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 for
Sir Horatio Nelson6 October 1798 (extinct)Baron NelsonMilitary peerage–Navy
Prince Edward23 April 1799 (extinct)Duke of Kent and Strathearn Earl of DublinFourth son of King George III
Prince Ernest Augustus23 April 1799 (suspended)Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Earl of ArmaghFifth son of King George III
Sir 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–Navy
Charles Cadogan, 3rd Baron Cadogan27 December 1800Earl Cadogan Viscount Chelsea
James Harris, 1st Baron Malmesbury29 December 1800Earl of Malmesbury Viscount FitzHarris

Lists of peers

Lists of extant peerages

Extant dukedoms

ShieldTitleCreationGranteeReasonMonarch
Duke of Brandon Baron Dutton10 September 1711Kingdom of Scotland James Hamilton, Duke of HamiltonHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963.Queen Anne
Duke of Manchester28 April 1719Kingdom of England Charles Montagu, Earl of ManchesterKing George I
Duke of Northumberland Earl Percy22 October 1766Kingdom of Great Britain Hugh Percy, Earl of NorthumberlandFormer Viceroy of Ireland.King George III
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Earl of Armagh24 April 1799Prince Ernest AugustusCurrently suspended

Extant marquessates

ShieldTitleCreationGranteeReasonMonarch
Marquess of Lansdowne Earl Wycombe Viscount Calne and Calston6 December 1784Kingdom of Ireland William Petty, Earl of ShelburneFormer Prime Minister.King George III
Marquess of Stafford1 March 1786Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Marquess Townshend31 October 1787Kingdom of England George Townshend, Viscount TownshendMilitary peerage–Army.
Marquess of Salisbury18 August 1789Kingdom of England James Cecil, Earl of SalisburyIncumbent Lord Chamberlain of the Household.
Marquess of Bath24 August 1789Kingdom of England Thomas Thynne, Viscount WeymouthIncumbent Groom of the Stool.
Marquess of Abercorn15 October 1790Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland.
Marquess of Hertford Earl of Yarmouth5 July 1793Kingdom of Great Britain Francis Seymour-Conway, Earl of HertfordFormer Lord Chamberlain of the Household.
Marquess of Bute Earl of Windsor Viscount Mounting21 March 1796Kingdom of Scotland John Stuart, Earl of Bute

