Peerage of the United Kingdom

The peerage of the United Kingdom includes/understands the majority of the titles created in the the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acte of Union (1800). In 1801, the Pairie of Great Britain was replaced the peerage of the United Kingdom. New pars continued to be created in the Pairie of Ireland until the formation of the free State of Ireland in 1922.

Until the adoption of the Act of the House of Lords (1999), all the pars of Great Britain could sit at the House of Lords.

The rows of the peerage of Great Britain are Duc, Marquis, Count (“ earl ”), Vicomte and baron.

The tables of the pars of the United Kingdom are listed in separate articles. Their titles of higher or equal importance in other peerages are mentioned there.

Lists of the titles

Dukes : to see List of the titles of duke in the peerage of the United Kingdom
Marquis : to see List of the titles of marquis in the peerage of the United Kingdom
Counts and countesses : to see List of the titles of count in the peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscounts : to see List of the titles of Viscount in the peerage of the United Kingdom
hereditary Barons : to see List of the titles of hereditary baron in the peerage of the United Kingdom
Barons and baronesses with life : to see List of the titles of baron with life in the peerage of the United Kingdom

See too

:Category: Titrate of British count
: Category: Titrate British marquis
: Category: Titrate of British duke

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