List of courtesy titles in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
Courtesy titles for heirs of marquesses
Table:
Peer
Son
Grandson

The Marquess of Winchester
Earl of Wiltshire*
Lord St John*

The Marquess of Huntly
Earl of Aboyne*
Lord Strathavon*

The Marquess of Queensberry
Viscount Drumlanrig*

The Marquess of Tweeddale
Earl of Gifford
Viscount Walden

The Marquess of Lothian
Earl of Ancram
Lord Newbattle

The Marquess of Lansdowne
Earl of Kerry*/Shelburne
Viscount Clanmaurice

The Marquess Townshend
Viscount Raynham*

The Marquess of Salisbury
Viscount Cranborne*
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The Marquess of Bath
Viscount Weymouth*

The Marquess of Hertford
Earl of Yarmouth*
Viscount Beauchamp

The Marquess of Bute
Earl of Dumfries*
Viscount Mountjoy

The Marquess of Waterford
Earl of Tyrone*
Lord Le Poer

The Marquess of Downshire
Earl of Hillsborough*
Viscount Kilwarlin

The Marquess of Donegall
Earl of Belfast*
Viscount Chichester

The Marquess of Headfort
Earl of Bective*
Lord Kenlis

The Marquess of Sligo
Earl of Altamont*
Viscount Westport

The Marquess of Ely
Viscount Loftus

The Marquess of Exeter
Lord Burghley*

The Marquess of Northampton
Earl Compton*
Lord Wilmington

The Marquess Camden
Earl of Brecknock*
Viscount Bayham

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Marquess of Winchester is a title in the Peerage of England that was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet , 1st Earl of Wiltshire . The Marquessate is the only English one in existence ( extant ) therefore its holder is considered the Premier Marquess of England . The current holder is Nigel Paulet , 18th Marquess of Winchester ( born 1941 ) whose son uses the courtesy title Lord Wiltshire .
The title Earl of Wiltshire is one of the oldest in the Peerage of England , going back to the 12th century . It is currently held by the Marquess of Winchester , and is used as a courtesy title for the eldest son of the marquess . The earldom was first created for Harvey of Léon , who married Sybilla , an illegitimate daughter of King Stephen . The title lapsed after Harvey lost his English lands during the Anarchy , since at that time one could not be an earl without the territory to support the dignity . Patrick of Salisbury was created Earl of Wiltshire by the Empress Matilda , probably after July 1143 , but he was usually styled Earl of Salisbury . He was the second but eldest surviving son of William of Salisbury and the grandson of Walter of Salisbury , the founder of Bradenstoke Priory , in Wiltshire . He was Sheriff of Wiltshire in October 1152 , when he was addressed as Earl Patrick , sheriff in a writ of Stephen . Patrick of Salisbury , Earl of Wiltshire , passed the title to his great-granddaughter Margaret Longespee . She married Henry de Lacy , Earl of Lincoln , they had a daughter who became suo jure Countess of Lincoln and Wiltshire on her mother 's death . She married three times , but the earldom of Wilshire seems to have reverted to the crown with her death in October 1348 . William le Scrope was created Earl of Wiltshire in 1397 . He was executed during the events leading to the deposition of Richard II by Henry IV .
Marquess of Huntly ( traditionally spelt Marquis in Scotland ) ( Scottish Gaelic : Coileach Strath Bhalgaidh ) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon , 6th Earl of Huntly . It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland , and the second-oldest in the British Isles , only the English marquessate of Winchester being older . The Marquess holds the following subsidiary titles : Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet and Earl of Aboyne ( 1660 ; Peerage of Scotland ) , and Baron Meldrum , of Morven in the County of Aberdeen ( 1815 ; Peerage of the United Kingdom )
Earl of Aboyne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland , borne in the Gordon family ( see the Marquess of Huntly for earlier history of the family ) . There is some contemporary evidence that this title was first created for James Gordon , 2nd Viscount Aboyne during the Civil War , but this creation is not recorded in peerage sources . The title was created ( or revived ) on 10 September 1660 for Lord Charles Gordon , fourth son of George Gordon , 2nd Marquess of Huntly , and Viscount Aboyne 's younger brother . He was made Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet at the same time , also in the Peerage of Scotland . His great-great-grandson ( the titles having descended from father to son ) , the fifth Earl , succeeded as Marquess of Huntly in 1836 , since when the earldom has been held as a subsidiary title . Earl of Aboyne is now a courtesy title used by the heir apparent to the Marquessate of Huntly .
Marquess of Queensberry is a title in the Peerage of Scotland . The title has been held since its creation in 1682 by a member of the Douglas family . The Marquesses also held the title of Duke of Queensberry from 1684 to 1810 , when it was inherited by the Duke of Buccleuch .
Marquess of Tweeddale ( sometimes spelled Tweedale ) is a title of the Peerage of Scotland , created in 1694 for the 2nd Earl of Tweeddale . Lord Tweeddale holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Tweeddale ( created 1646 ) , Earl of Gifford ( 1694 ) , Viscount of Walden ( 1694 ) , Lord Hay of Yester ( 1488 ) , and Baron Tweeddale , of Yester in the County of Haddington ( 1881 ) , all but the last in the Peerage of Scotland . As Baron Tweeddale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , Lord Tweeddale sat between 1881 and 1963 in the House of Lords . The Marquess ' eldest son uses Viscount Walden as a courtesy title . Lord Tweeddale also holds the title of Hereditary Chamberlain of Dunfermline . The family seat was Yester House , near Gifford , East Lothian .
Marquess of Lothian is a title in the Peerage of Scotland . It was created in 1701 for Robert Kerr , 4th Earl of Lothian . The Marquess of Lothian holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Lothian ( created 1606 ) , Earl of Lothian ( created again 1631 ) , Earl of Ancram ( 1633 ) , Earl of Ancram ( created again 1701 ) , Viscount of Briene ( 1701 ) , Lord Newbattle ( 1591 ) , Lord Jedburgh ( 1622 ) , Lord Kerr of Newbattle ( 1631 ) , Lord Kerr of Nisbet , Langnewtoun , and Dolphinstoun ( 1633 ) , Lord Kerr of Newbattle , Oxnam , Jedburgh , Dolphinstoun and Nisbet ( 1701 ) , and Baron Ker , of Kersheugh in the County of Roxburgh ( 1821 ) , all but the last in the Peerage of Scotland . As The Lord Ker in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , previous Marquesses sat in the House of Lords before 1963 , when Scottish peers first sat in the House of Lords in their own right . The holder of the title is also the Chief of Clan Kerr . The current Marquess of Lothian , the 13th , is better known as the Conservative politician Michael Ancram . He received a life peerage in November 2010 as Baron Kerr of Monteviot and so became entitled to sit in the House of Lords . He lives at Monteviot House . The family also owned a larger Scottish seat , Newbattle Abbey , which is now a college , and also Blickling Hall in Norfolk , which belongs to the National Trust . The heir presumptive to the marquessate is the 13th Marquess ' younger brother Lord Ralph Kerr , who owns Ferniehirst Castle , Jedburgh , Roxburghshire , which is the family seat that was restored by the 12th Marquess , and Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire .
Marquess of Lothian is a title in the Peerage of Scotland . It was created in 1701 for Robert Kerr , 4th Earl of Lothian . The Marquess of Lothian holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Lothian ( created 1606 ) , Earl of Lothian ( created again 1631 ) , Earl of Ancram ( 1633 ) , Earl of Ancram ( created again 1701 ) , Viscount of Briene ( 1701 ) , Lord Newbattle ( 1591 ) , Lord Jedburgh ( 1622 ) , Lord Kerr of Newbattle ( 1631 ) , Lord Kerr of Nisbet , Langnewtoun , and Dolphinstoun ( 1633 ) , Lord Kerr of Newbattle , Oxnam , Jedburgh , Dolphinstoun and Nisbet ( 1701 ) , and Baron Ker , of Kersheugh in the County of Roxburgh ( 1821 ) , all but the last in the Peerage of Scotland . As The Lord Ker in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , previous Marquesses sat in the House of Lords before 1963 , when Scottish peers first sat in the House of Lords in their own right . The holder of the title is also the Chief of Clan Kerr . The current Marquess of Lothian , the 13th , is better known as the Conservative politician Michael Ancram . He received a life peerage in November 2010 as Baron Kerr of Monteviot and so became entitled to sit in the House of Lords . He lives at Monteviot House . The family also owned a larger Scottish seat , Newbattle Abbey , which is now a college , and also Blickling Hall in Norfolk , which belongs to the National Trust . The heir presumptive to the marquessate is the 13th Marquess ' younger brother Lord Ralph Kerr , who owns Ferniehirst Castle , Jedburgh , Roxburghshire , which is the family seat that was restored by the 12th Marquess , and Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire .
Marquess of Lansdowne is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1784 , and held by the head of the Petty-FitzMaurice family . The first Marquess served as Prime Minister of Great Britain .
Baron Kerry is an ancient title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created circa 1223 for Thomas Fitzmaurice . In 1325 , Maurice FitzMaurice , 4th Baron of Kerry , murdered Diarmaid Óg MacCarthy ( son of Cormac Mór MacCarthy ) in the courtroom at Tralee . For this act , Maurice was tried and attainted by the parliament in Dublin and his lands forfeited , but after his death they were restored to his brother John FitzMaurice , 5th Baron of Kerry . In 1537 the eleventh Baron was created Baron Odorney and Viscount Kilmaule in the Peerage of Ireland . However , these titles became extinct on his death in 1541 while he was succeeded in the Barony of Kerry by his younger brother . The twenty-first Baron was created Earl of Kerry in the Peerage of Ireland in 1723 . His younger son John Petty was created Earl of Shelburne in the Peerage of Ireland in 1753 and his son , the second Earl of Shelburne , was created Marquess of Lansdowne in 1784 . In 1818 the latter 's son , the third Marquess , succeeded his cousin as 4th Earl of Kerry and 24th Baron Kerry .
Earl of Shelburne is a title that has been created two times while the title of Baron Shelburne has been created three times . The Shelburne title was created for the first time in the Peerage of Ireland in 1688 when Elizabeth , Lady Petty , was made Baroness Shelburne . She was the wife of the noted economist Sir William Petty . The title was for life only and became extinct on her death in circa 1708 . On the same day that Lady Shelburne was elevated to the peerage , her eldest son by Sir William Petty , Charles Petty , was also raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Shelburne . He died young in 1696 , when the title became extinct . The barony was created for a third time in the Peerage of Ireland in 1699 in favour of the Hon . Henry Petty , younger son of Sir William Petty and Lady Shelburne . In 1719 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Dunkerron and Earl of Shelburne , also in the Peerage of Ireland . On his death in 1751 these titles also became extinct . The Petty estates were inherited by the late Earl 's nephew , the Hon . John Fitzmaurice .
Marquess Townshend /ˈtaʊnzənd/ is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the Townshend family of Raynham Hall in Norfolk . This family descends from Roger Townshend , who in 1617 was created a baronet , of Raynham in the County of Norfolk , in the Baronetage of England . He later represented Orford and Norfolk in the House of Commons . His younger son , the third Baronet ( who succeeded his elder brother ) , played an important role in the restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War and was also Member of Parliament for Norfolk . In 1661 he was created Baron Townshend , of Lynn Regis in the County of Norfolk , and in 1682 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Townshend , of Raynham in the County of Norfolk . Both titles were in the Peerage of England . He was succeeded by his son , the second Viscount . He was a prominent statesman and served as Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1714 to 1716 and from 1721 to 1730 . Lord Townshend is also remembered for the agricultural reforms he undertook at his Norfolk estate and gained the nickname Turnip Townshend . His eldest son , the third Viscount , briefly represented Great Yarmouth in the House of Commons . However , in 1723 , during his father 's lifetime , he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father 's junior title of Baron Townshend ( although he was styled Lord Lynn , taken from the territorial designation of the barony , to distinguish him from his father ) . Lord Townshend later served as Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk .
Marquess of Salisbury is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain . It was created in 1789 for the 7th Earl of Salisbury . Most of the holders of the title have been prominent in British political life over the last two centuries , particularly the 3rd Marquess , who served three times as Prime Minister in the late 19th and early 20th centuries .
Marquess of Bath is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain . It was created in 1789 for Thomas Thynne , Viscount Weymouth . The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles Baron Thynne , of Warminster in the County of Wiltshire , and Viscount Weymouth , both created in 1682 in the Peerage of England . He is also a baronet in the Baronetage of England .
The titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain . The third Earldom of Hertford was created in 1559 for Edward Seymour , who was simultaneously created Baron Beauchamp of Hache . His grandson William Seymour was subsequently created Marquess of Hertford and restored to the title of Duke of Somerset ; the Marquessate became extinct in 1675 and the other three titles in 1750 . The present Marquessate was created in 1793 . Lord Hertford holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Yarmouth ( Peerage of Great Britain , 1793 ) , Earl of Hertford ( Peerage of Great Britain , 1750 ) , Viscount Beauchamp ( Peerage of Great Britain , 1750 ) , Baron Conway , of Ragley in the County of Warwick ( Peerage of England , 1703 ) , and Baron Conway of Killultagh , of Killultagh in the County of Antrim ( Peerage of Ireland , 1712 ) . Lord Hertford 's heir uses the style Earl of Yarmouth . The Marquesses of Hertford are members of the Seymour family headed by the Duke of Somerset . Francis Seymour ( 1679-1732 ) was the fourth son of Sir Edward Seymour of Berry Pomeroy , 4th Baronet , a descendant of Edward Seymour , 1st Duke of Somerset ( Sir Edward 's grandson Sir Edward Seymour , 6th Baronet , of Berry Pomeroy succeeded as 8th Duke of Somerset in 1750 ) . Upon the death of his elder brother , Francis succeeded to the estates of his relative Edward Conway , 1st Earl of Conway . In 1703 he was created Baron Conway in the Peerage of England and assumed the additional surname of Conway . In 1712 he was created Baron Conway of Killultagh in the Peerage of Ireland . In 1750 his son Francis Seymour-Conway , 2nd Baron Conway , was created Viscount Beauchamp and Earl of Hertford .
Earl of Yarmouth is a title that has been created three times in British history , once in the Peerage of England and twice in the Peerage of Great Britain . The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1679 in favour of the politician and scientist Robert Paston , 1st Viscount Yarmouth . He had already been created Baron Paston and Viscount Yarmouth in the Peerage of England in 1673 . He was the son of William Paston , who had been created a Baronet , of Oxnead in the County of Norfolk , in the Baronetage of England in 1641 . Lord Yarmouth was succeeded by his son , the second Earl . He notably served as Treasurer of the Household between 1687 and 1689 . He had no surviving male issue and the titles became extinct on his death in 1732 . The second creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1740 in favour of Amalie von Wallmoden , mistress of George II . She was made Baroness Yarmouth at the same time , also in the Peerage of England . The titles were for life only . Lady Yarmouth was the last Royal mistress to be awarded a peerage . She died in 1765 .
Marquess of the County of Bute , shortened in general usage to Marquess of Bute , is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain . It was created in 1796 for John Stuart , 4th Earl of Bute .
Earl of Dumfries is a title in the Peerage of Scotland . It was originally created for William Crichton , 9th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar , in 1633 , and stayed in the Crichton family until the death of the fourth countess in 1742 , at which point the title passed to first the Dalrymple and then the McDouall families before finally being inherited by the Marquesses of Bute , where it remains today . The subsidiary titles of the Earl of Dumfries are : Viscount of Ayr and Lord Sanquhar ( created 2 February 1622 ) , Lord Crichton of Sanquhar ( 1488 ) , and Lord Crichton of Cumnock ( 12 June 1633 ) , all in the Peerage of Scotland .
The titles of Baron Mountjoy and Viscount Mountjoy have been created several times for members of various families , including the Blounts and their descendants and the Stewarts of Ramelton and their descendants . The first creation was for Walter Blount of Hertfordshire , who was summoned to Parliament as Baron Mountjoy in the Peerage of England during 1465 . The Blounts were a junior part of the family Blount of Sodington of Worcestershire . The first Baron was the great-grandson of Sir John Blount of Sodington and Isolda Mountjoy , and the grandson of Sir Walter Blount , bearer of the Royal Standard of Henry IV at the Battle of Shrewsbury during 1403 where he was slain . This creation is one of the earliest examples of a baronial title not being related to land ownership or a pre-existing dignity . The 8th Baron Mountjoy was created Earl of Devon during 1603 and died without legitimate issue during 1606 , when the earldom and the barony became extinct . His son Mountjoy Blount , who had been born before his parents ' marriage , was created Baron Mountjoy of Mountjoy Fort in the Peerage of Ireland during 1618 , Baron Mountjoy of Thurveston in the Peerage of England during 1627 and Earl of Newport in the Peerage of England during 1628 . All these titles became extinct with the death of the 3rd Earl of Newport during 1681 . Elizabeth Blount , sister of the 2nd Baron Mountjoy of the 1465 creation , had married the 1st Baron Windsor , and their descendant Thomas Windsor , 1st Viscount Windsor in the Peerage of Ireland and younger son of the 7th Baron Windsor and 1st Earl of Plymouth , was created Baron Mountjoy in the Peerage of Great Britain during 1712 . This title became extinct on the death of his son the 2nd Viscount Windsor during 1758 . Luke Gardiner ( 1745-1798 ) , was created Baron Mountjoy during 1789 and Viscount Mountjoy during 1795 , both part of the peerage of Ireland .
