Peerage of Great Britain

The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801.
The ranks of the Peerage of Great Britain are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount and Baron. Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, all peers of Great Britain could sit in the House of Lords.
Some peerages of Great Britain were created for peers in the Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland as they did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until the Peerage Act 1963 which gave Scottish Peers an automatic right to sit in the Lords.
In the following table of peers of Great Britain, holders of higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics.
== Ranks ==
The ranks of the peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.
== Titles ==
Marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons are all addressed as 'Lord X', where 'X' represents either their territory or surname pertaining to their title. Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Dukes and duchesses are addressed just as 'Duke' or 'Duchess' or, in a non-social context, 'Your Grace'.
== Creation of peers ==
The last non-royal dukedom of Great Britain was created in 1766, and the last marquessate of Great Britain was created in 1796. Creation of the remaining ranks ceased when the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed; subsequent creations of peers were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The last 8 (6 non-royal and two royal) people who were created hereditary peers (from 1798 to 1800) were:
Grantee 	Date of creation 	Title(s) 	Noted for
Sir Horatio Nelson 	6 October 1798 (extinct) 	Baron Nelson 	Military peerage–Navy
Prince Edward 	23 April 1799 (extinct) 	Duke of Kent and StrathearnEarl of Dublin 	Fourth son of King George III
Prince Ernest Augustus 	23 April 1799 (suspended)	Duke of Cumberland and TeviotdaleEarl of Armagh	Fifth son of King George III
Sir John Scott 	18 July 1799 	Baron Eldon 	He was the incumbent Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare	31 August 1799 (extinct) 	Baron FitzGibbon 	He was the incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Ireland.Also he had an imperial peerage in the House of Lords as Irish Peers were not allowed to sit in the Lords.
Alexander Hood, 1st Baron Bridport	16 June 1800 	Viscount Bridport 	Military peerage–Navy
Charles Cadogan, 3rd Baron Cadogan	27 December 1800 	Earl CadoganViscount Chelsea 	 
James Harris, 1st Baron Malmesbury	29 December 1800 	Earl of MalmesburyViscount FitzHarris 	 
== Lists of peers ==
* 30 dukes: see List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
* 34 marquesses: see List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
* 191 earls and countesses: see List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
* 111 viscounts: see List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
* 1,187 barons: see List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
* Women: see List of peerages created for women and List of peerages inherited by women
== Lists of extant peerages ==
===Extant dukedoms===
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Shield	Title	Creation 	Grantee 	Reason 	Monarch
 	 	10 September 1711	James Hamilton, Duke of HamiltonScottish Representative Peer	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963.Current peerage with special remainder.	Queen Anne
 	 	28 April 1719 	Charles Montagu, Earl of Manchester 	  	King George I
 	 	22 October 1766 	Hugh Percy, Earl of Northumberland 	Former Viceroy of Ireland. 	King George III
 	 	24 April 1799 	Prince Ernest Augustus 	Currently suspended 	King George III
===Extant marquessates===
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Shield	Title 	Creation 	Grantee 	Reason 	Monarch
 	 	6 December 1784	William Petty, Earl of Shelburne 	Former Prime Minister. 	King George III
 	Marquess of Stafford 	1 March 1786 	 	 	King George III
 	 	31 October 1787	George Townshend, Viscount Townshend 	Military peerage–Army. 	King George III
 	Marquess of Salisbury	18 August 1789 	James Cecil, Earl of Salisbury 	Incumbent Lord Chamberlain of the Household.	King George III
 	Marquess of Bath 	24 August 1789 	Thomas Thynne, Viscount Weymouth 	Incumbent Groom of the Stool. 	King George III
 	Marquess of Abercorn 	15 October 1790	 	 	King George III
 	 	5 July 1793 	Francis Seymour-Conway, Earl of Hertford	Former Lord Chamberlain of the Household. 	King George III
 	 	21 March 1796 	John Stuart, Earl of Bute 	 	King George III
===Extant earldoms===
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Shield	Title 	Creation 	Grantee 	Reason 	Monarch
 	 	3 September 1711 	Robert Shirley, Baron Ferrers of Chartley 	 	Queen Anne
 	 	5 September 1711 	William Legge, Baron Dartmouth 	Former cabinet minister. 	Queen Anne
 	Earl of Tankerville 	19 October 1714 	Charles Bennet, Baron Ossulston 	 	King George I
 	Earl of Aylesford 	19 October 1714 	Heneage Finch, Baron Guernsey 	Former cabinet minister. 	King George I
 	Earl of Bristol 	19 October 1714 	 	 	King George I
 	 	15 November 1721 	Thomas Parker, Baron Parker 	Incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. 	King George I
 	 	23 May 1722 	 	 	King George I
 	 	13 September 1729	James Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave 	Incumbent Ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire 	King George II
 	 	9 February 1742 	William Stanhope, Baron Harrington 	Incumbent cabinet minister. 	King George II
 	Earl of Portsmouth 	11 April 1743 	John Wallop, Viscount Lymington 	 	King George II
 	 	7 July 1746 	Francis Greville, Baron Brooke 	 	King George II
 	 	8 July 1746 	 	 	King George II
 	Earl of Buckinghamshire	5 September 1746 	John Hobart, Baron Hobart 	 	King George II
 	 	2 October 1749 	 	 	King George II
 	 	3 August 1750 	 	 	King George II
 	Earl of Guilford 	8 April 1752 	Francis North, Baron Guilford 	 	King George II
 	 	2 April 1754 	Philip Yorke, Baron Hardwicke 	Incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. 	King George II
 	Earl of Ilchester 	17 June 1756 	Stephen Fox-Strangways, Baron Ilchester and Stavordale	 	King George II
 	Earl of Warwick 	30 November 1759 	 	 	King George II
 	 	18 March 1761 	John West, Baron De La Warr 	 	King George III
 	 	31 October 1765 	William Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone 	 	King George III
 	 	1 November 1765 	John Spencer, Viscount Spencer 	 	King George III
 	 	27 August 1772 	Allen Bathurst, Baron Bathurst 	 	King George III
 	 	28 August 1772 	 	 	King George III
 	Earl of Ailesbury 	10 June 1776 	 	 	King George III
 	Earl of Clarendon 	14 June 1776 	Thomas Villiers, Baron Hyde 	Incumbent cabinet minister. 	King George III
 	Earl of Mansfield 	31 October 1776 	William Murray, Baron Mansfield 	Incumbent Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.	King George III
 	 	17 May 1784 	 	 	King George III
 	Earl of Uxbridge 	19 May 1784 	 	 	King George III
 	 	3 July 1784 	 	 	King George III
 	 	5 July 1784 	 	 	King George III
 	 	13 May 1786 	 	 	King George III
 	Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 	31 August 1789 	George Edgcumbe, Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort	 	King George III
 	 	1 September 1789 	Hugh Fortescue, Baron Fortescue 	 	King George III
 	Earl of Beverley 	2 November 1790 	 	 	King George III
 	Earl of Mansfield 	1 August 1792 	 	 	King George III
 	Earl of Carnarvon 	3 July 1793 	Henry Herbert, Baron Porchester 	 	King George III
 	 	27 December 1800 	Charles Cadogan, Baron Cadogan 	 	King George III
 	 	29 December 1800 	James Harris, Baron Malmesbury 	 	King George III
===Extant viscountcies===
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Shield	Title 	Creation 	Grantee	Reason 	Monarch
 	 	7 July 1712 	 	Incumbent cabinet minister. 	Queen Anne
 	 	2 July 1716 	 	 	King George I
 	 	2 July 1717 	 	 	King George I
 	 	23 May 1718 	 	Military peerage–Army. 	King George I
 	 	9 June 1720 	 	Former Member of Parliament for the Whig Party.	King George I
 	 	11 June 1720 	 	 	King George I
 	 	21 September 1721	 	Military peerage–Navy. 	King George I
 	Viscount Leinster 	21 February 1747 	 	 	King George II
 	 	29 June 1747 	 	 	King George II
 	 	3 April 1761 	 	 	King George III
 	Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort	5 March 1781 	 	 	King George III
 	Viscount Hamilton 	8 August 1786 	 	 	King George III
 	Viscount Hood 	1 June 1796 	 	Military peerage–Navy. 	King George III
 	 	26 October 1796 	 	 	King George III
===Extant baronies===
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Shield	Title 	Creation 	Grantee	Reason 	Monarch
 	Baron Boyle of Marston 	5 September 1711 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. 	Queen Anne
 	Baron Hay 	31 December 1711 	 	 	Queen Anne
 	Baron Bathhurst 	1 January 1712 	 	 	Queen Anne
 	Baron Middleton 	1 January 1712 	 	Former Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire and Newark. 	Queen Anne
 	Baron Parker 	10 March 1716 	 	 	King George I
 	Baron Onslow 	19 June 1716 	 	 	King George I
 	Baron Romney 	22 June 1716 	 	 	King George I
 	Baron Newburgh 	10 July 1716 	 	 	King George I
 	Baron Cadogan 	8 May 1718 	 	 	King George I
 	Baron Percy 	21 January 1722Created by error	 	 	King George I
 	Baron Walpole 	1 June 1723 	 	 	King George I
 	Baron Hobart 	28 May 1728 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Monson 	28 May 1728 	 	Former Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire, Castle Rising and Cricklade.	King George II
 	Baron Harrington 	6 January 1730 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Hardwicke 	23 November 1733 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Talbot of Hensol 	5 December 1733 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Ilchester 	11 May 1741 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Strangways 	11 May 1741 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Edgcumbe 	20 April 1742 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Bruce 	17 April 1746 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Fortescue 	5 July 1746 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Ilchester and Stavordale	12 January 1747 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby 	12 June 1749 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. 	King George II
 	Baron Vere of Hanworth 	28 March 1750 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Hyde 	3 June 1756 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Walpole 	4 June 1756 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Harwich 	17 November 1756 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Wycombe 	17 May 1760 	 	 	King George II
 	Baron Mount Stuart of Wortley 	3 April 1761 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Grosvenor 	8 April 1761 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Scarsdale 	9 April 1761 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Boston 	10 April 1761 	 	Former Member of Parliament for Launceston and Bodmin. 	King George III
 	Baron Pelham of Stanmer 	4 May 1762 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Vernon 	12 May 1762 	 	Former Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Derby. 	King George III
 	Baron Ducie 	27 April 1763 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Camden 	17 July 1765 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Digby 	19 August 1765 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. 	King George III
 	Baron Sundridge 	22 December 1766 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Apsley 	24 January 1771 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Brownlow 	20 May 1776 	 	Former Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire and Stamford. 	King George III
 	Baron Cardiff 	20 May 1776 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Cranley 	20 May 1776 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Foley 	20 May 1776 	 	Former Member of Parliament for Stafford. 	King George III
 	Baron Hamilton of Hameldon 	20 May 1776 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Harrowby 	20 May 1776 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Hawke 	20 May 1776 	 	Military peerage–Navy. 	King George III
 	Baron Southampton 	17 September 1780 	 	Military peerage–Army. 	King George III
 	Baron Bagot 	12 October 1780 	 	Former Member of Parliament for the Staffordshire. 	King George III
 	Baron Dynevor 	17 October 1780 	 	Incumbent Lord Steward of the Household. 	King George III
 	Baron Porchester 	17 October 1780 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Walsingham 	17 October 1780 	 	Former Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. 	King George III
 	Baron Grantley 	9 April 1782 	 	Former Speaker of the House of Commons. 	King George III
 	Baron Rodney 	19 June 1782 	 	Military peerage–Navy. 	King George III
 	Baron Lovaine 	28 January 1784 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Somers 	17 May 1784 	 	Former Member of Parliament for Reigate. 	King George III
 	Baron Boringdon 	18 May 1784 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Eliot 	13 June 1784 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Carleton 	21 August 1786 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. 	King George III
 	Baron Suffield 	21 August 1786 	 	Former Member of Parliament for the Whig Party. 	King George III
 	Baron Tyrone 	21 August 1786 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Kenyon 	9 June 1788 	 	Incumbent Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench. 	King George III
 	Baron Howe 	19 August 1788 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Braybrooke 	5 September 1788 	 	Military peerage–Army. 	King George III
 	Baron Malmesbury 	19 September 1788 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Fisherwick 	3 July 1790 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Verulam 	6 July 1790 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Gage 	1 November 1790 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. 	King George III
 	Baron Thurlow 	11 June 1792 	 	Incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. 	King George III
 	Baron Auckland 	22 May 1793 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. 	King George III
 	Baron Bradford 	13 August 1794 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Clive 	13 August 1794 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Curzon 	13 August 1794 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Dundas 	13 August 1794 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Lyttelton 	13 August 1794 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Mendip 	13 August 1794 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Mulgrave 	13 August 1794 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Yarborough 	13 August 1794 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Hood 	27 May 1795 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Loughborough 	31 October 1795 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Rous 	28 May 1796 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Brodrick 	1 June 1796 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. 	King George III
 	Baron Stuart 	4 June 1796 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963. 	King George III
 	Baron Stewart of Garlies 	6 June 1796 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1963. 	King George III
 	Baron Saltersford 	7 June 1796 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. 	King George III
 	Baron Harewood 	18 June 1796 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Cawdor 	21 June 1796 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Bolton 	20 October 1797 	 	Former cabinet minister. 	King George III
 	Baron Carrington 	20 October 1797 	 	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999. 	King George III
 	Baron Minto 	20 October 1797 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Lilford 	26 October 1797 	 	Former Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire. 	King George III
 	Baron Wodehouse 	26 October 1797 	 	 	King George III
 	Baron Eldon 	18 July 1799 	 	 	King George III
==Extinct peerages since the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999==
===Extinct baronies===
Shield	Title 	Creation 	Extinct 	Grantee 	Reason 	Monarch
 	Baron King 	29 May 1725	31 January 2018	Sir Peter King 	Incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. 	King George I
 	Baron Lovel and Holland	7 May 1762 	6 November 2011	John Perceval, Earl of Egmont, MP	His descendants sat in the House of Lords until 1999.	King George III
==Current titles without heirs==
===Current peers of Great Britain===
Title 	Monarch
Barons 	Barons
Baron Brownlow	King George III
Baron Hawke 	King George III
===Current Scottish and Irish peers with British titles===
Currently none
== See also ==
* British nobility
* Dukes in the United Kingdom
* History of the British peerage
* Marquesses in the United Kingdom
* Peerage of England
* Peerage of Scotland
* Peerage of Ireland
* Peerages in the United Kingdom
== Notes ==
== References ==
* The Roll of the Peerage, The Crown Office, Ministry of Justice
 
Great Britain