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The Earl of Doncaster: 1663 Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland: The Earl of Shaftesbury: 1672 The Earl of Nottingham: 1681 Held with the Earl of Winchilsea in Peerage of England The Earl of Abingdon: 1682 Held with the Earl of Lindsey in Peerage of England The Earl of Portland: 1689 The Earl of Scarbrough: 1690 The ...
The peerage was divided into five ranks; from highest to lowest: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. The peerage system became more formalized over time. By the 18th century, peerages were no longer granted as a reward for military service, but instead were granted as a way to recognize social status and political influence.
Members of the peerage carry the titles of duke, marquess, earl, viscount or baron (in Scotland historically lord of parliament). British peers are sometimes referred to generically as lords , although individual dukes are not so styled when addressed or by reference, and those holding some offices are afford the title "Lord" by courtesy.
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility.As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes.
This group ranks below a duke but above an earl, count and a baron. The rank was acknowledged in European countries like Scotland, Germany, Italy and Spain and was adopted in imperial China and ...
Earl (/ ɜːr l, ɜːr əl /) [1] is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. [2] A feminine form of earl never developed; [note 1] instead, countess is used. The title originates in the Old English word eorl, meaning "a man of noble birth ...
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
A duke thus outranks all other holders of titles of nobility (marquess, earl, viscount and baron or lord of parliament). The wife of a duke is known as a duchess, which is also the title of a woman who holds a dukedom in her own right, referred to as a duchess suo jure ; her spouse, however, does not receive any title.