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This page lists all viscounties , extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England , Scotland , Great Britain , Ireland and the United Kingdom .
Viscountcies in the Peerage of England, 1446-1707
Title Date of Creation Surname Current Status Notes Viscount Bourchier 1446 Bourchier extinct 1540 created Earl of Essex in 1461 Viscount Beauchamp 1536 Seymour forfeit 1551 created Earl of Hertford in 1537 and Duke of Somerset in 1546 , which titles forfeit 1551 Viscount Hereford 1550 Devereux extant created Earl of Essex in 1572 , which title extinct 1646 Viscount Howard of Bindon 1558 Howard extinct 1610 Viscount Cranborne 1604 Cecil extant created Earl of Salisbury in 1605 , created Marquess of Salisbury in Great Britain in 1789 Viscount Brackley 1616 Egerton extinct 1829 created Earl of Bridgewater in 1617 Viscount Mandeville 1620 Montagu extant created Earl of Manchester in 1626 , created Duke of Manchester in Great Britain in 1719 Viscount Feilding 1620 Feilding extant created Earl of Desmond and Viscount Callan in Ireland in 1622 , also Earl of Denbigh from 1675 Viscount Andover 1622 Howard extant created Earl of Berkshire in 1626 , also Earl of Suffolk from 1745 Viscountess Maidstone 1623 Finch extant created Countess of Winchilsea in 1628 , also Earl of Nottingham from 1729 Viscount Newark 1628 Pierrepont extinct 1773 subsidiary title of the Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, created Marquess of Dorchester in Great Britain in 1706 , created Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull in Great Britain in 1715 , which titles extinct 1773 Viscount Ascott 1628 Dormer extinct 1709 subsidiary title of the Earl of Carnarvon Viscount Bayning of Sudbury 1628 Bayning extinct 1638 Viscount Campden 1628 Hicks extinct 1798 created Earl of Gainsborough in 1682 Viscount Stafford 1640 Howard attainted 1680 Viscount Fauconberg 1643 Belasyse Extinct 1815 Also Baron Fauconberg . Viscount Hinchingbrooke 1660 Montagu extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Sandwich Viscount Malden 1661 Capel extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Essex Viscount Howard of Morpeth 1661 Howard extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Carlisle Viscount Bruce of Ampthill 1663 Bruce extinct 1747 subsidiary title of the Earl of Ailesbury , also Earl of Elgin Viscount Thetford 1672 Bennet, Fitzroy abeyant 1936 subsidiary title of the Earl of Arlington , also Duke of Grafton from 1723 to 1936 Viscount Ipswich 1672 Fitzroy extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Euston , created Duke of Grafton in 1675 Viscount Latimer 1673 Osborne extinct 1964 also Viscount of Osborne in Scotland , created Earl of Danby in 1674 , created Viscount of Dunblane in Scotland in 1675 , created Marquess of Carmarthen in 1689 , created Duke of Leeds in 1694 , which titles extinct 1964 Viscountess Bayning of Foxley 1674 Murray extinct 1678 Viscount Dursley 1679 Berkeley extinct 1942 subsidiary title of the Earl of Berkeley Viscount Bodmin 1679 Robartes extinct 1757 subsidiary title of the Earl of Radnor Viscount Brandon 1679 Gerard extinct 1702 subsidiary title of the Earl of Macclesfield Viscount Townshend of Raynham 1682 Townshend extant created Marquess Townshend in Great Britain in 1787 Viscount Weymouth 1682 Thynne extant created Marquess of Bath in Great Britain in 1789 Viscount Woodstock 1689 Bentinck extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Portland , created Duke of Portland and Marquess of Titchfield in Great Britain in 1716 , which titles extinct 1990 Viscount Lumley 1689 Lumley extant also Viscount Lumley in Ireland , created Earl of Scarbrough in 1690 Viscount Villiers 1691 Villiers extant also Viscount Grandison in Ireland , created Earl of Jersey in 1697 Viscount Bury 1697 Keppel extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Albemarle Viscount Deerhurst 1697 Coventry extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Coventry Viscount Barfleur 1697 Russell extinct 1727 subsidiary title of the Earl of Orford Viscount Hinton 1706 Poulett extinct 1973 subsidiary title of the Earl Poulett Viscount Malpas 1706 Cholmondeley extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Cholmondeley , also Viscount Cholmondeley in Ireland , created Marquess of Cholmondeley and Earl of Rocksavage in Great Britain in 1815
Viscountcies in the Peerage of Scotland, 1606-1707 Title Date of Creation Surname Current Status Notes Viscount of Fentoun 1606 Erskine extant created Earl of Kellie in 1619 , also Earl of Mar from 1829 Viscount of Lauderdale 1616 Maitland extant created Earl of Lauderdale and Viscount of Maitland in 1624 Viscount of Falkland 1620 Cary extant Viscount of Stormont 1621 Murray extant became Earl of Mansfield in Great Britain in 1793 and inherited the senior Earldom of Mansfield in 1843 Viscount of Air 1622 Crichton-Stuart extant created Earl of Dumfries in 1633 , also Earl of Stair from 1758 to 1769 , also Marquess of Bute , Earl of Windsor and Viscount Mountjoy in Great Britain and Earl of Bute and Viscount of Kingarth from 1803 Viscount of Annand 1622 Murray extinct 1658 created Earl of Annandale in 1625 Viscount of Maitland 1624 Maitland extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Lauderdale , also Viscount Lauderdale Viscount of Dupplin 1627 Hay extant created Earl of Kinnoull in 1633 Viscount of Drumlanrig 1628 Douglas extant created Earl of Queensberry in 1628 , created Marquess of Queensberry in 1682 , created Duke of Queensberry , Marquess of Dumfriesshire , Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar and Viscount of Nith, Thortorwald and Ross in 1684 , which titles separated 1810 Viscount of Stirling 1630 Alexander dormant since 1739 created Earl of Stirling and Viscount of Canada in 1633 , which titles became dormant in 1739 Viscount of Aboyne 1632 Gordon extinct 1649 Viscount of Canada 1633 Alexander dormant since 1739 subsidiary title of the Earl of Stirling, also Viscount of Stirling, which title became dormant in 1739 Viscount of Air 1633 Crichton extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Dumfries ; already Viscount of Air from 1622 Viscount of Belhaven 1633 Douglas extinct 1639 Viscount of Arbuthnott 1641 Arbuthnott extant Viscount of Kynnaird 1660 Livingston extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Newburgh Viscount of Annand 1661 Johnstone dormant 1792 subsidiary title of the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell ; became Marquess of Annandale , Earl of Hartfell , and Viscount of Annand in 1701 Viscount of Osborne 1673 Osborne extinct 1964 created Viscount Latimer in England in 1673 , created Earl of Danby in England in 1674 , created Viscount of Dunblane in 1675 , created Marquess Carmarthen in England in 1689 and Duke of Leeds in England in 1694 , which titles extinct 1964 Viscount of Dunblane 1675 Osborne extinct 1964 also Earl of Danby and Viscount Latimer in England and Viscount of Osborne , created Marquess Carmarthen in England in 1689 and Duke of Leeds in England in 1694 , which titles extinct 1964 Viscount of Balquhidder 1676 Murray extant subsidiary title of the Marquess of Atholl , also Earl of Atholl and Earl of Tullibardine ; created Duke of Atholl , Marquess of Tullibardine , Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle and Viscount of Balquhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyon in 1703 Viscount of Tay and Paintland 1677 Campbell extinct 1995 subsidiary title of the Earl of Caithness , which title separated 1681 , created Earl of Breadalbane and Holland , which title extinct 1995 , created Marquess of Breadalbane and Earl of Ormelie in the United Kingdom in 1831 , which titles extinct 1862 Viscount of Lyon 1677 Lyon extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne , created Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in the United Kingdom in 1937 Viscount of Formartine 1682 Gordon extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Aberdeen , created Viscount Gordon in the United Kingdom in 1814 , created Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Earl of Haddo in the United Kingdom in 1916 Viscount of Nith, Torthorwald and Ross 1684 Douglas extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Queensberry , created Marquess of Dumfriesshire and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar at the same time created Earl of Queensberry in 1628 , also Marquess of Queensberry , Earl of Queensberry and Viscount of Drumlanrig to 1810 Viscount of Melfort 1685 Drummond dormant 1902 created Viscount of Forth and Earl of Melfort in 1686 , forfeit from 1715 to 1853 and dormant 1902 Viscount of Forth 1686 Drummond dormant 1902 subsidiary title of the Earl of Melfort in 1686 , also Viscount of Melfort , forfeit from 1715 to 1853 and dormant 1902 Viscount of Fincastle 1686 Murray extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Dunmore Viscount of Strathallan 1686 Drummond extant also Earl of Perth from 1902 Viscount of Kirkaldie 1690 Melville extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Melville , also Earl of Leven from 1707 Viscount of Stair 1690 Dalrymple extant created Earl of Stair and Viscount of Dalrymple in 1703 , also Earl of Dumfries and Viscount of Air from 1758 to 1769 Viscount of Walden 1694 Hay extant subsidiary title of the Marquess of Tweeddale , created Earl of Gifford at the same time, also Earl of Tweeddale Viscount of Kirkwall 1696 Hamilton extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Orkney Viscount of Riccartoun 1697 Douglas extinct 1810 subsidiary title of the Earl of Ruglen , also Earl of Selkirk from 1739 to 1744 , Earl of March from 1748 and Duke of Queensberry from 1778 Viscount of Peebles 1697 Douglas extant subsidiary title of the Earl of March , also Earl of Ruglen from 1748 to 1810 , Duke of Queensberry from 1778 to 1810 and Earl of Wemyss from 1810 Viscount of Blasonberrie 1697 Hume dormant 1794 subsidiary title of the Earl of Marchmont Viscount of Rosebery 1700 Primrose extant created Earl of Rosebery and Viscount of Inverkeithing in 1703 , created Earl of Midlothian and Viscount Mentmore in the United Kingdom in 1911 Viscount Lochow and Glenyla 1701 Campbell extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Argyll , created Duke of Greenwich in 1719 , which title extinct in 1743 ; became Earl of Ilay and Viscount Ilay in 1743 , which titles extinct 1761 ; created Duke of Argyll in the United Kingdom in 1892 Viscount of Briene 1701 Kerr extant subsidiary title of the Marquess of Lothian , also Earl of Lothian and Earl of Ancram Viscount of Reidhaven 1701 Ogilvie extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Seafield , also Viscount of Seafield , also Earl of Findlater from 1711 to 1811 Viscount of Annand 1701 Johnston dormant 1792 subsidiary title of the Marquess of Annandale , also Earl of Annandale and Hartfell , Earl of Hartfell , and Viscount of Annand (1661 ) Viscount of Dalrymple 1703 Dalrymple extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Stair , also Viscount of Stair Viscount of Inverkeithing 1703 Primrose extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Rosebery , also Viscount of Rosebery , created Earl of Midlothian and Viscount Mentmore in the United Kingdom in 1911 Viscount of Kelburn 1703 Boyle extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Glasgow Viscount of Kingarth 1703 Crichton-Stuart extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Bute , also Marquess of Bute , Earl of Windsor and Viscount Mountjoy in Great Britain and Earl of Dumfries and Viscount of Air from 1803 Viscount of Aithrie 1703 Hope extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Hopetoun , created Marquess of Linlithgow in the United Kingdom in 1902 Viscount of Balquhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyon 1703 Murray extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Atholl , created Marquess of Tullibardine and Earl of Strathtay and Strathclyde at the same time, also Marquess of Atholl , Earl of Atholl , Earl of Tullibardine and Viscount of Balquhidder Viscount of Garnock 1703 Lindsay-Crawford extant also Earl of Lindsay from 1749 Viscount of Dundaff 1707 Graham extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Montrose , created Marquess of Graham and Buchanan and Earl of Kincardine in 1644 Viscount of Broxmouth 1707 Ker extant subsidiary title of the Duke of Roxburghe , created Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford and Earl of Kelso at the same time, also Earl Ker from 1741 to 1804 , created Earl Innes in 1837
Viscountcies in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1707-1801 Title Date of Creation Surname Current Status Notes Viscount Tamworth 1711 Shirley extant subsidiary title of the Earl Ferrers Viscount Lewisham 1711 Legge extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Dartmouth Viscount Bolingbroke 1712 St John extant also Viscount St John from 1751 Viscount Wilton 1714 Brydges dormant 1789 subsidiary title of the Earl of Carnarvon ; created Duke of Chandos in 1789 . Viscount Carteret 1715 Carteret extinct 1776 subsidiary title of the Earl Granville Viscount St John 1716 St John extant also Viscount Bolingbroke from 1751 Viscount Stanhope of Mahon 1717 Stanhope extant created Earl Stanhope in 1718 , which title extinct 1967 , also Earl of Harrington from 1967 Viscount Cobham 1718 Temple extant created Earl Temple in 1749 , created Marquess of Buckingham in 1784 , created Duke of Buckingham and Chandos , Marquess of Chandos and Earl Temple of Stowe in the United Kingdom 1822 , which titles extinct 1889 Viscount Caversham 1718 Cadogan extinct 1726 subsidiary title of the Earl Cadogan Viscount Falmouth 1720 Boscawen extant created Earl of Falmouth in the United Kingdom in 1821 , which title extinct 1852 Viscount Lymington 1720 Wallop extant created Earl of Portsmouth in 1753 Viscount Torrington 1721 Byng extant Viscount Parker 1721 Parker extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Macclesfield Viscount Chewton 1729 Waldegrave extant subsidiary title of the Earl Waldegrave Viscount Petersham 1742 Stanhope extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Harrington , also Viscount Stanhope of Mahon from 1967 Viscount Trentham 1746 Leveson-Gower extant subsidiary title of the Earl Gower , created Marquess of Stafford in 1786 , created Duke of Sutherland in the United Kingdom in 1833 , also Earl of Ellesmere and Viscount Brackley from 1963 Viscount Milton 1746 Wentworth-Fitzwilliam extinct 1979 subsidiary title of the Earl Fitzwilliam, also Earl Fitzwilliam and Viscount Milton in Ireland , which titles extinct 1979 Viscount Leinster 1747 FitzGerald extant also Earl of Kildare in Ireland , created Marquess of Kildare and Earl of Offaly in Ireland in 1761 , created Duke of Leinster in Ireland in 1766 Viscount Folkestone 1747 de Bouverie extant created Earl of Radnor in 1765 Viscount Beauchamp of Hache 1750 Seymour extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Hertford , created Marquess of Hertford and Earl of Yarmouth in 1793 Viscount Brome 1753 Cornwallis extinct 1852 subsidiary title of the Earl Cornwallis , also Marquess Cornwallis from 1792 to 1823 Viscount Royston 1754 Yorke extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Hardwicke Viscount Cantelupe 1761 West extant subsidiary title of the Earl De La Warr Viscount Carlingford 1761 Carpenter extinct 1853 subsidiary title of the Earl of Tyrconnel Viscount Spencer 1761 Spencer extant created Earl Spencer and Viscount Althorp in 1765 , created Viscount Althorp in the United Kingdom in 1905 Viscount Althorp 1765 Spencer extant subsidiary title of the Earl Spencer , also Viscount Spencer , created Viscount Althorp in the United Kingdom in 1905 Viscount Maynard 1766 Maynard extinct 1865 Viscount Fairford 1772 Hill extant subsidiary title of the Earl of Hillsborough , also
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