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  2. Police ranks of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Police ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships in police organisations. [1] The rank system defines authority and responsibility in a police organisation, [2] and affects the culture within the police force. [3] Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms. [4] [5]

  3. List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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    2 The Marquess of Huntly: 1599 Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly: Scotland Alastair Gordon, Earl of Aboyne: 3 The Marquess of Queensberry: 1682 David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry: Scotland Sholto Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig: 4 The Marquess of Tweeddale: 1694 Charles Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale: Scotland Lord Alistair Hay ...

  4. Marquesses in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The first marquesses (Irish: marcas) in the Peerage of Ireland were Randal MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim (1645) and Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde (1646), both titles created during the Irish Confederate Wars. (The above-mentioned Robert de Vere was created Marquess of Dublin and Duke of Ireland, but both of these were titles in ...

  5. Peerage of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    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

  6. Peerages in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    A Peerage is a form of crown distinction, with Peerages in the United Kingdom comprising both hereditary and lifetime titled appointments of various ranks, which form both a constituent part of the legislative process and the British honours system within the framework of the Constitution of the United Kingdom.

  7. List of family seats of English nobility - Wikipedia

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    2 Family seats of British peers. Toggle Family seats of British peers subsection. 2.1 Dukes (other than royal dukes) 2.2 Marquesses. 2.3 Earls. 2.4 Viscounts. 2.5 Barons.

  8. Law enforcement in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Police constables have certain powers that enable them to execute their duties. Their primary duties are the protection of life and property, preservation of the peace, and prevention and detection of criminal offences. [4] In the British model of policing, police officers exercise their police powers with the implicit consent of the ...

  9. List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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    The marquessate was apparently erroneously gazetted as Marquess of the Isle of Wight [5] although Marquess of the Isle of Ely was the intended title. In later editions of The London Gazette the Duke is referred to as the Marquess of the Isle of Ely. [6] [7] Marquess of Berkhampstead [5] 27 July 1726: Guelph Extinct 31 October 1765