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This page lists all marquessates, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This is a list of present Dukes in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. ... This page lists all dukedoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of present Marquesses in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of present Earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. ... This page lists all Earldoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of present Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. ... This page lists all viscounties, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Barons (Lords of Parliament in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. ... This page is meant to list all baronies and lordships of parliaments created in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. ... This page lists all baronetcies, extant, extinct, dormant (D), unproven (U), under review (R), abeyant, or forfeit, in the baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... A marquess is a nobleman of hereditary rank in Europe, China, and Japan. ... The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ...


The list is followed by a list of marquessates in other countries.

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Marquessates in the Peerage of England, 1385-1707

Title Date of creation Surname Current status Notes
Marquess of Dublin 1385 Vere resigned 1386 created Duke of Ireland in 1386. Might be considered an Irish peerage.
Marquess of Dorset 1397 Beaufort deprived 1399  
Marquess of Dorset 1443 Beaufort forfeit 1464 created Duke of Somerset in 1448
Marquess of Suffolk 1444 de la Pole forfeit 1504 created Duke of Suffolk in 1448; forfeit 1450 to 1463; did not use the title 1493-1504
Marquess of Montagu 1470 Nevill deprived of title 1478 inherited by the Duke of Bedford in 1471
Marquess of Dorset 1475 Grey forfeit 1554 forfeit between 1483 and 1485; created Duke of Suffolk in 1551.
Marquess of Berkeley 1489 Berkeley extinct 1492  
Marquess of Exeter 1525 Courtenay forfeit 1538  
Marchioness of Pembroke 1532 Boleyn forfeit 1536 holder was also Queen Consort from 1533 to 1536
Marquess of Northampton 1547 Parr forfeit 1553  
Marquess of Winchester 1551 Paulet extant created Duke of Bolton in 1689, that title extinct 1794
Marquess of Northampton 1559 Parr extinct 1571 this was a new creation for the former holder of the 1547 creation
Marquess of Buckingham 1618 Villiers extinct 1687 created Duke of Buckingham in 1623
Marquess of Hertford 1641 Seymour extinct 1675 restored to Dukedom of Somerset in 1660
Marquess of Worcester 1643 Somerset extant created Duke of Beaufort in 1682
Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1643 Cavendish extinct 1691 created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1665
Marquess of Dorchester 1645 Pierrepont extinct 1680  
Marquess of Halifax 1682 Saville extinct 1700  
Marquess of Powis 1687 Herbert extinct 1748  
Marquess of Carmarthen 1689 Osborne extinct 1963 created Duke of Leeds in 1694
Marquess of Harwich 1689 Schomberg extinct 1719 subsidiary title of the Duke of Schomberg
Marquess of Alton 1694 Talbot extinct 1718 subsidiary title of the Duke of Shrewsbury
Marquess of Normanby 1694 Sheffield extinct 1735 created Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in 1703
Marquess of Tavistock 1694 Russell extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Bedford
Marquess of Hartington 1694 Cavendish extant subisidary title of the Duke of Devonshire
Marquess of Clare 1694 Holles extinct 1711 subsidiary title of the Duke of Newcastle
Marquess of Blandford 1702 Churchill extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Marlborough
Marquess of Granby 1703 Manners extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Rutland
Marquess of Monthermer 1705 Montagu extinct 1749 subsidiary title of the Duke of Montagu
Marquess of Cambridge 1706 Guelph merged in crown 1727 subsidiary title of the 1706 Dukedom of Cambridge
Marquess of Kent 1706 Grey extinct 1740 created Duke of Kent in 1710
Marquess of Lindsey 1706 Bertie extinct 1809 created Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven in 1715
Marquess of Dorchester 1706 Pierrepont extinct 1773 created Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull in 1715

