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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 ...
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
Most peerages since 1801, and all subsequent peerages from 1898, are created within the division of the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Hereditary peerages are still extant in the other divisions: the Peerage of England, the Peerage of Scotland, the Peerage of Great Britain and the Peerage of Ireland.
Duke of York and Albany: Prince Edward: Extinct in 1767 1760 Earl of Ulster: Reign of King George III: Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh: Prince William: Extinct in 1834 1764 Earl of Connaught: Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn: Prince Henry: Extinct in 1790 1766 Earl of Dublin: Duke of York and Albany: Prince Frederick: Extinct in 1827 1784 ...
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 ...
Duke of York and Albany (1760) Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany: 1760: 1767: New creation; died, title extinct Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1764) Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh: 1764: 1805: New creation Duke of Northumberland (1766) Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland: 1766: 1786: New creation Duke of ...
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 ...
There were only 21 creations of new Irish peerages after the Union; all other new peerages since 1801 have been created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [38] In 1832, the Reform Act was passed, abolishing many of England's "rotten" boroughs, an example of which was Old Sarum, with an electorate of seven. Such small boroughs were often ...