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The Peerage of England comprises all peerage
Peerage

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title....
s created in the Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England

The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a state in North-West Europe. The Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and a number of smaller outlying islands?what is today the legal unit of England and Wales....
 before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland
Peerage of Scotland

The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the United Kingdom Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union 1707, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was introduced in which subsequent ti...
 were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain

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....
.

Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999

The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. It was a major constitutional enactment that Lords Reform greatly one of the chambers of Parliament, the House of Lords....
, all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords
House of Lords

The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords". The Parliament comprises the British monarchy, the British House of Commons , and the Lords....
 (but Peeresses of England were only granted seats in 1963
Peerage Act 1963

The Peerage Act 1963 is a significant act in the history of the British Peerage. It allowed the disclaiming of peerages, and permitted female and Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords....
).

The ranks of the English peerage are Duke
Duke

A duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy or a dukedom. The title comes from the Latin language Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Ancient Rome authors covering them to r...
, Marquess
Marquess

A marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European monarchies and some of their colonies. The term is also used to render equivalent oriental styles as in imperial China and Japan....
, Earl
Earl

Earl was the Anglo-Saxons form and jarl the Scandinavian form of a title meaning "chieftain" and referring especially to chieftains set to rule a territory in a king's stead....
, Viscount
Viscount

A 'viscount' is a member of the European nobility whose count title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count ....
, and Baron
Baron

Baron is a specific title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English language beorn meaning "nobleman."...
. While most newer English peerages descend only in male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females.






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The Peerage of England comprises all peerage
Peerage

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title....
s created in the Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England

The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a state in North-West Europe. The Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and a number of smaller outlying islands?what is today the legal unit of England and Wales....
 before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland
Peerage of Scotland

The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the United Kingdom Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union 1707, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was introduced in which subsequent ti...
 were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain

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....
.

Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999

The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. It was a major constitutional enactment that Lords Reform greatly one of the chambers of Parliament, the House of Lords....
, all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords
House of Lords

The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords". The Parliament comprises the British monarchy, the British House of Commons , and the Lords....
 (but Peeresses of England were only granted seats in 1963
Peerage Act 1963

The Peerage Act 1963 is a significant act in the history of the British Peerage. It allowed the disclaiming of peerages, and permitted female and Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords....
).

The ranks of the English peerage are Duke
Duke

A duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy or a dukedom. The title comes from the Latin language Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Ancient Rome authors covering them to r...
, Marquess
Marquess

A marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European monarchies and some of their colonies. The term is also used to render equivalent oriental styles as in imperial China and Japan....
, Earl
Earl

Earl was the Anglo-Saxons form and jarl the Scandinavian form of a title meaning "chieftain" and referring especially to chieftains set to rule a territory in a king's stead....
, Viscount
Viscount

A 'viscount' is a member of the European nobility whose count title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count ....
, and Baron
Baron

Baron is a specific title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English language beorn meaning "nobleman."...
. While most newer English peerages descend only in male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Under English inheritance law all daughters are co-heirs, so many older English peerage titles have fallen into abeyance
Abeyance

Abeyance , a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vesting in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner....
 between various female co-heirs.

In the following table, each peer is listed only by his or her highest English title, showing higher or equal titles in the other peerages.

Dukes in the Peerage of England

Title Creation Other titles
The Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Cornwall

The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first dukedom created in the peerage of England.The present Duke of Cornwall is Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, the reigning British monarch ....
 
1337 always held by eldest son of the monarch Duke of Rothesay
Duke of Rothesay

The title Duke of Rothesay was the official title possessed by the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland. A separate Scottish throne has not existed since the Treaty of Union 1707 in 1707, which saw the joining of the Kingdom of Scotland with the Kingdom of England to form the Kingdom of Great Britain under Anne of Great Brit...
 in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Duke of Lancaster
Duke of Lancaster

There were several Dukes of Lancaster in the 14th and early 15th Centuries. See also Duchy of Lancaster.There were three creations of the Dukedom of Lancaster....
 
1351 always held by the monarch  
The Duke of Norfolk
Duke of Norfolk

The Duke of Norfolk is the Premier Duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the Premier Earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England....
 
1483 Premier Duke of England  
The Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset

The Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. Derived from Somerset, it is particularly associated with two families; the Beauforts who held the title from the creation of 1448 and the Seymours, from the creation of 1547 and in whose name the title is still held....
 
