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ThePeerage of England comprises allpeerages created in theKingdom of England before theAct of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England andScotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a singlePeerage of Great Britain. There are fivepeerages in the United Kingdom in total.English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under thePeerage Act 1963 from which date until the passage of theHouse of Lords Act 1999 all Peers of England could sit in theHouse of Lords.
As of September 2025, there are 93 English peers: 11 dukes (including one royal duke), one marquess, 26 earls, three viscounts and 52 barons (counting peers with a higher title in one of other peerages).
The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order,duke,marquess,earl,viscount, andbaron. 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 inheritancelaw of moieties so all daughters (or granddaughters through the same root) stand as co-heirs, so some such titles are in such a state ofabeyance between these.
Baronets, while holders of hereditary titles, as such are not peers and not entitled to stand for election in theHouse of Lords.Knights,dames and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, andmedals are also not peers.
The following tables only show peerages still in existence. 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.
| Title | Creation | Other dukedom or higher titles |
|---|---|---|
| TheDuke of Cornwall | 1337 | UsuallyPrince of Wales as the heir to the British throne; Duke of Rothesay in thePeerage of Scotland |
| TheDuke of Norfolk[a] | 1483 | |
| TheDuke of Somerset | 1547 | |
| TheDuke of Richmond | 1675 | Duke of Gordon in thePeerage of the United Kingdom;Duke of Lennox in thePeerage of Scotland;Duke of Aubigny in thePeerage of France |
| TheDuke of Grafton | 1675 | |
| TheDuke of Beaufort | 1682 | |
| TheDuke of St Albans | 1684 | |
| TheDuke of Bedford | 1694 | |
| TheDuke of Devonshire | 1694 | |
| TheDuke of Marlborough | 1702 | |
| TheDuke of Rutland | 1703 |
| Title | Creation | Other marquessate or higher titles |
|---|---|---|
| TheMarquess of Winchester[b] | 1551 | |
| The Marquess of Worcester | 1643 | Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England |
| The Marquess of Tavistock | 1694 | Duke of Bedford in the Peerage of England |
| The Marquess of Hartington | 1694 | Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England |
| The Marquess of Blandford | 1702 | Duke of Marlborough in the Peerage of England |
| The Marquess of Granby | 1703 | Duke of Rutland in the Peerage of England |
| Title | Creation | Other viscountcy or higher titles |
|---|---|---|
| TheViscount Hereford[d] | 1550 | |
| TheViscount Townshend | 1682 | Marquess Townshend in thePeerage of Great Britain |
| TheViscount Weymouth | 1682 | Marquess of Bath in thePeerage of Great Britain |
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