# List of peers 1570–1579

This page lists all peers who held extant titles between 1570 and 1579.

## Peerage of England

| Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
| Duke of Cornwall (1337) | none | 1537 | 1603 | |
| Duke of Norfolk (1483) | Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk | 1554 | 1572 | Attainted, and his honours were forfeited |
| Marquess of Northampton (1547) | William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton | 1547 | 1571 | Died, title extinct |
| Marquess of Winchester (1551) | William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester | 1551 | 1572 | Died |
| Marquess of Winchester (1551) | John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester | 1572 | 1576 | Died |
| Marquess of Winchester (1551) | William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester | 1576 | 1598 | |
| Earl of Arundel (1138) | Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel | 1544 | 1580 | |
| Earl of Oxford (1142) | Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford | 1562 | 1604 | |
| Earl of Westmorland (1397) | Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland | 1564 | 1571 | Attainted |
| Earl of Shrewsbury (1442) | George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury | 1560 | 1590 | |
| Earl of Kent (1465) | Reginald Grey, 5th Earl of Kent | 1562 | 1573 | Died |
| Earl of Kent (1465) | Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent | 1573 | 1615 | |
| Earl of Derby (1485) | Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby | 1521 | 1572 | Died |
| Earl of Derby (1485) | Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby | 1572 | 1593 | |
| Earl of Worcester (1514) | William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester | 1549 | 1589 | |
| Earl of Cumberland (1525) | Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland | 1542 | 1570 | Died |
| Earl of Cumberland (1525) | George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland | 1570 | 1605 | |
| Earl of Rutland (1525) | Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland | 1563 | 1587 | |
| Earl of Huntingdon (1529) | Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon | 1561 | 1595 | |
| Earl of Sussex (1529) | Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex | 1557 | 1583 | |
| Earl of Bath (1536) | William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath | 1561 | 1623 | |
| Earl of Southampton (1547) | Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton | 1550 | 1581 | |
| Earl of Bedford (1550) | Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford | 1555 | 1585 | |
| Earl of Pembroke (1551) | William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke | 1551 | 1570 | Died |
| Earl of Pembroke (1551) | Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke | 1570 | 1601 | |
| Earl of Devon (1553) | William Courtenay, de jure 3rd Earl of Devon | 1557 | 1630 | |
| Earl of Northumberland (1557) | Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland | 1557 | 1572 | Died |
| Earl of Northumberland (1557) | Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland | 1572 | 1585 | |
| Earl of Hertford (1559) | Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford | 1559 | 1621 | |
| Earl of Warwick (1561) | Ambrose Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick | 1561 | 1590 | |
| Earl of Leicester (1564) | Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester | 1564 | 1588 | |
| Earl of Essex (1572) | Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex | 1572 | 1576 | New creation; died |
| Earl of Essex (1572) | Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex | 1576 | 1601 | |
| Earl of Lincoln (1572) | Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln | 1572 | 1585 | New creation |
| Viscount Hereford (1550) | Walter Devereux, 2nd Viscount Hereford | 1558 | 1576 | Created Earl of Essex, see above |
| Viscount Montagu (1554) | Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu | 1554 | 1592 | |
| Viscount Howard of Bindon (1559) | Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon | 1559 | 1582 | |
| Baron Grey de Wilton (1295) | Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton | 1562 | 1593 | |
| Baron Clinton (1299) | Edward Clinton, 9th Baron Clinton | 1517 | 1585 | Created Earl of Lincoln, Barony held by his heirs until 1692, when it fell into abeyance |
| Baron Morley (1299) | Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley | 1556 | 1577 | Died |
| Baron Morley (1299) | Edward Parker, 12th Baron Morley | 1577 | 1618 | |
| Baron Zouche of Haryngworth (1308) | Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche | 1569 | 1625 | |
| Baron Audley of Heleigh (1313) | George Tuchet, 11th Baron Audley | 1563 | 1617 | |
| Baron Cobham of Kent (1313) | William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham | 1558 | 1597 | |
| Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1313) | Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby | 1526 | 1580 | |
| Baron Dacre (1321) | Gregory Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre | 1558 | 1594 | |
| Baron Bourchier (1342) | Anne Bourchier, 7th Baroness Bourchier | 1540 | 1571 | Died, Barony succeeded by the Earl of Essex, and held by his heirs until 1646, when it fell into abeyance |
| Baron Scrope of Bolton (1371) | Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton | 1549 | 1591 | |
| Baron Bergavenny (1392) | Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny | 1536 | 1585 | |
| Baron Berkeley (1421) | Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley | 1534 | 1613 | |
| Baron Latimer (1432) | John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer | 1543 | 1577 | Died, Barony fell into abeyance, until 1913 |
| Baron Dudley (1440) | Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley | 1553 | 1586 | |
| Baron Saye and Sele (1447) | Richard Fiennes, 6th Baron Saye and Sele | 1528 | 1573 | Died |
| Baron Saye and Sele (1447) | Richard Fiennes, 7th Baron Saye and Sele | 1573 | 1613 | |
| Baron Stourton (1448) | John Stourton, 9th Baron Stourton | 1557 | 1588 | |
| Baron Ogle (1461) | Cuthbert Ogle, 7th Baron Ogle | 1562 | 1597 | |
| Baron Mountjoy (1465) | James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy | 1544 | 1582 | |
| Baron Willoughby de Broke (1491) | Fulke Greville, 4th Baron Willoughby de Broke | 1562 | 1606 | |
| Baron Monteagle (1514) | William Stanley, 3rd Baron Monteagle | 1560 | 1581 | |
| Baron Vaux of Harrowden (1523) | William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden | 1556 | 1595 | |
| Baron Sandys of the Vine (1529) | William Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys | 1560 | 1623 | |
| Baron Burgh (1529) | William Burgh, 2nd Baron Burgh | 1550 | 1584 | |
| Baron Windsor (1529) | Edward Windsor, 3rd Baron Windsor | 1558 | 1574 | Died |
| Baron Windsor (1529) | Frederick Windsor, 4th Baron Windsor | 1574 | 1585 | |
| Baron Wentworth (1529) | Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth | 1551 | 1584 | |
| Baron Mordaunt (1532) | John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt | 1562 | 1571 | Died |
| Baron Mordaunt (1532) | Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt | 1571 | 1601 | |
| Baron Cromwell (1540) | Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell | 1551 | 1593 | |
| Baron Eure (1544) | William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure | 1548 | 1594 | |
| Baron Wharton (1545) | Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton | 1568 | 1572 | Died |
| Baron Wharton (1545) | Philip Wharton, 3rd Baron Wharton | 1572 | 1625 | |
| Baron Sheffield (1547) | Edmund Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield | 1568 | 1646 | |
| Baron Rich (1547) | Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich | 1567 | 1581 | |
| Baron Willoughby of Parham (1547) | William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham | 1547 | 1570 | Died |
| Baron Willoughby of Parham (1547) | Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham | 1570 | 1612 | |
| Baron Lumley (1547) | John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley | 1547 | 1609 | |
| Baron Darcy of Aston (1548) | John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Aston | 1558 | 1602 | |
| Baron Darcy of Chiche (1551) | John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche | 1558 | 1581 | |
| Baron Paget (1552) | Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget | 1563 | 1589 | |
| Baron North (1554) | Roger North, 2nd Baron North | 1564 | 1600 | |
| Baron Howard of Effingham (1554) | William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham | 1554 | 1573 | Died |
| Baron Howard of Effingham (1554) | Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham | 1573 | 1624 | |
| Baron Chandos (1554) | Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos | 1557 | 1573 | Died |
| Baron Chandos (1554) | Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos | 1573 | 1594 | |
| Baron Hastings of Loughborough (1558) | Edward Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough | 1558 | 1572 | Died, title extinct |
| Baron Hunsdon (1559) | Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon | 1559 | 1596 | |
| Baron St John of Bletso (1559) | Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso | 1559 | 1582 | |
| Baron Buckhurst (1567) | Thomas Sackville, 1st Baron Buckhurst | 1567 | 1608 | |
| Baron De La Warr (1570) | William West, 1st Baron De La Warr | 1570 | 1595 | New creation |
| Baron Burghley (1571) | William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley | 1571 | 1598 | New creation |
| Baron Cheyne of Toddington (1572) | Henry Cheyne, 1st Baron Cheyne | 1572 | 1587 | New creation |
| Baron Compton (1572) | Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton | 1572 | 1589 | New creation |
| Baron Norreys (1572) | Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys | 1572 | 1601 | New creation |

## Peerage of Scotland

| Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
| Duke of Rothesay (1398) | none | 1567 | 1594 | |
| Earl of Mar (1114) | John Erskine, 18th/1st Earl of Mar | 1565 | 1572 | Died |
| Earl of Mar (1114) | John Erskine, 19th/2nd Earl of Mar | 1572 | 1634 | |
| Earl of Sutherland (1235) | Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland | 1567 | 1594 | |
| Earl of Angus (1389) | Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus | 1558 | 1588 | |
| Earl of Crawford (1398) | David Lindsay, 10th Earl of Crawford | 1558 | 1574 | Died |
| Earl of Crawford (1398) | David Lindsay, 11th Earl of Crawford | 1574 | 1607 | |
| Earl of Menteith (1427) | William Graham, 5th Earl of Menteith | 1565 | 1578 | Died |
| Earl of Menteith (1427) | John Graham, 6th Earl of Menteith | 1578 | 1598 | |
| Earl of Huntly (1445) | George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly | 1565 | 1579 | Died |
| Earl of Huntly (1445) | George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly | 1579 | 1636 | |
| Earl of Erroll (1452) | George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll | 1541 | 1573 | Died |
| Earl of Erroll (1452) | Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll | 1573 | 1585 | |
| Earl of Caithness (1455) | George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness | 1529 | 1582 | |
| Earl of Argyll (1457) | Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll | 1558 | 1573 | Died |
| Earl of Argyll (1457) | Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll | 1573 | 1584 | |
| Earl of Atholl (1457) | John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl | 1542 | 1579 | Died |
| Earl of Atholl (1457) | John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl | 1579 | 1595 | |
| Earl of Morton (1458) | James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton | 1550 | 1581 | |
| Earl of Rothes (1458) | Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes | 1558 | 1611 | |
| Earl Marischal (1458) | William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal | 1530 | 1581 | |
| Earl of Buchan (1469) | Christina Stewart, 4th Countess of Buchan | 1551 | 1580 | |
| Earl of Glencairn (1488) | Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn | 1541 | 1574 | Died |
| Earl of Glencairn (1488) | William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn | 1574 | 1578 | |
| Earl of Glencairn (1488) | James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn | 1578 | 1630 | |
| Earl of Lennox (1488) | Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox | 1526 | 1571 | Died, title merged in the Crown |
| Earl of Arran (1503) | James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran | 1529 | 1575 | Died |
| Earl of Arran (1503) | James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran | 1575 | 1609 | |
| Earl of Montrose (1503) | William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose | 1513 | 1571 | Died |
| Earl of Montrose (1503) | John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose | 1571 | 1608 | |
| Earl of Eglinton (1507) | Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton | 1546 | 1585 | |
| Earl of Cassilis (1509) | Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis | 1558 | 1576 | Died |
| Earl of Cassilis (1509) | John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis | 1576 | 1615 | |
| Earl of Moray (1562) | James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray | 1562 | 1570 | Died |
| Earl of Moray (1562) | Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray | 1570 | 1591 | |
| Earl of Lennox (1572) | Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox | 1572 | 1576 | New creation; died, title extinct |
| Earl of Lennox (1578) | Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox | 1578 | 1580 | New creation |
| Lord Somerville (1430) | Hugh Somerville, 7th Lord Somerville | 1569 | 1597 | |
| Lord Forbes (1442) | William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes | 1547 | 1593 | |
| Lord Maxwell (1445) | John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell | 1555 | 1593 | |
| Lord Glamis (1445) | John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis | 1558 | 1578 | Died |
| Lord Glamis (1445) | Patrick Lyon, 9th Lord Glamis | 1578 | 1615 | |
| Lord Lindsay of the Byres (1445) | Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay | 1563 | 1589 | |
| Lord Saltoun (1445) | Alexander Abernethy, 6th Lord Saltoun | 1543 | 1587 | |
| Lord Gray (1445) | Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray | 1541 | 1584 | |
| Lord Sinclair (1449) | William Sinclair, 4th Lord Sinclair | 1513 | 1570 | Died |
| Lord Sinclair (1449) | Henry Sinclair, 5th Lord Sinclair | 1570 | 1601 | |
| Lord Fleming (1451) | John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming | 1558 | 1572 | Died |
| Lord Fleming (1451) | John Fleming, 6th Lord Fleming | 1572 | 1619 | |
| Lord Seton (1451) | George Seton, 7th Lord Seton | 1549 | 1586 | |
| Lord Borthwick (1452) | William Borthwick, 6th Lord Borthwick | 1566 | 1582 | |
| Lord Boyd (1454) | Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd | 1558 | 1590 | |
| Lord Oliphant (1455) | Laurence Oliphant, 4th Lord Oliphant | 1566 | 1593 | |
| Lord Livingston (1458) | William Livingstone, 6th Lord Livingston | 1553 | 1592 | |
| Lord Cathcart (1460) | Alan Cathcart, 4th Lord Cathcart | 1547 | 1618 | |
| Lord Lovat (1464) | Hugh Fraser, 5th Lord Lovat | 1558 | 1577 | Died |
| Lord Lovat (1464) | Simon Fraser, 6th Lord Lovat | 1577 | 1633 | |
| Lord Innermeath (1470) | James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath | 1569 | 1585 | |
| Lord Carlyle of Torthorwald (1473) | Michael Carlyle, 4th Lord Carlyle | 1526 | 1575 | Died |
| Lord Carlyle of Torthorwald (1473) | Elizabeth Douglas, 5th Lady Carlyle | 1575 | 1605 | |
| Lord Home (1473) | Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home | 1549 | 1575 | Died |
| Lord Home (1473) | Alexander Home, 6th Lord Home | 1575 | 1619 | |
| Lord Ruthven (1488) | William Ruthven, 4th Lord Ruthven | 1566 | 1584 | |
| Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1488) | Robert Crichton, 8th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar | 1569 | 1612 | |
| Lord Drummond of Cargill (1488) | David Drummond, 2nd Lord Drummond | 1519 | 1571 | Died |
| Lord Drummond of Cargill (1488) | Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond | 1571 | 1600 | |
| Lord Hay of Yester (1488) | William Hay, 5th Lord Hay of Yester | 1557 | 1586 | |
| Lord Sempill (1489) | Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord Sempill | 1552 | 1576 | Died |
| Lord Sempill (1489) | Robert Sempill, 4th Lord Sempill | 1576 | 1611 | |
| Lord Herries of Terregles (1490) | Agnes Maxwell, 4th Lady Herries of Terregles | 1543 | 1594 | |
| Lord Ogilvy of Airlie (1491) | James Ogilvy, 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie | 1549 | 1606 | |
| Lord Ross (1499) | James Ross, 4th Lord Ross | 1556 | 1581 | |
| Lord Elphinstone (1509) | Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Elphinstone | 1547 | 1602 | |
| Lord Methven (1528) | Henry Stewart, 2nd Lord Methven | 1552 | 1572 | Died |
| Lord Methven (1528) | Henry Stewart, 3rd Lord Methven | 1572 | 1580 | |
| Lord Ochiltree (1543) | Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree | 1548 | 1591 | |
| Lord Torphichen (1564) | James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen | 1564 | 1579 | Died |
| Lord Torphichen (1564) | James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Torphichen | 1579 | 1617 | |

## Peerage of Ireland

| Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
| Earl of Kildare (1316) | Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare | 1569 | 1585 | |
| Earl of Ormond (1328) | Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond | 1546 | 1614 | |
| Earl of Desmond (1329) | Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond | 1558 | 1582 | |
| Earl of Waterford (1446) | George Talbot, 6th Earl of Waterford | 1560 | 1590 | |
| Earl of Tyrone (1542) | Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone | 1562 | 1608 | |
| Earl of Clanricarde (1543) | Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde | 1544 | 1582 | |
| Earl of Thomond (1543) | Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond | 1553 | 1581 | |
| Earl of Clancare (1565) | Donald McCarthy, 1st Earl of Clancare | 1565 | 1597 | |
| Viscount Gormanston (1478) | Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston | 1569 | 1599 | |
| Viscount Buttevant (1541) | James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant | 1557 | 1581 | |
| Viscount Baltinglass (1541) | Rowland Eustace, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass | 1549 | 1578 | Died |
| Viscount Baltinglass (1541) | James Eustace, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass | 1578 | 1585 | |
| Viscount Mountgarret (1550) | Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret | 1550 | 1571 | Died |
| Viscount Mountgarret (1550) | Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret | 1571 | 1602 | |
| Viscount Decies (1569) | Maurice Fitzgerald, 1st Viscount Decies | 1569 | 1572 | Died, title extinct |
| Baron Athenry (1172) | Richard II de Bermingham | 1547 | 1580 | |
| Baron Kingsale (1223) | Gerald de Courcy, 17th Baron Kingsale | 1535 | 1599 | |
| Baron Kerry (1223) | Thomas Fitzmaurice, 16th Baron Kerry | 1550 | 1590 | |
| Baron Slane (1370) | James Fleming, 9th Baron Slane | 1517 | 1578 | Died |
| Baron Slane (1370) | Thomas Fleming, 10th Baron Slane | 1578 | 1597 | |
| Baron Howth (1425) | Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth | 1558 | 1589 | |
| Baron Killeen (1449) | James Plunkett, 8th Baron Killeen | 1567 | 1595 | |
| Baron Trimlestown (1461) | Robert Barnewall, 5th Baron Trimlestown | 1562 | 1573 | Died |
| Baron Trimlestown (1461) | Peter Barnewall, 6th Baron Trimlestown | 1573 | 1598 | |
| Baron Dunsany (1462) | Patrick Plunkett, 7th Baron of Dunsany | 1564 | 1601 | |
| Baron Delvin (1486) | Christopher Nugent, 6th Baron Delvin | 1559 | 1602 | |
| Baron Power (1535) | John Power, 3rd Baron Power | 1545 | 1592 | |
| Baron Dunboyne (1541) | James Butler, 2nd/12th Baron Dunboyne | 1566 | 1624 | |
| Baron Louth (1541) | Thomas Plunkett, 2nd Baron Louth | 1555 | 1571 | Died |
| Baron Louth (1541) | Patrick Plunkett, 3rd Baron Louth | 1571 | 1575 | Died |
| Baron Louth (1541) | Oliver Plunkett, 4th Baron Louth | 1575 | 1607 | |
| Baron Upper Ossory (1541) | Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory | 1541 | 1575 | Died |
| Baron Upper Ossory (1541) | Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 2nd Baron Upper Ossory | 1575 | 1581 | |
| Baron Inchiquin (1543) | Murrough McDermot O'Brien, 3rd Baron Inchiquin | 1557 | 1573 | Died |
| Baron Inchiquin (1543) | Murrough O'Brien, 4th Baron Inchiquin | 1573 | 1597 | |