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{{Short description|System of British noble titles from 1707 to 1800}}{{More footnotes|date=August 2019}}{{Peerage |Divisions}}{{British Peerage}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}{{Use British English|date=January 2015}}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.WEB,
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Titles
{{See also|Forms of address in the United Kingdom}}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:{| class=“wikitable“! Grantee! Date of creation! Title(s)! Noted for
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| Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson>Sir Horatio Nelson| 6 October 1798 (extinct)| Baron Nelson | Royal Navy>Navy |
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| Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn>Prince Edward| 23 April 1799 (extinct)| Duke of Kent and StrathearnEarl of Dublin | George III>King George III |
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| Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover>Prince Ernest Augustus| 23 April 1799 (suspended)| Duke of Cumberland and TeviotdaleEarl of Armagh | George III>King George III |
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| John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon>Sir John Scott| 18 July 1799| Baron Eldon | Chief Justice of the Common Pleas>Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. |
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| John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare| 31 August 1799 (extinct)| Baron FitzGibbon| Lord Chancellor of Ireland>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. |
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| Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport>Alexander Hood, 1st Baron Bridport| 16 June 1800| Viscount Bridport | Royal Navy>Navy |
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| Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan>Charles Cadogan, 3rd Baron Cadogan| 27 December 1800| Earl CadoganViscount Chelsea| |
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| James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury>James Harris, 1st Baron Malmesbury| 29 December 1800| Earl of MalmesburyViscount FitzHarris| |
Lists of peers
Lists of extant peerages
Extant dukedoms
{{See also|List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Dukedoms in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1707–1801}}
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{edih}| 10 September 1711 | Kingdom of Scotland}} James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton | List of Scottish representative peers>Scottish Representative Peer | House of Lords until Peerage Act 1963>1963.Current peerage with special remainder.! Queen Anne |
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{edih}| 28 April 1719 | Kingdom of England}} Charles Montagu, Earl of Manchester| ! King George I |
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{edih}| 22 October 1766 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} Hugh Percy, Earl of Northumberland | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland>Viceroy of Ireland.! rowspan=2|King George III |
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{edih}| 24 April 1799 | Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover>Prince Ernest Augustus | Titles Deprivation Act 1917>suspended |
Extant marquessates
{{See also|List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Marquessates in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1707–1801}}
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{edih}| 6 December 1784 | Kingdom of Ireland}} William Petty, Earl of Shelburne | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom>Prime Minister.! rowspan=8|King George III |
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style="background:#ADD8E6”| | Marquess of Stafford| 1 March 1786 | |
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{edih}| 31 October 1787 | Kingdom of England}} George Townshend, Viscount Townshend | British Army>Army. |
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| | Marquess of Salisbury| 18 August 1789 | Kingdom of England}} James Cecil, Earl of Salisbury | Lord Chamberlain>Lord Chamberlain of the Household. |
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| | Marquess of Bath| 24 August 1789 | Kingdom of England}} Thomas Thynne, Viscount Weymouth| Incumbent Groom of the Stool. |
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style="background:#7DF9FF”| | Marquess of Abercorn| 15 October 1790 | |
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{edih}| 5 July 1793 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} Francis Seymour-Conway, Earl of Hertford | Lord Chamberlain>Lord Chamberlain of the Household. |
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{edih}| 21 March 1796 | Kingdom of Scotland}} John Stuart, Earl of Bute| |
Extant earldoms
{{See also|List of earldoms#Earldoms in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1707–1801}}
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{edih}| 3 September 1711 | Kingdom of England}} Robert Shirley, Baron Ferrers of Chartley| ! rowspan=2|Queen Anne |
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{edih}| 5 September 1711 | Kingdom of England}} William Legge, Baron Dartmouth| Former cabinet minister. |
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| | Earl of Tankerville| 19 October 1714 | Kingdom of England}} Charles Bennet, Baron Ossulston| ! rowspan=5|King George I |
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| | Earl of Aylesford| 19 October 1714 | Kingdom of England}} Heneage Finch, Baron Guernsey| Former cabinet minister. |
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style="background:#ADD8E6”| | Earl of Bristol| 19 October 1714 | |
