The
peerage
A peerage is a legal system historically comprising various hereditary titles (and sometimes non-hereditary titles) in a number of countries, and composed of assorted noble ranks.
Peerages include:
Australia
* Australian peers
Belgium
* Belgi ...
is the collective term for all those holding titles of
nobility
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of all degrees. The term superseded the term
baronage
{{English Feudalism
In England, the ''baronage'' was the collectively inclusive term denoting all members of the feudal nobility, as observed by the constitutional authority Edward Coke. It was replaced eventually by the term ''peerage''.
Origi ...
used of the
feudal
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era.
A
Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
y is a rank or dignity of a man or a woman who is a participant of a small rank of a British nobility.
British Isles
Hereditary baronies
The hereditary baronies fall into five classes:
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List of baronies in the peerage of England
This page, one list of hereditary baronies, lists all baronies, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the Peerage of England.
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Baronies, 1264–1707
1264–1300
1301–1400
1401–1500
1501–1600
1601–1700
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List of lordships of Parliament (in the
peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland ( gd, Moraireachd na h-Alba, sco, Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707. Following that year's Treaty of Union, ...
)
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List of baronies in the peerage of Great Britain
This is a list of hereditary baronies extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the Peerage of Great Britain.
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Baronies, 1707–1801 Anne (1707–1714)
George I (1714–1727)
George II (1727–1760)
George III (1760†...
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List of baronies in the peerage of Ireland
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These have
precedence
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in the order named, except that baronies of Ireland created after 1 January 1801 (the date of the
Union
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* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
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* Union (band), an American rock group
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between
Great Britain
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and
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
) yield to earlier-created baronies of the United Kingdom.
Life baronies
The life baronies fall into two classes:
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List of life peerages
More than 1,500 life peerages have been created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom under the Life Peerages Act 1958.
*List of life peerages (1958–1979)
**Created under the premierships of Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wils ...
(created under the
Life Peerages Act 1958
The Life Peerages Act 1958 established the modern standards for the creation of life peers by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
Background
This Act was made during the Conservative governments of 1957–1964, when Harold Macmillan was Prime M ...
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List of life peerages (1958–1979)
This is a list of life peerages in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 from the time the Act came into effect to 1979, grouped by prime minister. During this period there were five prime ministers: three Co ...
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List of life peerages (1979–1997)
This is a list of life peerages in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 from 1979 to 1997, during the tenures of the Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and ...
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List of life peerages (1997–2010)
This is a list of life peerages in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 from 1997 to 2010, during the tenures of the Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
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List of life peerages (2010–present)
This is a list of life peerages in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 since 2010, during the tenures of Conservative prime ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.
Qu ...
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List of law life peerages (created under the
Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876)
All life baronies are in the peerage of the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
, and rank amongst hereditary baronies in that peerage (and each other) by date of creation.
Hereditary feudal baronies
These are distinct from the titles above, created by
writ
In common law, a writ (Anglo-Saxon ''gewrit'', Latin ''breve'') is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs, subpoenas, a ...
or
patent
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, and were constituents of the now defunct feudal baronage and are not therefore constituents of the modern, post-feudal peerage:
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List of English feudal baronies
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List of Scottish feudal baronies
In Scotland, a baron or baroness is the head of a feudal barony, also known as a prescriptive barony. This used to be attached to a particular piece of land on which was situated the ''caput'' (Latin for "head") or essence of the barony, normal ...
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List of Marcher lordships
A Marcher lord () was a noble appointed by the king of England to guard the border (known as the Welsh Marches) between England and Wales.
A Marcher lord was the English equivalent of a margrave (in the Holy Roman Empire) or a marquis (in Fran ...
See also
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Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
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British nobility
The British nobility is made up of the peerage and the (landed) gentry. The nobility of its four constituent home nations has played a major role in shaping the history of the country, although now they retain only the rights to stand for election ...
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Feudal baron
A feudal baron is a vassal holding a heritable fief called a ''barony'', comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an overlord in return for allegiance and service. Following the end of European feudalism, feudal baronies have largely been ...
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List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
This is a list of the present and extant Barons (Lords of Parliament, in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include those extant baronies which have become ...
References
{{Current Barons of the United Kingdom
Baronies Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
Baronies Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...