Peerage of the United Kingdom

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nobility system peerage

The Peerage of the United Kingdom is the system of noble titles created under the unified British state from 1801 onward, encompassing ranks such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
British nobility 5
British aristocracy 1
Peerage of the United Kingdom (for holders domiciled in Ireland) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nobility system ⓘ
peerage ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
conferredBy monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
follows Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
governsPrecedenceOf Peerage of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: British nobility
hasAssociatedRight use of coronet ⓘ
use of specific styles of address ⓘ
use of supporters on coat of arms ⓘ
hasComponent hereditary peerage ⓘ
life peerage ⓘ
hasEligibilityCriterion grant by letters patent ⓘ
inheritance under law of succession ⓘ
hasHigherRankThan baronetage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasHistoricalPrecursor Peerage of England ⓘ
Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
hasLegalStatus noble title ⓘ
hasLowerRankThan British royal family ⓘ
hasRank baron ⓘ
duke ⓘ
earl ⓘ
marquess ⓘ
viscount ⓘ
hasRankOrder duke above marquess ⓘ
earl above viscount ⓘ
marquess above earl ⓘ
viscount above baron ⓘ
hasRelatedConcept British aristocracy ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
noble rank ⓘ
hasRelatedInstitution House of Lords ⓘ
hasSubordinateTitleType courtesy title ⓘ
subsidiary title ⓘ
inception 1801 ⓘ
isDistinctFrom baronetage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Baronetage of the United Kingdom

Order of chivalry ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
partOf British honours system ⓘ
regulatedBy Crown Office ⓘ
usesStyle The Most Honourable ⓘ
The Most Noble ⓘ
The Right Honourable ⓘ

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baroness → belongsTo → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Peerage of England → distinctFrom → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Peerage of Great Britain → distinctFrom → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Peerage of Scotland → distinctFrom → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Peerage of England → followedBy → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Peerage of Great Britain → followedBy → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Peerage of the United Kingdom → governsPrecedenceOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: British nobility
Duke of Fife → hasAssociation → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: British aristocracy
Peerage of Great Britain → hasCategory → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Titles of nobility in the United Kingdom
Peerage of Ireland → hasPrecedenceOver → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peerage of the United Kingdom (for holders domiciled in Ireland)
Scottish representative peers in House of Lords → memberOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: British nobility
“Lord of Parliament” instead of “Baron” → notUsedIn → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Lord of Parliament
Baron Greenwich → partOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Baron Keynes of Tilton → partOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Duchess of Fife → partOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Duke of Fife → partOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Duke of York → partOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Earl of St Andrews → partOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Peerage of England → partOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: British nobility
Viscount Goschen → partOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Lord → partOfSystem → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: British nobility
Baron Armstrong → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Baron Downpatrick → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Baron Foster of Thames Bank → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Life peerage (Baron Olivier) → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Baron Olivier
Baron Rideau → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Colin Campbell → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Cyril Radcliffe → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Duke of Fife → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Duke of Gloucester → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Duke of Westminster → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Earl of Beaconsfield → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Earl of Harewood → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Liverpool (title of the Earl of Liverpool) → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Earl of Liverpool
Edward Carson → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Harold Macmillan → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Lord Barham → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Lord Curzon → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Liverpool (title of the Earl of Liverpool) → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Marquess of Liverpool
Viscount Lascelles → peerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Marquess in the Peerage of England → peerageFamily → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peerage of the United Kingdom (historical component)
Baron Callaghan of Cardiff → peerageOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Baron Olivier → peerageSystem → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
“Lord of Parliament” instead of “Baron” → peerageSystem → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Lord of Parliament
this entity surface form: British nobility
Peerage of Ireland → relatedSystem → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Violet Bonham Carter → titleCreatedInPeerage → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Lascelles → titleCreatedInPeerageOf → Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Lascelles family