The titles of Duke of Ireland was created in 1386 for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, the favorite of King Richard II of England who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. ... Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... The titles of Duke of Ireland was created in 1386 for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, the favorite of King Richard II of England who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... The title Marquess of Dorset has been created three times in the Peerage of England. ... Events February 10 - John Beaufort becomes Earl of Somerset. ... Events September 30 - Accession of Henry IV of England October 13 - Coronation of Henry IV of England November 1 - Accession of John VI, Duke of Brittany Births William Canynge, English merchant (approximate date; died 1474) Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia (died 1468) Deaths January 4 - Nicolas Eymeric, Spanish theologian and... The title Marquess of Dorset has been created three times in the Peerage of England. ... Events Albanians, under Skanderbeg, defeat the Turks John Hunyadi defeats Turks at the Battle of Nis Vlad II Dracul begins his second term as ruler of Wallachia, succeeding Basarab II. Births January 27 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (died 1500) February 23 - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (died 1490) May 17 - Edmund... Events February - Christian I of Denmark and Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. ... The Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ... The title of Earl of Suffolk has been created several times in the Peerage of England, most recently in 1603 for Thomas Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Walden. ... Events March 1 - Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg proclaimed commander of the Albanian resistance April 16 - Truce of Tours. ... Events January 1 - French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba. ... The title of Earl of Suffolk has been created several times in the Peerage of England, most recently in 1603 for Thomas Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Walden. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events January 5 - Poet Francois Villon is banned from Paris Births January 17 - Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (died 1525) February 24 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher (died 1494) October 20 - Alessandro Achillini, Italian philosopher (died 1512) Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici, Italian patron of the arts (died 1503... The title of Marquess of Montagu was created in 1470 for John Neville, 1st Earl of Northumberland, younger brother of Warwick the Kingmaker. ... Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... Events February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. ... The titles of Earl or Duke of Bedford were created several times in the peerage of England. ... This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. ... The title Marquess of Dorset has been created three times in the Peerage of England. ... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ... Events February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband. ... Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. ... // Events August 5-7 - First outbreak of sweating sickness in England begins August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... The title of Earl of Suffolk has been created several times in the Peerage of England, most recently in 1603 for Thomas Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Walden. ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... The title Baron Berkeley has been created twice in the Peerage of England, both times by writ. ... Events March 14 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. ... Events January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. ... The title of Marquess of Exeter was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801 for the Earl of Exeter. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... In 1532, King Henry VIII of England gave Anne Boleyn the title Marchioness of Pembroke. ... Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... The title of Marquess of Northampton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1812 for the Earl of Northampton. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... The title Marquess of Winchester was created in 1551 in the Peerage of England, making it the oldest English (and British) Marquessate still in existence. ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... The title Marquess of Winchester was created in 1551 in the Peerage of England, making it the oldest English (and British) Marquessate still in existence. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Northampton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1812 for the Earl of Northampton. ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. ... Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ... The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... The titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... The Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... The title of Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... The title Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of the... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... Duke of Newcastle is a title which has been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 20 - Leislers Rebellion - New governor arrives in New York - Jacob Leisler surrenders after standoff of several hours March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender May 6... Duke of Newcastle is a title which has been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... The Dukedom of Kingston-upon-Hull was created in 1715 and became extinct in 1773. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... The title of Marquess of Halifax was created in the Peerage of England in 1682 for Sir George Savile, 4th Baronet. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... The title of Earl of Powis has been created several times in British history. ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... The Dukedom of Leeds was created in 1694 and became extinct in 1964. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title Duke of Leeds was created in 1694 for the 1st Marquess of Carmarthen and became extinct on the death of the 12th Duke in 1964. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... The peerage title Duke of Schomberg was created in 1689, along with the Barony of Teyes, the Earldom of Brentford and the Marquessate of Harwich. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... The peerage title Duke of Schomberg was created in 1689, along with the Barony of Teyes, the Earldom of Brentford and the Marquessate of Harwich. ... The Earl of Shrewsbury is the senior Earl on the Roll in the Peerage of England (the more senior Earldom of Arundel being held by the Duke of Norfolk). ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... // Events July 21 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed November 22 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as Blackbeard) is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times. ... The Earl of Shrewsbury is the senior Earl on the Roll in the Peerage of England (the more senior Earldom of Arundel being held by the Duke of Norfolk). ... Marquess of Normanby was a title in the peerage of England and later a separate title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... The titles of Earl or Duke of Bedford were created several times in the peerage of England. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... The titles of Earl or Duke of Bedford were created several times in the peerage of England. ... The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ... Duke of Newcastle is a title which has been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... Duke of Newcastle is a title which has been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain. ... The coat of arms of the Dukes of Marlborough The Dukedom of Marlborough (pronounced Maulbruh) is an hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of England. ... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... The coat of arms of the Dukes of Marlborough The Dukedom of Marlborough (pronounced Maulbruh) is an hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of England. ... The Duke of Rutland is a title in the peerage of England. ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... The Duke of Rutland is a title in the peerage of England. ... The title of Duke of Montagu has been created several times. ... Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... The title of Duke of Montagu has been created several times. ... Duke of Cambridge is a title frequently conferred upon junior members of the British royal family. ... Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... Duke of Cambridge is a title frequently conferred upon junior members of the British royal family. ... Duke of Kent is a title which has been created various times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom. ... Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... HRH The Duke of Kent Duke of Kent is a title which has been created various times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom. ... // Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 3 - Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. ... The title of Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven was created by George I of Great Britain in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1715 for Robert Bertie, 1st Marquess of Lindsey. ... Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven was created by George I of Great Britain in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1715 for Robert Bertie, 1st Marquess of Lindsey. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... The Dukedom of Kingston-upon-Hull was created in 1715 and became extinct in 1773. ... Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Dukedom of Kingston-upon-Hull was created in 1715 and became extinct in 1773. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ...

