Ranks of nobility in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707
The
Peerage of England
comprises all
peerages
created in the
Kingdom of England
before the
Act of Union
in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and
Scotland
were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single
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:
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.
Dukes in the Peerage of England
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Subsidiary title
Marquesses in the Peerage of England
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Earls in the Peerage of England
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Viscounts in the Peerage of England
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Barons and baronesses in the Peerage of England
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Subsidiary title
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Holds more than one barony in the Peerage of England
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Subsidiary title and holds more than one barony in the Peerage of England
See also
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Notes
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As Premier Duke of England
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As Premier Marquess of England
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As Premier Earl of England
[1]
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As Premier Viscount of England
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As Premier Baron of England
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