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id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_HeadingOne_ctlHeadingH1_h1Item"> Viscount </h1> <div class="a-to-z-listing"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=A"><span>A</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=B"><span>B</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=C"><span>C</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=D"><span>D</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=E"><span>E</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=F"><span>F</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=G"><span>G</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=H"><span>H</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=I"><span>I</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=J"><span>J</span></a></li> <li>K</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=L"><span>L</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=M"><span>M</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=N"><span>N</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=O"><span>O</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=P"><span>P</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=Q"><span>Q</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=R"><span>R</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=S"><span>S</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=T"><span>T</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=U"><span>U</span></a></li> <li><span><strong>V</strong></span></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=W"><span>W</span></a></li> <li>X</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=Y"><span>Y</span></a></li> <li>Z</li> </ul> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlGlossaryItem_hypItemLink"></a> <div> <p>The British Peerage has five ranks within it. Viscount is the fourth of the ranks or grades. The title was first given to Viscount Beaumont in 1440.</p> <p><br/><span>Further information on this subject can be found from the following links.</span> </p> <p><a href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/">Alphabetical list of Members of the House of Lords</a></p> <p><a href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/hereditary-peers/">Related glossary term: Hereditary Peers</a> </p> </div> <p><a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlGlossaryItem_hypBack" href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/?letter=V">芦 Back to Glossary</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="panel"> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p class="marker">Footer links</p> <ul> <li><a id="ctl00_ctl00_ctlGlobalFooter_ctlNavigationLinks_rptLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/azindex/">A-Z index</a></li> <li><a id="ctl00_ctl00_ctlGlobalFooter_ctlNavigationLinks_rptLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/">Glossary</a></li> <li><a id="ctl00_ctl00_ctlGlobalFooter_ctlNavigationLinks_rptLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/contact-us/">Contact us</a></li> <li><a id="ctl00_ctl00_ctlGlobalFooter_ctlNavigationLinks_rptLinks_ctl04_hypLink" href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/">Freedom of Information</a></li> <li><a id="ctl00_ctl00_ctlGlobalFooter_ctlNavigationLinks_rptLinks_ctl05_hypLink" href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/job-opportunities/">Jobs</a></li> <li><a id="ctl00_ctl00_ctlGlobalFooter_ctlNavigationLinks_rptLinks_ctl06_hypLink" href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/using-this-website/">Using this website</a></li> <li><a id="ctl00_ctl00_ctlGlobalFooter_ctlNavigationLinks_rptLinks_ctl07_hypLink" href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/">Copyright</a></li> <li class="last"><a id="ctl00_ctl00_ctlGlobalFooter_ctlNavigationLinks_rptLinks_ctl08_hypLink" href="/web/20120302210633/http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/privacy/">Cookies</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ Sys.Application.initialize(); //]]> </script> </form> <script type="text/javascript"> /*<![CDATA[*/ var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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