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List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland; List of earldoms; List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland; List of baronies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland; 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 ...
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
Duke of York and Albany: Prince Edward: Extinct in 1767 1760 Earl of Ulster: Reign of King George III: Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh: Prince William: Extinct in 1834 1764 Earl of Connaught: Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn: Prince Henry: Extinct in 1790 1766 Earl of Dublin: Duke of York and Albany: Prince Frederick: Extinct in 1827 1784 ...
Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant. Vol. 1– 8 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. Cracroft-Brennan, Patrick. "Cracroft's Peerage" (web). Heraldic Media Limited
George Henry Fitzroy in his robes as Duke of Grafton Peerages and baronetcies of Britain and Ireland Extant All Dukes Dukedoms Marquesses Marquessates Earls Earldoms Viscounts Viscountcies Barons Baronies Baronets Baronetcies This article lists all dukedoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom ...
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 ...
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
The term "viscount" (vice-comes) was originally a judicial honorific, long used in Anglo-Norman England to refer to a county sheriff. It was only turned into a noble title, with hereditary dignity, in England by Henry VI in 1440, [2] following the similar transformation of that title in France. [3]