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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 ...
Viscounts were created in the peerages of England and Scotland until the Act of Union 1707, thereafter being created in the peerage of Great Britain. After the Acts of Union 1800 came into effect in 1801, all peerages were created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
This page, one list of hereditary baronies, lists all baronies, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the Peerage of England. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
This is a list of the present and extant Barons (Lords of Parliament, in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include those extant baronies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerage dignities and are today only seen ...
This is a list of the 109 present and extant Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.Note that it does not include extant viscountcies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerages and are today in use only as subsidiary titles.
From the early Middle Ages until early modern times, the nobility was the true basis of power for the English crown. The peerage was where the king would turn for military, judicial and administrative purposes, and the ruler who ignored his nobility, like Edward II, did so at great risk to his position.
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 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.