The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the

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between the Acts of Union 1707 and the

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. 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 Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are rank ...

, Marquess,

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 Baron. Until the passage of the

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, all peers of Great Britain could sit in the

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. Some peerages of Great Britain were created for peers in the Peerage of Scotland and

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as they did not have an automatic seat in the

until the

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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

, Marquess,

, 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

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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:

Lists of peers

* 30 dukes: see ''

List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland This is a list of the 29 present dukes in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther ...

'' * 34 marquesses: see ''

List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland This is a list of the 34 present and extant marquesses in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which became the United King ...

'' * 191 earls and countesses: see ''

List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland This is a list of the 190 present and extant earls in the Peerages of the England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or eleva ...

'' * 111 viscounts: see ''

List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland This is a list of the 111 present and extant Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant viscountcies which have become merged (either through marriage or e ...

'' * 1,187 barons: see ''

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 ...

'' * Women: see ''

List of peerages created for women This is a list of peerages created for women in the peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom. It does not include peerages created for men which were later inherited by women, or life peerages created since ...

'' and ''

List of peerages inherited by women In the peerages of the British Isles, most titles have traditionally been created for men and with Remainder (law), remainder to male heirs. However, some titles are created with special remainders to allow women to inherit them. Some of the old ...

Lists of extant peerages

Extant dukedoms

* *

Extant marquessates

* *

Extant earldoms

* *

Extant viscountcies

* *

Extant baronies

* *

Extinct peerages since the passage of the
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Extinct baronies

Current titles without heirs

Current peers of Great Britain

Current Scottish and Irish peers with British titles

''Currently none''

Notes

References

The Roll of the Peerage
The Crown Office, Ministry of Justice {{Kingdom of Great Britain

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