Marquessates in the Peerage of Scotland, 1488-1707

Title Date of creation Surname Current status Notes
Marquess of Ormonde 1488 Stewart extinct 1504 subsidiary title of the Duke of Ross
Marquess of Fife 1567 Hepburn forfeit 1567 subsidiary title of the Duke of Orkney
Marquess of Hamilton 1599 Hamilton extant created Duke of Hamilton in 1643
Marquess of Huntly 1599 Gordon extant created Duke of Gordon in 1684, that title extinct in 1836
Marquess of Ormonde 1600 Stewart merged in crown 1625 subsidiary title of the Duke of Albany
Marquess of Wigtown 1602 Stewart extinct 1602 subsidiary title of the Duke of Kintyre and Lorne
Marquess of Douglas 1633 Douglas extant created Duke of Douglas in 1703, that title extinct in 1761; inherited by the Duke of Hamilton in 1761
Marquess of Argyll 1641 Campbell forfeit 1661  
Marquess of Clydesdale 1643 Hamilton extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Hamilton
Marquess of Montrose 1644 Graham extant created Duke of Montrose in 1707
Marquess of March 1672 Maitland extinct 1682 subsidiary title of the Duke of Lauderdale
Marquess of Atholl 1676 Murray extant created Duke of Atholl in 1703
Marquess of Bambreich 1680 Leslie extinct 1681 subsidiary title of the Duke of Rothes
Marquess of Queensberry 1682 Douglas extant created Duke of Queensberry in 1684. The titles separated in 1812
Marquess of Dumfriesshire 1684 Douglas extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Queensberry
Marquess of Tweeddale 1694 Hay extant  
Marquess of Kintyre and Lorne 1701 Campbell extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Argyll
Marquess of Lothian 1701 Kerr extant  
Marquess of Annandale 1701 Johnston dormant 1792  
Marquess of Tullibardine 1703 Murray extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Atholl
Marquess of Angus and Abernethy 1703 Douglas extinct 1761 subsidiary title of the Duke of Douglas
Marquess of Graham and Buchanan 1707 Graham extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Montrose
Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford 1707 Ker extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Roxburghe

The peerage title Earl of Ormonde has a long and complex history. ... // Events February 3 - Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south. ... Events January 1 - French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba. ... The title Duke of Ross has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland, both times for younger sons of the King of Scotland. ... The title Earl of Bothwell has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... The title Earl of Bothwell has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. ... The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn. ... Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. ... The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton sits in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace in Hamilton The Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... The title Marquess of Huntly was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1599, making it the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English Marquessate of Winchester being older. ... Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. ... The title Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of England and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The peerage title Earl of Ormonde has a long and complex history. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy in Rome July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on the youngers sons in the Scottish and later the British Royal Family, particularly in the Houses of Stuart and Hanover. ... Robert Bruce Stuart, Duke of Kintyre (18 January 1602—27 May 1602) was the fifth child of King James I of England and Anne of Denmark. ... This page is about the year. ... This page is about the year. ... Robert Bruce Stuart, Duke of Kintyre (18 January 1602—27 May 1602) was the fifth child of King James I of England and Anne of Denmark. ... The title of Earl of Angus is an ancient one in the Peerage of Scotland, currently held by the Duke of Hamilton. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... The title of Earl of Angus is an ancient one in the Peerage of Scotland, currently held by the Duke of Hamilton. ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton sits in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace in Hamilton The Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title Duke of Argyll was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... The Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton sits in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace in Hamilton The Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. ... The title of Duke of Montrose was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1488 for David Lindsay. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... The title of Duke of Montrose was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1488 for David Lindsay. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... The title Earl of Lauderdale was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1624. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... The title Earl of Lauderdale was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1624. ... The title Duke of Atholl was created several times in British history. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... The title Duke of Atholl was created several times in British history. ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... The title Earl of Rothes was created in 1457 in the Peerage of Scotland for George Leslie. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Events March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. ... The title Earl of Rothes was created in 1457 in the Peerage of Scotland for George Leslie. ... Marquess of Queensberry (often spelled, archaically, as the Marquis of Queensbury) is a title in the peerage of Scotland. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684. ... Marquess of Tweeddale is a title of the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1694 for the 2nd Earl of Tweeddale. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... The title Duke of Argyll was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Arms of the Duke of Argyll since 1406 The title Duke of Argyll was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. ... The title of Marquess of Lothian was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 for the 4th Earl of Lothian. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... The title Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was created in the Peerage of Scotland 1661 for James Johnstone. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title Duke of Atholl was created several times in British history. ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... The title Duke of Atholl was created several times in British history. ... The title of Earl of Angus is an ancient one in the Peerage of Scotland, currently held by the Duke of Hamilton. ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Angus is an ancient one in the Peerage of Scotland, currently held by the Duke of Hamilton. ... The title of Duke of Montrose was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1488 for David Lindsay. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... The title of Duke of Montrose was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1488 for David Lindsay. ... The Duke of Roxburghe (pronounced Roxbruh) is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Viscount Broxmouth, Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford and Earl of Kelso. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... The Duke of Roxburghe (pronounced Roxbruh) is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Viscount Broxmouth, Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford and Earl of Kelso. ...

Marquessates in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1707-1801

Title Date of creation Surname Current status Notes
Marquess of Beverley 1708 Douglas extinct 1778 subsidiary title of the Duke of Dover, who was also Duke of Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland
Marquess of Wharton 1715 Wharton extinct 1731 created Marquess of Malmesbury and Marquess of Catherlough at the same time; created Duke of Wharton in 1718
Marquess of Malmesbury 1715 Wharton extinct 1731 created Marquess of Wharton and Marquess of Catherlough at the same time; created Duke of Wharton in 1718
Marquess of Clare 1715 Pelham-Holles extinct 1768 subsidiary title of the Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Marquess of Titchfield 1716 Bentinck extinct 1990 subsidiary title of the Duke of Portland
Marquess of Carnarvon 1719 Brydges extinct 1789 subsidiary title of the Duke of Chandos
Marquess of Brackley 1720 Egerton extinct 1803 subsidiary title of the Duke of Bridgewater
Marquess of the Isle of Ely 1726 Guelph merged in crown 1760 subsidiary title of the Duke of Edinburgh
Marquess of Berkhampstead 1726 Guelph extinct 1765 subsidiary title of the Duke of Cumberland
Marquess Grey 1740 Grey extinct 1797 created for the Duke of Kent, but passed by special patent to his granddaughter
Marquess of Rockingham 1746 Watson-Wentworth extinct 1782  
Marquess of Monthermer 1766 Montagu extinct 1790 subsidiary title of the Duke of Montagu
Marquess of Buckingham 1784 Temple-Nugent-Grenville extinct 1889 created Duke of Buckingham and Chandos in 1822
Marquess of Lansdowne 1784 Petty-Fitzmaurice extant  
Marquess of Stafford 1786 Leveson-Gower extant created Duke of Sutherland in 1833
Marquess Townshend 1787 Townshend extant  
Marquess of Salisbury 1789 Cecil extant  
Marquess of Bath 1789 Thynne extant  
Marquess of Abercorn 1790 Hamilton extant created Duke of Abercorn in 1868
Marquess Cornwallis 1792 Cornwallis extinct 1823  
Marquess of Hertford 1793 Seymour-Conway extant  
Marquess of Bute 1796 Stuart extant  

The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684. ... // Events March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth July 1 - Tewoflos becomes Emperor of Ethiopia September 28 - Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais In Masuria one third of the population die during the plague J... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684. ... The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684. ... The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... // Events July 21 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed November 22 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as Blackbeard) is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... // Events July 21 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed November 22 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as Blackbeard) is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times. ... Duke of Newcastle is a title which has been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Duke of Newcastle is a title which has been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain. ... The Duke of Portland is a peerage title created in 1716 for Henry Bentinck, who was already Earl of Portland. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... This article is about the year. ... The Duke of Portland is a peerage title created in 1716 for Henry Bentinck, who was already Earl of Portland. ... The title Baron Chandos has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title Baron Chandos has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ... The title Earl of Bridgewater has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl of Bridgewater has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ... The Duke of Edinburgh is a British dukedom. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Duke of Edinburgh is a British dukedom. ... Duke of Cumberland is a peerage title that was conferred upon junior members of the British royal family. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Duke of Cumberland is a peerage title that was conferred upon junior members of the British royal family. ... The titles of Marquess Grey and Earl de Grey were created in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom respectively for descendants of the Greys, Earls of Kent, who were unrelated to the family of the Earls Grey. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... HRH The Duke of Kent Duke of Kent is a title which has been created various times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom. ... The title Marquess of Rockingham in the peerage of Great Britain was created for Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 6th Baron Wentworth, in 1746. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Duke of Montagu has been created several times. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Duke of Montagu has been created several times. ... The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Lansdowne was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 for William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, the former Prime Minister. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title Duke of Sutherland was created for George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford, in 1833. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title Duke of Sutherland was created for George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford, in 1833. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess Townshend was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1787 for George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The title Marquess of Salisbury is a British title of Peerage, created in 1789 for James Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Bath was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1789 for Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth, a former Secretary of State. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Baron Cornwallis is a British peerage title. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Bute was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1796 for the 4th Earl of Bute (in the Peerage of Scotland). ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ...

