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Encyclopedia > List of Viscounts

This is a list of present Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include those still-extant viscountcies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with more elevated peerages and are today only seen as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" viscounties as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Viscountcies. A viscount is a member of the European nobility, especially of France, and of the British peerage, where a viscount ranks above a baron, below an earl (a count in France), and corresponds in Britain to the Anglo-Saxon shire reeve. ... The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... This page lists all viscounties, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ...


The general order of precedence among Viscounts is:

  1. Viscounts of England
  2. Viscounts of Scotland
  3. Viscounts of Great Britain
  4. Viscounts of Ireland created before 1801
  5. Viscounts of the United Kingdom and of Ireland created after 1801

Viscounts of England

  1. The Viscount Hereford (1550)

Viscount Hereford is the senior Viscount in the Peerage of England. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ...

Viscounts of Scotland

  1. The Viscount Falkland (1620)
  2. The Viscount of Arbuthnott (1641)
  3. The Viscount of Oxfuird (1651)

The title Viscount Falkland was created in 1620 for Sir Henry Cary, in the Peerage of Scotland, along with the subsidiary title of Lord Cary. ... Events September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. ... The title Viscount of Arbuthnott was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1641, along with the title Lord Inverbervie, for Sir Robert Arbuthnott. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... The title Viscount of Oxfuird was created in 1651 for Sir James Makgill, Baronet, along with the subsidiary title of Lord Makgill of Cousland,with remainder to heirs male whomsoever, a Scottish concept that permitted inheritance by persons not descended from the original grantee,but descended in the male line... Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ...

Viscounts of Great Britain

  1. The Viscount Bolingbroke and St John (1712)
  2. The Viscount Cobham (1718)
  3. The Viscount Falmouth (1720)
  4. The Viscount Torrington (1721)
  5. The Viscount Hood (1796)

The title Viscount Bolingbroke was created in 1712 the Peerage of Great Britain for Henry St John. ... The title Viscount St John was created in 1716 for Sir Henry St John, along with the subsidiary title Baron St John of Battersea. ... Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... The title Viscount Cobham is a Viscountcy in the Peerage of Great Britain. ... Events May 15 - James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the worlds first machine gun. ... The title Viscount Falmouth has been created twice, first in the Peerage of England, and then in the Peerage of Great Britain. ... 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. ... Viscount Torrington is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. ... Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... The title Viscount Hood was created in 1796 in the Peerage of Great Britain. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ...

Viscounts of Ireland prior to 1801

  1. The Viscount Gormanston (1478)
  2. The Viscount Mountgarret (1550)
  3. The Viscount Valentia (1622)
  4. The Viscount Dillon (1622)
  5. The Viscount Massereene and Ferrard (1660)
  6. The Viscount Charlemont (1665)
  7. The Viscount Downe (1680)
  8. The Viscount Molesworth (1716)
  9. The Viscount Chetwynd (1717)
  10. The Viscount Midleton (1717)
  11. The Viscount Boyne (1717)
  12. The Viscount Gage (1720)
  13. The Viscount Galway (1727)
  14. The Viscount Powerscourt (1744)
  15. The Viscount Ashbrook (1751)
  16. The Viscount Southwell (1776)
  17. The Viscount de Vesci (1776)
  18. The Viscount Lifford (1781)
  19. The Viscount Bangor (1781)
  20. The Viscount Doneraile (1785)
  21. The Viscount Harberton (1791)
  22. The Viscount Hawarden (1793)

The title of Viscount Gormanston was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1478, and is the senior Viscount of Ireland, as well as the bearer of the oldest vicomital title in the British Isles. ... 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 title of Viscount Mountgarret was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1550. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... The title of Viscount Valentia was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1622. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... The title of Viscount Dillon was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1622. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... The Viscount Massereene and Ferrard holds two Viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland. ... The Viscountcy of Ferrard was created in 1797 for Margaretta Foster. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... The title of Viscount Charlemont was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1665. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War March 6 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication March 16 - Bucharest allows Jews to settle in the city in exchange of annual tax of 16 guilders June 3 - The Duke of York defeats the Dutch Fleet off the... The title of Viscount Downe was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1680. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... The title of Viscount Molesworth was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1716. ... Events Natchez, one of the oldest towns on the Mississippi, founded. ... The title of Viscount Chetwynd was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1717. ... Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance March 2 — Dancer John Weaver performs in the first ballet in Britain shown in Drury Lane The Loves of Mars and Venus March 31 - Bishop Benjamin Hoadly, acting on the advice of King George begins the Bangorian Controversy by saying... The titles of Baron Midleton and Viscount Midleton in the Peerage of Ireland were created in 1715 and 1717 respectively for Alan Brodrick, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. ... Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance March 2 — Dancer John Weaver performs in the first ballet in Britain shown in Drury Lane The Loves of Mars and Venus March 31 - Bishop Benjamin Hoadly, acting on the advice of King George begins the Bangorian Controversy by saying... The title of Viscount Boyne was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1717. ... Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance March 2 — Dancer John Weaver performs in the first ballet in Britain shown in Drury Lane The Loves of Mars and Venus March 31 - Bishop Benjamin Hoadly, acting on the advice of King George begins the Bangorian Controversy by saying... The title of Viscount Gage was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1720. ... 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. ... The title of Viscount Galway has been created three in the Peerage of Ireland. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... The title of Viscount Powerscourt has been created several times in the Peerage of Ireland, each time for members of the Wingfield family. ... Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births May 19 - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III of Great Britain (d. ... The title of Viscount Ashbrook was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1751. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... The title of Viscount Southwell was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1776. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The title of Viscount de Vesci was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1776. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The title of Viscount Lifford was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1781. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Viscount Bangor was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1781. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Viscount Doneraile has been twice created in the Peerage of Ireland, both times for members of the St Leger family. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Viscount Harberton was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1791. ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Viscount Hawarden was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1793. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Viscounts of the United Kingdom and of Ireland after 1801

  1. The Viscount Monck (1801)
  2. The Viscount St Vincent (1801)
  3. The Viscount Melville (1802)
  4. The Viscount Sidmouth (1805)
  5. The Viscount Gort (1816)
  6. The Viscount Exmouth (1816)
  7. The Viscount Combermere (1827)
  8. The Viscount Hill (1842)
  9. The Viscount Hardinge (1846)
  10. The Viscount Gough (1849)
  11. The Viscount Bridport (1868)
  12. The Viscount Portman (1873)
  13. The Viscount Hampden (1884)
  14. The Viscount Hambleden (1891)
  15. The Viscount Knutsford (1895)
  16. The Viscount Esher (1897)
  17. The Viscount Goschen (1900)
  18. The Viscount Ridley (1900)
  19. The Viscount Colville of Culross (1902)
  20. The Viscount Churchill (1902)
  21. The Viscount Selby (1905)
  22. The Viscount Knollys (1911)
  23. The Viscount Allendale (1911)
  24. The Viscount Chilston (1911)
  25. The Viscount Scarsdale (1911)
  26. The Viscount Mersey (1916)
  27. The Viscount Cowdray (1917)
  28. The Viscount Devonport (1917)
  29. The Viscount Astor (1917)
  30. The Viscount Wimborne (1918)
  31. The Viscount St Davids (1918)
  32. The Viscount Rothermere (1919)
  33. The Viscount Allenby of Megiddo (1919)
  34. The Viscount Chelmsford (1921)
  35. The Viscount Long (1921)
  36. The Viscount Ullswater (1921)
  37. The Viscount Younger of Leckie (1923)
  38. The Viscount Bearsted (1925)
  39. The Viscount Craigavon (1927)
  40. The Viscount Bridgeman (1929)
  41. The Viscount Hailsham (1929)
  42. The Viscount Brentford (1929)
  43. The Viscount Buckmaster (1932)
  44. The Viscount Bledisloe (1934)
  45. The Viscount Hanworth (1936)
  46. The Viscount Trenchard (1936)
  47. The Viscount Samuel (1937)
  48. The Viscount Runciman of Doxford (1937)
  49. The Viscount Davidson (1937)
  50. The Viscount Weir (1938)
  51. The Viscount Caldecote (1939)
  52. The Viscount Simon (1940)
  53. The Viscount Camrose (1941)
  54. The Viscount Stansgate (1942, presently disclaimed by the Rt. Hon. Tony Benn)
  55. The Viscount Margesson (1942)
  56. The Viscount Daventry (1943)
  57. The Viscount Addison (1945)
  58. The Viscount Kemsley (1945)
  59. The Viscount Marchwood (1945)
  60. The Viscount Alanbrooke (1946)
  61. The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1946)
  62. The Viscount Waverley (1952)
  63. The Viscount Thurso (1952)
  64. The Viscount Brookeborough (1952)
  65. The Viscount Norwich (1952)
  66. The Viscount Leathers (1954)
  67. The Viscount Soulbury (1954)
  68. The Viscount Chandos (1954)
  69. The Viscount Malvern (1955)
  70. The Viscount De L'Isle (1956)
  71. The Viscount Ingleby (1956)
  72. The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1957)
  73. The Viscount Tenby (1957)
  74. The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax (1957)
  75. The Viscount Dunrossil (1959)
  76. The Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1959)
  77. The Viscount Rochdale (1960)
  78. The Viscount Slim (1960)
  79. The Viscount Head (1960)
  80. The Viscount Boyd of Merton (1960)
  81. The Viscount Mills (1962)
  82. The Viscount Blakenham (1963)
  83. The Viscount Eccles (1964)
  84. The Viscount Dilhorne (1964)

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