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]
^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
^The Marquess of Londonderry was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Marquessates of the United Kingdom.
^The Marquess of Conyngham was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Marquessates of the United Kingdom.
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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 Note that 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 Peerages and baronetcies of Britain and Ireland Extant AllDukes DukedomsMarquesses MarquessatesEarls EarldomsViscounts ViscountciesBarons BaroniesBaronets BaronetciesThey 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 amp 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 amp not really English that they came from Vice Comites that Dukes amp Barons were the only real English titles that Marquises were likewise not English amp that people were mere made Marquises when it was not wished that they should be made Dukes 1 Contents 1 Order of precedence 2 Marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland 3 List of heirs of Marquesses in the Peerages of the British Isles 3 1 Heirs apparent 3 2 Heirs presumptive 3 3 Marquesses without heirs 4 See also 5 ReferencesOrder of precedence Edit Heraldic representation of the Coronet of a British Marquess The general order of precedence among Marquesses is Marquesses in the Peerage of England Marquesses in the Peerage of Scotland Marquesses in the Peerage of Great Britain Marquesses in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801 Marquesses in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Marquesses in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801Marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland EditOrder Title Date of creation Arms Current holder Peerage Notes1 The Marquess of Winchester 1551 Nigel Paulet 18th Marquess of Winchester England 2 The Marquess of Huntly 1599 Granville Gordon 13th Marquess of Huntly Scotland 3 The Marquess of Queensberry 1682 David Douglas 12th Marquess of Queensberry Scotland 4 The Marquess of Tweeddale 1694 David Hay 14th Marquess of Tweeddale Scotland 5 The Marquess of Lothian 1701 Michael Kerr 13th Marquess of Lothian known as Michael Ancram Scotland Current Marquess has the life peerage Baron Kerr of Monteviot of Monteviot in Roxburghshire UK 2010 2 6 The Marquess of Lansdowne 1784 Charles Petty Fitzmaurice 9th Marquess of Lansdowne Great Britain 7 The Marquess Townshend 1787 Charles Townshend 8th Marquess Townshend Great Britain 8 The Marquess of Salisbury 1789 Robert Gascoyne Cecil 7th Marquess of Salisbury Great Britain Current Marquess has the life peerage Baron Gascoyne Cecil of Essendon in the County of Rutland UK 1999 3 9 The Marquess of Bath 1789 Ceawlin Thynn 8th Marquess of Bath Great Britain 10 The Marquess of Hertford 1793 Henry Seymour 9th Marquess of Hertford Great Britain 11 The Marquess of Bute 1796 John Bryson Crichton Stuart 8th Marquess of Bute Great Britain 12 The Marquess of Waterford 1789 Henry Beresford 9th Marquess of Waterford Ireland 13 The Marquess of Downshire 1789 Nicholas Hill 9th Marquess of Downshire Ireland 14 The Marquess of Donegall 1791 Patrick Chichester 8th Marquess of Donegall Ireland 15 The Marquess of Headfort 1800 Christopher Taylour 7th Marquess of Headfort Ireland 16 The Marquess of Sligo 1800 Sebastian Browne 12th Marquess of Sligo Ireland 17 The Marquess of Ely 1800 John Tottenham 9th Marquess of Ely Ireland 18 The Marquess of Exeter 1801 Michael Cecil 8th Marquess of Exeter United Kingdom 19 The Marquess of Northampton 1812 Spencer Compton 7th Marquess of Northampton United Kingdom 20 The Marquess Camden 1812 David Pratt 6th Marquess Camden United Kingdom 21 The Marquess of Anglesey 1815 Charles Paget 8th Marquess of Anglesey United Kingdom 22 The Marquess of Cholmondeley 1815 David Cholmondeley 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley United Kingdom 23 The Marquess of Londonderry 1816 Notes 1 Frederick Aubrey Vane Tempest Stewart 10th Marquess of Londonderry Ireland 24 The Marquess Conyngham 1816 Notes 2 Henry Conyngham 8th Marquess Conyngham Ireland 25 The Marquess of Ailesbury 1821 Michael Brudenell Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury United Kingdom 26 The Marquess of Bristol 1826 Frederick Hervey 8th Marquess of Bristol United Kingdom 27 The Marquess of Ailsa 1831 David Kennedy 9th Marquess of Ailsa United Kingdom 28 The Marquess of Normanby 1838 Constantine Phipps 5th Marquess of Normanby United Kingdom 29 The Marquess of Abergavenny 1876 Christopher Nevill 6th Marquess of Abergavenny United Kingdom 30 The Marquess of Zetland 1892 Mark Dundas 4th Marquess of Zetland United Kingdom 31 The Marquess of Linlithgow 1902 Adrian Hope 4th Marquess of Linlithgow United Kingdom 32 The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair 1916 George Gordon 8th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair United Kingdom 33 The Marquess of Milford Haven 1917 George Mountbatten 4th Marquess of Milford Haven United Kingdom 34 The Marquess of Reading 1926 Simon Isaacs 4th Marquess of Reading United Kingdom List of heirs of Marquesses in the Peerages of the British Isles EditHeirs apparent Edit Christopher Paulet Earl of Wiltshire eldest son of the Marquess of Winchester Alastair Gordon Earl of Aboyne only son of the Marquess of Huntly Sholto Douglas Viscount Drumlanrig eldest legitimate son of the Marquess of Queensberry Simon Petty FitzMaurice Earl of Kerry elder son of the Marquess of Lansdowne Thomas Townshend Viscount Raynham only son of the Marquess Townshend Robert Edward William Gascoyne Cecil Viscount Cranborne elder son of the Marquess of Salisbury John Thynn Viscount Weymouth elder son of the Marquess of Bath William Seymour Earl of Yarmouth elder son of the Marquess of Hertford Richard de la Poer Beresford Earl of Tyrone elder son of the Marquess of Waterford Edmund Hill Earl of Hillsborough only son of the Marquess of Downshire James Chichester Earl of Belfast only son of the Marquess of Donegall Thomas Taylour Earl of Bective elder son of the Marquess of Headfort Christopher Browne Earl of Altamont only son of the Marquess of Sligo Anthony Cecil Lord Burghley only son of the Marquess of Exeter Daniel Compton Earl Compton only son of the Marquess of Northampton James Pratt Earl of Brecknock elder son of the Marquess Camden Benedict Paget Earl of Uxbridge only son of the Marquess of Anglesey Alexander Cholmondeley Earl of Rocksavage elder son of the Marquess of Cholmondeley Alexander Conyngham Earl of Mount Charles elder son of the Marquess Conyngham David Brudenell Bruce Earl of Cardigan only son of the Marquess of Ailesbury Frederick Hervey Earl Jermyn only son of the Marquess of Bristol Archibald Kennedy Earl of Cassilis only son of the Marquess of Ailsa John Phipps Earl of Mulgrave elder son of the Marquess of Normanby Robin Dundas Earl of Ronaldshay elder son of the Marquess of Zetland Andrew Hope Earl of Hopetoun eldest son of the Marquess of Linlithgow Ivo Gordon Earl of Haddo eldest son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair Henry Mountbatten Earl of Medina only son of the Marquess of Milford Haven Julian Isaacs Viscount Erleigh only son of the Marquess of ReadingHeirs presumptive Edit Lord Anthony Hay is brother and heir presumptive of the Marquess of Tweeddale Lord Ralph Kerr is brother and heir presumptive of the Marquess of Lothian Lord Anthony Crichton Stuart is uncle and heir presumptive of the Marquess of Bute Lord Timothy Tottenham is brother and heir presumptive of the Marquess of Ely Lord Reginald Vane Tempest Stuart is brother and heir presumptive of the Marquess of LondonderryMarquesses without heirs Edit The Marquess of Abergavenny is without an heir His cousin David Michael Ralph Nevill is heir to his Earldom of Abergavenny See also EditBritish nobility Marquesses in the United Kingdom List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and IrelandReferences Edit 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 No 59614 The London Gazette 25 November 2010 p 22705 No 55676 The London Gazette 23 November 1999 p 12466 The Marquess of Londonderry was created after the Acts of Union 1800 It takes precedence after earlier Marquessates of the United Kingdom The Marquess of Conyngham was created after the Acts of Union 1800 It takes precedence after earlier Marquessates of the United Kingdom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland amp oldid 1114834786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
