicke in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Talbot of Hensol | 5 December 1733 | Earl of Shrewsbury in the Peerage of England. | |||
The Baron Ilchester | 11 May 1741 | Earl of Ilchester in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Strangways | 11 May 1741 | Earl of Ilchester in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Edgcumbe | 20 April 1742 | Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Bruce | 17 April 1746 | Marquess of Ailesbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [note 2] | |||
The Baron Fortescue | 5 July 1746 | Earl Fortescue in the Peerage of Great Britain. [note 2] | |||
The Baron Ilchester and Stavordale | 12 January 1747 | Earl of Ilchester in the Peerage of Great Britain. [note 2] | |||
The Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby | 12 June 1749 | The 1st Earl of Bessborough, MP | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. | ||
The Baron Vere of Hanworth | 28 March 1750 | Held by the Duke of St Albans in the Peerage of England since 1787. | |||
The Baron Hyde | 3 June 1756 | Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain. [note 2] | |||
The Baron Walpole | 4 June 1756 | Held by the Baron Walpole in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1931. | |||
The Baron Harwich | 17 November 1756 | Marquess of Downshire in the Peerage of Ireland. | |||
The Baron Wycombe | 17 May 1760 | Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Mount Stuart of Wortley | 3 April 1761 | Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain. | King George III | ||
The Baron Grosvenor | 8 April 1761 | Duke of Westminster in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
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The Baron Scarsdale | 9 April 1761 | Held by the Viscount Scarsdale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom since 1911. | ||
The Baron Boston | 10 April 1761 | Sir William Irby, Bt. | Former Member of Parliament for the . | ||
The Baron Pelham of Stanmer | 4 May 1762 | Earl of Chichester in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [note 2] | |||
The Baron Vernon | 12 May 1762 | George Venables-Vernon, Esq, MP | Former Member of Parliament for the . | ||
The Baron Ducie | 27 April 1763 | Earl of Ducie in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [note 2] | |||
The Baron Camden | 17 July 1765 | Marquess Camden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Digby | 19 August 1765 | The 7th Baron Digby, MP | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. [note 2] | ||
The Baron Sundridge | 22 December 1766 | Held by the Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland since 1770. [note 2] | |||
The Baron Apsley | 24 January 1771 | Held by the Earl Bathurst in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1775. | |||
The Baron Brownlow | 20 May 1776 | Sir Brownlow Cust, Bt., MP | Former Member of Parliament for the . | ||
The Baron Cardiff | 20 May 1776 | Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Cranley | 20 May 1776 | Earl of Onslow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
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The Baron Foley | 20 May 1776 | Thomas Foley, Esq, MP | Former Member of Parliament for the . | |
The Baron Hamilton of Hameldon | 20 May 1776 | Held by the Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland since 1806. | |||
The Baron Harrowby | 20 May 1776 | Earl of Harrowby in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
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The Baron Hawke | 20 May 1776 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Hawke, MP | Military Peerage–Navy. | |
The Baron Southampton | 17 September 1780 | Charles FitzRoy, Esq. | Military Peerage–Army. | ||
The Baron Bagot | 12 October 1780 | Sir William Bagot, Bt. | Former Member of Parliament for the . | ||
The Baron Dynevor | 17 October 1780 | The 1st Earl Talbot | He was the incumbent Lord Steward of the Household. [note 2] | ||
The Baron Porchester | 17 October 1780 | Earl of Carnarvon in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
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The Baron Walsingham | 17 October 1780 | The Rt. Hon. Sir William de Grey | He was the former Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. | |
The Baron Grantley | 9 April 1782 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Fletcher Norton, MP | He was the former Speaker of the House of Commons. | ||
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The Baron Rodney | 19 June 1782 | Sir George Brydges Rodney, Bt., MP | Military Peerage–Navy. | |
The Baron Lovaine | 28 January 1784 | Duke of Northumberland in the Peerage of Great Britain. [note 2] | |||
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The Baron Somers | 17 May 1784 | Sir Charles Cocks, Bt. | Former Member of Parliament for the . | |
The Baron Boringdon | 18 May 1784 | Earl of Morley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Eliot | 13 June 1784 | Earl of St Germans in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Carleton | 21 August 1786 | The 2nd Earl of Shannon, MP | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. | ||
The Baron Suffield | 21 August 1786 | Sir Harbord Harbord, Bt., MP | Former Member of Parliament for the Whig Party. | ||
The Baron Tyrone | 21 August 1786 | Marquess of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland. | |||
The Baron Kenyon | 9 June 1788 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Lloyd Kenyon, Bt., MP | He was the incumbent Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench. | ||
