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The title persists after the death of the holder's father, but is not inherited by any of his children. The wife of the holder is entitled to the feminine form of her husband's style, which takes the form of "Lady" followed by her husband's given name and surname, as in the example of Lady Randolph Churchill. The holder is addressed as "Lord ...
Peer Son Grandson The Marquess of Winchester: Earl of Wiltshire*: Lord St John The Marquess of Huntly: Earl of Aboyne*: Lord Strathavon* The Marquess of Queensberry: Viscount Drumlanrig*
or other loss of title Title Name Other titles by marriage Preceded in title by Succeeded in title by 1425 1437 de facto: 1458: Countess of Lennox: Isabella: Duchess of Albany: Donnchadh, father: Extinct 3 November 1428: 1462: 5th Countess of Salisbury: Alice (Montacute) Neville: Thomas Montacute, father: Richard Neville, son 25 November 1431 ...
An earl has the title Earl of [X] when the title originates from a placename, or Earl [X] when the title comes from a surname. In either case, he is referred to as Lord [X], and his wife as Lady [X]. A countess who holds an earldom in her own right also uses Lady [X], but her husband does not have a title (unless he has one in his own right).
Eldest sons of dukes, marquesses and earls use their father's most senior subsidiary title as courtesy titles, without "The" before the title. [c] If applicable, eldest sons of courtesy marquesses or courtesy earls also use a subsidiary title from their (great) grandfather, which is lower ranking than the one used by their father. Eldest ...
The title Countess is sometimes held by a noblewoman in her own right through inheritance, but is frequently held by the wife of a Count or an Earl (the latter title being the English equivalent of the continental European title count).
This is a list of peerages created for women in the peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom. It does not include peerages created for men which were later inherited by women, or life peerages created since 1958 under the Life Peerages Act 1958. Background Prior to the regular creation of life peerages, the great majority of peerages were created for men ...
husband's accession: 1 September 1067 husband's death: 8 January 1079 Baldwin V: Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut - 1031 1051 1 September 1067 husband's accession: 17 July 1070 husband's death: 15 March 1086 Baldwin VI: Gertrude Billung of Saxony: Bernard II, Duke of Saxony 1030 1063 22 February 1071 husband's accession: 13 October 1093 ...