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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.
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.
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 Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerage of Great Britain .
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The following individuals were Earls (suo jure or jure uxoris) or Countesses during the reign of King Edward II of England who reigned from 1307 to 1327.The period of tenure as Earl or Countess is given after the name and title of each individual, including any period of minority.
Earl of Huntingdon is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The medieval title (1065 creation) was associated with the ruling house of Scotland ( David of Scotland ).
Earl of Marlborough is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of England. The first time was in 1626 in favour of James Ley, 1st Baron Ley , and the second was in 1689 for John Churchill, 1st Baron Churchill , the future Duke of Marlborough .