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Spain">List of barons in the peerage of Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lords_in_the_peerage_of_Spain" title="List of lords in the peerage of Spain">List of lords in the peerage of Spain</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peerage&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output 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title="Social class in the United Kingdom">Social class in the United Kingdom</a></div></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><big><b><span style="color:green;">Peerage Titles (nobility), ranked by order</span></b></big></div> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">(<i>highest-ranking hereditary titles in the British peerage system</i>)</div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Duke#United_Kingdom" title="Duke">Duke § United Kingdom</a> <span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Coronet_of_a_British_Duke.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Coronet_of_a_British_Duke.svg/20px-Coronet_of_a_British_Duke.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Coronet_of_a_British_Duke.svg/30px-Coronet_of_a_British_Duke.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Coronet_of_a_British_Earl.svg/20px-Coronet_of_a_British_Earl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Coronet_of_a_British_Earl.svg/40px-Coronet_of_a_British_Earl.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="199" /></a></span></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Viscount#United_Kingdom" title="Viscount">Viscount § United Kingdom</a> / <a href="/wiki/Viscount#United_Kingdom" title="Viscount">Viscountess</a> <span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Coronet_of_a_British_Viscount.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Coronet_of_a_British_Viscount.svg/20px-Coronet_of_a_British_Viscount.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Coronet_of_a_British_Viscount.svg/40px-Coronet_of_a_British_Viscount.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="179" /></a></span></div></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Baron" title="Baron">Baron</a> <span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg/20px-Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg/40px-Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="179" /></a></span></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Victory_title" title="Victory title">Victory title</a> 👑 (<i>peerage granted for military victories, </i>e.g.<i>, <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Wellington" class="mw-redirect" title="Duke of Wellington">Duke of Wellington</a>; coronet varies by rank</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Peer_of_the_realm" title="Peer of the realm">Peer of the realm</a> (<i>legal term for members of the peerage with full rights</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Lord" title="Lord">Lord</a> (<i>general title for many peers, also used informally</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Representative_peer" title="Representative peer">Representative peer</a> (<i>elected member of the Scottish [1707–1963] or Irish [1801–1922] peerage who sat in the UK House of Lords on behalf of their peerage group</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Hereditary_peer" title="Hereditary peer">Hereditary peer</a> <span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg/20px-Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg/40px-Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="179" /></a></span> (<i>peerage title that is passed down through inheritance; coronet depends on rank</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Life_peer" title="Life peer">Life peer</a> <span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg/20px-Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg/40px-Coronet_of_a_British_Baron.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="179" /></a></span> (<i>peerage title granted for lifetime service; and, the title cannot be inherited; wears a Baron’s coronet</i>)</div></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><big><b><span style="color:green;">Titled but Below the Peerage</span></b></big></div> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">(<i>honorary or hereditary titles that do not grant peerage status</i>)</div> <dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Baronet" title="Baronet">Baronet</a> (<i>hereditary title ranking below a baron, but above a knight</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Knight" title="Knight">Knight</a> (<i>non-hereditary honor awarded for service or merit</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Dame" title="Dame">Dame</a> (<i>female equivalent of a Knight, awarded for distinguished service</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Privilege_of_peerage" title="Privilege of peerage">Privilege of peerage</a> (<i>legal rights and privileges associated with being a peer, even if not sitting in Parliament</i>)</div></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><big><b><span style="color:green;">Commoners and Gentry</span></b></big></div> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">(<i>non-peerage ranks historically associated with privilege and status</i>)</div> <dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Courtesy_title" title="Courtesy title">Courtesy title</a> (<i>honorific used by heirs of peers, not legally recognized</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Esquire" title="Esquire">Esquire</a> (<i>once a rank below knight, now an informal designation</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Gentleman" title="Gentleman">Gentleman</a> <span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Torse_of_a_British_Gentleman.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Torse_of_a_British_Gentleman.svg/40px-Torse_of_a_British_Gentleman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Torse_of_a_British_Gentleman.svg/60px-Torse_of_a_British_Gentleman.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Torse_of_a_British_Gentleman.svg/120px-Torse_of_a_British_Gentleman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="205" data-file-height="42" /></a></span> (<i>traditional term for men of status and refinement</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Baronage" title="Baronage">Baronage</a> (<i>collective term for barons, historically linked to landownership</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Laird" title="Laird">Laird</a> (<i>Scottish landowner, similar to an esquire or lord of the manor, but not a peer</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_clan" title="Scottish clan">Scottish clan</a> (<i>traditional kinship-based groups in Scotland, some led by clan chiefs</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_clan_chief" title="Scottish clan chief">Scottish clan chief</a> (<i>leader of a Scottish clan, recognized under Scottish heraldic law</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_clans" title="List of Scottish clans">List of Scottish clans</a> (directory of notable historical and modern Scottish clans<i>)</i></div></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Concepts Related to the Peerage (and Non-Peerage)</b></div> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">(<i>broader ideas, historical context, and legislative aspects