Extant earldoms

ShieldTitleCreationGranteeReasonMonarch
Earl Ferrers Viscount Tamworth3 September 1711Kingdom of England Robert Shirley, Baron Ferrers of ChartleyQueen Anne
Earl of Dartmouth Viscount Lewisham5 September 1711Kingdom of England William Legge, Baron DartmouthFormer cabinet minister.
Earl of Tankerville19 October 1714Kingdom of England Charles Bennet, Baron OssulstonKing George I
Earl of Aylesford19 October 1714Kingdom of England Heneage Finch, Baron GuernseyFormer cabinet minister.
Earl of Bristol19 October 1714Marquess of Bristol in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Earl of Macclesfield Viscount Parker15 November 1721Kingdom of Great Britain Thomas Parker, Baron ParkerIncumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Earl Graham of Belford Baron Graham23 May 1722Held by the Duke of Montrose in the Peerage of Scotland since 1742.
Earl Waldegrave Viscount Chewton13 September 1729Kingdom of England James Waldegrave, Baron WaldegraveIncumbent Ambassador of the Holy Roman EmpireKing George II
Earl of Harrington Viscount Petersham9 February 1742Kingdom of Great Britain William Stanhope, Baron HarringtonIncumbent cabinet minister.
Earl of Portsmouth11 April 1743Kingdom of Great Britain John Wallop, Viscount Lymington
Earl Brooke7 July 1746Kingdom of England Francis Greville, Baron Brooke
Earl Gower Viscount Trentham8 July 1746Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Earl of Buckinghamshire5 September 1746Kingdom of Great Britain John Hobart, Baron Hobart
Earl of Northumberland Baron Warkworth2 October 1749Held by the Duke of Northumberland in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1766.
Earl of Hertford Viscount Beauchamp3 August 1750Marquess of Hertford in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Earl of Guilford8 April 1752Kingdom of England Francis North, Baron Guilford
Earl of Hardwicke Viscount Royston2 April 1754Kingdom of Great Britain Philip Yorke, Baron HardwickeIncumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Earl of Ilchester17 June 1756Kingdom of Great Britain Stephen Fox-Strangways, Baron Ilchester and Stavordale
Earl of Warwick30 November 1759Held by the Earl Brooke in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1759.
Earl De La Warr Viscount Cantelupe18 March 1761Kingdom of England John West, Baron De La WarrKing George III
Earl of Radnor Baron Pleydell-Bouverie31 October 1765Kingdom of Great Britain William Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone
Earl Spencer Viscount Althorp1 November 1765Kingdom of Great Britain John Spencer, Viscount Spencer
Earl Bathurst27 August 1772Kingdom of Great Britain Allen Bathurst, Baron Bathurst
Earl of Hillsborough Viscount Fairford28 August 1772Marquess of Downshire in the Peerage of Ireland.
Earl of Ailesbury10 June 1776Marquess of Ailesbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Earl of Clarendon14 June 1776Kingdom of Great Britain Thomas Villiers, Baron HydeIncumbent cabinet minister.
Earl of Mansfield31 October 1776Kingdom of Great Britain William Murray, Baron MansfieldIncumbent Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
Earl of Abergavenny Viscount Nevill17 May 1784Marquess of Abergavenny in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Earl of Uxbridge19 May 1784Marquess of Anglesey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Earl Talbot Viscount Ingestre3 July 1784Held by the Earl of Shrewsbury in the Peerage of England since 1858.
Earl Grosvenor Viscount Belgrave5 July 1784Duke of Westminster in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Earl Camden Viscount Bayham13 May 1786Marquess Camden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe31 August 1789Kingdom of Great Britain George Edgcumbe, Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort
Earl Fortescue Viscount Ebrington1 September 1789Kingdom of Great Britain Hugh Fortescue, Baron Fortescue
Earl of Beverley2 November 1790Held by the Duke of Northumberland in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1865.
Earl of Mansfield1 August 1792Held by the Earl of Mansfield in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1843.
Earl of Carnarvon3 July 1793Kingdom of Great Britain Henry Herbert, Baron Porchester
Earl Cadogan Viscount Chelsea27 December 1800Kingdom of Great Britain Charles Cadogan, Baron Cadogan
Earl of Malmesbury Viscount FitzHarris29 December 1800Kingdom of Great Britain James Harris, Baron Malmesbury

Extant viscountcies

ShieldTitleCreationGranteeReasonMonarch
Viscount Bolingbroke Baron St John of Lydiard Tregoze7 July 1712The Rt Hon. Henry St John, MPIncumbent cabinet minister.Queen Anne
Viscount St John Baron St John of Battersea2 July 1716Held by the Viscount Bolingbroke in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1751.King George I
Viscount Stanhope Baron Stanhope of Elvaston2 July 1717Held by the Earl of Harrington in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1967.
Viscount Cobham Baron Cobham23 May 1718Kingdom of Great Britain Richard Temple, Baron CobhamMilitary peerage–Army.
Viscount Falmouth Baron Boscawen-Rose9 June 1720Hugh Boscawen, Esq, MPFormer Member of Parliament for the Whig Party.
Viscount Lymington Baron Wallop11 June 1720Earl of Portsmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Viscount Torrington Baron Byng21 September 1721The Rt Hon. Sir George Byng, Bt., MPMilitary peerage–Navy.
Viscount Leinster21 February 1747Duke of Leinster in the Peerage of Ireland.King George II
Viscount Folkestone Baron Longford29 June 1747Earl of Radnor in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Viscount Spencer Baron Spencer of Althorp3 April 1761Earl Spencer in the Peerage of Great Britain.King George III
Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort5 March 1781Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Viscount Hamilton8 August 1786Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland.
Viscount Hood1 June 1796Kingdom of Ireland Samuel Hood, Baron Hood, MPMilitary peerage–Navy.
Viscount Lowther Baron Lowther26 October 1796Earl of Lonsdale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Extant baronies

ShieldTitleCreationGranteeReasonMonarch
Baron Boyle of Marston5 September 1711Kingdom of Ireland Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery, also held with the Earl of Cork since 1753.His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.Queen Anne
Baron Hay31 December 1711Held by the Earl of Kinnoull in the Peerage of Scotland since 1719.
Baron Bathurst1 January 1712Earl Bathurst in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Middleton1 January 1712Sir Thomas Willoughby, Bt., MPFormer Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire and Newark.
Baron Parker10 March 1716Earl of Macclesfield in the Peerage of Great Britain.King George I
Baron Onslow19 June 1716Earl of Onslow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Romney22 June 1716Earl of Romney in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Newburgh10 July 1716Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Cadogan8 May 1718Earl Cadogan in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Percy21 January 1722Held by the Duke of Northumberland in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1957.
Baron Walpole1 June 1723Robert Walpole, Esq.
Baron Hobart28 May 1728Earl of Buckinghamshire in the Peerage of Great Britain.King George II
Baron Monson28 May 1728Sir John Monson, Bt., MPFormer Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire, Castle Rising and Cricklade.
Baron Harrington6 January 1730Earl of Harrington in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Hardwicke23 November 1733Earl of Hardwicke in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Talbot of Hensol5 December 1733Earl of Shrewsbury in the Peerage of England.
Baron Ilchester11 May 1741Earl of Ilchester in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Strangways11 May 1741Earl of Ilchester in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Edgcumbe20 April 1742Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Bruce17 April 1746Marquess of Ailesbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Fortescue5 July 1746Earl Fortescue in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Ilchester and Stavordale12 January 1747Earl of Ilchester in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby12 June 1749Kingdom of Ireland Brabazon Ponsonby, Earl of Bessborough, MPHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.
Baron Vere of Hanworth28 March 1750Held by the Duke of St Albans in the Peerage of England since 1787.
Baron Hyde3 June 1756Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Walpole4 June 1756Held by the Baron Walpole in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1931.
Baron Harwich17 November 1756Marquess of Downshire in the Peerage of Ireland.
Baron Wycombe17 May 1760Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Mount Stuart of Wortley3 April 1761Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain.King George III
Baron Grosvenor8 April 1761Duke of Westminster in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Scarsdale9 April 1761Held by the Viscount Scarsdale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom since 1911.
Baron Boston10 April 1761Sir William Irby, Bt.Former Member of Parliament for Launceston and Bodmin.
Baron Pelham of Stanmer4 May 1762Earl of Chichester in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Vernon12 May 1762George Venables-Vernon, Esq, MPFormer Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Derby.
Baron Ducie27 April 1763Earl of Ducie in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Camden17 July 1765Marquess Camden in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Digby19 August 1765Kingdom of Ireland Henry Digby, Baron Digby, MPHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.
Baron Sundridge22 December 1766Held by the Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland since 1770.
Baron Apsley24 January 1771Held by the Earl Bathurst in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1775.
Baron Brownlow20 May 1776Sir Brownlow Cust, Bt., MPFormer Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire and Stamford.
Baron Cardiff20 May 1776Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Cranley20 May 1776Earl of Onslow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Foley20 May 1776Thomas Foley, Esq, MPFormer Member of Parliament for Stafford.
Baron Hamilton of Hameldon20 May 1776Held by the Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland since 1806.
Baron Harrowby20 May 1776Earl of Harrowby in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Hawke20 May 1776The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Hawke, MPMilitary peerage–Navy.
Baron Southampton17 September 1780Charles FitzRoy, Esq.Military peerage–Army.
Baron Bagot12 October 1780Sir William Bagot, Bt.Former Member of Parliament for the Staffordshire.
Baron Dynevor17 October 1780Kingdom of Great Britain William Talbot, Earl TalbotIncumbent Lord Steward of the Household.
Baron Porchester17 October 1780Earl of Carnarvon in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Walsingham17 October 1780The Rt. Hon. Sir William de GreyFormer Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
Baron Grantley9 April 1782The Rt. Hon. Sir Fletcher Norton, MPFormer Speaker of the House of Commons.
Baron Rodney19 June 1782Sir George Brydges Rodney, Bt., MPMilitary peerage–Navy.
Baron Lovaine28 January 1784Duke of Northumberland in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Somers17 May 1784Sir Charles Cocks, Bt.Former Member of Parliament for Reigate.
Baron Boringdon18 May 1784Earl of Morley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Eliot13 June 1784Earl of St Germans in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Carleton21 August 1786Kingdom of Ireland Richard Boyle, Earl of Shannon, MPHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.
Baron Suffield21 August 1786Sir Harbord Harbord, Bt., MPFormer Member of Parliament for the Whig Party.
Baron Tyrone21 August 1786Marquess of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland.
Baron Kenyon9 June 1788The Rt. Hon. Sir Lloyd Kenyon, Bt., MPIncumbent Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
Baron Howe19 August 1788Earl Howe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Braybrooke5 September 1788Kingdom of England John Griffin, Baron Howard de WaldenMilitary peerage–Army.
Baron Malmesbury19 September 1788Earl of Malmesbury in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Fisherwick3 July 1790Marquess of Donegall in the Peerage of Ireland.
Baron Verulam6 July 1790Earl of Verulam in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Gage1 November 1790Kingdom of Ireland William Gage, Viscount Gage, MPHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.
Baron Thurlow11 June 1792Kingdom of Great Britain Edward Thurlow, Baron ThurlowIncumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Baron Auckland22 May 1793Kingdom of Ireland William Eden, Baron Auckland, MPHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.
Baron Bradford13 August 1794Earl of Bradford in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Clive13 August 1794Earl of Powis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Curzon13 August 1794Earl Howe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Dundas13 August 1794Marquess of Zetland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Lyttelton13 August 1794Held by the Viscount Cobham in the Peerage of Great Britain since 1889.
Baron Mendip13 August 1794Held by the Earl of Normanton in the Peerage of Ireland since 1974.
Baron Mulgrave13 August 1794Marquess of Normanby in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Yarborough13 August 1794Earl of Yarborough in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Hood27 May 1795Viscount Hood in Peerage of Great Britain.
Baron Loughborough31 October 1795Earl of Rosslyn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Rous28 May 1796Earl of Stradbroke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Brodrick1 June 1796Kingdom of Ireland George Brodrick, Viscount Midleton, MPHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.
Baron Stuart4 June 1796Kingdom of Scotland Francis Stuart, Earl of MorayHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963.
Baron Stewart of Garlies6 June 1796Kingdom of Scotland John Stewart, Earl of Galloway, MPHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963.
Baron Saltersford7 June 1796Kingdom of Ireland James Stopford, Earl of CourtownHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.
Baron Harewood18 June 1796Earl of Harewood in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Cawdor21 June 1796Earl Cawdor in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Bolton20 October 1797The Rt. Hon. Thomas Orde-PowlettFormer cabinet minister.
Baron Carrington20 October 1797Kingdom of Ireland Robert Smith, Baron Carrington, MPHis descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.
Baron Minto20 October 1797Earl of Minto in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Lilford26 October 1797Thomas Powys, Esq.Former Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire.
Baron Wodehouse26 October 1797Earl of Kimberley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Baron Eldon18 July 1799Earl of Eldon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Extinct peerages since the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999

Extinct baronies

ShieldTitleCreationExtinctGranteeReasonMonarch
Baron King29 May 172531 January 2018Sir Peter KingIncumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.King George I
Baron Lovel and Holland7 May 17626 November 2011Kingdom of Ireland 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

TitleMonarch
Barons
Baron BrownlowKing George III
Baron HawkeKing George III

Current Scottish and Irish peers with British titles

Currently none

See also

Notes

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