Marquessates in the Peerage of Ireland, 1642-1825

Title Date of creation Surname Current status Notes
Marquess of Ormonde 1642 Butler extinct 1758 created Duke of Ormonde in 1661 and Duke of Ormonde in England in 1682, the English Dukedom being attainted in 1715
Marquess of Catherlough 1715 Wharton extinct 1731 created Marquess of Wharton and Marquess of Malmesbury in the Peerage of Great Britain at the same time. Created Duke of Wharton in 1718.
Marchioness of Dungannon 1716 Schulenberg extinct 1743 subsidiary title of the Duchess of Munster, created Duchess of Kendal in Great Britain in 1719, peerage for life only
Marquess of Kildare 1761 FitzGerald extant created Duke of Leinster in 1766
Marquess of Clanricarde 1785 de Burgh-Canning extinct 1797  
Marquess of Waterford 1789 Beresford extant  
Marquess of Downshire 1789 Hill extant  
Marquess of Donegall 1791 Chichester extant  
Marquess of Drogheda 1791 Moore extinct 1892  
Marquess Wellesley 1799 Wellesley extinct 1842  
Marquess of Headfort 1800 Taylour extant  
Marquess of Sligo 1800 Browne extant  
Marquess of Thomond 1800 O'Brien extinct 1855  
Marquess of Ely 1800 Tottenham extant  
Marquess of Londonderry 1816 Stewart extant
Marquess Conyngham 1816 Conyngham extant
Marquess of Clanricarde 1825 de Burgh-Canning extinct 1916

The peerage title Earl of Ormonde has a long and complex history. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The peerage title Earl of Ormonde has a long and complex history. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... The peerage title Earl of Ormonde has a long and complex history. ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England. ... // Events July 21 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed November 22 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as Blackbeard) is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times. ... Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal and Munster was born at Emden on the December 25, 1667. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal and Munster was born at Emden on the December 25, 1667. ... The titles of Earl of Kendal and Duke of Kendal have been created several times, usually for people with some connection to the royal family. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... The Duke of Leinster (pronounced Linster) is Irelands premier peer. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Arms of the Duke of Leinster The Duke of Leinster (named after Leinster and, unlike the Province, pronounced Linster) is Irelands premier peer. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Earl of Clanricarde is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Marquess of Waterford is the senior marquess in the Peerage of Ireland. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Marquess of Downshire is a marquess in the Peerage of Ireland. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Marquess of Donegall is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1791 for the Earl of Donegall. ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Drogheda was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1661. ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl of Mornington was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1760 for Garret Wellesley. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Marquess of Headfort is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1800 for the Earl of Bective. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1800 for the Earl of Altamont. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Baron Inchiquin is one of the older titles in the Peerage of Ireland, dating to 1543. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Marquess of Ely is a marquess in the Peerage of Ireland. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Londonderry (pronounced Lundundry) is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1816 for Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Londonderry, father of Lord Castlereagh, the Foreign Secretary at the time. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess Conyngham (pronounced Cunningum)was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1816. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Earl of Clanricarde is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...

Marquessates in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, 1801-present

Title Date of creation Surname Current status Notes
Marquess of Exeter 1801 Cecil extant  
Marquess Camden 1812 Pratt extant  
Marquess of Northampton 1812 Compton extant  
Marquess of Wellington 1812 Wellesley extant created Duke of Wellington in 1814
Marquess Douro 1814 Wellesley extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Wellington
Marquess of Anglesey 1815 Paget extant  
Marquess of Cholmondeley 1815 Cholmondeley extant  
Marquess of Hastings 1816 Rawdon-Hastings extinct 1868  
Marquess of Ailesbury 1821 Bruce extant  
Marquess of Chandos 1822 Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville extinct 1889 subsidiary title of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Marquess of Westmeath 1822 Nugent extinct 1871  
Marquess of Ormonde 1825 Butler extinct 1997  
Marquess of Bristol 1826 Hervey extant  
Marquess of Cleveland 1827 Vane extinct 1891 created Duke of Cleveland in 1831
Marquess of Ailsa 1831 Kennedy extant  
Marquess of Westminster 1831 Grosvenor extant created Duke of Westminster in 1874.
Marquess of Breadalbane 1831 Campbell extinct 1862  
Marquess of Normanby 1838 Phipps extant  
Marquess of Hamilton 1868 Hamilton extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Abercorn in Ireland
Marquess of Ripon 1871 Robinson extinct 1923  
Marquess of Abergavenny 1876 Nevill extant  
Marquess of Breadalbane 1885 Campbell extinct 1922  
Marquess of Dufferin and Ava 1888 Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood extinct 1988  
Marquess of Macduff 1889 Duff extinct 1912 subsidiary title of the Duke of Fife
Marquess of Zetland 1892 Dundas extant  
Marquess of Linlithgow 1902 Hope extant  
Marquess of Crewe 1911 Crewe-Milnes extinct 1945  
Marquess of Lincolnshire 1912 Wynn-Carrington extinct 1928  
Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair 1916 Gordon extant  
Marquess of Cambridge 1917 Cambridge extinct 1981  
Marquess of Milford Haven 1917 Mountbatten extant  
Marquess of Carisbrooke 1917 Mountbatten extinct 1960  
Marquess Curzon of Kedleston 1921 Curzon extinct 1925  
Marquess of Reading 1926 Isaacs extant  
Marquess of Willingdon 1936 Freeman-Thomas extinct 1979  

