Peerage of England

The Peerage of England comprises all peer - Would that have been created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union 1707. This year the Peerage of England and were the Peerage of Scotland replaced by the Peerage of Great Britain.

Until the adoption of the House of Lords Act 1999 all peers had a seat in the House of Lords. The ranks of the English peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount and Baron (equivalent to Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount and Baron ). While most recent English titles are inherited only in the male line, there are the elderly ( especially in older baronies ), the inheritance through the female line. According to the English law of succession are all daughters co-heirs, so that many older titles of the English peerage are located at several female heirs with him in a limbo ( Abeyance ).

The following table English Peers higher or equivalent titles are listed in other peerages. On the other hand, each peer is performed only at its highest English title.

See also:

Dukes ( Dukes ) in the Peerage of England

Marquesses ( Marquis ) in the Peerage of England

Earls in the Peerage of England

Viscount ( Viscount ) in the Peerage of England

Barons and Baroness in the Peerage of England

In addition to those listed here English baronies, there are five more (all baronies by writ ):

  • Baron Fauconberg, ( created 1295). current title holder is the 9th Baroness
  • Baron Beaumont ( created 1309), the current title holder is the 18th Duke of Norfolk,
  • Baron Conyers ( created in 1509 ), current title holder is the 15th Baroness Conyers and 9th Baroness Fauconberg (Source: Cracroft 's Peerage, articles Conyers ).
  • Baron Wentworth ( created 1529), the current title holder is the Earl of Lytton.
  • Baron Paget of Beaudesert ( created 1552), the current title holder is the Marquess of Anglesey (Source: Leigh Rayment 's Peerage, articles Paget of Beaudesert )
  • Baron Norreys ( created 1572), the current title holder, the Earl of Lindsey and Abington.
Acts of Union 1707 Duke of Cornwall Duke of Rothesay Duke of Somerset Duke of Richmond Duke of Lennox Duke of Gordon Duke of Grafton Duke of Beaufort Duke of Bedford Duke of Devonshire Duke of Marlborough (title) Earl of Shrewsbury Earl of Derby Earl of Huntingdon Earl of Devon Earl of Lincoln Marquess of Salisbury Earl of Northampton Marquess of Northampton Earl of Sandwich Earl of Essex Duke of Buccleuch Earl of Shaftesbury Earl of Scarbrough Earl of Jersey Marquess Townshend Baron de Ros Baron de Clifford Baron Strange Baron Zouche Baron Darcy de Knayth Baron Cromwell Baron Dudley Baron Herbert Baron Vaux of Harrowden Baron Braye Earl of Effingham Earl of Warwick Baron Byron Earl of Dudley Duke of Sutherland Marquess of Hertford
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