Peerage of England


The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain.
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 can descend through females. Such peerages follow the old English inheritance law of moieties so all daughters 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 internal delegation, that is election, in the House of Lords. Knights, Dames and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations and medals are also not peers.
In the following table, each peer is listed only by his or her highest English title showing higher or equal titles in the other peerages. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics.

Dukes in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther Dukedom or higher titles
The Duke of Cornwall1337Usually Prince of Wales as the heir to the British throne;
Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Duke of Norfolk1483
The Duke of Somerset1547
The Duke of Richmond1675Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Duke of Grafton1675
The Duke of Beaufort1682
The Duke of St Albans1684
The Duke of Bedford1694
The Duke of Devonshire1694
The Duke of Marlborough1702
The Duke of Rutland1703

Marquesses in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther Marquisette or higher titles
The Marquess of Winchester1551

Earls in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther Earldom or higher titles
The Earl of Arundel1138
Oldest Extant Earldom;
Oldest Extant Peerage		Duke of Norfolk in the Peerage of England;
Earl Marshal.
The Earl of Shrewsbury1442
Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain;
Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland.
The Earl of Derby1485
The Earl of Huntingdon1529
The Earl of Pembroke1551Earl of Montgomery in Peerage of England.
The Earl of Devon1553
The Earl of Lincoln1572
The Earl of Suffolk1603Earl of Berkshire in Peerage of England.
The Earl of Exeter1605Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The Earl of Salisbury1605Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Earl of Montgomery1605Held with the Earl of Pembroke in Peerage of England.
The Earl of Northampton1618Marquess of Northampton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The Earl of Denbigh1622?Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland.
The Earl of Westmorland1624
The Earl of Manchester1626Duke of Manchester in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Earl of Berkshire1626Held with the Earl of Suffolk in Peerage of England.
The Earl of Lindsey1626Earl of Abingdon in Peerage of England.
The Earl of Winchilsea1628Earl of Nottingham in Peerage of England.
The Earl of Sandwich1660
The Earl of Essex1661
The Earl of Carlisle1661
The Earl of Doncaster1663Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Earl of Shaftesbury1672
The Earl of Nottingham1681Held with the Earl of Winchilsea in Peerage of England.
The Earl of Abingdon1682Held with the Earl of Lindsey in Peerage of England.
The Earl of Portland1689
The Earl of Scarbrough1690
The Earl of Albemarle1697
The Earl of Coventry1697
The Earl of Jersey1697?
The Earl of Cholmondeley1706Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Viscounts in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther Viscountcy or higher titles
The Viscount Hereford1550
The Viscount Townshend1682Marquess Townshend in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Viscount Weymouth1682Marquess of Bath in the Peerage of Great Britain.

Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther Barony or higher titles
The Baron de Ros1264
The Baron le Despencer1264Viscount Falmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Baron Mowbray1283Baron Segrave and Baron Stourton in Peerage of England.
The Baron Hastings1295
The Baron FitzWalter1295
The Baron Segrave1295Baron Mowbray and Baron Stourton in Peerage of England.
The Baron Clinton1299
The Baron De La Warr1299Earl De La Warr in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Baron de Clifford1299
The Baron Strange1299Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Held with Baron Hungerford and Baron de Moleyns in Peerage of England.
The Baron Zouche1308
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby1313
The Baron Strabolgi1318
The Baroness Dacre1321
The Baron Darcy de Knayth1332
The Baron Cromwell1375
The Baron Camoys1383
The Baron Grey of Codnor1397
The Baron Berkeley1421Lord Gueterbock for Life in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The Baron Hungerford1426Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Held with Baron Strange and Baron de Moleyns in Peerage of England.
The Baron Latymer1432
The Baron Dudley1440
The Baron de Moleyns1445Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Held with Baron Strange and Baron Hungerford in Peerage of England.
The Baron Saye and Sele1447
The Baron Stourton1448Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave in Peerage of England.
The Baroness Berners1455
The Baron Herbert1461
The Baron Willoughby de Broke1491
The Baron Vaux of Harrowden1523
The Baroness Braye1529
The Baron Windsor1529Earl of Plymouth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The Baron Burgh1529
The Baron Wharton1544
The Baron Howard of Effingham1554Earl of Effingham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The Baron St John of Bletso1559
The Baroness Howard de Walden1597
The Baron Petre1603
The Baron Clifton1608Earl of Darnley in the Peerage of Ireland.
The Baron Dormer1615
The Baron Teynham1616
The Baron Brooke1621Earl Brooke and of Warwick in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Baron Craven1626Earl of Craven in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Baron Strange1628
The Baron Stafford1640
The Baron Byron1643
The Baron Ward1644Earl of Dudley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The Baron Lucas1663Lord Dingwall in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Baroness Arlington1665
The Baron Clifford of Chudleigh1672
The Baron Guilford1683Earl of Guilford in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Baron Waldegrave1683Earl Waldegrave in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Baron Barnard1698
The Baron Guernsey1703Earl of Aylesford in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Baron Gower1703Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The Baron Conway1703Marquess of Hertford in the Peerage of Great Britain.
The Baron Hervey1703Marquess of Bristol in the Peerage of the United Kingdom''.