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The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. In that year, the Peerage of Great Britain was replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom. New peers continued to be created in the Peerage of Ireland; the creations ceased with the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922. The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ... self drawn File links The following pages link to this file: Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849) Union Jack Ireland Great Irish Famine (1740-1741) Flag of Ireland Irish potato famine (legacy) British Home Championship Irish Famine (1879) Categories: GFDL images ... The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Union_flag_1606_(Kings_Colors). ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... 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 neutrality of this article is disputed. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... 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. ... The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. ... The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and...


Until the House of Lords Act 1999 was passed, all Peers of the UK could sit in the House of Lords. The ranks of the peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. The House of Lords Act 1999, an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament, was a major constitutional enactment as it completely reformed one of the chambers of Parliament, the House of Lords. ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy... A marquess is a nobleman of hereditary rank in Europe, China, and Japan. ... An Earl or Jarl was an Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian title, meaning chieftain and it referred especially to chieftains set to rule a territory in a kings stead. ... A viscount is a member of the European nobility, especially, as in the British peerage, ranking above a baron, below a (British) earl or (his continental equivalent) count. ... Spaytans brader Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ...


In the following table of peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed, as are Life peerages in the Peerage of the UK.

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Dukes in the Peerage of the UK

Title Creation Other titles
The Duke of Wellington 1814  
The Duke of Sutherland 1833  
The Duke of Westminster 1874  
The Duke of Gordon 1876 Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England;
Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland
The Duke of Argyll 1892 Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland
The Duke of Fife 1900  
The Duke of Gloucester 1928  
The Duke of Kent 1934  
The Duke of Edinburgh 1947  
The Duke of York 1986  

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 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). ... 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 Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of England and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The title Duke of Richmond has been created several times in the Peerage of England. ... The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland. ... 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. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named after Fife in Scotland. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... The title Duke of Gloucester (pronounced gloss-tor) is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to 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. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Duke of Edinburgh is a British dukedom. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Prince Andrew, the current Duke of York since 1986 Duke of York is also a small island in Papua-New Guinea, see Duke of York (island) The title Duke of York is a title of nobility usually given to the second son of the British monarch, unless the title is... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Marquesses in the Peerage of the UK

Title Creation Other titles
The Marquess of Exeter 1801  
The Marquess of Northampton 1812  
The Marquess Camden 1812  
The Marquess of Anglesey 1815  
The Marquess of Cholmondeley 1815  
The Marquess of Ailesbury 1821  
The Marquess of Bristol 1826  
The Marquess of Ailsa 1831  
The Marquess of Normanby 1838  
The Marquess of Abergavenny 1876  
The Marquess of Zetland 1892  
The Marquess of Linlithgow 1902  
The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair 1916  
The Marquess of Milford Haven 1917  
The Marquess of Reading 1926  

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 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 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 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 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). ... 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 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). ... Marquess of Normanby was a title in the peerage of England and later a separate title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. ... Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for 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 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). ... 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. ... 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 13-day slower Julian 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). ...

Earls and Countesses in the Peerage of the UK

Title Creation Other titles
The Earl of Rosslyn 1801  
The Earl of Craven 1801  
The Earl of Onslow 1801  
The Earl of Romney 1801  
The Earl of Chichester 1801  
The Earl of Wilton 1801  
The Earl of Powis 1804  
The Earl Nelson 1805  
The Earl Grey 1806  
The Earl of Lonsdale 1807  
The Earl of Harrowby 1809  
The Earl of Harewood 1812  
The Earl of Minto 1813  
The Earl Cathcart 1814  
The Earl of Verulam 1815  
The Earl of St Germans 1815  
The Earl of Morley 1815  
The Earl of Bradford 1815  
The Earl of Eldon 1821  
The Earl Howe 1821  
The Earl of Stradbroke 1821  
The Earl Temple of Stowe 1822  
The Earl Vane 1823 Marquess of Londonderry in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl Cawdor 1827  
The Earl of Burlington 1831 Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England
The Earl of Lichfield 1831  
The Earl of Durham 1833  
The Earl Granville 1833  
The Earl of Effingham 1837  
The Earl of Ducie 1837  
The Earl of Yarborough 1837  
The Earl Innes 1837 Duke of Roxburghe in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Leicester 1837  
The Earl of Lovelace 1838  
The Earl of Gainsborough 1841  
The Earl of Strafford 1847  
The Earl of Cottenham 1850  
The Earl Cowley 1857  
The Earl of Winton 1859 Earl of Eglinton in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Dudley 1860  
The Earl Russell 1861  
The Earl of Cromartie 1861  
The Earl of Kimberley 1866  
The Earl of Wharncliffe 1876  
The Earl Cairns 1878  
The Earl of Lytton 1880  
The Earl of Selborne 1882  
The Earl of Iddesleigh 1885  
The Earl of Cranbrook 1892  
The Earl of Halsbury 1898  
The Earl of Cromer 1901  
The Earl of Plymouth 1905  
The Earl of Liverpool 1905  
The Earl of Midlothian 1911 Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl Kitchener of Khartoum 1914  
The Earl St Aldwyn 1915  
The Earl Beatty 1919  
The Earl Haig 1919  
The Earl of Iveagh 1919  
The Earl of Balfour 1922  
The Earl of Oxford and Asquith 1925  
The Earl Jellicoe 1925 Lord Jellicoe of Southampton for Life
The Earl of Inchcape 1929  
The Earl Peel 1929  
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 1937 Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 1937  
The Earl of Halifax 1944  
The Earl of Gowrie 1945  
The Earl Lloyd George 1945  
The Countess Mountbatten of Burma 1947  
The Earl Alexander of Tunis 1952  
The Earl of Swinton 1955  
The Earl Attlee 1955  
The Earl of Chester 1958 Duke of Cornwall in the Peerage of England
Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Snowdon 1961 Lord Armstrong-Jones for Life
The Earl of Stockton 1984  
The Earl of Wessex 1999  

The title of Earl of Rosslyn was created in 1801 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough, the former Lord Chancellor. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... The title of Earl of Craven was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801 and in the Peerage of England in 1664, the latter title becoming extinct at the death of the first holder. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... The title of Earl of Onslow was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... The title of Earl of Romney was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... The title of Earl of Chichester has been created several times in British history. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... The title of Earl of Wilton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... The title of Earl of Powis has been created several times in British history. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl Nelson, of Trafalgar and of Merton in the County of Surrey, was created in 1805 for William Nelson, older brother of the late admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl Grey was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1806 for General Sir Charles Grey. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Lonsdale has been created twice - first in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 (becoming extinct in 1802), and then in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1807, both times for members of the Lowther family. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Harrowby was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1809. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Bold textThe title Earl of Harewood (pronounced Harwood) was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1812. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl of Minto, in the County of Roxburgh, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1813 for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Earl Cathcart was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1814. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Earl of Verulam is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1815. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of St Germans was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1815. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Morley was created in 1815 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Bradford has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Eldon was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1821. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For the article about the island go to Lord Howe Island. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Stradbroke was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1821. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Earl Temple of Stowe is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (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. ... 1823 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. ... The title Earl Cawdor, of Castlemartin in the County of Pembroke, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1827. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Earl of Burlington is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ... The Earl of Lichfield is a title originally created in the peerage of England that has twice become extinct and was recreated in the peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Durham was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1833 for John Lambton, 1st Baron Durham, a prominent Whig politician and author of the famous Report on the Affairs of British North America known in Canada as the Durham Report. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Granville has been created twice: once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Effingham has been created twice in British history, both times for holders of the Barony of Howard of Effingham. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Ducie was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1837. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Yarborough was created in 1837 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... The Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century as a title in the Peerage of England (title now extinct), and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Lovelace was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1838. ... Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Gainsborough has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... take you to calendar). ... The title of Earl of Strafford has been created several times in British history. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Cottenham was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1850 for Lord Cottenham, the outgoing Lord Chancellor. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl Cowley was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1857 for Lord Cowley, the longtime British ambassador in Paris. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl of Winton was once created in the Peerage of Scotland, and again the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The title Earl of Eglinton is a peerage title in the Peerage of Scotland. ... The title of Earl of Dudley has been created twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, both times for members of the Ward family. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... The title Earl Russell, of Kingston Russell in the County of Dorset, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1861 for Lord John Russell, the foreign secretary and former Prime Minister. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The title of Earl of Cromartie was created in 1861 for the Duchess of Sutherland, with a remainder to her second son. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Earl of Kimberley is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Earldom of Wharncliffe was created in 1876 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, the third Baron Wharncliffe. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The title of Earl Cairns was created in 1878 for Hugh Cairns, 1st Baron Cairns, the Lord Chancellor. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl of Lytton, in the County of Derby, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1880 for Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton, the former Viceroy of India and son of the novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Selborne was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1882 for Lord Selborne, the Lord Chancellor. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Iddesleigh is a peerage in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The title of Earl of Cranbrook was created in 1892 for Lord Cranbrook, a retired Conservative politician. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Halsbury was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1898. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The title of Earl of Cromer was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1901 for Evelyn Baring, 1st Viscount Cromer, the long-time British Consul-General in Egypt. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Plymouth has been created thrice, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Liverpool has been created twice in British history. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl of Rosebery was created in the Peerage of Scotland for Archibald Primrose. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The title Earl of Rosebery was created in the Peerage of Scotland for Archibald Primrose, 1st Viscount of Rosebery. ... Earl Kitchener, of Khartoum and of Broome in the County of Kent, is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The title Earl St Aldwyn, of Coln St Aldwyn in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1915 for the 1st Viscount St Aldwyn, who, as Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 9th Baronet had been a prominent Conservative politician of the late 19th century. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Earl Beatty is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl Haig was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1919 for Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Iveagh was created in 1919 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Balfour was created in 1922 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Arthur Balfour, the former Conservative prime minister. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Earl of Oxford was one of the oldest titles in the English peerage, and was held for several centuries by the de Vere family. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Earl Jellicoe is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... George Patrick John Rushworth Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, KBE, DSO, MC, PC (born April 4, 1918), is the longest serving member of the House of Lords, having succeeded his father as Earl Jellicoe in 1935 and come of age and taken his seat in 1939. ... Earl of Inchcape is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1929. ... -1... The title of Earl Peel was created in 1929 for William Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel, a Conservative politician. ... -1... The title Earl of Kinghorne was created in the Peerage of Scotland 1606 for Patrick Lyon. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title Earl of Kinghorne was created in the Peerage of Scotland 1606 for Patrick Lyon. ... The title of Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom was created in 1937 for the former prime minister Stanley Baldwin. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Earl of Halifax has been created several times in British history. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Earl of Gowrie was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1945 for Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie, a former Governor-General of Australia. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1945 for David Lloyd George, the former Prime Minister. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title Earl Mountbatten of Burma was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1947 for Louis Mountbatten, 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, the last Viceroy of India. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Earl Alexander of Tunis was created in 1952 for Field Marshal Harold Alexander. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a [[leap year starting on Tueday] (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Earl of Swinton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1955 for Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton, a Conservative politician. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Earl Attlee is a title in the hereditary peerage of the United Kingdom created on 16 December 1955, along with the title Viscount Prestwood, of Walthamstow in the County of Essex, for the former Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Clement Attlee. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Earldom of Chester is one of the few palatine earldoms in England. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first dukedom created in the peerage of England. ... Banner of the Duke of Rothesay, the quarterings represent the Great Steward of Scotland and the Lord of the Isles. ... Earl of Snowdon is a British peerage title, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Antony Armstrong-Jones, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1958 Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (born March 7, 1930) is a well-known photographer, Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker, and the former husband of the late Princess Margaret. ... Earl of Stockton is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1984, along with the subsidiary title of Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, of Chelwood Gate in the County of East Sussex and of Stockton-on-Tees in the County of Cleveland, which is the courtesy title... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Earl of Wessex is an Earl in the English and later British nobility. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Viscounts in the Peerage of the UK

Title Creation Other titles
The Viscount St Vincent 1801  
The Viscount Melville 1802  
The Viscount Sidmouth 1805  
The Viscount Exmouth 1816  
The Viscount Hutchinson 1821 Earl of Donoughmore in the Peerage of Ireland
The Viscount Clancarty 1823 Earl of Clancarty in the Peerage of Ireland
The Viscount Combermere 1827  
The Viscount Hill 1842  
The Viscount Hardinge 1846  
The Viscount Gough 1849  
The Viscount Bridport 1868  
The Viscount Portman 1873  
The Viscount Hampden 1884  
The Viscount Hambleden 1891  
The Viscount Knutsford 1895  
The Viscount Esher 1897  
The Viscount Goschen 1900  
The Viscount Ridley 1900  
The Viscount Colville of Culross 1902  
The Viscount Churchill 1902  
The Viscount Selby 1905  
The Viscount Knollys 1911  
The Viscount Allendale 1911  
The Viscount Chilston 1911  
The Viscount Scarsdale 1911  
The Viscount Mersey 1916  
The Viscount Cowdray 1917  
The Viscount Devonport 1917  
The Viscount Astor 1917  
The Viscount Wimborne 1918  
The Viscount St Davids 1918  
The Viscount Rothermere 1919  
The Viscount Allenby 1919  
The Viscount Chelmsford 1921  
The Viscount Long 1921  
The Viscount Ullswater 1921  
The Viscount Younger of Leckie 1923  
The Viscount Bearsted 1925  
The Viscount Craigavon 1927  
The Viscount Bridgeman 1929  
The Viscount Hailsham 1929  
The Viscount Brentford 1929  
The Viscount Buckmaster 1933  
The Viscount Bledisloe 1935  
The Viscount Hanworth 1936  
The Viscount Trenchard 1936  
The Viscount Samuel 1937  
The Viscount Runciman of Doxford 1937  
The Viscount Davidson 1937  
The Viscount Weir 1938  
The Viscount Stonehaven of Ury 1938 Earl of Kintore in the Peerage of Scotland
The Viscount Caldecote 1939  
The Viscount Simon 1940  
The Viscount Camrose 1941  
The Viscount Stansgate 1942  
The Viscount Margesson 1942  
The Viscount Daventry 1943  
The Viscount Addison 1945  
The Viscount Kemsley 1945  
The Viscount Marchwood 1945  
The Viscount Lambert 1945  
The Viscount Alanbrooke 1946  
The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1946  
The Viscount Waverley 1952  
The Viscount Thurso 1952  
The Viscount Brookeborough 1952  
The Viscount Norwich 1952  
The Viscount Leathers 1954  
The Viscount Soulbury 1954  
The Viscount Chandos 1954 Lord Lyttleton for Life
The Viscount Malvern 1955  
The Viscount De L'Isle 1956  
The Viscount Ingleby 1956  
The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley 1957  
The Viscount Tenby 1957  
The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax 1957  
The Viscount Dunrossil 1959  
The Viscount Stuart of Findhorn 1959  
The Viscount Amory 1960  
The Viscount Rochdale 1960  
The Viscount Slim 1960  
The Viscount Head 1960  
The Viscount Boyd of Merton 1960  
The Viscount Mills 1962  
The Viscount Blakenham 1963  
The Viscount Eccles 1964  
The Viscount Dilhorne 1964  

The title of Viscount Saint Vincent was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801 for John Jervis, the noted admiral. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... The title of Viscount Melville was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1802 for Henry Dundas, a notable politician of the period. ... --69. ... The title of Viscount Sidmouth was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1805 for Henry Addington, a former Prime Minister. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Exmouth is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Donoughmore was created in 1800 in the Peerage of Ireland. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Earldom of Donoughmore was created in 1800 in the Peerage of Ireland. ... The title of Earl of Clancarty has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland, first in 1658, that title being attainted in 1690, and then in 1803. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Earl of Clancarty has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland, first in 1658, that title being attainted in 1690, and then in 1803. ... The title of Viscount Combermere was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1827. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Hill is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that dates to 1842. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Hardinge is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Gough is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Viscount Bridport was created twice in British history. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The title of Viscount Portman was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1873. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... Viscount Hampden is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Viscount Hambleden is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Knutsford is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Esher is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Goschen is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... Viscount Ridley is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... Viscount Colville of Culross is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Churchill is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Selby is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Viscountcy of Knollys is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Viscount Allendale is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Viscount Chilston is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Viscount Scarsdale and Baron Scarsdale are titles in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Peerage of Great Britain, respectively. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The title Viscount Mersey was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1916. ... 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. ... Viscount Cowdray is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 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 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Viscountcy of Devonport was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1917. ... 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 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Viscount Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 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 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Viscount Wimborne is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Viscount St Davids is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Viscount Rothermere, of Hemsted in the County of Kent, is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Allenby, of Megiddo and of Felixstowe in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Chelmsford is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The peerage title Viscount Long was created in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1921. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Viscount Ullswater is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...