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This page lists all earldoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom.. The Norman conquest of England introduced the continental Frankish title of "count" (comes) into England, which soon became identified with the previous titles of Danish "jarl" and Anglo-Saxon "earl" in England.
Earl of Elgin in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earl of Balcarres: 9 January 1651 Earl of Crawford in the Peerage of Scotland. King Charles II; The Earl of Dundee: 8 September 1660 Baron Glassary The Earl of Newburgh: 31 December 1660 The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell: 23 April 1662 The Earl of Dundonald: 12 May 1669 The Earl of Kintore: 20 June ...
Pages in category "Earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This is a list of the 189 present earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.It does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles.
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Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time (Heritage Books, London, 1840) Charles Mosley (Ed.), Burke’s Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: Clan Chiefs, Scottish Feudal Barons (107th Edition, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, 2003)
This is a list of peerages created for women in the peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom. It does not include peerages created for men which were later inherited by women, or life peerages created since 1958 under the Life Peerages Act 1958. Background Prior to the regular creation of life peerages, the great majority of peerages were created for men ...
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