1547  
The Duke of Richmond
Duke of Richmond

The title Duke of Richmond is named after Richmond, North Yorkshire and its surrounding district of Richmondshire, and has been created several times in the Peerage of England for members of the royal Tudor dynasty and House of Stuart families....
 
1675 Duke of Lennox
Duke of Lennox

The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The Dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Stirling , was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earl of Lennox....
 in the Peerage of Scotland;
Duke of Gordon
Duke of Gordon

The title Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of Scotland and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.The Dukedom, named for the Clan Gordon family, was first created for the fourth Marquess of Huntly on November 3, 1684; he was simultaneously created with the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Huntly and En...
 in the Peerage of the UK
The Duke of Grafton
Duke of Grafton

The title of Duke of Grafton was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for his 2nd illegitimate son by the Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton....
 
1675  
The Duke of Beaufort
Duke of Beaufort

The title Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England was created by Charles II of England in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of the Roses....
 
1682  
The Duke of St. Albans 1684  
The Duke of Bedford
Duke of Bedford

The titles of Earl or Duke of Bedford were created several times in the Peerage of England. It was first created for Enguerrand VII de Coucy, son-in-law of Edward III of England, in the 14th century....
 
1694  
The Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire

Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the aristocracy House of Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Earl of Derby and...
 
1694  
The Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Marlborough

The Dukedom of Marlborough , is a hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of Peerage of England. The first holder of the title was John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough , the noted English general, and indeed an unqualified reference to the Duke of Marlborough in a historical text will almost certainly be a reference to him...
 
1702  


Marquesses in the Peerage of England

Title Creation Other titles
The Marquess of Winchester
Marquess of Winchester

Marquess of Winchester is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester....
 
1551  


Earls in the Peerage of England

Title Creation Other titles
The Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury

Earl of Shrewsbury is a title that has been created twice in British history....
 
1442 Earl Talbot
Earl Talbot

Earl Talbot is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. This branch of the Talbot family descends from the Hon. Sir Gilbert Talbot , third son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain

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....
;
Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Derby
Earl of Derby

Earl of Derby is a title in the Peerage of England. The title was first adopted by Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby under a creation of 1139....
 
1485  
The Earl of Huntingdon
Earl of Huntingdon

Earl of Huntingdon is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The title is chiefly associated with the Hastings family....
 
1529  
The Earl of Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke

The Earldom of Pembroke, associated with Pembroke Castle in Wales, was created by King Stephen of England. Several times the line has become extinct, and the Earldom has been re-created, starting the count over again with a new first Earl....
 and Montgomery
Earl of Montgomery

The title Earl of Montgomery was created in the Peerage of England in 1605 for Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, younger son of the Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke....
 
1551; 1605  
The Earl of Devon
Earl of Devon

The title of Earl of Devon was created several times in the Peerage of England, and was possessed first by the de Redvers family, and later for the House of Courtenay....
 
1553  
The Earl of Leicester
Earl of Leicester

The title Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century in the Peerage of England , and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837....
 
1564  
The Earl of Lincoln
Earl of Lincoln

Earl of Lincoln is a title that has been created eight times in the Peerage of England. It was probably created for the first time around 1143 as William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, is mentioned as Earl of Lincoln in 1143 in two charters for the abbey of Affligem, representing his wife Adeliza of Louvain, former wife of Henry I of England...
 
1572  
The Earl of Suffolk
Earl of Suffolk

Earl of Suffolk is a title that has been created four times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, in tandem with the creation of the title of Earl of Norfolk, came before 1069 in favour of Ralph the Staller; the title was forfeited by his heir, Ralph de Guader, in 1074....
 and Berkshire
Earl of Berkshire

Earl of Berkshire is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. It was created for the first time in 1621 for Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire....
 
1603; 1626  
The Earl of Exeter 1605 Marquess of Exeter
Marquess of Exeter

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, 1st Marquess of Exeter....
 in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Salisbury
Earl of Salisbury

Earl of Salisbury is a title in the that has been created several times in British history. It has a complex history, being first created for Patrick de Salisbury in the middle twelfth century....
 
1605 Marquess of Salisbury
Marquess of Salisbury

Marquess of Salisbury is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1789 for the James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury. Most of the holders of the title have been prominent in British political life over the last two centuries, particularly the Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who served three times as Prime...
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Northampton
Earl of Northampton

Earl of Northampton is a title that has been created five times....
 
1618 Marquess of Northampton
Marquess of Northampton

Marquess of Northampton is a title that has been created twice. The title was created for the first time in the Peerage of England in 1547 in favour of William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, brother of Catherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII....
 in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Denbigh
Earl of Denbigh

Earl of Denbigh is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1622 for the courtier and soldier William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh....
 
1622 Earl of Desmond
Earl of Desmond

The title of Earl of Desmond has been held historically by lords in Ireland, first as a title outside of the peerage system and later as part of the Peerage of Ireland....
 in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Westmorland
Earl of Westmorland

The title of Earl of Westmorland has been created several times in the Peerage of England.The first creation had the subsidiary title Baron Neville de Raby....
 
1624  
The Earl of Manchester 1626 Duke of Manchester
Duke of Manchester

Duke of Manchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1719 for the politician Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Lindsey
Earl of Lindsey

Earl of Lindsey is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1626 for Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey . He was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1635 to 1636 and also established his claim in right of his mother to the hereditary office of Lord Great Chamberlain of England....
 and Abingdon
Earl of Abingdon

Earl of Abingdon is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 30 November 1682 for James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon. He was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his second marriage to Bridget, 4th Baroness Norreys de Rycote, and the younger half-brother of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey ....
 
1626; 1682  
The Earl of Winchilsea
Earl of Winchilsea

Earl of Winchilsea and Earl of Nottingham are two titles in the Peerage of England held by the Finch family that have been united under a single holder since 1729....
 and Nottingham
Earl of Nottingham

Earl of Nottingham is a title that has been created six times in the Peerage of England....
 
1628; 1681  
The Earl of Sandwich
Earl of Sandwich

Earl of Sandwich is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1660 for the prominent naval commander Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich....
 
1660  
The Earl of Essex
Earl of Essex

Earl of Essex is a title that has been held by several families and individuals, of which the best-known and most closely associated with the title was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ....
 
1661  
The Earl of Cardigan
Earl of Cardigan

Earl of Cardigan is a title in the Peerage of England, currently held by the Marquess of Ailesbury....
 
1661 Marquess of Ailesbury
Marquess of Ailesbury

The title Marquess of Ailesbury was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 17 July 1821 for the Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury....
 in the Peerage of the U.K
The Earl of Carlisle
Earl of Carlisle

Earl of Carlisle is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1322 when the soldier Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle was made Earl of Carlisle....
 
1661  
The Earl of Doncaster 1663 Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
Duke of Buccleuch

The title of Duke of Buccleuch was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 20 April 1663 for James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, who was the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of England and who had married Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch....
 in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Shaftesbury
Earl of Shaftesbury

Earl of Shaftesbury is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1672 for Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, a prominent politician in the Cabal Ministry then dominating the policies of King Charles II of England....
 
1672  
The Earl of Portland
Earl of Portland

Earl of Portland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. It was first created for the politician Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, in 1633....
 
1689  
The Earl of Scarbrough
Earl of Scarbrough

Earl of Scarbrough is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1692 for Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough. He is best remembered as one of the Immortal Seven who invited William III of England to invade England and depose his father-in-law James II of England....
 
1690  
The Earl of Albemarle
Earl of Albemarle

Earl of Albemarle is a title created several times. The word Albemarle is an early variant of the French Aumale , other forms being Aubemarle and Aumerle, and is described in the patent of nobility granted in 1697 by William III of England to Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle as "a town and territory in the duchy of Normandy...
 
1697  
The Earl of Coventry
Earl of Coventry

File:Earl of Coventry coa.pngEarl of Coventry is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. It was created for the first time in 1623 in favour of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham....
 
1697  
The Earl of Jersey
Earl of Jersey

Earl of the Island of Jersey, usually shortened to Earl of Jersey, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1697 for the statesman Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to France from 1698 to 1699 and Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1699 to 1700....
 
1697  
The Earl of Grantham
Earl of Grantham

Earl of Grantham was a title in the Peerage of England created on 24 December 1698, along with the titles Viscount Boston and Baron Alford, for Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham....
 
1698  
The Earl of Cholmondeley 1706 Marquess of Cholmondeley
Marquess of Cholmondeley

Marquess of Cholmondeley pronounced is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley....
 in the Peerage of the UK


Viscounts in the Peerage of England

Title Creation Other titles
The Viscount Hereford
Viscount Hereford

Viscount Hereford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1550 for Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford. The Devereux family is of Norman descent and came to England after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and settled in Herefordshire....
 
