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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.
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.
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.
In Scotland, "baron" is a rank within the Baronage of Scotland, considered noble but not a peer, equivalent to a baron in some continental countries. The Scottish equivalent to the English or Irish baron is a Lord of Parliament. Barons in Scotland were historically feudal barons until 2004, when a change in Scottish law abolished the feudal ...
9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale, 3rd Lord Balveny: Hugh Douglas (d. 1455) Earl of Ormond: Earldom of Douglas and Earldom of Avondale forfeit, 1491: Eardom of Ormand forfeit, 1455: James III (1451/1452–1448) Archibald Douglas (c. 1449–1513) 5th Earl of Angus: Marquess of Ormond (Scotland) (1st creation), 1476 Earl of Ross, 1481 ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In 2014 the Lord Lyon King of Arms issued the "Note on the Petition of George Menking", under which he determined to accept petitions for the grant arms for baronage dignities including Earldoms, Marquisates and Dukedoms since such dignities have historically always been of the genus of a barony and as such represent a higher form of barony and fall within the jurisdiction of the King of Arms.