of the peerage system</i>)</div> <dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_Bill" title="Peerage Bill">Peerage Bill</a> (<i>legislation related to the peerage, including reforms</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/British_nobility" title="British nobility">British nobility</a> (<i>wider concept of noble ranks, including those not part of the peerage</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Noblesse_in_Scotland" title="Noblesse in Scotland">Noblesse in Scotland</a> (<i>Scottish equivalent of nobility, often distinct from peerage</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/English_heraldry" title="English heraldry">English heraldry</a> (<i>system of coats of arms and noble symbols in England</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Territorial_designation" title="Territorial designation">Territorial designation</a> (<i>titles associated with land, e.g., <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Cornwall" title="Duke of Cornwall">Duke of Cornwall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Wessex" title="Earl of Wessex">Earl of Wessex</a></i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Forms_of_address_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Forms of address in the United Kingdom">Forms of address in the United Kingdom</a> (<i>proper ways to address peers and titled individuals</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Lord#Modern_usage" title="Lord">Lord § Modern usage</a> (<i>explanation of how "Lord" is used today, both formally and informally</i>)</div></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Regalia and Symbols</b></div> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">(<i>items associated with noble status and rank</i>)</div> <dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Robes_of_the_British_peerage" title="Robes of the British peerage">Robes of the British peerage</a> (<i>ceremonial garments worn by peers at state occasions</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Coronet" title="Coronet">Coronet</a> (<i>small crown worn by peers, indicating rank in the hierarchy</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Orders_of_precedence_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom">Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom</a> → (<i>hierarchy of ranking among nobles and officials</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Orders_of_precedence_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom">Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom</a></div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Scotland" title="Order of precedence in Scotland">Order of precedence in Scotland</a></div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_England_and_Wales" title="Order of precedence in England and Wales">Order of precedence in England and Wales</a></div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Order of precedence in Northern Ireland">Order of precedence in Northern Ireland</a></div></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Honors and Nobiliary Elements</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom">Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Post-nominal_letters#Civil_usage_in_the_UK" title="Post-nominal letters">Post-nominal letters § Civil usage in the UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Post-nominal_letters#Academic_usage_in_the_UK" title="Post-nominal letters">Post-nominal letters § Academic usage in the UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_post-nominal_letters_(United_Kingdom)" title="List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom)">List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom)</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nobiliary_particle#United_Kingdom" title="Nobiliary particle">Nobiliary particle § United Kingdom</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/College_of_Arms" title="College of Arms">College of Arms</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_the_College_of_Arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_College_of_Arms.svg/20px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_College_of_Arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_College_of_Arms.svg/30px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_College_of_Arms.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_College_of_Arms.svg/40px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_College_of_Arms.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Herald" title="Herald">Herald</a> <span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg/20px-Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg/30px-Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg/40px-Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="244" data-file-height="179" /></a></span> (<i>officer of arms responsible for heraldry and ceremonial functions</i>)</div></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Garter_Principal_King_of_Arms" title="Garter Principal King of Arms">Garter Principal King of Arms</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Garter_King_of_Arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Garter_King_of_Arms.svg/20px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Garter_King_of_Arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Garter_King_of_Arms.svg/40px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Garter_King_of_Arms.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="879" data-file-height="1041" /></a></span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/King_of_Arms" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Arms">King of Arms</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms" title="Lord Lyon King of Arms">Lord Lyon King of Arms</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg/20px-Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg/30px-Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg/40px-Crown_of_a_British_King_of_Arms.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="244" data-file-height="179" /></a></span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" title="Order of the Garter">Order of the Garter</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_the_Most_Noble_Order_of_the_Garter.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Arms_of_the_Most_Noble_Order_of_the_Garter.svg/20px-Arms_of_the_Most_Noble_Order_of_the_Garter.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Arms_of_the_Most_Noble_Order_of_the_Garter.svg/40px-Arms_of_the_Most_Noble_Order_of_the_Garter.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="614" data-file-height="774" /></a></span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">Order of St Michael and St George</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_declined_a_British_honour" title="List of people who have declined a British honour">List of people who have declined a British honour</a></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Scottish and Other Nobility Structures</b> <span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Scotland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/20px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/30px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/40px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Scottish_clan" title="Scottish clan">Scottish clan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Baronage_of_Scotland" title="Baronage of Scotland">Baronage of Scotland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Substantive_title" title="Substantive title">Substantive title</a></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">🏰 <b>Early Peerages (Before 1707)</b></div> <dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_England" title="Peerage of England">Peerage of England</a> (English titles created before the 1707 Acts of Union<i>)</i></div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Welsh_peers_and_baronets" title="Welsh peers and baronets">Welsh peers and baronets</a> (<i>holders of British peerage and baronetcy titles associated with Welsh lands or heritage</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_Scotland" title="Peerage of Scotland">Peerage of Scotland</a> (<i>Scottish titles created before 1707; some later sat in the House of Lords, with all gaining seats from 1964 to 1999</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_representative_peers" title="List of Scottish representative peers">List of Scottish representative peers</a> (<i>elected Scottish peers in the House of Lords from 1707 to 1963</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Jacobite_peerage" title="Jacobite peerage">Jacobite peerage</a> (<i>titles granted by exiled Stuart monarchs (1689–1766) in opposition to the British and Irish peerage systems</i>)</div></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>🇬🇧 Peerages of Great Britain and Ireland (1707–1801)</b></div> <dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_Great_Britain" title="Peerage of Great Britain">Peerage of Great Britain</a> (<i>titles created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between 1707 and 1800</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_Ireland" title="Peerage of Ireland">Peerage of Ireland</a> (<i>Irish titles created before 1920; held seats in the Irish House of Lords until 1801, with some later sitting in the UK House of Lords</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Irish_representative_peers" title="List of Irish representative peers">List of Irish representative peers</a> (<i>elected Irish peers in the House of Lords from 1801 to 1922</i>)</div></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">🏛 <b>Peerages of the United Kingdom (1801–Present)</b></div> <dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Peerages_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Peerages in the United Kingdom">Peerages in the United Kingdom</a> (<i>titles created since 1801 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland – renamed the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after 1921</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_life_peerages" title="List of life peerages">Life Peerages Act 1958</a> (<i>established non-hereditary life peerages in the House of Lords</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_law_life_peerages" title="List of law life peerages">Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876</a> (<i>created judicial life peers for the House of Lords</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_spiritual_peers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of spiritual peers">List of spiritual peers</a> (Bishops in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual<i>)</i></div></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">📜<b>Other Peerage-Related Topics</b></div> <dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_Act_1963" title="Peerage Act 1963">Peerage Act 1963</a> (<i>allowed hereditary peers to disclaim their titles for life; ended Scottish representative peers</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_British_peerage" title="History of the British peerage">History of the British peerage</a> (<i>development and evolution of the peerage system</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_Britain_and_Ireland_by_date" title="Peerage of Britain and Ireland by date">Peerage of Britain and Ireland by date</a> (<i>chronological list of peerage creations</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_Jewish_nobility_and_gentry" title="List of British Jewish nobility and gentry">List of British Jewish nobility and gentry</a> (<i>Jewish peers, baronets, and gentry in the UK</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Courtesy_titles_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom">Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom</a> (<i>honorific titles used by heirs of peers</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_courtesy_titles_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="List of courtesy titles in the peerages of Britain and Ireland">List of courtesy titles in the peerages of Britain and Ireland</a> (<i>specific courtesy titles and their holders</i>)</div></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Channel_Islands" title="Channel Islands">Channel Islands</a></b> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Channel_Islands_1.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_Channel_Islands_1.png/20px-Flag_of_the_Channel_Islands_1.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_Channel_Islands_1.png/40px-Flag_of_the_Channel_Islands_1.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">(<i>not part of the United Kingdom, but <a href="/wiki/Crown_Dependencies" title="Crown Dependencies">Crown Dependencies</a></i>)</div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Bailiwick_of_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Bailiwick of Jersey">Bailiwick of Jersey</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Jersey.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Jersey.svg/20px-Flag_of_Jersey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Jersey.svg/30px-Flag_of_Jersey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Flag_of_Jersey.svg/40px-Flag_of_Jersey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (<i>seigneurs, but no peerage system</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Bailiwick_of_Guernsey" title="Bailiwick of Guernsey">Bailiwick of Guernsey</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Guernsey.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Guernsey.svg/20px-Flag_of_Guernsey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Guernsey.svg/40px-Flag_of_Guernsey.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> (<i>seigneurs, but no peerage system</i>)</div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Alderney" title="Alderney">Alderney</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Alderney.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Alderney.svg/20px-Flag_of_Alderney.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Alderney.svg/40px-Flag_of_Alderney.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Guernsey" title="Guernsey">Guernsey</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Guernsey.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Guernsey.svg/20px-Flag_of_Guernsey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Guernsey.svg/40px-Flag_of_Guernsey.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Herm" title="Herm">Herm</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Herm.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Herm.svg/20px-Flag_of_Herm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Herm.svg/40px-Flag_of_Herm.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sark" title="Sark">Sark</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sark.