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Peerage of the UK

The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. In that year, the Peerage of Great Britain was replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peerage of Ireland, however, continued until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.

Until House of Lords Act 1999 was passed, all Peers of the UK could sit in the House of Lords. The ranks of the peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.

In the following table of peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed, as are Life peerages in the Peerage of the UK.

Dukes in the Peerage of the UK

Title Creation Other titles
The Duke of Wellington 1814
The Duke of Sutherland 1833
The Duke of Westminster 1874
The Duke of Gordon 1876 Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England;
Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland
The Duke of Argyll 1892 Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland
The Duke of Fife 1900
The Duke of Gloucester 1928
The Duke of Kent 1934
The Duke of Edinburgh 1947
The Duke of York 1986

Marquesses in the Peerage of the UK

Title Creation Other titles
The Marquess of Exeter 1801
The Marquess of Northampton 1812
The Marquess Camden 1812
The Marquess of Anglesey 1815
The Marquess of Cholmondeley 1815
The Marquess of Ailesbury 1821
The Marquess of Bristol 1826
The Marquess of Ailsa 1831
The Marquess of Normanby 1838
The Marquess of Abergavenny 1876
The Marquess of Zetland 1892
The Marquess of Linlithgow 1902
The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair 1916
The Marquess of Milford Haven 1917
The Marquess of Reading 1926

Earls and Countesses in the Peerage of the UK

Title Creation Other titles
The Earl of Rosslyn 1801
The Earl of Craven 1801
The Earl of Onslow 1801
The Earl of Romney 1801
The Earl of Chichester 1801
The Earl of Wilton 1801
The Earl of Powis 1804
The Earl Nelson 1805
The Earl Grey 1806
The Earl of Lonsdale 1807
The Earl of Harrowby 1809
The Earl of Harewood 1812
The Earl of Minto 1813
The Earl Cathcart 1814
The Earl of Verulam 1815
The Earl of St Germans 1815
The Earl of Morley 1815
The Earl of Bradford 1815
The Earl of Eldon 1821
The Earl Howe 1821
The Earl of Stradbroke 1821
The Earl Temple of Stowe 1822
The Earl Vane 1823 Marquess of Londonderry in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl Cawdor 1827
The Earl of Burlington 1831 Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England
The Earl of Lichfield 1831
The Earl of Durham 1833
The Earl Granville 1833
The Earl of Effingham 1837
The Earl of Ducie 1837
The Earl of Yarborough 1837
The Earl Innes 1837 Duke of Roxburghe in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Leicester 1837
The Earl of Lovelace 1838
The Earl of Gainsborough 1841
The Earl of Strafford 1847
The Earl of Cottenham 1850
The Earl Cowley 1857
The Earl of Winton 1859 Earl of Eglinton in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Dudley 1860
The Earl Russell 1861
The Earl of Cromartie 1861
The Earl of Kimberley 1866
The Earl of Wharncliffe 1876
The Earl Cairns 1878
The Earl of Lytton 1880
The Earl of Selborne 1882
The Earl of Iddesleigh 1885
The Earl of Cranbrook 1892
The Earl of Halsbury 1898
The Earl of Cromer 1901
The Earl of Plymouth 1905
The Earl of Liverpool 1905
The Earl of Midlothian 1911 Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl Kitchener of Khartoum 1914
The Earl St Aldwyn 1915
The Earl Beatty 1919
The Earl Haig 1919
The Earl of Iveagh 1919
The Earl of Balfour 1922
The Earl of Oxford and Asquith 1925
The Earl Jellicoe 1925 Baron Jellicoe of Southampton for Life
The Earl of Inchape 1929
The Earl Peel 1929
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 1937 Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 1937
The Earl of Halifax 1944
The Earl of Gowrie 1945
The Earl Lloyd George 1945
The Countess Mountbatten of Burma 1947
The Earl Alexander of Tunis 1952
The Earl of Swinton 1955
The Earl Attlee 1955
The Earl of Chester 1958 Duke of Cornwall in the Peerage of England
Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Snowdon 1961 Baron Armstrong-Jones for Life
The Earl of Stockton 1984
The Earl of Wessex 1999

Viscounts in the Peerage of the UK

Title Creation Other titles
The Viscount St Vincent 1801
The Viscount Melville 1802
The Viscount Sidmouth 1805
The Viscount Exmouth 1816
The Viscount Hutchinson 1821 Earl of Donoughmore in the Peerage of Ireland
The Viscount Clancarty 1823 Earl of Clancarty in the Peerage of Ireland
The Viscount Combermere 1827
The Viscount Hill 1842
The Viscount Hardinge 1846
The Viscount Gough 1849
The Viscount Bridport 1868
The Viscount Portman 1873
The Viscount Hampden 1884
The Viscount Cross 1886
The Viscount Hambleden 1891
The Viscount Knutsford 1895
The Viscount Esher 1897
The Viscount Goschen 1900
The Viscount Ridley 1900
The Viscount Colville of Culross 1902
The Viscount Churchill 1902
The Viscount Selby 1905
The Viscount Knollys 1911
The Viscount Allendale 1911
The Viscount Chilston 1911
The Viscount Scarsdale 1911
The Viscount Mersey 1916
The Viscount Cowdray 1917
The Viscount Devonport 1917
The Viscount Astor 1917
The Viscount Wimborne 1918
The Viscount St Davids 1918
The Viscount Rothermere 1919
The Viscount Allenby 1919
The Viscount Chelmsford 1921
The Viscount Long 1921
The Viscount Ullswater 1921
The Viscount Younger of Leckie 1923
The Viscount Bearsted 1925
The Viscount Craigavon 1927
The Viscount Bridgeman 1929
The Viscount Hailsham 1929
The Viscount Brentford 1929
The Viscount Buckmaster 1933
The Viscount Bledisloe 1935
The Viscount Hanworth 1936
The Viscount Trenchard 1936
The Viscount Samuel 1937
The Viscount Runciman 1937
The Viscount Davidson 1937
The Viscount Weir 1938
The Viscount Stonehaven of Ury 1938 Earl of Kintore in the Peerage of Scotland
The Viscount Caldecote 1939
The Viscount Simon 1940
The Viscount Camrose 1941
The Viscount Stansgate 1942
The Viscount Margesson 1942
The Viscount Daventry 1943
The Viscount Addison 1945
The Viscount Kemsley 1945
The Viscount Marchwood 1945
The Viscount Alanbrooke 1946
The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1946
The Viscount Waverley 1952
The Viscount Thurso 1952
The Viscount Brookeborough 1952
The Viscount Norwich 1952
The Viscount Leathers 1954
The Viscount Soulbury 1954
The Viscount Chandos 1954 Baron Lyttleton for Life
The Viscount Malvern 1955
The Viscount De L'Isle 1956
The Viscount Ingleby 1956
The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley 1957
The Viscount Tenby 1957
The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax 1957
The Viscount Dunrossil 1959
The Viscount Stuart of Findhorn 1959
The Viscount Rochdale 1960
The Viscount Slim 1960
The Viscount Head 1960
The Viscount Boyd of Merton 1960
The Viscount Mills 1962
The Viscount Blakenham 1963
The Viscount Eccles 1964
The Viscount Dilhorne 1964

