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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Referenced by (430)

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

Earl Beatty peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Beatty peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Belgrave peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lord Ashburton peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
Baron Fraser of North Cape peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Sir Thomas Dewar peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Marquess of Westminster peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
House of Lascelles nobleRank Peerage of the United Kingdom
Thomas Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester (second creation) peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Traprain partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Thomas Coke, 5th Earl of Leicester (second creation) isPartOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Clarke of Nottingham peerageOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Marquess of Downshire in the Peerage of Ireland isSubordinateTo Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Marquess of Downshire
this entity surface form: Duke (in British and Irish peerage hierarchy)
Lord Sinha peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lord Bannside peerageOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Brocket family nobleTitleInPeerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Hunt of Llanfair Waterdine peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
House of Abercorn peerageIn Peerage of the United Kingdom
Tweedsmuir partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Tweedsmuir hasPeerageType Peerage of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: United Kingdom peerage
Sir Robin Janvrin peerageOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Wester Wemyss peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Stern of Brentford peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Goschen partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Viscount Goschen
Viscountess Goschen partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Butler partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Butler jurisdiction Peerage of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: United Kingdom peerage system
Viscount Simon partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Broome partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Howard of Rising partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Charles Frederick Algernon Portal peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Portal of Hungerford peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Birdwood peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Bingley peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Mountcastle peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Frederick Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duke of Edinburgh (1947 creation) peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Fitt peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl of Lovelace peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Henry Cubitt peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe
Viscount Harcourt peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscountess Norwich peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl of Avon peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
House of Murray peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom