List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland


This is a list of the 108 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 with higher peerages and are today in use only as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" viscounties as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Viscountcies.

Order of precedence

The general order of precedence among Viscounts is:
  1. Viscounts in the Peerage of England
  2. Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland
  3. Viscounts in the Peerage of Great Britain
  4. Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801
  5. Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801

Viscounts in the Peerages of Britain and Ireland

NumberTitleDate of creationArmsCurrent holderPeerageOther viscountcies
1The Viscount Hereford155025pxRobin Devereux, 19th [Viscount Hereford]England
2The Viscount Falkland1620Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount FalklandScotland
3The Viscount Arbuthnott1641Image:Arms [Viscount of Arbuthnott (shield).svg|25px]Keith Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of ArbuthnottScotland
4The Viscount Oxfuird165125pxIan Makgill, 14th Viscount of OxfuirdScotland
5The Viscount Bolingbroke1712Nicholas St John, 9th Viscount BolingbrokeGreat Britain
5The Viscount St. John1716Nicholas St John, 9th Viscount BolingbrokeGreat Britain
6The Viscount Cobham1718Christopher Lyttelton, 12th Viscount CobhamGreat Britain
7The Viscount Falmouth1720Evelyn Boscawen, 10th Viscount FalmouthGreat Britain
8The Viscount Torrington1721Timothy Byng, 11th Viscount TorringtonGreat Britain
9The Viscount Hood1796Henry Hood, 8th Viscount HoodGreat Britain
10The Viscount Gormanston1478Nicholas Preston, 17th Viscount GormanstonIreland
11The Viscount Mountgarret1550Piers Butler, 18th Viscount MountgarretIreland
12The Viscount Valentia1622Francis Annesley, 16th Viscount ValentiaIreland
13The Viscount Dillon1622Henry Dillon, 22nd Viscount DillonIreland
14The Viscount Massereene1661Charles Skeffington, 15th Viscount MassereeneIrelandViscount Ferrard
15The Viscount Charlemont1665John Caulfeild, 15th Viscount CharlemontIreland
16The Viscount Downe1680Richard Dawnay, 12th Viscount DowneIreland
17The Viscount Molesworth1716Robert Molesworth, 12th Viscount MolesworthIreland
18The Viscount Chetwynd1717Adam Chetwynd, 11th Viscount ChetwyndIreland
19The Viscount Midleton1717Alan Brodrick, 12th Viscount MidletonIreland
20The Viscount Boyne1717Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 11th Viscount BoyneIreland
21The Viscount Gage1720Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount GageIreland
22The Viscount Galway1727Philip Monckton, 13th Viscount GalwayIreland
23The Viscount Powerscourt1744Anthony Wingfield, 11th Viscount PowerscourtIreland
24The Viscount Ashbrook1751Michael Flower, 11th Viscount AshbrookIreland
25The Viscount Southwell1776Richard Southwell, 8th Viscount SouthwellIreland
26The Viscount de Vesci1776Thomas Vesey, 7th Viscount de VesciIreland
27The Viscount Lifford1781Edward Hewitt, 9th Viscount LiffordIreland
28The Viscount Bangor1781William Ward, 8th Viscount BangorIreland
29The Viscount Doneraile1785Richard St Leger, 10th Viscount DoneraileIreland
30The Viscount Harberton1791Henry Pomeroy, 11th Viscount HarbertonIreland
31The Viscount Hawarden1793Robert Maude, 9th Viscount HawardenIreland
32The Viscount Monck1801Charles Monck, 7th Viscount MonckIreland
33The Viscount St Vincent1801Edward Jervis, 8th Viscount St VincentUnited Kingdom
34The Viscount Melville1802Robert Dundas, 10th Viscount MelvilleUnited Kingdom
35The Viscount Sidmouth1805Jeremy Francis Addington, 8th Viscount SidmouthUnited Kingdom
36The Viscount Gort1816Foley Robert Standish Prendergast Vereker, 9th Viscount GortIreland
37The Viscount Exmouth1816Paul Pellew, 10th Viscount ExmouthUnited Kingdom
38The Viscount Combermere1827Thomas Stapleton-Cotton, 6th Viscount CombermereUnited Kingdom
39The Viscount Hill1842David Clegg-Hill, 9th Viscount HillUnited Kingdom
40The Viscount Hardinge1846Andrew Hardinge, 7th Viscount HardingeUnited Kingdom
41The Viscount Bridport1868Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount BridportUnited Kingdom
42The Viscount Portman1873Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount PortmanUnited Kingdom
43The Viscount Hampden1884Francis Brand, 7th Viscount HampdenUnited Kingdom
44The Viscount Hambleden1891Henry Smith, 5th Viscount HambledenUnited Kingdom
45The Viscount Knutsford18957th Viscount KnutsfordUnited Kingdom
46The Viscount Esher1897Christopher Brett, 5th Viscount EsherUnited Kingdom
47The Viscount Goschen1900Giles Goschen, 4th Viscount GoschenUnited Kingdom
48The Viscount Ridley1900Matthew Ridley, 5th Viscount RidleyUnited Kingdom
49The Viscount Colville of Culross1902Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of CulrossUnited Kingdom
50The Viscount Selby1905Christopher Rolf Thomas Gully, 6th Viscount SelbyUnited Kingdom
51The Viscount Knollys1911Patrick Knollys, 4th Viscount KnollysUnited Kingdom
52The Viscount Allendale1911Wentworth Beaumont, 4th Viscount AllendaleUnited Kingdom
