Peerage of England
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The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain.
Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords. The ranks of the English peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. While most newer English peerages descend only in male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Due to English inheritance law, however, all daughters are co-heirs, so many older English peerage titles have fallen into abeyance between various female co-heirs.
In the following table of English peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. However, each peer is listed only by his or her highest English title.
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Dukes in the Peerage of England
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Duke of Cornwall | 1337 | Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland. |
| The Duke of Norfolk | 1483 | |
| The Duke of Somerset | 1547 | |
| The Duke of Richmond | 1675 | Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland; Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Duke of Grafton | 1675 | |
| The Duke of Beaufort | 1682 | |
| The Duke of St Albans | 1684 | |
| The Duke of Bedford | 1694 | |
| The Duke of Devonshire | 1694 | |
| The Duke of Marlborough | 1702 | |
| The Duke of Rutland | 1703 |
Marquesses in the Peerage of England
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Marquess of Winchester | 1551 |
Earls in the Peerage of England
Viscounts in the Peerage of England
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Viscount Hereford | 1550 | |
| The Viscount Townshend | 1682 | Marquess Townshend in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Viscount Weymouth | 1682 | Marquess of Bath in the Peerage of Great Britain |
