Peerage of the United Kingdom

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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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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

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

Baron Foster of Thames Bank peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Violet Bonham Carter titleCreatedInPeerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Greenwich partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Douglas of Kirtleside partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Vereker historicalAssociation Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Earl of Avon peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Earl of Avon
Baron Carson peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Henry Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley realm Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Lochow and Glenyla partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl of Stockton peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl of Stockton peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden
Viscount Corvedale nobilityType Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Sundridge partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duke of Clarence and Avondale partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl Baldwin of Bewdley peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Lamont of Lerwick peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Frederic John Napier Thesiger peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
Viscount Waverley isPartOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Parmoor of Frieth peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Countess of Harewood peerageOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
4th Duke of Fife peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: David Charles Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife
British earldoms usedIn Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Cavendish of Hardwick partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Norwich peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl Roberts nobilityOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Tilton partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Baron Keynes of Tilton
General Allenby peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Edmund Allenby
Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
1st Baron Swaythling peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling
Viscount Althorp usedIn Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Templewood nobleFamily Peerage of the United Kingdom
Marquess usedIn Peerage of the United Kingdom
Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscountess Amberley associatedWithPeerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lord Judge peerageOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Kilkeel partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
2nd Baron Chelmsford peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Wellesley hasNotableAssociation Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baroness Carrickfergus partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Marquess of Cambridge peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Spencer-Churchill associatedWithPeerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Black of Crossharbour peerageOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Cranborne Money peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Curzon of Kedleston peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Samuel peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
1st Viscount Thurso peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom