English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under the Peerage Act 1963 from which date until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords.
The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. While most newer English peerages descend only in the male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Such peerages follow the old English inheritance law of moieties so all daughters (or granddaughters through the same root) stand as co-heirs, so some such titles are in such a state of abeyance between these.
Baronets, while holders of hereditary titles, as such are not peers and not entitled to stand for election in the House of Lords. Knights, dames and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, and medals are also not peers.
The following tables only show extant peerages. For lists of every peerage created at a particular rank, including extinct, dormant, and abeyant peerages, see:
Each peer is listed only by their highest English title. Peers known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are shown in blue, and peers with more than one title of the same rank in the Peerage of England are shown in orange.
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This article is about the actual peerage For the published work by this title see Collins s Peerage of England This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Peerage of England news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707 In that year the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain There are five peerages in the United Kingdom in total English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under the Peerage Act 1963 from which date until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords The ranks of the English peerage are in descending order duke marquess earl viscount and baron While most newer English peerages descend only in the male line many of the older ones particularly older baronies can descend through females Such peerages follow the old English inheritance law of moieties so all daughters or granddaughters through the same root stand as co heirs so some such titles are in such a state of abeyance between these Baronets while holders of hereditary titles as such are not peers and not entitled to stand for election in the House of Lords Knights dames and holders of other non hereditary orders decorations and medals are also not peers The following tables only show extant peerages For lists of every peerage created at a particular rank including extinct dormant and abeyant peerages see List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland List of earldoms List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland List of baronies in the peerages of Britain and IrelandEach peer is listed only by their highest English title Peers known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are shown in blue and peers with more than one title of the same rank in the Peerage of England are shown in orange Contents 1 Dukes in the Peerage of England 2 Marquesses in the Peerage of England 3 Earls in the Peerage of England 4 Viscounts in the Peerage of England 5 Barons and baronesses in the Peerage of England 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesDukes in the Peerage of England EditSee also List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Dukedoms in the Peerage of England 1337 1707 Subsidiary titleTitle Creation Other dukedom or higher titlesThe Duke of Cornwall 1337 Usually Prince of Wales as the heir to the British throne Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of ScotlandThe Duke of Norfolk a 1483The Duke of Somerset 1547The Duke of Richmond 1675 Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland Duke of Aubigny in the Peerage of FranceThe Duke of Grafton 1675The Duke of Beaufort 1682The Duke of St Albans 1684The Duke of Bedford 1694The Duke of Devonshire 1694The Duke of Marlborough 1702The Duke of Rutland 1703Marquesses in the Peerage of England EditSee also List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Marquessates in the Peerage of England 1385 1707 Title Creation Other marquessate or higher titlesThe Marquess of Winchester b 1551Earls in the Peerage of England EditSee also List of earldoms Earldoms in the Peerage of England 1066 1707 Subsidiary title Holds more than one earldom in the Peerage of EnglandTitle Creation Other earldom or higher titlesThe Earl of Shrewsbury c 1442 Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of IrelandThe Earl of Derby 1485The Earl of Huntingdon 1529The Earl of Pembroke 1551 Earl of Montgomery in Peerage of EnglandThe Earl of Devon 1553The Earl of Lincoln 1572The Earl of Suffolk 1603 Earl of Berkshire in Peerage of EnglandThe Earl of Exeter 1605 Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the United KingdomThe Earl of Salisbury 1605 Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Earl of Montgomery 1605 Held with the Earl of Pembroke in Peerage of EnglandThe Earl of Northampton 1618 Marquess of Northampton in the Peerage of the United KingdomThe Earl of Denbigh 1622 Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of IrelandThe Earl of Westmorland 1624The Earl of Manchester 1626 Duke of Manchester in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Earl of Berkshire 1626 Held with the Earl of Suffolk in Peerage of EnglandThe Earl of Lindsey 1626 Earl of Abingdon in Peerage of EnglandThe Earl of Winchilsea 1628 Earl of Nottingham in Peerage of EnglandThe Earl of Sandwich 1660The Earl of Essex 1661The Earl of Carlisle 1661The Earl of Doncaster 1663 Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in the Peerage of ScotlandThe Earl of Shaftesbury 1672The Earl of Nottingham 1681 Held with the Earl of Winchilsea in Peerage of EnglandThe Earl of Abingdon 1682 Held with the Earl of Lindsey in Peerage of EnglandThe Earl of Portland 1689The Earl of Scarbrough 1690The Earl of Albemarle 1697The Earl of Coventry 1697The Earl of Jersey 1697 The Earl of Cholmondeley 1706 Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the United KingdomViscounts in the Peerage of England EditSee also List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Viscountcies in the Peerage of England 1440 1707 Subsidiary titleTitle Creation Other viscountcy or higher titlesThe Viscount Hereford d 1550The Viscount Townshend 1682 Marquess Townshend in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Viscount Weymouth 1682 Marquess of Bath in the Peerage of Great BritainBarons and baronesses in the Peerage of England EditSee also List of baronies in the Peerage of England Subsidiary title Holds more than one barony in the Peerage of England Subsidiary title and holds more than one barony in the Peerage of EnglandTitle Creation Other barony or higher titlesThe Baron de Ros e 1264The Baron le Despencer 1264 Viscount Falmouth in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Baron Mowbray 1283 Baron Segrave and Baron Stourton in Peerage of EnglandThe Baron Hastings 1295The Baron FitzWalter 1295The Baron Segrave 1295 Baron Mowbray and Baron Stourton in Peerage of EnglandThe Baron Clinton 1299The Baron De La Warr 1299 Earl De La Warr in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Baron de Clifford 1299The Baron Strange 1299 Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United KingdomHeld with Baron Hungerford and Baron de Moleyns in Peerage of EnglandThe Baron Zouche 1308The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby 1313The Baron Strabolgi 1318The Baroness Dacre 1321The Baron Darcy de Knayth 1332The Baron Cromwell 1375The Baron Camoys 1383The Baron Grey of Codnor 1397The Baron Berkeley 1421 Lord Gueterbock for Life in the Peerage of the United KingdomThe Baron Hungerford 1426 Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United KingdomHeld with Baron Strange and Baron de Moleyns in Peerage of EnglandThe Baron Latymer 1432The Baron Dudley 1440The Baron de Moleyns 1445 Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United KingdomHeld with Baron Strange and Baron Hungerford in Peerage of EnglandThe Baron Saye and Sele 1447The Baron Stourton 1448 Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave in Peerage of EnglandThe Baroness Berners 1455The Baron Herbert 1461The Baron Willoughby de Broke 1491The Baron Vaux of Harrowden 1523The Baroness Braye 1529The Baron Windsor 1529 Earl of Plymouth in the Peerage of the United KingdomThe Baron Burgh 1529The Baron Wharton 1544The Baron Howard of Effingham 1554 Earl of Effingham in the Peerage of the United KingdomThe Baron St John of Bletso 1559The Baroness Howard de Walden 1597The Baron Petre 1603The Baron Clifton 1608 Earl of Darnley in the Peerage of IrelandThe Baron Dormer 1615The Baron Teynham 1616The Baron Brooke 1621 Earl Brooke and Earl of Warwick in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Baron Craven 1626 Earl of Craven in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Baron Strange 1628The Baron Stafford 1640The Baron Byron 1643The Baron Ward 1644 Earl of Dudley in the Peerage of the United KingdomThe Baron Lucas 1663The Baroness Arlington 1665The Baron Clifford of Chudleigh 1672The Baron Guilford 1683 Earl of Guilford in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Baron Waldegrave 1683 Earl Waldegrave in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Baron Barnard 1698The Baron Guernsey 1703 Earl of Aylesford in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Baron Gower 1703 Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the United KingdomThe Baron Conway 1703 Marquess of Hertford in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Baron Hervey 1703 Marquess of Bristol in the Peerage of the United KingdomSee also EditBritish Honours System British nobility Forms of address in the United Kingdom Gentry History of the Peerage Landed gentry Baronetages of England Nova Scotia Great Britain and the United Kingdom Peerage an exposition of great detail Peerage of Ireland Peerage of Scotland Welsh peers and baronetsNotes Edit As Premier Duke of England As Premier Marquess of England As Premier Earl of England 1 As Premier Viscount of England As Premier Baron of EnglandReferences Edit Debretts Peerage debretts com Archived from the original on 2 September 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peerage of England amp oldid 1123204992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