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Sark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Sark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Sark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Sark.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Other Crown Dependencies</b></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Cornwall" title="Cornwall">Cornwall</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Cornwall.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Cornwall.svg/20px-Flag_of_Cornwall.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Cornwall.svg/40px-Flag_of_Cornwall.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> (<i>Duchy of Cornwall, but no separate peerage</i>)</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> (<i>Lord of Mann, no separate peerage</i>)</div> <dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;">Order of precedence in the Isle of Man</div></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><big><b><span style="color:green;">Peerages in the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a></span></b></big></div> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Peerages in the <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></b> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/20px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Australian_peers_and_baronets" title="Australian peers and baronets">Australian peers and baronets</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Australian_knights_and_dames" title="Australian knights and dames">Australian knights and dames</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle" title="Order of the Thistle">Order of the Thistle</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Table_of_precedence_for_the_Commonwealth_of_Australia" title="Table of precedence for the Commonwealth of Australia">Table of precedence for the Commonwealth of Australia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Australia" title="Order of Australia">Order of Australia</a> (<i>established February 14, 1975)</i></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Peerages in the <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></b> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Canada.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/20px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/40px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Canadian_peers_and_baronets" title="Canadian peers and baronets">Canadian peers and baronets</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Canadian_titles_debate" title="Canadian titles debate">Canadian titles debate</a></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Peerages in the <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a></b> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/20px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/40px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_British_Columbia" title="Order of precedence in British Columbia">Order of precedence in British Columbia</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Peerages in the <a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a></b> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/20px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/30px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/40px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Order of precedence in Newfoundland and Labrador">Order of precedence in Newfoundland and Labrador</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Peerages in the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a></b> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/20px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/40px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_royal_honours_system" title="New Zealand royal honours system">New Zealand royal honours system</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand">Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" title="New Zealand Order of Merit">New Zealand Order of Merit</a> (<i>established May 30, 1996</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_royal_honours_system" title="New Zealand royal honours system">New Zealand royal honours system</a></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><big><b><span style="color:green;">Lists of Titles and Holders</span></b></big></div> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Dukes and Dukedoms</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Royal_dukedoms_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom">Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dukes_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Dukes in the United Kingdom">Dukes in the United Kingdom</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_dukes_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland">List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_dukedoms_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland">List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Earls,_Marquises_and_Dukes_in_the_Baronage_of_Scotland#List_of_Marquisates_and_Dukedoms_in_the_Baronage_of_Scotland" title="Earls, Marquises and Dukes in the Baronage of Scotland">Earls, Marquises and Dukes in the Baronage of Scotland § List of Marquisates and Dukedoms in the Baronage of Scotland</a></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Marquesses and Marquessates</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Marquesses_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Marquesses in the United Kingdom">Marquesses in the United Kingdom</a> <dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Britain and Ireland</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_marquesses_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland">List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_marquessates_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland">List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Scotland</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Earls,_Marquises_and_Dukes_in_the_Baronage_of_Scotland#List_of_Marquisates_and_Dukedoms_in_the_Baronage_of_Scotland" title="Earls, Marquises and Dukes in the Baronage of Scotland">Earls, Marquises and Dukes in the Baronage of Scotland § List of Marquisates and Dukedoms in the Baronage of Scotland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Category:Marquessates_in_the_Peerage_of_Scotland" title="Category:Marquessates in the Peerage of Scotland">Category:Marquessates in the Peerage of Scotland</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Earls and Earldoms</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_earls_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland">List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_earldoms" title="List of earldoms">List of earldoms</a></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Scotland</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Earls,_Marquises_and_Dukes_in_the_Baronage_of_Scotland#List_of_Earldoms_in_the_Baronage_of_Scotland" title="Earls, Marquises and Dukes in the Baronage of Scotland">Earls, Marquises and Dukes in the Baronage of Scotland § List of Earldoms in the Baronage of Scotland</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Viscounts and