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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 ...
In legal documents, the courtesy title is implied, but not used directly – that is, the name of the person is given, followed by "commonly called [title]". For example, the Duke of Norfolk is also Earl of Arundel and Baron Maltravers. His eldest son is, therefore, styled "Earl of Arundel" ("the" does not precede it, as this would indicate a ...
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 title ranks above a baron and below an earl. FYI, "viscount" is derived from the Old French term, "visconte", which itself comes from the Latin root "vicecomitem," meaning "deputy" or ...
Here, a full primer on every title in the English peerage system, so you can avoid any royal faux pas should you ever run into His Majes From Duchess to Viscount (Vis-what?): A Complete Guide to ...
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.
Earl Jermyn* Lord Hervey: The Marquess of Ailsa: Earl of Cassilis* Lord Kennedy The Marquess of Normanby: Earl of Mulgrave* Lord Phipps The Marquess of Abergavenny: Earl of Lewes: Viscount Nevill The Marquess of Zetland: Earl of Ronaldshay* Lord Dundas The Marquess of Linlithgow: Earl of Hopetoun* Viscount Aithrie* The Marquess of Aberdeen and ...
The title was not derived from the name of a place, but from the family name de Redvers, or Reviers, Earls of Devon. Earl Ferrers was created in 1711 for Robert Shirley, 14th Baron Ferrers, whose earlier title was named after the de Ferrers family, or Norman origin. Another early example of a surname being used as a title is Earl Poulett (1706).