The title of Marquess of Exeter was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801 for the Earl of Exeter. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... The title of Marquess Camden was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1812 for John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Northampton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1812 for the Earl of Northampton. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Dukedom of Wellington is a hereditary title and the senior Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, is a hereditary title and the senior Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Dukedom of Wellington is a hereditary title and the senior Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, is a hereditary title and the senior Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... The title of Marquess of Anglesey was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1815 for the Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Cholmondeley (pronounced Chumly) was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1815 for the Earl of Cholmondeley, an English title dating to 1706. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title Marquess of Hastings was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1816 for the 2nd Earl of Moira. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Marquess of Ailesbury was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1821 for Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. ... The title of Earl of Westmeath was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1621. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The peerage title Earl of Ormonde has a long and complex history. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marquess of Bristol is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom held by a member of the Hervey family since 1714. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Dukedom of Cleveland was a peerage in the Peerage of England, and later in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Dukedom of Cleveland was a peerage in the Peerage of England, and later in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named for Cleveland in northern England. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Ailsa was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Richard Grosvenor, the 3rd Marquess of Westminster. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Arms of the Dukes of Westminster (since 1825) The title of Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Richard Grosvenor, the 3rd Marquess of Westminster. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl of Breadalbane and Holland was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1681 for John Campbell, 1st Earl of Caithness, who resigned the Earldom of Caithness in favour of George Sinclair in exchange for the new Earldom. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Marquess of Normanby was a title in the peerage of England and later a separate title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn. ... Marquess of Ripon was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Abergavenny (pronounced Abergenny) was created in 1876 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the Earl of Abergavenny. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The title Earl of Breadalbane and Holland was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1681 for John Campbell, 1st Earl of Caithness, who resigned the Earldom of Caithness in favour of George Sinclair in exchange for the new Earldom. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title Marquess of Dufferin and Ava was created in 1888 for Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, a prominent politician and colonial administrator. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named after Fife in Scotland. ... The Marquess of Zetland (Shetland) is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom created for Laurence Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland along with the title Earl of Ronaldshay on 22 August 1892. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Linlithgow was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1902 for the 7th Earl of Hopetoun, the first Governor-General of Australia. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Baron Houghton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1863 for the noted Victorian literary person Richard Monckton Milnes. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Barony of Carrington has been created thrice: once in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of Great Britain. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair is a title in the Scottish peerage. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Duke of Cambridge is a title frequently conferred upon junior members of the British royal family. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title of Marquess of Milford Haven was created in 1917 for Prince Louis of Battenberg, the former First Sea Lord, and a relation to the British Royal family, who became Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... The title of Marquess of Carisbrooke was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1917 for Prince Alexander of Battenberg, eldest son of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (youngest daughter of Queen Victoria) and Prince Henry of Battenberg. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Marquess Curzon of Kedleston was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1921 for the Foreign Secretary, the Earl Curzon of Kedleston. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Marquess of Reading is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and refers to the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title Marquess of Willingdon was created in 1936 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Freeman Freeman-Thomas, erstwhile Governor-General of Canada and Viceroy of India. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

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