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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.
Hereditary peerages are still extant in the other divisions: the Peerage of England, the Peerage of Scotland, the Peerage of Great Britain and the Peerage of Ireland. Since 2009 almost all life peerages are created, by convention, at the rank of baron, the sole exception being the royal life peerage of the Dukedom of Edinburgh in 2023.
The ranks of the peerage are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. [7]The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1874, and the last marquessate was created in 1936. . Creation of the remaining ranks, except baronies for life, mostly ceased once Harold Wilson's Labour government took office in 1964, and only thirteen (nine non-royal and four royal) people have been created hereditary peers sinc
Peerage of England, holders of English titles created before 1707 Peerage of Great Britain , holders of titles created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between 1707 and 1800 Peerage of Ireland , holders of Irish titles created by the Crown before 1920, until 1801 carrying a seat in the Irish House of Lords, some of whom later sat in the House of ...
List of life peerages (1979–1997) Created under the premierships of Margaret Thatcher and John Major; List of life peerages (1997–2010) Created under the premierships of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown; List of life peerages (2010–2024) Created under the premierships of David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak
Declined a peerage: Oldham: He and his male line descendants are in the line of the Dukedom of Marlborough. Twice offered and declined a Dukedom. His widow was created Baroness Spencer-Churchill for life in 1965. Manchester North West: Dundee: Epping: Woodford: Sir Edward Heath: Declined a peerage: Bexley: Sidcup: Old Bexley and Sidcup: Sir ...
Peerage of England (7 C, 3 P) F. Forfeited peerages (11 C, 2 P) G. Peerage of Great Britain (7 C, 1 P) H. ... List of courtesy titles in the peerages of Britain and ...
This is a list of life peerages in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 from 2010 to 2024, during the tenures of Conservative prime ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022, two days after appointing Truss.