The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801.
The ranks of the Peerage of Great Britain are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount and Baron. Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, all peers of Great Britain could sit in the House of Lords.
Some peerages of Great Britain were created for peers in the Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland as they did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until the Peerage Act 1963 which gave Scottish Peers an automatic right to sit in the Lords.
In the following table of peers of Great Britain, holders of higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics.
Ranks The ranks of the peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.
Titles
Marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons are all addressed as 'Lord X', where 'X' represents either their territory or surname pertaining to their title. Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Dukes and duchesses are addressed just as 'Duke' or 'Duchess' or, in a non-social context, 'Your Grace'.
Creation of peers The last non-royal dukedom of Great Britain was created in 1766, and the last marquessate of Great Britain was created in 1796. Creation of the remaining ranks ceased when the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed; subsequent creations of peers were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The last 8 (6 non-royal and two royal) people who were created hereditary peers (from 1798 to 1800) were:
GranteeDate of creationTitle(s)Noted forSir Horatio Nelson6 October 1798 (extinct)Baron NelsonMilitary peerage–NavyPrince Edward23 April 1799 (extinct)Duke of Kent and StrathearnEarl of DublinFourth son of King George IIIPrince Ernest Augustus23 April 1799 (suspended)Duke of Cumberland and TeviotdaleEarl of ArmaghFifth son of King George IIISir John Scott18 July 1799Baron EldonHe was the incumbent Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare31 August 1799 (extinct)Baron FitzGibbonHe was the incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Ireland.Also he had an imperial peerage in the House of Lords as Irish Peers were not allowed to sit in the Lords.Alexander Hood, 1st Baron Bridport16 June 1800Viscount BridportMilitary peerage–NavyCharles Cadogan, 3rd Baron Cadogan27 December 1800Earl CadoganViscount Chelsea James Harris, 1st Baron Malmesbury29 December 1800Earl of MalmesburyViscount FitzHarris
Lists of peers 30 dukes: see List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland 34 marquesses: see List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland 191 earls and countesses: see List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland 111 viscounts: see List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland 1,187 barons: see List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Women: see List of peerages created for women and List of peerages inherited by women
Lists of extant peerages Extant dukedoms
ShieldTitleCreationGranteeReasonMonarch10 September 1711 James Hamilton, Duke of HamiltonScottish Representative PeerHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963.Current peerage with special remainder.Queen Anne28 April 1719 Charles Montagu, Earl of Manchester King George I22 October 1766 Hugh Percy, Earl of NorthumberlandFormer Viceroy of Ireland.King George III24 April 1799Prince Ernest AugustusCurrently suspended
Extant marquessates
ShieldTitleCreationGranteeReasonMonarch6 December 1784 William Petty, Earl of ShelburneFormer Prime Minister.King George IIIMarquess of Stafford1 March 178631 October 1787 George Townshend, Viscount TownshendMilitary peerage–Army.Marquess of Salisbury18 August 1789 James Cecil, Earl of SalisburyIncumbent Lord Chamberlain of the Household.Marquess of Bath24 August 1789 Thomas Thynne, Viscount WeymouthIncumbent Groom of the Stool.Marquess of Abercorn15 October 17905 July 1793 Francis Seymour-Conway, Earl of HertfordFormer Lord Chamberlain of the Household.21 March 1796 John Stuart, Earl of Bute—
Extant earldoms
ShieldTitleCreationGranteeReasonMonarch3 September 1711 Robert Shirley, Baron Ferrers of Chartley—Queen Anne5 September 1711 William Legge, Baron DartmouthFormer cabinet minister.Earl of Tankerville19 October 1714 Charles Bennet, Baron Ossulston—King George IEarl of Aylesford19 October 1714 Heneage Finch, Baron GuernseyFormer cabinet minister.Earl of Bristol19 October 171415 November 1721 Thomas Parker, Baron ParkerIncumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.23 May 172213 September 1729 James Waldegrave, Baron WaldegraveIncumbent Ambassador of the Holy Roman EmpireKing George II9 February 1742 William Stanhope, Baron HarringtonIncumbent cabinet minister.Earl of Portsmouth11 April 1743 John Wallop, Viscount Lymington—7 July 1746 Francis Greville, Baron Brooke—8 July 1746Earl of Buckinghamshire5 September 1746 John Hobart, Baron Hobart—2 October 17493 August 1750Earl of Guilford8 April 1752 Francis North, Baron Guilford—2 April 1754 Philip Yorke, Baron HardwickeIncumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.Earl of Ilchester17 June 1756 Stephen Fox-Strangways, Baron Ilchester and StavordaleEarl of Warwick30 November 175918 March 1761 John West, Baron De La Warr—King George III31 October 1765 William Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone1 November 1765 John Spencer, Viscount Spencer—27 August 1772 Allen Bathurst, Baron Bathurst—28 August 1772Earl of Ailesbury10 June 1776Earl of Clarendon14 June 1776 Thomas Villiers, Baron HydeIncumbent cabinet minister.Earl of Mansfield31 October 1776 William Murray, Baron MansfieldIncumbent Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.17 May 1784Earl of Uxbridge19 May 17843 July 17845 July 178413 May 1786Earl of Mount Edgcumbe31 August 1789 George Edgcumbe, Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort—1 September 1789 Hugh Fortescue, Baron Fortescue—Earl of Beverley2 November 1790Earl of Mansfield1 August 1792Earl of Carnarvon3 July 1793 Henry Herbert, Baron Porchester—27 December 1800 Charles Cadogan, Baron Cadogan—29 December 1800 James Harris, Baron Malmesbury—
