Peerage of England


The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in the United Kingdom in total.
English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under the Peerage Act 1963 from which date until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords.
As of September 2025, there are 93 English peers: 11 dukes, one marquess, 26 earls, three viscounts and 52 barons.
The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. While most newer English peerages descend only in the male line, many of the older ones can descend through females. Such peerages follow the old English inheritance law of moieties so all daughters stand as co-heirs, so some such titles are in such a state of abeyance between these.
Baronets, while holders of hereditary titles, as such are not peers and not entitled to stand for election in the House of Lords. Knights, dames and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union|medals] are also not peers.
The following tables only show peerages still in existence. For lists of every peerage created at a particular rank, including extinct, dormant, and abeyant peerages, see:
Each peer is listed only by their highest English title. Peers known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are shown in blue, and peers with more than one title of the same rank in the Peerage of England are shown in orange.

Dukes in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther dukedom or higher titles
The Duke of Cornwall1337Usually Prince of Wales as the heir to the British throne;
Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland
The Duke of Norfolk1483
The Duke of Somerset1547
The Duke of Richmond1675Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland; Duke of Aubigny in the Peerage of France
The Duke of Grafton1675
The Duke of Beaufort1682
The Duke of St Albans1684
The Duke of Bedford1694
The Duke of Devonshire1694
The Duke of Marlborough1702
The Duke of Rutland1703

Marquesses in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther marquessate or higher titles
The Marquess of Winchester1551
The Marquess of Worcester1643Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England
The Marquess of Tavistock1694Duke of Bedford in the Peerage of England
The Marquess of Hartington1694Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England
The Marquess of Blandford1702Duke of Marlborough in the Peerage of England
The Marquess of Granby1703Duke of Rutland in the Peerage of England

Earls in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther earldom or higher titles
The Earl of Shrewsbury1442Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain;
Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Derby1485
The Earl of Huntingdon1529
The Earl of Pembroke1551Earl of Montgomery in Peerage of England
The Earl of Devon1553
The Earl of Lincoln1572
The Earl of Suffolk1603Earl of Berkshire in Peerage of England
The Earl of Exeter1605Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Earl of Salisbury1605Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Montgomery1605Held with the Earl of Pembroke in Peerage of England
The Earl of Northampton1618Marquess of Northampton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Earl of Denbigh1622?Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Westmorland1624
The Earl of Manchester1626Duke of Manchester in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Berkshire1626Held with the Earl of Suffolk in Peerage of England
The Earl of Lindsey1626Earl of Abingdon in Peerage of England
The Earl of Winchilsea1628Earl of Nottingham in Peerage of England
The Earl of Sandwich1660
The Earl of Essex1661
The Earl of Carlisle1661
The Earl of Doncaster1663Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Shaftesbury1672
The Earl of Nottingham1681Held with the Earl of Winchilsea in Peerage of England
The Earl of Abingdon1682Held with the Earl of Lindsey in Peerage of England
The Earl of Portland1689
The Earl of Scarbrough1690
The Earl of Albemarle1697
The Earl of Coventry1697
The Earl of Jersey1697?
The Earl of Cholmondeley1706Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Viscounts in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther viscountcy or higher titles
The Viscount Hereford1550
The Viscount Townshend1682Marquess Townshend in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Viscount Weymouth1682Marquess of Bath in the Peerage of Great Britain

Barons and baronesses in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther barony or higher titles
The Baron de Ros1264
The Baron le Despencer1264Viscount Falmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Mowbray1283Baron Segrave and Baron Stourton in Peerage of England
The Baron Hastings1295
The Baron Furnivall1295
The Baron FitzWalter1295
The Baron Segrave1295Baron Mowbray and Baron Stourton in Peerage of England
The Baron Clinton1299
The Baron De La Warr1299Earl De La Warr in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron de Clifford1299
The Baron Strange1299Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Held with Baron Hungerford and Baron de Moleyns in Peerage of England
The Baron Zouche1308
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby1313
The Baron Strabolgi1318
The Baroness Dacre1321
The Baron Darcy de Knayth1332
The Baron Cromwell1375
The Baron Camoys1383
The Baron Grey of Codnor1397
The Baron Berkeley1421Lord Gueterbock for Life in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Baron Hungerford1426Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Held with Baron Strange and Baron de Moleyns in Peerage of England
The Baron Latymer1432
The Baron Dudley1440
The Baron de Moleyns1445Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Held with Baron Strange and Baron Hungerford in Peerage of England
The Baron Saye and Sele1447
The Baron Stourton1448Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave in Peerage of England
The Baroness Berners1455
The Baron Herbert1461
The Baron Willoughby de Broke1491
The Baron Vaux of Harrowden1523
The Baroness Braye1529
The Baron Windsor1529Earl of Plymouth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Baron Burgh1529
The Baron Wharton1544
The Baron Howard of Effingham1554Earl of Effingham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Baron [St John of Bletso]1559
The Baron Howard de Walden1597
The Baron Petre1603
The Baron Clifton1608Earl of Darnley in the Peerage of Ireland
The Baron Dormer1615
The Baron Teynham1616
The Baron Brooke1621Earl Brooke and Earl of Warwick in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Craven1626Earl of Craven in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Strange1628
The Baron Stafford1640
The Baron Byron1643
The Baron Ward1644Earl of Dudley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Baron Lucas1663-
The Baroness Arlington1665
The Baron Clifford of Chudleigh1672
The Baron Guilford1683Earl of Guilford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Waldegrave1683Earl Waldegrave in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Barnard1698
The Baron Guernsey1703Earl of Aylesford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Gower1703Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Baron Conway1703Marquess of Hertford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Hervey1703Marquess of Bristol in the Peerage of the United Kingdom