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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.
The Regency era of British history is commonly understood as the years between c. 1795 and 1837, although the official regency for which it is named only spanned the years 1811 to 1820. King George III first suffered debilitating illness in the late 1780s, and relapsed into his final mental illness in 1810.
For a more complete listing, which adds these "hidden" Marquessates as well as extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland. They were a relatively late introduction to the British peerage, and on the evening of the Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838, the Prime Minister ...
The Lords Commissioners appointed by the letters patent, in the name of the King, then signified the granting of Royal Assent to a bill that became the Regency Act 1811. Parliament restricted some of the powers of the Prince Regent (as the Prince of Wales became known). The constraints expired one year after the passage of the Act. [39]
People of the Regency era of British history (1811-1820 or 1795-1837) Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. B.
The name was used in the French newspaper Le Moniteur Universel, as a means of propaganda. [255] His allies were more enthusiastic; Tsar Alexander I of Russia calling him " Le vainqueur du vainqueur du monde ", the conqueror of the world's conqueror, the phrase "the world's conqueror" referring to Napoleon . [ 256 ]
Pages in category "Regency era" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...