Extant viscountcies
ShieldTitleCreationGranteeReasonMonarch7 July 1712Incumbent cabinet minister.Queen Anne2 July 1716King George I2 July 171723 May 1718Military peerage–Army.9 June 1720Former Member of Parliament for the Whig Party.11 June 172021 September 1721Military peerage–Navy.Viscount Leinster21 February 1747King George II29 June 17473 April 1761King George IIIViscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort5 March 1781Viscount Hamilton8 August 1786Viscount Hood1 June 1796Military peerage–Navy.26 October 1796
Extant baronies
ShieldTitleCreationGranteeReasonMonarchBaron Boyle of Marston5 September 1711His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.Queen AnneBaron Hay31 December 1711Baron Bathurst1 January 1712Baron Middleton1 January 1712Former Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire and Newark.Baron Parker10 March 1716King George IBaron Onslow19 June 1716Baron Romney22 June 1716Baron Newburgh10 July 1716Baron Cadogan8 May 1718Baron Percy21 January 1722Created by errorBaron Walpole1 June 1723Baron Hobart28 May 1728King George IIBaron Monson28 May 1728Former Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire, Castle Rising and Cricklade.Baron Harrington6 January 1730Baron Hardwicke23 November 1733Baron Talbot of Hensol5 December 1733Baron Ilchester11 May 1741Baron Strangways11 May 1741Baron Edgcumbe20 April 1742Baron Bruce17 April 1746Baron Fortescue5 July 1746Baron Ilchester and Stavordale12 January 1747Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby12 June 1749His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.Baron Vere of Hanworth28 March 1750Baron Hyde3 June 1756Baron Walpole4 June 1756Baron Harwich17 November 1756Baron Wycombe17 May 1760Baron Mount Stuart of Wortley3 April 1761King George IIIBaron Grosvenor8 April 1761Baron Scarsdale9 April 1761Baron Boston10 April 1761Former Member of Parliament for Launceston and Bodmin.Baron Pelham of Stanmer4 May 1762Baron Vernon12 May 1762Former Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Derby.Baron Ducie27 April 1763Baron Camden17 July 1765Baron Digby19 August 1765His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.Baron Sundridge22 December 1766Baron Apsley24 January 1771Baron Brownlow20 May 1776Former Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire and Stamford.Baron Cardiff20 May 1776Baron Cranley20 May 1776Baron Foley20 May 1776Former Member of Parliament for Stafford.Baron Hamilton of Hameldon20 May 1776Baron Harrowby20 May 1776Baron Hawke20 May 1776Military peerage–Navy.Baron Southampton17 September 1780Military peerage–Army.Baron Bagot12 October 1780Former Member of Parliament for the Staffordshire.Baron Dynevor17 October 1780Incumbent Lord Steward of the Household.Baron Porchester17 October 1780Baron Walsingham17 October 1780Former Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.Baron Grantley9 April 1782Former Speaker of the House of Commons.Baron Rodney19 June 1782Military peerage–Navy.Baron Lovaine28 January 1784Baron Somers17 May 1784Former Member of Parliament for Reigate.Baron Boringdon18 May 1784Baron Eliot13 June 1784Baron Carleton21 August 1786His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.Baron Suffield21 August 1786Former Member of Parliament for the Whig Party.Baron Tyrone21 August 1786Baron Kenyon9 June 1788Incumbent Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.Baron Howe19 August 1788Baron Braybrooke5 September 1788Military peerage–Army.Baron Malmesbury19 September 1788Baron Fisherwick3 July 1790Baron Verulam6 July 1790Baron Gage1 November 1790His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.Baron Thurlow11 June 1792Incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.Baron Auckland22 May 1793His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.Baron Bradford13 August 1794Baron Clive13 August 1794Baron Curzon13 August 1794Baron Dundas13 August 1794Baron Lyttelton13 August 1794Baron Mendip13 August 1794Baron Mulgrave13 August 1794Baron Yarborough13 August 1794Baron Hood27 May 1795Baron Loughborough31 October 1795Baron Rous28 May 1796Baron Brodrick1 June 1796His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.Baron Stuart4 June 1796His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963.Baron Stewart of Garlies6 June 1796His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963.Baron Saltersford7 June 1796His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.Baron Harewood18 June 1796Baron Cawdor21 June 1796Baron Bolton20 October 1797Former cabinet minister.Baron Carrington20 October 1797His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.Baron Minto20 October 1797Baron Lilford26 October 1797Former Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire.Baron Wodehouse26 October 1797Baron Eldon18 July 1799
Extinct peerages since the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 Extinct baronies
ShieldTitleCreationExtinctGranteeReasonMonarchBaron King29 May 172531 January 2018Sir Peter KingIncumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.King George IBaron Lovel and Holland7 May 17626 November 2011 John Perceval, Earl of Egmont, MPHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.King George III
Current titles without heirs Current peers of Great Britain
TitleMonarchBaronsBaron BrownlowKing George IIIBaron HawkeKing George III
Current Scottish and Irish peers with British titles Currently none
See also British nobility Dukes in the United Kingdom History of the British peerage Marquesses in the United Kingdom Peerage of England Peerage of Scotland Peerage of Ireland Peerages in the United Kingdom
Notes
References
The Roll of the Peerage, The Crown Office, Ministry of Justice