Marquess of Waterford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland and the premier marquessate in that peerage . It was created in 1789 for George Beresford , 2nd Earl of Tyrone . It is presently held by Henry Beresford , 9th Marquess of Waterford . The Beresford family descends from Tristram Beresford , who originated from Kent but settled in Ireland in the 17th century . His eldest son Tristram Beresford sat as a member of the Irish House of Commons . On 5 May 1665 he was created a baronet , of Coleraine in County Londonderry , in the Baronetage of Ireland . His great-grandson ( the title having descended from father to son ) , the fourth Baronet , married Lady Catherine , oldest daughter of James de la Poer , 3rd Earl of Tyrone ( see Earl of Tyrone ) . In 1720 , he was created both Baron Beresford , of Beresford , in the County of Cavan , and Viscount Tyrone in the Peerage of Ireland . He was further honoured when he was made Earl of Tyrone in the Peerage of Ireland in 1746 . In 1767 , four years after his death , the Dowager Countess of Tyrone was confirmed with the hereditary peerage title Baroness La Poer in the Peerage of Ireland ( created by writ ca . 1650 ) . Lord Tyrone was succeeded by his fourth but eldest surviving son , the second Earl , who also inherited the title Baron La Poer from his mother in 1769 .
The Earl of Tyrone is a title created three times in the Peerage of Ireland . It was first created as part of the Tudor attempt to establish a uniform social structure in Ireland by converting the Gaelic kings and chiefs into hereditary nobles of the Kingdom of Ireland . Under brehon law , clans were effectively independent , and chose their chiefs from the members of a bloodline - normally , but not always , a close relative of the previous chief ; the clan as a whole generally had a voice in the chief 's decisions . Also , acknowledged sons of a clan member were members of the bloodline , even when not begotten in lawful marriage . The holder of a title , on the other hand , was subject to the Crown , but held his lands by hereditary right , which the Crown would help to enforce ; the rest of the clan were usually now his tenants . Illegitimate sons had no right of succession under the new system unless expressly granted . The title in the Peerage of Ireland was created again in 1673 for Richard Power , 6th Baron Power , the Anglo-Norman peer and Restoration politician , along with a large grant of land in County Waterford , at the other end of Ireland . He was also given the subordinate title of Viscount Decies ; both titles became extinct upon the death of his younger son , the third earl , in 1704 ; he left an only daughter , Lady Katherine Power , but both titles descended by patent to male heirs only . It was created a final time in 1746 for Marcus Beresford , 1st Viscount Tyrone , son-in-law of the last Power earl . His son was created Marquess of Waterford in 1789 , and the title has since been a subsidiary title of the Waterford title .
Baron La Poer , de la Poer , or Le Pour , is a title in the Peerage of Ireland held by the Marquess of Waterford . Its creation is the sole instance in the law of the Kingdom of Ireland recognising a peerage by writ .
Marquess of Downshire is a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created in 1789 for Wills Hill , 1st Earl of Hillsborough , a former Secretary of State . Hill had already been created Earl of Hillsborough and Viscount Kilwarlin of County Down in the Peerage of Ireland in 1751 with remainder , in default of male issue of his own , to his uncle Arthur Hill , 1st Viscount Dungannon . He was further created Baron Harwich , of Harwich in the County of Essex , in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1756 with a seat in the ( London ) House of Lords . In 1772 he was further ennobled with a second Earldom of Hillsborough and as Viscount Fairford in the County of Gloucester , both in the Peerage of Great Britain . Downshire was the eldest son of Trevor Hill , who had been created Viscount Hillsborough and Baron Hill of Kilwarlin in County Down , in the Peerage of Ireland in 1717 , with remainder , in default of male issue of his own , to the male issue of his father , Michael Hill . Trevor Hill was the brother of the aforementioned Arthur Hill , 1st Viscount Dungannon . In 2013 , the 9th Marquess succeeded , under the terms of a special remainder of 1802 , to the title Baron Sandys . The barony had been created for Mary Hill , Marchioness of Downshire , the widow of the second Marquess , with remainder to her younger sons , Lord Arthur Moyses William Hill , Lord Marcus Hill , Lord Augustus Hill and Lord George Hill successively , but if the male line failed , could be inherited by her male heirs of the eldest son , the third Marquess . This occurred in April 2013 with the death of Richard Hill , 7th Baron Sandys without male heirs . Prior to the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 , the Marquesses sat in the House of Lords as the Earls of Hillsborough . Among many other estates , the Marquess owned Hillsborough Castle , the Blessington Estate in County Wicklow , and Easthampstead Park near Bracknell .
Marquess of Donegall is a title in the Peerage of Ireland held by the head of the Chichester family , originally from Devon , England . Sir John Chichester sat as a Member of Parliament and was High Sheriff of Devon in 1557 . One of his sons , Sir Arthur Chichester , was Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1604 to 1614 . In 1613 , he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Chichester , of Belfast in County Antrim . He died childless in 1625 when the barony became extinct . However , in the same year the Chichester title was revived in favour of his younger brother , Edward Chichester , who was made Baron Chichester , of Belfast in the County of Antrim , and Viscount Chichester , of Carrickfergus in County Antrim . Both titles are in the Peerage of Ireland . He was succeeded by his eldest son , Arthur Chichester . A distinguished soldier , he was created Earl of Donegall in the Peerage of Ireland in 1647 ( one year before he succeeded his father ) , with remainder to the heirs male of his father . He died without male issue and was succeeded ( in the earldom according to the special remainder ) by his nephew Arthur Chichester , the second Earl . He was the eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Chichester , second son of the first Viscount . Lord Donegall had previously represented Donegal County in the Irish House of Commons .
Marquess of Headfort is a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created in 1800 for Thomas Taylour , 2nd Earl of Bective . The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Bective ( 1766 ) , Viscount Headfort ( 1762 ) , Baron Headfort , of Headfort in the County of Meath , ( 1760 ) , and Baron Kenlis , of Kenlis in the County of Meath ( 1831 ) , all but the last in the Peerage of Ireland . He is also an Irish baronet . Before the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 , the Marquess sat in the House of Lords as Baron Kenlis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The family descends from Thomas Taylor , who came to Ireland during the 1650s from Sussex in England to oversee on behalf of Parliament the fiscal expenditure of Oliver Cromwell 's campaign in Ireland and later undertook the duties of a cartographer assisting with Sir William Petty 's project of mapping Ireland , known as the Down Survey . Taylor 's son also Thomas Taylor represented Kells in the Irish House of Commons and in 1704 , he was created a Baronet , of Kells , County Meath , in the Baronetage of Ireland . His grandson , the third Baronet , also sat for Kells in the Irish House of Commons . In 1760 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Headfort , of Headfort in the County of Meath . Two years later he was created Viscount Headfort , of Headfort , in the County of Meath and in 1766 he was even further honoured when he was made Earl of Bective , of Bective Castle , in the County of Meath . He was succeeded by his eldest son , the second Earl . He was one of the 28 original Irish Representative Peers in the House of Lords .
Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created in 1800 for John Browne , 3rd Earl of Altamont . The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle , of Westport in the County of Mayo ( created 10 September 1760 ) , Viscount Westport , of Westport in the County of Mayo ( created 24 August 1768 ) , Earl of Altamont , in the County of Mayo ( created 4 December 1771 ) , Earl of Clanricarde ( created 1800 ) and Baron Monteagle , of Westport in the County of Mayo ( created 20 February 1806 ) . All these titles are in the Peerage of Ireland , except the Barony of Monteagle , which is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The latter peerage entitled the Marquesses to a seat in the House of Lords prior to the House of Lords Act 1999 . The Earldom of Clanricarde was inherited by the sixth Marquess in 1916 according to a special remainder in the letters patent .
Marquess of Ely , of the County of Wexford , is a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created in 1800 for Charles Loftus , 1st Earl of Ely . He was born Charles Tottenham , the son of Sir John Tottenham , 1st Baronet , who had been created a baronet , of Tottenham Green in the County of Wexford , in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1780 , by Elizabeth , daughter of Nicholas Loftus , 1st Viscount Loftus , sister and heiress of Henry Loftus , 1st Earl of Ely ( see Viscount Loftus and Earl of Ely for earlier history of the Loftus family ) . In 1783 he succeeded to the Loftus estates on the death of his maternal uncle the Earl of Ely and assumed the same year by Royal licence the surname of Loftus in lieu of his patronymic . In 1785 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Loftus , of Loftus Hall in the County of Wexford . It was sold by the family in 1917 and is today owned by the Quigley family . He was further honoured when he was made Viscount Loftus , of Ely , in 1789 , Earl of Ely , in the Kingdom of Ireland , in 1794 , and Marquess of Ely , of the County of Wexford , in 1800 , all in the Peerage of Ireland , becoming one of the few persons to rise to the rank of Marquess without having inherited any peerages . In 1801 he was created Baron Loftus , of Long Loftus in the County of York , in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , by which title the Marquesses of Ely sat in the House of Lords until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 . Lord Ely also succeeded his father as second Baronet in 1786 . Lord Ely was succeeded by his eldest son , John , the second Marquess . He had previously represented County Wexford in both the Irish and British Parliaments . On his death the titles passed to his eldest son , John , the third Marquess .
Marquess of Exeter is a title that has been created twice , once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1525 for Henry Courtenay , 2nd Earl of Devon . For more information on this creation , which was forfeited in 1538 , see the Earl of Devon .
Marquess of Northampton is a title that has been created twice , firstly in the Peerage of England ( 1547 ) , then secondly in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ( 1812 ) . The current holder of this title is Spencer Compton , 7th Marquess of Northampton .
The title of Baron Wilmington has been created twice in the various British peerages . The first creation was in 1728 in the Peerage of Great Britain for Sir Spencer Compton , who was later made Earl of Wilmington . The second creation was in 1812 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , as a subsidiary title for the Marquess of Northampton .
Marquess Camden is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1812 for the politician John Pratt , 2nd Earl Camden . The Pratt family descends from Sir John Pratt , Lord Chief Justice from 1718 to 1725 . His third son from his second marriage , Sir Charles Pratt , was also a prominent lawyer and politician and served as Lord Chancellor between 1766 and 1770 . In 1765 he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Camden , of Camden Place in the County of Kent , and in 1786 he was further honoured when he was created Viscount Bayham , of Bayham Abbey in the County of Kent , and Earl Camden . These titles are also in the Peerage of Great Britain . Lord Camden was married to Elizabeth , daughter of Nicholas Jeffreys , of The Priory , Brecknockshire , in Wales . Their son , the second Earl , was a politician and notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and as Lord President of the Council . In 1812 he was created Earl of the County of Brecknock ( usually shortened to Earl of Brecknock ) and Marquess Camden . His son , the second Marquess , represented Ludgershall , Bath and Dunwich in the House of Commons and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire . In 1835 Lord Camden was called to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father 's junior title of Baron Camden . His son , the third Marquess , briefly sat as a Member of Parliament for Brecon in 1866 , before he succeeded his father and took his seat in the House of Lords .