1550  
The Viscount Townshend 1682 Marquess Townshend
Marquess Townshend

Marquess Townshend is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the Townshend family of Raynham Hall in Norfolk. This family descends from Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet, who in 1617 was created a Baronet, of Raynham in the County of Norfolk, in the Baronetage of England....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Viscount Weymouth 1682 Marquess of Bath
Marquess of Bath

Marquess of Bath is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1789 for Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath. The Thynne family descends from the soldier and courtier John Thynne , who constructed Longleat House between 1567 and 1579....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain


Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of England

Title Creation Other titles
The Baron de Ros
Baron de Ros

The title of Baron de Ros is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England. The Barony was created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in 1264; no other English title predates it unless one accepts certain doubtful contentions about the title of Earl of Arundel....
 
1264 Premier Baron of England  
The Baron le Despencer
Baron le Despencer

The title Baron le Despencer has been created several times by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in the Peerage of England.The first creation was in 1295, when Hugh the elder Despenser was summoned to the Model Parliament....
 
1264 Viscount Falmouth
Viscount Falmouth

Viscount Falmouth is a title that has been created twice, first in the Peerage of England, and then in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 for George Fitzroy, illegitimate son of Charles II of England by Barbara Villiers....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Mowbray
Baron Mowbray

The title of Baron Mowbray is a very old one in the Peerage of England, dating from 1283. It was created as a hereditary peerage by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons....
, Segrave
Baron Segrave

The title of Baron Segrave is a very ancient one in the Peerage of England, created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in 1295. The sixth Baron Segrave had previously succeeded to the title of Baron Mowbray, and thereafter the two baronies have remained united....
 and Stourton
Baron Stourton

The title of Baron Stourton is a barony in the Peerage of England, created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in 1448. In 1878, the ancient Baron Mowbray was called out of abeyance in favour of the twentieth Baron Stourton....
 
1283; 1295; 1448  
The Baron Hastings
Baron Hastings

Baron Hastings is a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1295, and is still extant. The second creation was in the Peerage of England in 1299, and became extinct on the death of the first holder in c....
 
1295  
The Baron FitzWalter
Baron FitzWalter

Baron FitzWalter is an ancient title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1295 for Robert FitzWalter. The title was created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines....
 
1295  
The Baron Clinton
Baron Clinton

Baron Clinton is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1298 for John de Clinton. The peerage was created by Hereditary peer#Writ of summons, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines....
 
1299  
The Baron De La Warr 1299 Earl De La Warr
Earl De La Warr

Earl De La Warr is a title created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1761.The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cantelupe in the Peerage of Great Britain, Baron De La Warr in the Peerage of England, and Baron Buckhurst in the Peerage of the United Kingdom....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron de Clifford
Baron de Clifford

Baron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford. The title was created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines....
 
1299  
The Baron Strange
Baron Strange

Baron Strange is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England . Two creations, one in 1295 and another in 1325, had only one holder each, upon the death of whom they became extinct....
, Hungerford
Baron Hungerford

The Barony of Hungerford was created in the Peerage of England on January 7 1426 for Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford, who was summoned to parliament, had been Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons and invested as Knight of the Order of the Garter before and was made Lord High Treasurer one year before he became a peer....
 and de Moleyns
1299; 1426; 1445 Viscount St Davids
Viscount St Davids

Viscount St Davids, of Lydstep Haven in the County of Pembroke, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1918 for John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids....
 in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Zouche
Baron Zouche

The title of Baron Zouche has thrice been created in the Peerage of England.The de la Zouche family descended from Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby, sometimes called Alan de Porho?t and Alan la Coche , a Brittany who settled in England during the reign of Henry II of England....
 
1308  
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Baron Willoughby de Eresby

The Barony of Willoughby de Eresby is a Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in the Peerage of England, dating to 1313. The fourteenth Baron was created Earl of Lindsey in 1626....
 
1313  
The Baron Strabolgi
Baron Strabolgi

The title Baron Strabolgi is a very ancient one in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1318 for the tenth Earl of Atholl, David of Strathbolgie, also called David de Strabolgi....
 
1318  
The Baroness Dacre
Baron Dacre

Baron Dacre is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England, every time by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons, which means that the peerages can descend through both male and female lines....
 
1321  
The Baroness Grey de Ruthyn
Baron Grey de Ruthyn

The title of Baron Grey de Ruthyn was created in the Peerage of England by writ of summons in 1324 for Roger Grey, a son of Baron Grey de Wilton....
 