Viscountcies</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_viscounts_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland">List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_viscountcies_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland">List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland</a></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Barons, Lords of Parliament, and Baronetcies</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_barons_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland">List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_hereditary_baronies_in_the_Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of hereditary baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom">List of hereditary baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_baronies_in_the_Peerage_of_England" title="List of baronies in the Peerage of England">List of baronies in the Peerage of England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_baronies_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland" title="List of baronies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland">List of baronies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_life_peerages" title="List of life peerages">List of life peerages</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_lordships_of_Parliament" title="List of lordships of Parliament">List of lordships of Parliament</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_peers_1790%E2%80%931799" title="List of peers 1790–1799">List of peers 1790–1799</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_peerages_created_for_women" title="List of peerages created for women">List of peerages created for women</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_peerages_inherited_by_women" title="List of peerages inherited by women">List of peerages inherited by women</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Standing_Council_of_the_Baronetage" title="Standing Council of the Baronetage">Standing Council of the Baronetage</a></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Scotland</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Baronage_of_Scotland" title="Baronage of Scotland">Baronage of Scotland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lords_in_the_Baronage_of_Scotland" title="Lords in the Baronage of Scotland">Lords in the Baronage of Scotland</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Dormant, Extinct, and Forfeited Peerages</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Category:Dormant_peerages" title="Category:Dormant peerages">Category:Dormant peerages</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_extinct_baronetcies" title="List of extinct baronetcies">List of extinct baronetcies</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Category:Extinct_dukedoms_in_the_Peerage_of_England" title="Category:Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of England">Category:Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Category:Extinct_baronies" title="Category:Extinct baronies">Category:Extinct baronies</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Category:Extinct_dukedoms" title="Category:Extinct dukedoms">Category:Extinct dukedoms</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Category:Extinct_earldoms" title="Category:Extinct earldoms">Category:Extinct earldoms</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Category:Extinct_marquessates" title="Category:Extinct marquessates">Category:Extinct marquessates</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Category:Extinct_viscountcies" title="Category:Extinct viscountcies">Category:Extinct viscountcies</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Category:Forfeited_peerages" title="Category:Forfeited peerages">Category:Forfeited peerages</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Category:Forfeited_earldoms_in_the_Peerage_of_England" title="Category:Forfeited earldoms in the Peerage of England">Category:Forfeited earldoms in the Peerage of England</a></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Legal Aspects of the Peerage</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Peerage_law" title="Peerage law">Peerage law</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Baronies_created_by_error" title="Baronies created by error">Baronies created by error</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cash-for-Honours_scandal" title="Cash-for-Honours scandal">Cash-for-Honours scandal</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/False_titles_of_nobility" title="False titles of nobility">False titles of nobility</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Titles_Deprivation_Act_1917" title="Titles Deprivation Act 1917">Titles Deprivation Act 1917</a></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b>Fictional Nobility</b></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_fictional_nobility" title="List of fictional nobility">List of fictional nobility</a></dd></dl> <div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><big><b><span style="color:green;">Reference Works and Databases</span></b></big></div> <dl><dd><i><a href="/wiki/Burke%27s_Peerage" title="Burke's Peerage">Burke's Peerage</a></i></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><i><a href="/wiki/Burke%27s_Landed_Gentry" title="Burke's Landed Gentry">Burke's Landed Gentry</a></i> (1833; 1st ed.) – by <a href="/wiki/John_Burke_(genealogist)" title="John Burke (genealogist)">John Burke</a> (1786–1848).</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Peerage" title="The Complete Peerage">The Complete Peerage</a></i> (1887–1898) – In 8 Vols. by <a href="/wiki/George_Edward_Cokayne" title="George Edward Cokayne">George Edward Cokayne</a> (1825–1911).</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><i><a href="/wiki/Noblesse_Oblige_(book)" title="Noblesse Oblige (book)">Noblesse Oblige</a></i> (1956) – An anthology of four essays.</div></dd> <dd><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><i><a href="/wiki/Debrett%27s" title="Debrett's">Debrett's</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/John_Debrett" title="John Debrett">John Debrett</a> (1753–1822), compiler and publisher of <i>The New Peerage</i> in 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href="/wiki/Sahib-ul-Ma%27ali" title="Sahib-ul-Ma'ali">Egypt</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mamluk_titles_and_appellations" title="List of Mamluk titles and appellations">Mamluks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_Eswatini" title="List of monarchs of Eswatini">Eswatini</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_aristocratic_and_court_titles" title="Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles">Ethiopia</a></li> <li>Namibia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ondonga_royal_family" title="Ondonga royal family">Ondonga</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Chieftaincy" title="Nigerian Chieftaincy">Nigeria</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_traditional_rulers" title="Nigerian traditional rulers">Rulers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andriana" title="Andriana">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somali_aristocratic_and_court_titles" title="Somali aristocratic and court titles">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zulu_royal_family" title="Zulu royal family">South 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