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The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Acts of Union 1707 but before 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.
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.
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.
The ranks of the peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.[1]
The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1766, and the last marquessate 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, and only 8 (6 non-royal and two royal) people have been created hereditary peers since 1798. These were:
Grandee | Date of Creation | Title(s) | Noted for |
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Sir Horatio Nelson | 6 October 1798 (extinct) | Baron Nelson | Military Peerage-Navy |
Prince Edward | 23 April 1799 (extinct) | Duke of Kent and Strathearn Earl of Dublin |
Fourth son of King George III |
Prince Ernest Augustus | 23 April 1799 (suspended) | Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Earl of Armagh |
Fifth son of King George III |
Sir John Scott | 18 July 1799 | Baron Eldon | He was the incumbent Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. |
John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare | 31 August 1799 (extinct) | Baron FitzGibbon | He 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 Bridport | 16 June 1800 | Viscount Bridport | Military Peerage-Navy |
Charles Cadogan, 3rd Baron Cadogan | 27 December 1800 | Earl Cadogan Viscount Chelsea |
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James Harris, 1st Baron Malmesbury | 29 December 1800 | Earl of Malmesbury Viscount FitzHarris |
Shield | Title | Creation | Grantee | Reason | Monarch |
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The Duke of Brandon Baron Dutton |
10 September 1711 | ![]() |
His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963. [note 2] | Queen Anne |
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The Duke of Manchester | 28 April 1719 | ![]() |
King George I | |
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The Duke of Northumberland Earl Percy |
22 October 1766 | ![]() |
He was the former Viceroy of Ireland. | King George III |
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The Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Earl of Armagh |
24 April 1799 | Prince Ernest Augustus | Currently suspended |
Shield | Title | Creation | Grantee | Reason | Monarch |
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The Marquess of Lansdowne Earl Wycombe Viscount Calne and Calston |
6 December 1784 | ![]() |
He was the former Prime Minister. | King George III |
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The Marquess of Stafford | 1 March 1786 | Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. | ||
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The Marquess Townshend | 31 October 1787 | ![]() |
Military Peerage-Army. | |
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The Marquess of Salisbury | 18 August 1789 | ![]() |
He was the incumbent Lord Chamberlain of the Household.. | |
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The Marquess of Bath | 24 August 1789 | ![]() |
He was the incumbent Groom of the Stool. | |
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The Marquess of Abercorn | 15 October 1790 | Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland. | ||
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The Marquess of Hertford Earl of Yarmouth |
5 July 1793 | ![]() |
He was the former Lord Chamberlain of the Household.. | |
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The Marquess of Bute Earl of Windsor Viscount Mounting |
21 March 1796 | ![]() |
Shield | Title | Creation | Extinct | Grantee | Reason | Monarch |
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Baron King | 29 May 1725 | 31 January 2018 | Sir Peter King | He was the incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. | King George I |
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Baron Lovel and Holland | 7 May 1762 | 6 November 2011 | ![]() |
His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. | King George III |
Title | Monarch |
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Barons | |
Baron Hawke | King George III |
Currently None
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'.