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Peerage of Great Britain

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ThePeerage of Great Britain comprises all extantpeerages created in theKingdom of Great Britain between theActs of Union 1707 and theActs of Union 1800. It replaced thePeerage of England and thePeerage of Scotland, but was itself replaced by thePeerage of the United Kingdom in 1801.

The ranks of the Peerage of Great Britain areDuke,Marquess,Earl,Viscount andBaron. Until the passage of theHouse of Lords Act 1999, all peers of Great Britain could sit in theHouse of Lords.

Some peerages of Great Britain were created for peers in thePeerage of Scotland andPeerage of Ireland as they did not have an automatic seat in theHouse of Lords until thePeerage 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 initalics.

The ranks of the peerage areDuke,Marquess,Earl,Viscount, andBaron.^[1]

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'.

Thelast non-royal dukedom of Great Britain was created in 1766, and thelast marquessate of Great Britain was created in 1796. Creation of the remaining ranks ceased when theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed; subsequent creations of peers were in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.

The last 8 (6 non-royal and two royal) people who were created hereditary peers (from 1798 to 1800) were:

• 30 dukes: seeList of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
• 34 marquesses: seeList of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
• 191 earls and countesses: seeList of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
• 111 viscounts: seeList of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
• 1,187 barons: seeList of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
• Women: seeList of peerages created for women andList of peerages inherited by women

•   Subsidiary title.
•   Imperial peerage created for peers ofScotland andIreland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until1963 for Scotland and1999 for Ireland.

Shield	Title	Creation	Grantee	Reason	Monarch
	Duke of Brandon Baron Dutton	10 September 1711	James Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton[note 1]	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1963.[note 2]	Queen Anne
	Duke of Manchester	28 April 1719	Charles Montagu, Earl of Manchester		King George I
	Duke of Northumberland Earl Percy	22 October 1766	Hugh Percy, Earl of Northumberland	FormerViceroy of Ireland.	King George III
	Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Earl of Armagh	24 April 1799	Prince Ernest Augustus	Currentlysuspended

•   Subsidiary title.
•   Imperial peerage created for peers ofScotland andIreland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until1963 for Scotland and1999 for Ireland.

Shield	Title	Creation	Grantee	Reason	Monarch
	Marquess of Lansdowne Earl Wycombe Viscount Calne and Calston	6 December 1784	William Petty, Earl of Shelburne	FormerPrime Minister.	King George III
	Marquess of Stafford	1 March 1786	Duke of Sutherland in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Marquess Townshend	31 October 1787	George Townshend, Viscount Townshend	Military peerage–Army.
	Marquess of Salisbury	18 August 1789	James Cecil, Earl of Salisbury	IncumbentLord Chamberlain of the Household.
	Marquess of Bath	24 August 1789	Thomas Thynne, Viscount Weymouth	IncumbentGroom of the Stool.
	Marquess of Abercorn	15 October 1790	Duke of Abercorn in thePeerage of Ireland.
	Marquess of Hertford Earl of Yarmouth	5 July 1793	Francis Seymour-Conway, Earl of Hertford	FormerLord Chamberlain of the Household.
	Marquess of Bute Earl of Windsor Viscount Mounting	21 March 1796	John Stuart, Earl of Bute

•   Subsidiary title.
•   Imperial peerage created for peers ofScotland andIreland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until1963 for Scotland and1999 for Ireland.

Shield	Title	Creation	Grantee	Reason	Monarch
	Earl Ferrers Viscount Tamworth	3 September 1711	Robert Shirley, Baron Ferrers of Chartley		Queen Anne
	Earl of Dartmouth Viscount Lewisham	5 September 1711	William Legge, Baron Dartmouth	Former cabinet minister.
	Earl of Tankerville	19 October 1714	Charles Bennet, Baron Ossulston		King George I
	Earl of Aylesford	19 October 1714	Heneage Finch, Baron Guernsey	Former cabinet minister.
	Earl of Bristol	19 October 1714	Marquess of Bristol in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Earl of Macclesfield Viscount Parker	15 November 1721	Thomas Parker, Baron Parker	IncumbentLord High Chancellor of Great Britain.[note 2]
	Earl Graham of Belford Baron Graham	23 May 1722	Held by theDuke of Montrose in thePeerage of Scotland since1742.[note 2]
	Earl Waldegrave Viscount Chewton	13 September 1729	James Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave	IncumbentAmbassador of the Holy Roman Empire	King George II
	Earl of Harrington Viscount Petersham	9 February 1742	William Stanhope, Baron Harrington	Incumbent cabinet minister.
	Earl of Portsmouth	11 April 1743	John Wallop, Viscount Lymington
	Earl Brooke	7 July 1746	Francis Greville, Baron Brooke
	Earl Gower Viscount Trentham	8 July 1746	Duke of Sutherland in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Earl of Buckinghamshire	5 September 1746	John Hobart, Baron Hobart
	Earl of Northumberland Baron Warkworth	2 October 1749	Held by theDuke of Northumberland in the Peerage of Great Britain since1766.[note 2]
	Earl of Hertford Viscount Beauchamp	3 August 1750	Marquess of Hertford in the Peerage of Great Britain.[note 2]
	Earl of Guilford	8 April 1752	Francis North, Baron Guilford
	Earl of Hardwicke Viscount Royston	2 April 1754	Philip Yorke, Baron Hardwicke	IncumbentLord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
	Earl of Ilchester	17 June 1756	Stephen Fox-Strangways, Baron Ilchester and Stavordale	[note 2]
	Earl of Warwick	30 November 1759	Held by theEarl Brooke in the Peerage of Great Britain since1759.
	Earl De La Warr Viscount Cantelupe	18 March 1761	John West, Baron De La Warr		King George III
	Earl of Radnor Baron Pleydell-Bouverie	31 October 1765	William Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone	[note 2]
	Earl Spencer Viscount Althorp	1 November 1765	John Spencer, Viscount Spencer
	Earl Bathurst	27 August 1772	Allen Bathurst, Baron Bathurst
	Earl of Hillsborough Viscount Fairford	28 August 1772	Marquess of Downshire in thePeerage of Ireland.
	Earl of Ailesbury	10 June 1776	Marquess of Ailesbury in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Earl of Clarendon	14 June 1776	Thomas Villiers, Baron Hyde	Incumbent cabinet minister.
	Earl of Mansfield	31 October 1776	William Murray, Baron Mansfield	IncumbentLord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.[note 2]
	Earl of Abergavenny Viscount Nevill	17 May 1784	Marquess of Abergavenny in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Earl of Uxbridge	19 May 1784	Marquess of Anglesey in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Earl Talbot Viscount Ingestre	3 July 1784	Held by theEarl of Shrewsbury in thePeerage of England since1858.
	Earl Grosvenor Viscount Belgrave	5 July 1784	Duke of Westminster in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Earl Camden Viscount Bayham	13 May 1786	Marquess Camden in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Earl of Mount Edgcumbe	31 August 1789	George Edgcumbe, Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort
	Earl Fortescue Viscount Ebrington	1 September 1789	Hugh Fortescue, Baron Fortescue
	Earl of Beverley	2 November 1790	Held by theDuke of Northumberland in the Peerage of Great Britain since1865.
	Earl of Mansfield	1 August 1792	Held by theEarl of Mansfield in the Peerage of Great Britain since1843.[note 2]
	Earl of Carnarvon	3 July 1793	Henry Herbert, Baron Porchester
	Earl Cadogan Viscount Chelsea	27 December 1800	Charles Cadogan, Baron Cadogan
	Earl of Malmesbury Viscount FitzHarris	29 December 1800	James Harris, Baron Malmesbury

•   Subsidiary title.
•   Imperial peerage created for peers ofScotland andIreland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until1963 for Scotland and1999 for Ireland.

Shield	Title	Creation	Grantee	Reason	Monarch
	Viscount Bolingbroke Baron St John of Lydiard Tregoze	7 July 1712	The Rt Hon.Henry St John,MP	Incumbent cabinet minister.[note 2]	Queen Anne
	Viscount St John Baron St John of Battersea	2 July 1716	Held by theViscount Bolingbroke in the Peerage of Great Britain since1751.[note 2]		King George I
	Viscount Stanhope Baron Stanhope of Elvaston	2 July 1717	Held by theEarl of Harrington in the Peerage of Great Britain since1967.[note 2]
	Viscount Cobham Baron Cobham	23 May 1718	Richard Temple, Baron Cobham	Military peerage–Army.[note 2]
	Viscount Falmouth Baron Boscawen-Rose	9 June 1720	Hugh Boscawen,Esq,MP	Former Member of Parliament for theWhig Party.
	Viscount Lymington Baron Wallop	11 June 1720	Earl of Portsmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Viscount Torrington Baron Byng	21 September 1721	The Rt Hon.Sir George Byng, Bt.,MP	Military peerage–Navy.
	Viscount Leinster	21 February 1747	Duke of Leinster in thePeerage of Ireland.		King George II
	Viscount Folkestone Baron Longford	29 June 1747	Earl of Radnor in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Viscount Spencer Baron Spencer of Althorp	3 April 1761	Earl Spencer in the Peerage of Great Britain.		King George III
	Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort	5 March 1781	Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Viscount Hamilton	8 August 1786	Duke of Abercorn in thePeerage of Ireland.
	Viscount Hood	1 June 1796	Samuel Hood, Baron Hood,MP	Military peerage–Navy.
	Viscount Lowther Baron Lowther	26 October 1796	Earl of Lonsdale in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[note 2]

•   Subsidiary title.
•   Imperial peerage created for peers ofScotland andIreland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until1963 for Scotland and1999 for Ireland.

Shield	Title	Creation	Grantee	Reason	Monarch
	Baron Boyle of Marston	5 September 1711	Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery, also held with the Earl of Cork since 1753.	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1999.	Queen Anne
	Baron Hay	31 December 1711	Held by theEarl of Kinnoull in thePeerage of Scotland since1719.
	Baron Bathhurst	1 January 1712	Earl Bathurst in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Middleton	1 January 1712	Sir Thomas Willoughby, Bt.,MP	Former Member of Parliament forNottinghamshire andNewark.
	Baron Parker	10 March 1716	Earl of Macclesfield in the Peerage of Great Britain.		King George I
	Baron Onslow	19 June 1716	Earl of Onslow in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[note 2]
	Baron Romney	22 June 1716	Earl of Romney in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Newburgh	10 July 1716	Marquess of Cholmondeley in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Cadogan	8 May 1718	Earl Cadogan in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Percy	21 January 1722[2]	Held by theDuke of Northumberland in the Peerage of Great Britain since1957.
	Baron Walpole	1 June 1723	Robert Walpole,Esq.	[note 2]
	Baron Hobart	28 May 1728	Earl of Buckinghamshire in the Peerage of Great Britain.		King George II
	Baron Monson	28 May 1728	Sir John Monson, Bt.,MP	Former Member of Parliament forLincolnshire,Castle Rising andCricklade.
	Baron Harrington	6 January 1730	Earl of Harrington in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Hardwicke	23 November 1733	Earl of Hardwicke in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Talbot of Hensol	5 December 1733	Earl of Shrewsbury in thePeerage of England.
	Baron Ilchester	11 May 1741	Earl of Ilchester in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Strangways	11 May 1741	Earl of Ilchester in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Edgcumbe	20 April 1742	Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Bruce	17 April 1746	Marquess of Ailesbury in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[note 2]
	Baron Fortescue	5 July 1746	Earl Fortescue in the Peerage of Great Britain.[note 2]
	Baron Ilchester and Stavordale	12 January 1747	Earl of Ilchester in the Peerage of Great Britain.[note 2]
	Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby	12 June 1749	Brabazon Ponsonby, Earl of Bessborough,MP	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1999.
	Baron Vere of Hanworth	28 March 1750	Held by theDuke of St Albans in thePeerage of England since1787.
	Baron Hyde	3 June 1756	Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain.[note 2]
	Baron Walpole	4 June 1756	Held by theBaron Walpole in the Peerage of Great Britain since1931.
	Baron Harwich	17 November 1756	Marquess of Downshire in thePeerage of Ireland.
	Baron Wycombe	17 May 1760	Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Mount Stuart of Wortley	3 April 1761	Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain.		King George III
	Baron Grosvenor	8 April 1761	Duke of Westminster in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Scarsdale	9 April 1761	Held by theViscount Scarsdale in thePeerage of the United Kingdom since1911.
	Baron Boston	10 April 1761	Sir William Irby, Bt.	Former Member of Parliament forLaunceston andBodmin.
	Baron Pelham of Stanmer	4 May 1762	Earl of Chichester in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[note 2]
	Baron Vernon	12 May 1762	George Venables-Vernon,Esq,MP	Former Member of Parliament forLichfield andDerby.
	Baron Ducie	27 April 1763	Earl of Ducie in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[note 2]
	Baron Camden	17 July 1765	Marquess Camden in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Digby	19 August 1765	Henry Digby, Baron Digby,MP	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1999.[note 2]
	Baron Sundridge	22 December 1766	Held by theDuke of Argyll in thePeerage of Scotland since1770.[note 2]
	Baron Apsley	24 January 1771	Held by theEarl Bathurst in the Peerage of Great Britain since1775.
	Baron Brownlow	20 May 1776	Sir Brownlow Cust, Bt.,MP	Former Member of Parliament forLincolnshire andStamford.
	Baron Cardiff	20 May 1776	Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Cranley	20 May 1776	Earl of Onslow in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Foley	20 May 1776	Thomas Foley,Esq,MP	Former Member of Parliament forStafford.
	Baron Hamilton of Hameldon	20 May 1776	Held by theDuke of Argyll in thePeerage of Scotland since1806.
	Baron Harrowby	20 May 1776	Earl of Harrowby in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Hawke	20 May 1776	The Rt. Hon.Sir Edward Hawke,MP	Military peerage–Navy.
	Baron Southampton	17 September 1780	Charles FitzRoy,Esq.	Military peerage–Army.
	Baron Bagot	12 October 1780	Sir William Bagot, Bt.	Former Member of Parliament for theStaffordshire.
	Baron Dynevor	17 October 1780	William Talbot, Earl Talbot	IncumbentLord Steward of the Household.[note 2]
	Baron Porchester	17 October 1780	Earl of Carnarvon in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Walsingham	17 October 1780	The Rt. Hon.Sir William de Grey	FormerLord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
	Baron Grantley	9 April 1782	The Rt. Hon.Sir Fletcher Norton,MP	FormerSpeaker of the House of Commons.
	Baron Rodney	19 June 1782	Sir George Brydges Rodney, Bt.,MP	Military peerage–Navy.
	Baron Lovaine	28 January 1784	Duke of Northumberland in the Peerage of Great Britain.[note 2]
	Baron Somers	17 May 1784	Sir Charles Cocks, Bt.	Former Member of Parliament forReigate.
	Baron Boringdon	18 May 1784	Earl of Morley in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Eliot	13 June 1784	Earl of St Germans in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Carleton	21 August 1786	Richard Boyle, Earl of Shannon,MP	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1999.
	Baron Suffield	21 August 1786	Sir Harbord Harbord, Bt.,MP	Former Member of Parliament for theWhig Party.
	Baron Tyrone	21 August 1786	Marquess of Waterford in thePeerage of Ireland.
	Baron Kenyon	9 June 1788	The Rt. Hon.Sir Lloyd Kenyon, Bt.,MP	IncumbentLord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
	Baron Howe	19 August 1788	Earl Howe in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[note 2]
	Baron Braybrooke	5 September 1788	John Griffin, Baron Howard de Walden	Military peerage–Army.[note 2]
	Baron Malmesbury	19 September 1788	Earl of Malmesbury in the Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Fisherwick	3 July 1790	Marquess of Donegall in thePeerage of Ireland.
	Baron Verulam	6 July 1790	Earl of Verulam in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Gage	1 November 1790	William Gage, Viscount Gage,MP	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1999.[note 2]
	Baron Thurlow	11 June 1792	Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow	IncumbentLord High Chancellor of Great Britain.[note 2]
	Baron Auckland	22 May 1793	William Eden, Baron Auckland,MP	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1999.
	Baron Bradford	13 August 1794	Earl of Bradford in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Clive	13 August 1794	Earl of Powis in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Curzon	13 August 1794	Earl Howe in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Dundas	13 August 1794	Marquess of Zetland in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Lyttelton	13 August 1794	Held by theViscount Cobham in the Peerage of Great Britain since1889.
	Baron Mendip	13 August 1794	Held by theEarl of Normanton in thePeerage of Ireland since 1974.[note 2]
	Baron Mulgrave	13 August 1794	Marquess of Normanby in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Yarborough	13 August 1794	Earl of Yarborough in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Hood	27 May 1795	Viscount Hood in Peerage of Great Britain.
	Baron Loughborough	31 October 1795	Earl of Rosslyn in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[note 2]
	Baron Rous	28 May 1796	Earl of Stradbroke in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Brodrick	1 June 1796	George Brodrick, Viscount Midleton,MP	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1999.[note 2]
	Baron Stuart	4 June 1796	Francis Stuart, Earl of Moray[note 1]	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1963.
	Baron Stewart of Garlies	6 June 1796	John Stewart, Earl of Galloway,MP	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1963.
	Baron Saltersford	7 June 1796	James Stopford, Earl of Courtown	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1999.
	Baron Harewood	18 June 1796	Earl of Harewood in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Cawdor	21 June 1796	Earl Cawdor in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Bolton	20 October 1797	The Rt. Hon.Thomas Orde-Powlett	Former cabinet minister.
	Baron Carrington	20 October 1797	Robert Smith, Baron Carrington,MP	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1999.
	Baron Minto	20 October 1797	Earl of Minto in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Lilford	26 October 1797	Thomas Powys,Esq.	Former Member of Parliament forNorthamptonshire.
	Baron Wodehouse	26 October 1797	Earl of Kimberley in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.
	Baron Eldon	18 July 1799	Earl of Eldon in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.

Shield	Title	Creation	Extinct	Grantee	Reason	Monarch
	Baron King	29 May 1725	31 January 2018	Sir Peter King	IncumbentLord High Chancellor of Great Britain.	King George I
	Baron Lovel and Holland	7 May 1762	6 November 2011	John Perceval, Earl of Egmont,MP	His descendants sat in theHouse of Lords until1999.	King George III

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