List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

Peerages and baronetcies of Britain and Ireland

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This is a list of the 34 present and extant marquesses in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1922. It does not mention any Marquessates held as a subsidiary title of a Duke. For a more complete listing, which adds these "hidden" Marquessates as well as extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland.

They were a relatively late introduction to the British peerage, and on the evening of the Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838, the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne explained to her why (from her journals):

"I spoke to Ld M. about the numbers of Peers present at the Coronation, & he said it was quite unprecedented. I observed that there were very few Viscounts, to which he replied "There are very few Viscounts," that they were an odd sort of title & not really English; that they came from Vice-Comites; that Dukes & Barons were the only real English titles; — that Marquises were likewise not English, & that people were mere made Marquises, when it was not wished that they should be made Dukes".^[1]

Order of precedence

 

Heraldic representation of the Coronet of a British Marquess.

The general order of precedence among Marquesses is:

1. Marquesses in the Peerage of England
2. Marquesses in the Peerage of Scotland
3. Marquesses in the Peerage of Great Britain
4. Marquesses in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801
5. Marquesses in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Marquesses in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801

Marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

Order	Title	Date of creation	Arms	Current holder	Peerage	Heir
1.	The Marquess of Winchester	1551		Christopher Paulet, 19th Marquess of Winchester	England	Michael Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire
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 (brother)
5.	The Marquess of Lothian	1701		Michael Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian (known as Michael Ancram); also has the life peerage Baron Kerr of Monteviot, of Monteviot in Roxburghshire (UK, 2010).^[2]	Scotland	Lord Ralph Kerr (brother)
6.	The Marquess of Lansdowne	1784		Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne	Great Britain	Simon Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry
7.	The Marquess Townshend	1787		Charles Townshend, 8th Marquess Townshend	Great Britain	Thomas Townshend, Viscount Raynham
8.	The Marquess of Salisbury	1789		Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury; also has the life peerage Baron Gascoyne-Cecil, of Essendon in the County of Rutland (UK, 1999).^[3]	Great Britain	Robert Edward William Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne
9.	The Marquess of Bath	1789		Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath	Great Britain	John Thynn, Viscount Weymouth
10.	The Marquess of Hertford	1793		Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford	Great Britain	William Seymour, Earl of Yarmouth
11.	The Marquess of Bute	1796		John Bryson Crichton-Stuart, 8th Marquess of Bute	Great Britain	Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart (uncle)
12.	The Marquess of Waterford	1789		Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford	Ireland	Richard de la Poer Beresford, Earl of Tyrone
13.	The Marquess of Downshire	1789		Nicholas Hill, 9th Marquess of Downshire	Ireland	Edmund Hill, Earl of Hillsborough
14.	The Marquess of Donegall	1791		Patrick Chichester, 8th Marquess of Donegall	Ireland	James Chichester, Earl of Belfast
15.	The Marquess of Headfort	1800		Christopher Taylour, 7th Marquess of Headfort	Ireland	Thomas Taylour, Earl of Bective
16.	The Marquess of Sligo	1800		Sebastian Browne, 12th Marquess of Sligo	Ireland	Christopher Browne, Earl of Altamont
17.	The Marquess of Ely	1800		John Tottenham, 9th Marquess of Ely	Ireland	Lord Timothy Tottenham (brother)
18.	The Marquess of Exeter	1801		Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter	United Kingdom	Anthony Cecil, Lord Burghley
19.	The Marquess of Northampton	1812		Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton	United Kingdom	Daniel Compton, Earl Compton
20.	The Marquess Camden	1812		David Pratt, 6th Marquess Camden	United Kingdom	James Pratt, Earl of Brecknock
21.	The Marquess of Anglesey	1815		Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey	United Kingdom	Benedict Paget, Earl of Uxbridge
22.	The Marquess of Cholmondeley	1815		David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley	United Kingdom	Alexander Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage
23.	The Marquess of Londonderry	1816 ^[Notes 1]		Frederick Aubrey Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 10th Marquess of Londonderry	Ireland	Lord Reginald Vane-Tempest-Stuart (brother)
24.	The Marquess Conyngham	1816 ^[Notes 2]		Henry Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham	Ireland	Alexander Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles
25.	The Marquess of Ailesbury	1821		Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury	United Kingdom	David Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan
26.	The Marquess of Bristol	1826		Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol	United Kingdom	Frederick Hervey, Earl Jermyn
27.	The Marquess of Ailsa	1831		David Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa	United Kingdom	Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis
28.	The Marquess of Normanby	1838		Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby	United Kingdom	John Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave
29.	The Marquess of Abergavenny	1876		Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny	United Kingdom	none; David Michael Ralph Nevill (cousin) is heir presumptive to the Earldom of Abergavenny
30.	The Marquess of Zetland	1892		Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland	United Kingdom	Robin Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay
31.	The Marquess of Linlithgow	1902		Adrian Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow	United Kingdom	Andrew Hope, Earl of Hopetoun
32.	The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair	1916		George Gordon, 8th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair	United Kingdom	Ivo Gordon, Earl of Haddo
33.	The Marquess of Milford Haven	1917		George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven	United Kingdom	Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina
34.	The Marquess of Reading	1926		Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading	United Kingdom	Julian Isaacs, Viscount Erleigh

See also

• British nobility
• Marquesses in the United Kingdom
• List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

References

1. Queen Victoria's Journals, Thursday 28th June 1838, Buckingham Palace, Princess Beatrice's copies, Volume:4 (1st June 1838-1st October 1838) p. 84, online, accessed May 25, 2013
2. "No. 59614". The London Gazette. 25 November 2010. p. 22705.
3. "No. 55676". The London Gazette. 23 November 1999. p. 12466.

1. The Marquess of Londonderry was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Marquessates of the United Kingdom.
2. The Marquess of Conyngham was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Marquessates of the United Kingdom.