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{edih}| 15 November 1721 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} Thomas Parker, Baron Parker | Lord Chancellor>Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. |
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{edih}| 23 May 1722 | |
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{edih}| 13 September 1729 | Kingdom of England}} James Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave | List of ambassadors of Great Britain to the Holy Roman Emperor>Ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire! rowspan=12|King George II |
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{edih}| 9 February 1742 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} William Stanhope, Baron Harrington| Incumbent cabinet minister. |
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| | Earl of Portsmouth| 11 April 1743 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} John Wallop, Viscount Lymington| |
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{edih}| 7 July 1746 | Kingdom of England}} Francis Greville, Baron Brooke| |
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{edih}| 8 July 1746 | |
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| | Earl of Buckinghamshire| 5 September 1746 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} John Hobart, Baron Hobart| |
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{edih}| 2 October 1749 | |
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{edih}| 3 August 1750 | |
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| | Earl of Guilford| 8 April 1752 | Kingdom of England}} Francis North, Baron Guilford| |
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{edih}| 2 April 1754 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} Philip Yorke, Baron Hardwicke | Lord Chancellor>Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. |
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| | Earl of Ilchester| 17 June 1756 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} Stephen Fox-Strangways, Baron Ilchester and Stavordale| |
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style="background:#ADD8E6”| | Earl of Warwick| 30 November 1759 | |
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{edih}| 18 March 1761 | Kingdom of England}} John West, Baron De La Warr| ! rowspan=20|King George III |
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{edih}| 31 October 1765 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} William Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone| |
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{edih}| 1 November 1765 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} John Spencer, Viscount Spencer| |
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{edih}| 27 August 1772 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} Allen Bathurst, Baron Bathurst| |
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{edih}| 28 August 1772 | |
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style="background:#ADD8E6”| | Earl of Ailesbury| 10 June 1776 | |
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| | Earl of Clarendon| 14 June 1776 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} Thomas Villiers, Baron Hyde| Incumbent cabinet minister. |
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| | Earl of Mansfield| 31 October 1776 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} William Murray, Baron Mansfield | Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales>Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench. |
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{edih}| 17 May 1784 | |
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style="background:#ADD8E6”| | Earl of Uxbridge| 19 May 1784 | |
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{edih}| 3 July 1784 | |
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{edih}| 5 July 1784 | |
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{edih}| 13 May 1786 | |
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| | Earl of Mount Edgcumbe| 31 August 1789 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} George Edgcumbe, Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort| |
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{edih}| 1 September 1789 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} Hugh Fortescue, Baron Fortescue| |
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style="background:#ADD8E6”| | Earl of Beverley| 2 November 1790 | |
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style="background:#ADD8E6”| | Earl of Mansfield| 1 August 1792 | |
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| | Earl of Carnarvon| 3 July 1793 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} Henry Herbert, Baron Porchester| |
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{edih}| 27 December 1800 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} Charles Cadogan, Baron Cadogan| |
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{edih}| 29 December 1800 | Kingdom of Great Britain}} James Harris, Baron Malmesbury| |
Extant viscountcies
{{See also|List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Viscountcies in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1707–1801}}
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{edih}| 7 July 1712 | Queen Anne |
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{edih}| 2 July 1716 | ! rowspan=6|King George I |
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{edih}| 2 July 1717 | |
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{edih}| 23 May 1718 | Richard Temple, Baron Cobham}} | British Army>Army. |
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{edih}| 9 June 1720 | | Whigs (British political party)>Whig Party. |
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{edih}| 11 June 1720 | |
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{edih}| 21 September 1721 | | Royal Navy>Navy. |
