Peerages in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
Most peerages since 1801, and all subsequent peerages from 1898, are created within the division of the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Hereditary peerages are still extant in the other divisions: the Peerage of England, the Peerage of Scotland, the Peerage of Great Britain and the Peerage of Ireland.
British nobility | Ranks, Titles, & Peerage System | Britannica
British nobility, in the United Kingdom, members of the upper social class, who usually possess a hereditary title. The titled nobility are part of the peerage, which shares the responsibility of government.
Peerage of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain.
Peerage of England - Wikipedia
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerage of Great Britain .
Peerage | Nobility, Hereditary, Titles | Britannica
2024年12月17日 · Peerage, Body of peers or titled nobility in Britain. The five ranks of British nobility, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl (see count), viscount, and baron. Until 1999, peers were entitled to sit in the House of Lords and exempted from jury duty.
Ranks and Privileges of The Peerage - Debretts
Debrett’s explains the five hereditary ranks of the peerage: duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron, and explains the process of creating life peers.
The British Peerage - Historic UK
Do you know whether an earl ranks above or below a viscount, or whose children use the title ‘Honorable’? This article serves as an introduction to the British peerage*, which has evolved over the centuries into the five ranks that exist today: duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron.
The Titles of British Nobility, Explained — History Facts
The British nobility is divided into tiers or ranks, known as the peerage. The roots of this hierarchical system date back around a thousand years; it began to gain a defined structure (as with many things in British history) after William I conquered England in 1066.
An indispensable guide to the Peerage - Debretts
2022年4月11日 · A subject of perennial fascination and enquiry, the British peerage is a hierarchy of hereditary titles, along with associated ranks and privileges, that dates back to feudal times, when peers were vassals of the monarch who swore an oath of loyalty to the Crown in exchange for protection or a fief (a grant of land or money).
Overview of the Peerage in The United Kingdom
Know as Peers of the Realm, holders of these peerages were entitled to seats in the House of Lords – one of the two houses of the British Parliament. The Peerage actually consists of five different peerages: Within these five peerages, there are different titles, listed below by rank: