The Peerage of England comprises all

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s created in the

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before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and

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were replaced by one

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. There are five

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in total. English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under the

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from which date until the passage of the

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all Peers of England could sit in the

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. The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order,

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earl Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

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, and

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. While most newer English peerages descend only in the male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Such peerages follow the old English inheritance law of moieties so all daughters (or granddaughters through the same root) stand as co-heirs, so some such titles are in such a state of

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between these.

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s, while holders of hereditary titles, as such are not peers and not entitled to stand for election in the House of Lords.

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s and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, and medals are also not peers. The following tables only show extant peerages. For lists of every peerage created at a particular rank, including extinct, dormant, and abeyant peerages, see: *

List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland This article lists all dukedoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Introduction of dukedoms into England Edward III of England created the first ...

List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland This article lists all marquessates, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The title of Marquess of Dublin, which is perhaps best described as Ang ...

List of earldoms This page lists all earldoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The Norman conquest of England introduced the continental Frankish title of "coun ...

List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland This article is a list of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, including the England, the Scotland, the Ireland, the Great Britain and the Peerage of the United Kingdom, listed in order of creation, including extant, extinct and ...

List of baronies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland The peerage is the collective term for all those holding titles of nobility of all degrees. The term superseded the term baronage used of the feudal era. A Barony is a rank or dignity of a man or a woman who is a participant of a small rank of ...

Each peer is listed only by their highest English title. Peers known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are shown in blue, and peers with more than one title of the same rank in the Peerage of England are shown in orange.

Dukes in the Peerage of England

Marquesses in the Peerage of England

Earls in the Peerage of England

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Viscounts in the Peerage of England

Barons and baronesses in the Peerage of England

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