The Baron Howe | 19 August 1788 | Earl Howe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [note 2] | |||
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The Baron Braybrooke | 5 September 1788 | The 4th Baron Howard de Walden | Military Peerage–Army. [note 2] | |
The Baron Malmesbury | 19 September 1788 | Earl of Malmesbury in the Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Fisherwick | 3 July 1790 | Marquess of Donegall in the Peerage of Ireland. | |||
The Baron Verulam | 6 July 1790 | Earl of Verulam in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
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The Baron Gage | 1 November 1790 | The 2nd Viscount Gage, MP | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. [note 2] | |
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The Baron Thurlow | 11 June 1792 | The 1st Baron Thurlow | He was the incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. [note 2] | |
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The Baron Auckland | 22 May 1793 | The 1st Baron Auckland, MP | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. | |
The Baron Bradford | 13 August 1794 | Earl of Bradford in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Clive | 13 August 1794 | Earl of Powis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Curzon | 13 August 1794 | Earl Howe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Dundas | 13 August 1794 | Marquess of Zetland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Lyttelton | 13 August 1794 | Held by the Viscount Cobham in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1889. | |||
The Baron Mendip | 13 August 1794 | Held by the Earl of Normanton in the Peerage of Ireland since 1974. [note 2] | |||
The Baron Mulgrave | 13 August 1794 | Marquess of Normanby in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Yarborough | 13 August 1794 | Earl of Yarborough in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Hood | 27 May 1795 | Viscount Hood in Peerage of Great Britain. | |||
The Baron Loughborough | 31 October 1795 | Earl of Rosslyn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [note 2] | |||
The Baron Rous | 28 May 1796 | Earl of Stradbroke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
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The Baron Brodrick | 1 June 1796 | The 4th Viscount Midleton, MP | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. [note 2] | |
The Baron Stuart | 4 June 1796 | The 9th Earl of Moray [note 1] | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963. | ||
The Baron Stewart of Garlies | 6 June 1796 | The 7th Earl of Galloway, MP | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963. | ||
The Baron Saltersford | 7 June 1796 | The 2nd Earl of Courtown | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. | ||
The Baron Harewood | 18 June 1796 | Earl of Harewood in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Cawdor | 21 June 1796 | Earl Cawdor in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
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The Baron Bolton | 20 October 1797 | The Rt. Hon. Thomas Orde-Powlett | He was a former cabinet minister. | |
The Baron Carrington | 20 October 1797 | The 1st Baron Carrington, MP | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. | ||
The Baron Minto | 20 October 1797 | Earl of Minto in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Lilford | 26 October 1797 | Thomas Powys, Esq. | Former Member of Parliament for the . | ||
The Baron Wodehouse | 26 October 1797 | Earl of Kimberley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
The Baron Eldon | 18 July 1799 | Earl of Eldon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | |||
Extinct Peerages since the Passage of the House of Lords Act 1999
Extinct Barons
Shield | Title | Creation | Extinct | Grantee | Reason | Monarch |
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Baron King | 29 May 1725 | 31 January 2018 | Sir Peter King | He was the incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. | King George I | |
Baron Lovel and Holland | 7 May 1762 | 6 November 2011 | The 2nd Earl of Egmont, MP | His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. | King George III | |
Current titles without heirs
Current Peers of Great Britain
Title | Monarch |
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Barons | |
Baron Hawke | King George III |
Current Scottish and Irish Peers with Great Britain titles
Currently None
Titles
Marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons are all addressed as 'Lord X', where 'X' represents either their territory or surname pertaining to their title. Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Dukes and duchesses are addressed just as 'Duke' or 'Duchess' or, in a non-social context, 'Your Grace'.
Lists of peers
- 31 Dukes: see List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
- 34 Marquesses: see List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
- 193 Earls and countesses: see List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
- 112 Viscounts: see List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
- 1,187 Barons: see List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
- Women: see List of peerages created for women and List of peerages inherited by women
See also
References
- The Roll of the Peerage, The Crown Office, Ministry of Justice
- "The Dukes of the Peerage of the United Kingdom". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- Created by error
- Scottish Representative Peer
- Current Peerage with Special Remainder