peerage of England

{{About|the actual peerage|the published work by this title|Collins's Peerage of England}}

{{short description|Ranks of nobility in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707}}

The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in the United Kingdom in total.

English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under the Peerage Act 1963 from which date until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords.

The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. 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 inheritance law of moieties so all daughters (or granddaughters through the same root) stand as co-heirs, so some such titles are in such a state of abeyance between these.

Baronets, while holders of hereditary titles, as such are not peers and not entitled to stand for election in the House of Lords. Knights, dames and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, and medals 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.

Dukes in the Peerage of England

{{see also|List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Dukedoms in the Peerage of England, 1337–1707}}{{legend2|#ADD8E6|Subsidiary title|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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! Title !! Creation !! Other dukedom or higher titles

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| The Duke of Cornwall

| 1337

| Usually Prince of Wales as the heir to the British throne;
Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland

The Duke of Norfolk{{Efn|As Premier Duke of England}}

| 1483

The Duke of Somerset

| 1547

The Duke of Richmond

| 1675

| Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland; Duke of Aubigny in the Peerage of France

The Duke of Grafton

| 1675

The Duke of Beaufort

| 1682

The Duke of St Albans

| 1684

The Duke of Bedford

| 1694

The Duke of Devonshire

| 1694

The Duke of Marlborough

| 1702

The Duke of Rutland

| 1703

Marquesses in the Peerage of England

{{See also|List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Marquessates in the Peerage of England, 1385–1707}}

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! Title !! Creation !! Other marquessate or higher titles

The Marquess of Winchester{{Efn|As Premier Marquess of England}}

| 1551

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|The Marquess of Worcester

|1643

|Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England

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|The Marquess of Tavistock

|1694

|Duke of Bedford in the Peerage of England

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|The Marquess of Hartington

|1694

|Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England

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|The Marquess of Blandford

|1702

|Duke of Marlborough in the Peerage of England

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|The Marquess of Granby

|1703

|Duke of Rutland in the Peerage of England

Earls in the Peerage of England

{{see also|List of earldoms#Earldoms in the Peerage of England, 1066–1707}}

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! Title !! Creation !! Other earldom or higher titles

The Earl of Shrewsbury{{Efn|As Premier Earl of England{{Cite web|url=https://www.debretts.com/expertise/essential-guide-to-the-peerage/ranks-and-privileges-of-the-peerage/earl|title=Debretts Peerage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902125153/http://www.debretts.com/expertise/essential-guide-to-the-peerage/ranks-and-privileges-of-the-peerage/earl/|archive-date=2 September 2016|website=debretts.com}}}}

| 1442

| Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain;
Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland

The Earl of Derby

| 1485

The Earl of Huntingdon

| 1529

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| The Earl of Pembroke

| 1551

| Earl of Montgomery in Peerage of England

The Earl of Devon

| 1553

The Earl of Lincoln

| 1572

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| The Earl of Suffolk

| 1603

| Earl of Berkshire in Peerage of England

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| The Earl of Exeter

| 1605

| Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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| The Earl of Salisbury

| 1605

| Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain

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| The Earl of Montgomery

| 1605

| Held with the Earl of Pembroke in Peerage of England

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| The Earl of Northampton

| 1618

| Marquess of Northampton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

The Earl of Denbigh

| 1622?

| Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland

The Earl of Westmorland

| 1624

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| The Earl of Manchester

| 1626

| Duke of Manchester in the Peerage of Great Britain

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| The Earl of Berkshire

| 1626

| Held with the Earl of Suffolk in Peerage of England

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| The Earl of Lindsey

| 1626

| Earl of Abingdon in Peerage of England

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| The Earl of Winchilsea

| 1628

| Earl of Nottingham in Peerage of England

The Earl of Sandwich

| 1660

The Earl of Essex

| 1661

The Earl of Carlisle

| 1661

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| The Earl of Doncaster

| 1663

| Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland

The Earl of Shaftesbury

| 1672

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| The Earl of Nottingham

| 1681

| Held with the Earl of Winchilsea in Peerage of England

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| The Earl of Abingdon

| 1682

| Held with the Earl of Lindsey in Peerage of England

The Earl of Portland

| 1689

The Earl of Scarbrough

| 1690

The Earl of Albemarle

| 1697

The Earl of Coventry

| 1697

The Earl of Jersey

| 1697?

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| The Earl of Cholmondeley

| 1706

| Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Viscounts in the Peerage of England

{{see also|List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Viscountcies in the Peerage of England, 1440–1707}}

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! Title !! Creation !! Other viscountcy or higher titles

The Viscount Hereford{{Efn|As Premier Viscount of England}}

| 1550

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| The Viscount Townshend

| 1682

| Marquess Townshend in the Peerage of Great Britain

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| The Viscount Weymouth

| 1682

| Marquess of Bath in the Peerage of Great Britain

Barons and baronesses in the Peerage of England

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! Title !! Creation !! Other barony or higher titles

The Baron de Ros{{Efn|As Premier Baron of England}}

| 1264

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| The Baron le Despencer

| 1264

| Viscount Falmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain

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| The Baron Mowbray

| 1283

| Baron Segrave and Baron Stourton in Peerage of England