In the peerages of the British Isles, most titles have traditionally been created for men and with

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to male heirs. However, some titles are created with special remainders to allow women to inherit them. Some of the oldest English baronies were created by writ and pass to female heirs when a peer dies with daughters and no sons, while some titles are created with a man's family in mind, if he is without sons and unlikely to produce any. The following is a list of women who have inherited titles with the British peerages.

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or other loss of title !! Title !! Name !! Other titles !! Preceded in title by !! Succeeded in title by , - , 17 December 2003 , , 8 November 2011 , , 12th

Countess of Dysart Earl of Dysart (pronounced ) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 and has been held continuously since then by descendants of the 1st Earl, William Murray. Creation The title was created in 1643 for William Murray, ...

, , Katherine Grant , , , , Rosamund Greaves, sister , , John Grant, son , - , - , 25 June 2004 , , , , 10th Baroness Howard de Walden , , Mary Hazel Caridwen Czernin , , , , John Osmael Scott-Ellis, father
abeyant 1999-2004, , , - , 17 May 2012 , , 2 March 2013 , , 9th Baroness Fauconberg
15th Baroness Conyers , , Diana Miller , , Countess of Mértola , , Sackville George Pelham, father
abeyant 1948-2012, , ''titles abeyant'' , - , 30 September 2012 , , , , 13th

Lady Kinloss Lord Kinloss is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1602 for Edward Bruce, later Master of the Rolls, with remainder to his heirs and assigns whatsoever. In 1604 he was also made Lord Bruce of Kinloss, with remainder to his ...

, , Teresa Freeman-Grenville , , , , Mary Freeman-Grenville, mother , , , - , 8 May 2014 , , , , 29th Baroness Dacre , , Emily Douglas-Home , , , , James Douglas-Home, father , , , - , 25 November 2014 , , 7 April 2017 , , 15th Lady Herries of Terregles , , Mary Mumford , , , , , Anne Cowdrey, sister , , Jane Kerr, sister , - , 7 April 2017 , , , , 16th Lady Herries of Terregles , , Jane Kerr , , , Marchioness of Lothian , , Mary Mumford, sister , , , - , 2019 , , , , 9th Lady Balfour of Burleigh , , Victoria Bruce-Winkler , , , , , Robert Bruce, father , ,

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Women A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

Peerages 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 * Bel ...