Hereditary Barons in the Peerage of the UK

Life Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of the UK

Created Under the Life Peerages Act 1958

Title Creation Other titles
The Baron Chalfont 1964
The Baron Beaumont of Whitley 1967
The Baron Stokes 1969
The Baroness Masham of Ilton 1970
The Baron Diamond 1970
The Baron Simon of Glaisdale 1971
The Baron Tanlaw 1971
The Baroness Elles 1972
The Baroness Sharples 1973
The Baron Mackie of Benshie 1974
The Baron Wigoder 1974
The Baroness Fisher of Rednal 1974
The Baron Barber 1974
The Baroness Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn 1974
The Baroness Falkender 1974
The Baron Campbell of Croy 1975
The Baron Wallace of Coslany 1975
The Baron Bruce of Donington 1975
The Baron Greene of Harrow Weald 1975
The Baron Gibson 1975
The Baron Gregson 1975
The Baron Kirkhill 1975
The Baron Carr of Hadley 1976
The Baron McCarthy 1976
The Baron Northfield 1976
The Baron Parry 1976
The Baron Weidenfeld 1976
The Baron Boston of Faversham 1976
The Baron Allen of Abbeydale 1976
The Baron Briggs 1976
The Baron McCluskey 1976
The Baron Glenamara 1977
The Baron Thomson of Monifieth 1977
The Baron Chitnis 1977
The Baron Roll of Ipsden 1977
The Baron Wedderburn of Charlton 1977
The Baron Croham 1978
The Baroness Lockwood 1978
The Baron Cockfield 1978
The Baron Rawlinson of Ewell 1978
The Baron Howie of Troon 1978
The Baron Whaddon 1978
The Baroness David 1978
The Baron Taylor of Blackburn 1978
The Baron Mishcon 1978
The Baron Buxton of Alsa 1978
The Baron Hutchinson of Lullington 1978
The Baron Blease 1978
The Baron Richardson 1979
The Baron Hill-Norton 1979
The Baron Flowers 1979
The Baron MacKay of Clashfern 1979
The Baroness Jeger 1979
The Baron Renton 1979
The Baron Brooks of Tremorfa 1979
The Baron Harris of High Cross 1979
The Baron Murton of Lindisfarne 1979
The Baron Hooson 1979
The Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff 1979
The Baroness Trumpington 1980
The Baron Keith of Castleacre 1980
The Baron Hunt of Tanworth 1980
The Baron Emslie 1980
The Baron Tordoff 1981
The Baron Elystan-Morgan 1981
The Baroness Platt of Writtle 1981
The Baron Plummer of St Marylebone 1981
The Baron Campbell of Alloway 1981
The Baron Thomas of Swynnerton 1981
The Baroness Gardener of Parkes 1981
The Baron Marsh 1981
The Baron Forte 1982
The Baroness Carnegy of Lour 1982
The Baron McIntosh of Haringey 1983
The Baroness Nicol 1983
The Baroness Cox 1983
The Baron Ezra 1983
The Baron Quinton 1983
The Baron Prys-Davies 1983
The Baron Richardson of Duntisbourne 1983
The Baron Hanson 1983
The Baron Gray of Contin 1983
The Baron King of Wartnaby 1983
The Baron Stallard 1983
The Baron Graham of Edmonton 1983
The Baron Stoddart of Swindon 1983
The Baron Barnett 1983
The Baron Eden of Winton 1983
The Baron Peyton of Yeovil 1983
The Baron Fitt 1983
The Baron McAlpine of West Green 1984
The Baron Cameron of Lochbroom 1984
The Baron Young of Graffham 1984
The Baron Chapple 1985
The Baroness Warnock 1985
The Baron Vinson 1985
The Baron Murray of Epping Forest 1985
The Baron Kimball 1985
The Baron Elliott of Morpeth 1985
The Baron Donoughue 1985
The Baron Williams of Elvel 1985
The Baron Turner of Camden 1985
The Baron Sanderson of Bowden 1985
The Baroness Hooper 1985
The Baron Wolfson 1985
The Baron Moore of Wolvercote 1986
The Baron Deedes 1986
The Baron Bramall 1987
The Baron Stevens of Ludgate 1987
The Baroness Blackstone 1987
The Baron Carter 1987
The Baron Peston 1987
The Baron Irvine of Lairg 1987
The Baron Plumb 1987
The Baroness Blatch 1987
The Baron Chilver 1987
The Baron Knights 1987
The Baron Thomas of Gwydir 1987
The Baron Pym 1987
The Baron Prior 1987
The Baron Crickhowell 1987
The Baron St John of Fawsley 1987
The Baron Mason of Barnsley 1987
The Baron Carlisle of Bucklow 1987
The Baron Jenkin of Roding 1987
The Baron Callaghan of Cardiff 1987
The Baron Rees 1987
The Baron Donaldson of Lymington 1988
The Baron Armstrong of Ilminster 1988
The Baron Alexander of Weedon 1988
The Baron Rees-Mogg 1988
The Baron Macaulay of Bragar 1988
The Baron Lewis of Newnham 1989
The Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes 1989
The Baron Fraser of Carmyllie 1989
The Baron Walton of Detchant 1989
The Baron McColl of Dulwich 1989
The Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover 1989
The Baroness Park of Monmouth 1990
The Baron Tombs 1990
The Baron Clinton-Davis 1990
The Baroness Eccles of Moulton 1990
The Baron Richard 1990
The Baron Wade of Chorlton 1990
The Baron Cavendish of Furness 1990
The Baroness Cumberlege 1990
The Baron Brigstocke 1990
The Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior 1990
The Baron Holme of Cheltenham 1990
The Baron Varley 1990
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham 1990
The Baroness Flather 1990
The Baron Pearson of Rannoch 1990
The Baron Lane of Horsell 1990
The Baroness Dunn 1990
The Baron Waddington 1990
The Baron Sterling of Plaistow 1991
The Baron Palumbo 1991
The Baron Griffiths of Fforestfach 1991
The Baroness James of Holland Park 1991
The Baron Laing of Dunphail 1991
The Baroness Seccombe 1991
The Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale