# List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

Peerages and baronetcies of Britain and Ireland :
| Extant | All |
| Dukes | Dukedoms |
| Marquesses | Marquessates |
| Earls | Earldoms |
| Viscounts | Viscountcies |
| Barons | Baronies |
| Baronets | Baronetcies |
This is a list of the 34 present and extant marquesses in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1922. It does not mention any Marquessates held as a subsidiary title of a Duke. For a more complete listing, which adds these "hidden" Marquessates as well as extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland.
They were a relatively late introduction to the British peerage, and on the evening of the Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838, the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne explained to her why (from her journals):
   "I spoke to Ld M. about the numbers of Peers present at the Coronation, & he said it was quite unprecedented. I observed that there were very few Viscounts, to which he replied "There are very few Viscounts," that they were an odd sort of title & not really English; that they came from Vice-Comites; that Dukes & Barons were the only real English titles; — that Marquises were likewise not English, & that people were mere made Marquises, when it was not wished that they should be made Dukes".

## Order of precedence

The general order of precedence among Marquesses is:
* Marquesses in the Peerage of England
* Marquesses in the Peerage of Scotland
* Marquesses in the Peerage of Great Britain
* Marquesses in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801
* Marquesses in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Marquesses in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801

## Marquesses in the Peerages of Britain and Ireland

Key :
* Heir apparent to the peerage
* Heir presumptive to the peerage
| Order | Title | Date of creation | Current holder | Peerage | Heir |
| 1 | The Marquess of Winchester | 1551 | Christopher Paulet, 19th Marquess of Winchester | England | Michael Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire |
| 2 | The Marquess of Huntly | 1599 | Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly | Scotland | Alastair Gordon, Earl of Aboyne |
| 3 | The Marquess of Queensberry | 1682 | David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry | Scotland | Sholto Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig |
| 4 | The Marquess of Tweeddale | 1694 | Charles Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale | Scotland | Lord Alistair Hay (brother) |
| 5 | The Marquess of Lothian | 1701 | Ralph Kerr, 14th Marquess of Lothian | Scotland | John Kerr, Earl of Ancram |
| 6 | The Marquess of Lansdowne | 1784 | Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne | Great Britain | Simon Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry |
| 7 | The Marquess Townshend | 1787 | Charles Townshend, 8th Marquess Townshend | Great Britain | Thomas Townshend, Viscount Raynham |
| 8 | The Marquess of Salisbury | 1789 | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury | Great Britain | Robert Edward William Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne |
| 9 | The Marquess of Bath | 1789 | Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath | Great Britain | John Thynn, Viscount Weymouth |
| 10 | The Marquess of Hertford | 1793 | Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford | Great Britain | William Seymour, Earl of Yarmouth |
| 11 | The Marquess of Bute | 1796 | John Bryson Crichton-Stuart, 8th Marquess of Bute | Great Britain | Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart (uncle) |
| 12 | The Marquess of Waterford | 1789 | Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford | Ireland | Richard de la Poer Beresford, Earl of Tyrone |
| 13 | The Marquess of Downshire | 1789 | Nicholas Hill, 9th Marquess of Downshire | Ireland | Edmund Hill, Earl of Hillsborough |
| 14 | The Marquess of Donegall | 1791 | Patrick Chichester, 8th Marquess of Donegall | Ireland | James Chichester, Earl of Belfast |
| 15 | The Marquess of Headfort | 1800 | Christopher Taylour, 7th Marquess of Headfort | Ireland | Thomas Taylour, Earl of Bective |
| 16 | The Marquess of Sligo | 1800 | Sebastian Browne, 12th Marquess of Sligo | Ireland | Christopher Browne, Earl of Altamont |
| 17 | The Marquess of Ely | 1800 | John Tottenham, 9th Marquess of Ely | Ireland | Lord Timothy Tottenham (brother) |
| 18 | The Marquess of Exeter | 1801 | Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter | United Kingdom | Anthony Cecil, Lord Burghley |
| 19 | The Marquess of Northampton | 1812 | Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton | United Kingdom | Daniel Compton, Earl Compton |
| 20 | The Marquess Camden | 1812 | David Pratt, 6th Marquess Camden | United Kingdom | James Pratt, Earl of Brecknock |
| 21 | The Marquess of Anglesey | 1815 | Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey | United Kingdom | Benedict Paget, Earl of Uxbridge |
| 22 | The Marquess of Cholmondeley | 1815 | David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley | United Kingdom | Alexander Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage |
| 23 | The Marquess of Londonderry | 1816 | Frederick Aubrey Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 10th Marquess of Londonderry | Ireland | Lord Reginald Vane-Tempest-Stuart (brother) |
| 24 | The Marquess Conyngham | 1816 | Henry Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham | Ireland | Alexander Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles |
| 25 | The Marquess of Ailesbury | 1821 | David Brudenell-Bruce, 9th Marquess of Ailesbury | United Kingdom | Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan |
| 26 | The Marquess of Bristol | 1826 | Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol | United Kingdom | Frederick Hervey, Earl Jermyn |
| 27 | The Marquess of Ailsa | 1831 | David Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa | United Kingdom | Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis |
| 28 | The Marquess of Normanby | 1838 | Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby | United Kingdom | John Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave |
| 29 | The Marquess of Abergavenny | 1876 | Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny | United Kingdom | None; David Michael Ralph Nevill (third cousin once removed) is heir presumptive to the Earldom of Abergavenny |
| 30 | The Marquess of Zetland | 1892 | Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland | United Kingdom | Robin Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay |
| 31 | The Marquess of Linlithgow | 1902 | Adrian Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow | United Kingdom | Andrew Hope, Earl of Hopetoun |
| 32 | The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair | 1916 | George Gordon, 8th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair | United Kingdom | Ivo Gordon, Earl of Haddo |
| 33 | The Marquess of Milford Haven | 1917 | George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven | United Kingdom | Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina |
| 34 | The Marquess of Reading | 1926 | Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading | United Kingdom | Julian Isaacs, Viscount Erleigh |