53The Viscount Chilston1911Alastair Akers-Douglas, 4th Viscount ChilstonUnited Kingdom
54The Viscount Scarsdale1911Peter Curzon, 4th Viscount ScarsdaleUnited Kingdom
55The Viscount Mersey1916Edward John Hallam Bigham, 5th Viscount MerseyUnited Kingdom
56The Viscount Cowdray1917Michael Pearson, 4th Viscount CowdrayUnited Kingdom
57The Viscount Devonport1917Terence Kearley, 3rd Viscount DevonportUnited Kingdom
58The Viscount Astor1917William Astor, 4th Viscount AstorUnited Kingdom
59The Viscount Wimborne1918Ivor Guest, 4th Viscount WimborneUnited Kingdom
60The Viscount St Davids1918Rhodri Philipps, 4th Viscount St DavidsUnited Kingdom
61The Viscount Rothermere1919Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount RothermereUnited Kingdom
62The Viscount Allenby1919Henry Allenby, 4th Viscount AllenbyUnited Kingdom
63The Viscount Chelmsford1921Frederic Thesiger, 4th Viscount ChelmsfordUnited Kingdom
64The Viscount Long1921James Long, 5th Viscount LongUnited Kingdom
65The Viscount Ullswater1921Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount UllswaterUnited Kingdom
66The Viscount Younger of Leckie1923James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of LeckieUnited Kingdom
67The Viscount Bearsted1925Nicholas Samuel, 5th Viscount BearstedUnited Kingdom
68The Viscount Bridgeman1929Robin Bridgeman, 3rd Viscount BridgemanUnited Kingdom
69The Viscount Hailsham1929Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount HailshamUnited Kingdom
70The Viscount Brentford1929Crispin Joynson-Hicks, 4th Viscount BrentfordUnited Kingdom
71The Viscount Buckmaster1932Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount BuckmasterUnited Kingdom
72The Viscount Bledisloe1935Rupert Bathurst, 4th Viscount BledisloeUnited Kingdom
73The Viscount Hanworth1936David Pollock, 3rd Viscount HanworthUnited Kingdom
74The Viscount Trenchard1936Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount TrenchardUnited Kingdom
75The Viscount Samuel1937Jonathan Samuel, 5th Viscount SamuelUnited Kingdom
76The Viscount Runciman of Doxford1937David Runciman, 4th Viscount Runciman of DoxfordUnited Kingdom
77The Viscount Davidson1937Nicolas Davidson, 4th Viscount DavidsonUnited Kingdom
78The Viscount Weir1938William Weir, 3rd Viscount WeirUnited Kingdom
79The Viscount Caldecote1939Piers Inskip, 3rd Viscount CaldecoteUnited Kingdom
80The Viscount Camrose1941Jonathan Berry, 5th Viscount CamroseUnited Kingdom
81The Viscount Stansgate1942Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount StansgateUnited Kingdom
82The Viscount Margesson1942Richard Margesson, 3rd Viscount MargessonUnited Kingdom
83The Viscount Daventry1943James FitzRoy Newdegate, 4th Viscount DaventryUnited Kingdom
84The Viscount Addison1945William Addison, 4th Viscount AddisonUnited Kingdom
85The Viscount Kemsley1945Richard Berry, 3rd Viscount KemsleyUnited Kingdom
86The Viscount Marchwood1945Peter Penny, 4th Viscount MarchwoodUnited Kingdom
87The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein1946Henry Montgomery, 3rd Viscount Montgomery of AlameinUnited Kingdom
88The Viscount Waverley1952John Anderson, 3rd Viscount WaverleyUnited Kingdom
89The Viscount Thurso1952John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount ThursoUnited Kingdom
90The Viscount Brookeborough1952Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount BrookeboroughUnited Kingdom
91The Viscount Norwich1952Jason Cooper, 3rd Viscount NorwichUnited Kingdom
92The Viscount Leathers1954Christopher Leathers, 3rd Viscount LeathersUnited Kingdom
93The Viscount Soulbury1954Oliver Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount SoulburyUnited Kingdom
94The Viscount Chandos1954Thomas Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount ChandosUnited Kingdom
95The Viscount De L'Isle1956Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'IsleUnited Kingdom
96The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley1957Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of BrenchleyUnited Kingdom
97The Viscount Tenby1957Timothy Lloyd George, 4th Viscount TenbyUnited Kingdom
98The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax1957Clive Mackintosh, 3rd Viscount Mackintosh of HalifaxUnited Kingdom
99The Viscount Dunrossil1959Andrew Morrison, 3rd Viscount DunrossilUnited Kingdom
100The Viscount Stuart of Findhorn1959James Stuart, 3rd Viscount Stuart of FindhornUnited Kingdom
101The Viscount Rochdale1960Jonathan Kemp, 3rd Viscount RochdaleUnited Kingdom
102The Viscount Slim1960Mark Slim, 3rd Viscount SlimUnited Kingdom
103The Viscount Head1960Richard Head, 2nd Viscount HeadUnited Kingdom
104The Viscount Boyd of Merton1960Simon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of MertonUnited Kingdom
105The Viscount Mills1962Christopher Mills, 3rd Viscount MillsUnited Kingdom
106The Viscount Blakenham1963Casper John Hare, 3rd Viscount BlakenhamUnited Kingdom
107The Viscount Eccles1964John Eccles, 2nd Viscount EcclesUnited Kingdom
108The Viscount Dilhorne1964James Manningham-Buller, 3rd Viscount DilhorneUnited Kingdom