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. (Women peers of England were only granted seats with the Peerage Act 1963.)

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. Under English inheritance law all daughters are co-heirs, so many older English peerage titles have fallen into abeyance between various female co-heirs.

Baronets, while holders of hereditary titles, are not peers and do not confer nobility. Knights, Dames, and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom are also not peers.

In the following table, each peer is listed only by his or her highest English title (with the exception of the Duke of Norfolk/Earl of Arundel) showing higher or equal titles in the other peerages. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics.

Dukes in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther Dukedom titles
The Duke of Cornwall1337 always held by eldest son of the monarchDuke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Duke of Norfolk1483 Premier Duke of England 
The Duke of Somerset1547 
The Duke of Richmond1675Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland;
Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the UK
The Duke of Grafton1675 
The Duke of Beaufort1682 
The Duke of St Albans1684 
The Duke of Bedford1694 
The Duke of Devonshire1694 
The Duke of Marlborough1702 
The Duke of Rutland1703 

Marquesses in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther titles
The Marquess of Winchester1551 Premier Marquess of England

Earls in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther Earldom or higher titles
The Earl of Arundel (Subsidiary)1138[1]
Oldest Extant Earldom;
Oldest Extant Peerage		 Duke of Norfolk in the Peerage of England;
Earl Marshall
The Earl of Shrewsbury1442
Premier Earl of England[2]		Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain;
Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Derby1485 
The Earl of Huntingdon1529 
The Earl of Pembroke1551Earl of Montgomery in Peerage of England 
The Earl of Devon1553 
The Earl of Lincoln1572 
The Earl of Suffolk1603; 1626Earl of Berkshire in Peerage of England
The Earl of Exeter1605Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Salisbury1605Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Montgomery 1605 Earl of Pembroke in Peerage of England
The Earl of Northampton1618Marquess of Northampton in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Denbigh1622?Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Westmorland1624 
The Earl of Manchester1626Duke of Manchester in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Berkshire 1626 Earl of Suffolk in Peerage of England
The Earl of Lindsey1626Earl of Abingdon in Peerage of England
The Earl of Winchilsea1628Earl of Nottingham in Peerage of England
The Earl of Sandwich1660 
The Earl of Essex1661 
The Earl of Carlisle1661 
The Earl of Doncaster1663Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Shaftesbury1672 
The Earl of Nottingham 1681 Earl of Winchilsea in Peerage of England
The Earl of Abingdon 1682 Earl of Lindsey in Peerage of England
The Earl of Portland1689 
The Earl of Scarbrough1690 
The Earl of Albemarle1697 
The Earl of Coventry1697 
The Earl of Jersey1697? 
The Earl of Cholmondeley1706Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the UK

Viscounts in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther Viscountcy or higher titles
The Viscount Hereford1550 Premier Viscount of England 
The Viscount Townshend1682Marquess Townshend in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Viscount Weymouth1682Marquess of Bath in the Peerage of Great Britain

Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther Barony or higher titles
The Baron de Ros1264 Premier Baron of England 
The Baron le Despencer1264Viscount Falmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Mowbray1283Baron Segrave and Baron Stourton in Peerage of England
The Baron Hastings1295 
The Baron FitzWalter1295 
The Baron Segrave 1295 Baron Mowbray and Baron Stourton in Peerage of England
The Baron Clinton1299 
The Baron De La Warr1299Earl De La Warr in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron de Clifford1299 
The Baron Strange1299Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the UK, Baron Hungerford and Baron de Moleyns in Peerage of England
The Baron Zouche1308 
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby1313 
The Baron Strabolgi1318 
The Baroness Dacre1321 
The Baron Darcy de Knayth1332 
The Baron Cromwell1375 
The Baron Camoys1383 
The Baron Grey of Codnor1397 
The Baron Berkeley1421Lord Gueterbock for Life in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Hungerford 1426 Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the UK, Baron Stange and Baron de Moleyns in Peerage of England
The Baron Latymer1432 
The Baron Dudley1440 
The Baron de Moleyns 1445 Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the UK, Baron Stange and Baron Hungerford in Peerage of England
The Baron Saye and Sele1447 
The Baron Stourton 1448 Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave in Peerage of England
The Baroness Berners1455 
The Baron Herbert1461 
The Baron Willoughby de Broke1491 
The Baron Vaux of Harrowden1523 
The Baroness Braye1529 
The Baron Windsor1529Earl of Plymouth in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Burgh1529 
The Baron Wharton1544 
The Baron Howard of Effingham1554Earl of Effingham in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron St John of Bletso1559 
The Baroness Howard de Walden1597 
The Baron Petre1603 
The Baron Clifton1608Earl of Darnley in the Peerage of Ireland
The Baron Dormer1615 
The Baron Teynham1616 
The Baron Brooke1621Earl Brooke and of Warwick in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Craven1626Earl of Craven in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Strange1628 
The Baron Stafford1640 
The Baron Byron1643 
The Baron Ward1644Earl of Dudley in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Lucas1663Lord Dingwall in the Peerage of Scotland
The Baroness Arlington1665 
The Baron Clifford of Chudleigh1672 
The Baron Guilford1683Earl of Guilford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Waldegrave1683Earl Waldegrave in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Barnard1698 
The Baron Guernsey1703Earl of Aylesford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Gower1703Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the UK;
Marquess of Stafford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Conway1703Marquess of Hertford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Hervey1703Marquess of Bristol in the Peerage of the UK;
Earl of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain

See also

References

  1. ↑ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 233. Cited at The Peerage.com, Page 10225 (retrieved 19 August 2018).
  2. ↑ Debretts Peerage
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