1324  
The Baroness Darcy de Knayth
Baron Darcy de Knayth

The title Baron Darcy de Knayth is an ancient one in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1332 for John Darcy. At the death of the sixth baron, the barony fell into abeyance, which the Sovereign terminated in 1641 in favour of Conyers Darcy....
 
1332  
The Baron Cromwell
Baron Cromwell

Baron Cromwell is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, which was by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons, was for John de Cromwell in 1308....
 
1375  
The Baron Camoys
Baron Camoys

Baron Camoys is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England, both times by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons. The first creation came in 1264 when Ralph de Camoys was summoned to Parliament as Lord Camoys....
 
1383  
The Baron Grey of Codnor
Baron Grey of Codnor

The title Baron Grey, of Codnor in the County of Derby, is an old one in the Peerage of England. It was created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons when Sir Henry Grey was summoned to Parliament in 1299....
 
1397  
The Baron Berkeley
Baron Berkeley

The title Baron Berkeley has been created twice in the Peerage of England, both times by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons. It was first granted to Sir Thomas de Berkeley in 1295, but the title of that creation became extinct at the death of the fifth Baron, when no heirs to the barony remained....
 
1421 Lord Gueterbock for Life in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Latymer
Baron Latymer

Baron Latymer is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in 1432 when George Nevill was summoned to Parliament....
 
1432  
The Baron Dudley
Baron Dudley

File:Dudley Castle -England.JPGBaron Dudley is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in circa 1440 for John Sutton, a soldier who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland....
 
1440  
The Baron Saye and Sele
Baron Saye and Sele

Baron Saye and Sele is a title in the Peerage of England. It is thought to have been created by letters patent in 1447 for James Fiennes for his services in the Hundred Years' War....
 
1447  
The Baroness Berners
Baron Berners

Baron Berners is a title in the Peerage of England....
 
1455  
The Baron Herbert
Baron Herbert

The title Baron Herbert was created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in the Peerage of England. It was granted in 1461 to William Herbert, who was later made Earl of Pembroke....
 
1461  
The Baron Willoughby de Broke
Baron Willoughby de Broke

The title Baron Willoughby de Broke is a Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1491 for Sir Robert Willoughby, de jure Baron Latimer....
 
1491  
The Baron Vaux of Harrowden
Baron Vaux of Harrowden

Baron Vaux of Harrowden is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1523 for Sir Nicholas Vaux.The barony was created by Hereditary_peer#Writs_of_summons, which means that it can pass through both male and female lines....
 
1523  
The Baroness Braye
Baron Braye

Baron Braye, of Eaton Bray in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1529 for Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye....
 
1529  
The Baron Windsor
Baron Windsor

There have been several titles created in the name of Windsor.The first was that of Baron Windsor, in the Peerage of England, created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in 1529 for Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor....
 
1529 Earl of Plymouth
Earl of Plymouth

Earl of Plymouth is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation was in 1675 for Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, illegitimate son of Charles II of England by his mistress Catherine Pegge....
 in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Burgh
Baron Burgh

Baron Burgh is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England. The first creation was for William de Burgh in 1327. However, nothing further is known about this peerage....
 
1529  
The Baron Wharton
Baron Wharton

Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England, originally granted by letters patent to the heirs male of the Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton, which was forfeited in 1729 when the last male-line heir was declared an outlaw....
 
1544  
The Baron Howard of Effingham 1554 Earl of Effingham
Earl of Effingham

Earl of Effingham, in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1837 for Kenneth Alexander Howard, 11th Baron Howard of Effingham....
 in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron St John of Bletso
Baron St John of Bletso

Baron St John of Bletso, in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1582 for Oliver St John. He was the great-great-grandson of Sir John St John , eldest son of Sir John Oliver St John of Bletso , the husband of Margaret, great-great-granddaughter of Roger de Beauchamp , who was summoned to Parlia...
 
1559  
The Baroness Howard de Walden
Baron Howard de Walden

The Barony of Howard de Walden was created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons in the Peerage of England, by Queen Elizabeth I of England for Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, a younger son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, in 1597....
 
1597  
The Baron Petre
Baron Petre

Baron Petre , of Writtle, in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1603 for Sir John Petre. He represented Essex in parliament and served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex....
 
1603  
The Baron Clifton 1608 Earl of Darnley
Earl of Darnley

Earl of Darnley is at title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of Scotland and once in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation in the Peerage of Scotland came in 1580 in favour of Esm? Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox....
 in the Peerage of Ireland
The Baron Dormer
Baron Dormer

Baron Dormer, of Wenge in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 30 June 1615 for Robert Dormer....
 
