Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. In that year, the Peerage of Great Britain was replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom. New peers continued to be created in the Peerage of Ireland; the creations ceased with the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922.
Until the House of Lords Act 1999 was passed, all Peers of the UK could sit in the House of Lords. The ranks of the peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.
In the following table of peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed, as are Life peerages in the Peerage of the UK.
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Dukes in the Peerage of the UK
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Duke of Wellington | 1814 | |
| The Duke of Sutherland | 1833 | |
| The Duke of Westminster | 1874 | |
| The Duke of Gordon | 1876 | Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England; Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland |
| The Duke of Argyll | 1892 | Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland |
| The Duke of Fife | 1900 | |
| The Duke of Gloucester | 1928 | |
| The Duke of Kent | 1934 | |
| The Duke of Edinburgh | 1947 | |
| The Duke of York | 1986 |
Marquesses in the Peerage of the UK
Earls and Countesses in the Peerage of the UK
Viscounts in the Peerage of the UK
Hereditary Barons in the Peerage of the UK
Life Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of the UK
Created Under the Life Peerages Act 1958
Created Under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord Lane of Horsell | 1979 | |
| The Lord Bridge of Harwich | 1980 | |
| The Lord Brightman | 1982 | |
| The Lord Templeman | 1982 | |
| The Lord Griffiths | 1985 | |
| The Lord Ackner | 1986 | |
| The Lord Oliver of Aylmerton | 1986 | |
| The Lord Goff of Chieveley | 1986 | |
| The Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle | 1988 | |
| The Lord Browne-Wilkinson | 1991 | |
| The Lord Mustill | 1992 | |
| The Lord Slynn of Hadley | 1992 | |
| The Lord Woolf | 1992 | |
| The Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 1993 | |
| The Lord Nolan | 1994 | |
| The Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead | 1994 | |
| The Lord Steyn | 1995 | |
| The Lord Hoffman | 1995 | |
| The Lord Clyde | 1996 | |
| The Lord Hutton | 1997 | |
| The Lord Saville of Newdigate | 1997 | |
| The Lord Millett | 1998 | |
| The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers | 1999 | |
| The Lord Scott of Foscote | 2000 | |
| The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe | 2002 | |
| The Baroness Hale of Richmond | 2004 | |
| The Lord Carswell | 2004 | |
| The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood | 2004 |
See also
Categories: Lists of peerages | Peerages of the United Kingdom