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Peerage of England

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.

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 Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. While most newer English peerages descend only in male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Due to English inheritance law, however, all daughters are co-heirs, so many older English peerage titles have fallen into abeyance between various female co-heirs.

In the following table of English peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. However, each peer is listed only by his or her highest English title.

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Dukes in the Peerage of England

Title Creation Other titles
The Duke of Cornwall 1337 Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Duke of Norfolk 1483  
The Duke of Somerset 1547  
The Duke of Richmond 1675 Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland;
Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the UK
The Duke of Grafton 1675  
The Duke of Beaufort 1682  
The Duke of St Albans 1684  
The Duke of Bedford 1694  
The Duke of Devonshire 1694  
The Duke of Marlborough 1702  
The Duke of Rutland 1703  

Marquesses in the Peerage of England

Title Creation Other titles
The Marquess of Winchester 1551

Earls in the Peerage of England

Title Creation Other titles
The Earl of Shrewsbury 1442 Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain;
Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Derby 1485  
The Earl of Huntingdon 1529  
The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery 1551; 1605  
The Earl of Devon 1553  
The Earl of Lincoln 1572  
The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire 1603; 1626  
The Earl of Exeter 1605 Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Salisbury 1605 Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Northampton 1618 Marquess of Northampton in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Denbigh 1622 Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Westmorland 1624  
The Earl of Manchester 1626 Duke of Manchester in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon 1626; 1682  
The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham 1628; 1681  
The Earl of Sandwich 1660  
The Earl of Essex 1661  
The Earl of Cardigan 1661 Marquess of Ailesbury in the Peerage of the U.K
The Earl of Carlisle 1661  
The Earl of Doncaster 1663 Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Shaftesbury 1672  
The Earl of Portland 1689  
The Earl of Scarbrough 1690  
The Earl of Albemarle 1697  
The Earl of Coventry 1697  
The Earl of Jersey 1697  
The Earl of Cholmondeley 1706 Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the UK

Viscounts in the Peerage of England

Title Creation Other titles
The Viscount Hereford 1550  
The Viscount Townshend 1682 Marquess Townshend in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Viscount Weymouth 1682 Marquess of Bath in the Peerage of Great Britain

Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of England

Title Creation Other titles
The Lord de Ros 1264  
The Lord le Despencer 1264 Viscount Falmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton 1283; 1295; 1448  
The Lord Hastings 1295  
The Lord FitzWalter 1295  
The Lord Clinton 1299  
The Lord De La Warr 1299 Earl De La Warr in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord de Clifford 1299  
The Lord Strange, Hungerford and de Moleyns 1299; 1426; 1445 Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Zouche 1308  
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby 1313  
The Lord Strabolgi 1318  
The Baroness Dacre 1321  
The Baroness Darcy de Knayth 1331  
The Lord Cromwell 1375  
The Lord Camoys 1383  
The Lord Grey of Codnor 1397  
The Lord Berkeley 1421 Lord Gueterbock for Life in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Latymer 1432  
The Lord Dudley 1440  
The Lord Saye and Sele 1447  
The Baroness Berners 1455  
The Lord Herbert 1461  
The Lord Willoughby de Broke 1491  
The Lord Vaux of Harrowden 1523  
The Baroness Braye 1529  
The Lord Windsor 1529 Earl of Plymouth in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Burgh 1529  
The Lord Wharton 1544  
The Lord Howard of Effingham 1554 Earl of Effingham in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord St John of Bletso 1559  
The Baroness Howard de Walden 1597  
The Lord Petre 1603  
The Lord Clifton 1608 Earl of Darnley in the Peerage of Ireland
The Lord Dormer 1615  
The Lord Teynham 1616  
The Lord Brooke 1621 Earl Brooke and of Warwick in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Strange 1628  
The Lord Stafford 1640  
The Lord Byron 1643  
The Lord Ward 1644 Earl of Dudley in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Lucas of Crudwell 1663 Lord Dingwall in the Peerage of Scotland
The Baroness Arlington 1665  
The Lord Craven 1666 Earl of Craven in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Clifford of Chudleigh 1672  
The Lord Guilford 1683 Earl of Guilford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Waldegrave 1683 Earl Waldegrave in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Barnard 1698  
The Lord Guernsey 1703 Earl of Aylesford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Gower 1703 Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the UK;
Marquess of Stafford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Conway 1703 Marquess of Hertford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Hervey 1703 Marquess of Bristol in the Peerage of the UK;
Earl of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain
Last updated: 07-30-2005 19:12:22
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