1615  
The Baron Teynham
Baron Teynham

Baron Teynham, of Teynham in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1616 for Sir John Roper. His great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, served as Lord Lieutenant of Kent....
 
1616  
The Earl Brooke 1621 Earl Brooke and of Warwick
Earl of Warwick

Earl of Warwick is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the British Isles....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Craven 1626 Earl of Craven
Earl of Craven

Earl of Craven, in the County of York, is a title that has been created twice....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Strange
Baron Strange

Baron Strange is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England . Two creations, one in 1295 and another in 1325, had only one holder each, upon the death of whom they became extinct....
 
1628  
The Baron Stafford
Baron Stafford

The title Baron Stafford has been created several times in the Peerage of England. In the 17th and 18th century there was also a Viscount Stafford or Earl of Stafford....
 
1640  
The Baron Lavenham
Baron Lavenham

File:William_Spring,_1st_Baron_Lavenham.jpgThe title Baron Lavenham, in the County of Suffolk, is one derived from the ancient title of the Lords of the Manor of Lavenham in the Peerage of England, held by the Spring family since the early middle ages....
 
1641  
The Baron Byron
Baron Byron

Baron Byron, of Rochdale in the Lancashire, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1643, by letters patent, for Sir John Byron, a Cavalier general and former Member of Parliament....
 
1643  
The Baron Ward 1644 Earl of Dudley
Earl of Dudley

Earl of Dudley, of Dudley Castle in the County of Stafford, is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, both times for members of the Ward family....
 in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Lucas of Crudwell
Baron Lucas of Crudwell

The title Baron Lucas has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The second creation is extant and is currently held with the title Lord Dingwall in the Peerage of Scotland....
 
1663 Lord Dingwall
Lord Dingwall

Lord Dingwall is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1609 for Sir Richard Preston, with remainder to his heirs whatsoever....
 in the Peerage of Scotland
The Baroness Arlington
Baron Arlington

Baron Arlington is a title in the Peerage of England. In 1664, it was created for Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, younger brother of John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston, with a special remainder allowing it to descend to male and female heirs, rather than only male heirs, as was customary with most peerages....
 
1665  
The Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
Baron Clifford of Chudleigh

The title Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, of Chudleigh in the County of Devon, was created in 1672 in the Peerage of England. The title was created as "Clifford of Chudleigh" rather than simply "Clifford" to differentiate it from several other Clifford Baronies, including the Baron de Clifford, which is still extant....
 
1672  
The Baron Guilford 1683 Earl of Guilford
Earl of Guilford

Earl of Guilford is a title that has been created three times in British history. The title was created for the first time in the Peerage of England in 1660 for Elizabeth Boyle....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Waldegrave 1683 Earl Waldegrave
Earl Waldegrave

Earl Waldegrave is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1729 for James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave. The Waldegrave family descends from Richard Waldegrave , Speaker of the British House of Commons from 1381 to 1382....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Barnard
Baron Barnard

Baron Barnard, of Barnard Castle in the Bishop of Durham, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1698 for Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard, who had previously served as a Member of Parliament for County Durham and Boroughbridge ....
 
1698  
The Baron Guernsey 1703 Earl of Aylesford
Earl of Aylesford

Earl of Aylesford, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1714 for the lawyer and politician Heneage Finch....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Gower 1703 Duke of Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland

Duke of Sutherland, derived from Sutherland in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created by William IV of the United Kingdom in 1833 for George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford....
 in the Peerage of the UK;
Marquess of Stafford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Conway 1703 Marquess of Hertford
Marquess of Hertford

The titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the peerages of Peerage of England and Peerage of Great Britain....
 in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Hervey
Baron Hervey

Baron Hervey is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of Ireland and twice in the Peerage of England.The title was first created as Baron Hervey of Rosse, co....
 
1703 Marquess of Bristol
Marquess of Bristol

Marquess of Bristol is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by the Hervey family since 1826. The Marquess's subsidiary titles are: Earl of Bristol , Earl Jermyn, of Horningsheath in the County of Suffolk , and Baron Hervey, of Ickworth House in the County of Suffolk ....
 in the Peerage of the UK;
Earl of Bristol
Earl of Bristol

Earl of Bristol is a title that has been created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1622 in favour of the politician and diplomat John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol who served for many years as British Ambassador to Spain, and had already been created Baron Digby of Sherborne, in the County of D...
 in the Peerage of Great Britain