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The Baron de Moleyns: 1445 Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Held with Baron Strange and Baron Hungerford in Peerage of England The Baron Saye and Sele: 1447 The Baron Stourton: 1448 Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave in Peerage of England The Baroness Berners: 1455 The Baron Herbert: 1461 The Baron Willoughby de Broke: 1491
also Baron Furness: Viscount Wimborne [353] 15 June 1918: Guest: extant: also Baron Wimborne: Viscount St Davids [354] 17 June 1918: Philipps: extant: also Baron St Davids; also Baron Strange, Baron Hungerford and Baron de Moleyns from 1974 Viscount Rhondda [355] 19 June 1918: Thomas: extinct 20 July 1958: also Baron Rhondda (barony extinct 3 ...
The last hereditary compound titles to be created (for each rank) were the Duke of Clarence and Avondale (created in 1890), the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (created in 1916), the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (created in 1937), the Viscount Newry and Mourne (created in 1822) and the Baron Dalling and Bulwer (created in 1871).
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.
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 Japan.
Baron Grosvenor: 8 April 1761 Duke of Westminster in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Baron Scarsdale: 9 April 1761 Held by the Viscount Scarsdale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom since 1911. Baron Boston: 10 April 1761 Sir William Irby, Bt. Former Member of Parliament for Launceston and Bodmin. Baron Pelham of Stanmer: 4 May 1762
However hereditary peers with the rank of viscount or higher holding also a life peerage are not included. ... 4th Baron Merrivale: Thomas Duke The Baron Bradbury ...
Duke, in the United Kingdom, is the highest-ranking hereditary title in all five peerages of the British Isles. A duke thus outranks all other holders of titles of nobility ( marquess , earl , viscount and baron or lord of parliament ).