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The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain.

Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords. (Women peers of England were only granted seats with the Peerage Act 1963).

The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. While most newer English peerages descend only in the male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Under English inheritance law all daughters are co-heirs, so many older English peerage titles have fallen into abeyance between various female co-heirs.

Baronets, while holders of hereditary titles, are not peers and do not confer nobility. Knights, Dames, and holders of other non-hereditary Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom are also not peers.

In the following table, each peer is listed only by his or her highest English title, showing higher or equal titles in the other peerages.

Dukes in the Peerage of England 1
Marquesses in the Peerage of England 2
Earls in the Peerage of England 3
Viscounts in the Peerage of England 4
Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of England 5
See also 6

Dukes in the Peerage of England

See also List of Dukedoms in the Peerages of the British Isles

Title	Creation	Other Dukedom titles
The Duke of Cornwall	1337 always held by eldest son of the monarch	Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Duke of Norfolk	1483 Premier Duke of England
The Duke of Somerset	1547
The Duke of Richmond	1675	Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland; Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the UK
The Duke of Grafton	1675
The Duke of Beaufort	1682
The Duke of St Albans	1684
The Duke of Bedford	1694
The Duke of Devonshire	1694
The Duke of Marlborough	1702
The Duke of Rutland	1703

Marquesses in the Peerage of England

See also List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

Title	Creation	Other titles
The Marquess of Winchester	1551 Premier Marquess of England

Earls in the Peerage of England

See also List of Earldoms in the Peerage of England

Title	Creation	Other Earldom or higher titles
The Earl of Shrewsbury	1442	Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain; Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Derby	1485
The Earl of Huntingdon	1529
The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery	1551; 1605
The Earl of Devon	1553
The Earl of Lincoln	1572
The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire	1603; 1626
The Earl of Exeter	1605	Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Salisbury	1605	Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Northampton	1618	Marquess of Northampton in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Denbigh	1622	Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland
The Earl of Westmorland	1624
The Earl of Manchester	1626	Duke of Manchester in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon	1626; 1682
The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham	1628; 1681
The Earl of Sandwich	1660
The Earl of Essex	1661
The Earl of Cardigan	1661	Marquess of Ailesbury in the Peerage of the U.K
The Earl of Carlisle	1661
The Earl of Doncaster	1663	Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland
The Earl of Shaftesbury	1672
The Earl of Portland	1689
The Earl of Scarbrough	1690
The Earl of Albemarle	1697
The Earl of Coventry	1697
The Earl of Jersey	1697
The Earl of Cholmondeley	1706	Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the UK

Viscounts in the Peerage of England

See also List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

Title	Creation	Other Viscountcy or higher titles
The Viscount Hereford	1550 Premier Viscount of England
The Viscount Townshend	1682	Marquess Townshend in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Viscount Weymouth	1682	Marquess of Bath in the Peerage of Great Britain

Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of England

See also List of Baronies in the Peerage of England

Title	Creation	Other Barony or higher titles
The Baron de Ros	1264 Premier Baron of England
The Baron le Despencer	1264	Viscount Falmouth in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton	1283; 1295; 1448
The Baron Grey de Wilton	1295
The Baron Hastings	1295
The Baron FitzWalter	1295
The Baron Clinton	1299
The Baron De La Warr	1299	Earl De La Warr in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron de Clifford	1299
The Baron Strange, Hungerford and de Moleyns	1299; 1426; 1445	Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Zouche	1308
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1313
The Baron Strabolgi	1318
The Baroness Dacre	1321
The Baroness Grey de Ruthyn	1324
The Baron Darcy de Knayth	1332
The Baron Cromwell	1375
The Baron Camoys	1383
The Baron Grey of Codnor	1397
The Baron Berkeley	1421	Lord Gueterbock for Life in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Latymer	1432
The Baron Dudley	1440
The Baron Saye and Sele	1447
The Baroness Berners	1455
The Baron Herbert	1461
The Baron Willoughby de Broke	1491
The Baron Vaux of Harrowden	1523
The Baroness Braye	1529
The Baron Windsor	1529	Earl of Plymouth in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Burgh	1529
The Baron Wharton	1544
The Baron Howard of Effingham	1554	Earl of Effingham in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron St John of Bletso	1559
The Baroness Howard de Walden	1597
The Baron Petre	1603
The Baron Clifton	1608	Earl of Darnley in the Peerage of Ireland
The Baron Dormer	1615
The Baron Teynham	1616
The Baron Brooke	1621	Earl Brooke and of Warwick in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Craven	1626	Earl of Craven in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Strange	1628
The Baron Stafford	1640
The Baron Byron	1643
The Baron Ward	1644	Earl of Dudley in the Peerage of the UK
The Baron Lucas	1663	Lord Dingwall in the Peerage of Scotland
The Baroness Arlington	1665
The Baron Clifford of Chudleigh	1672
The Baron Guilford	1683	Earl of Guilford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Waldegrave	1683	Earl Waldegrave in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Barnard	1698
The Baron Guernsey	1703	Earl of Aylesford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Gower	1703	Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the UK; Marquess of Stafford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Conway	1703	Marquess of Hertford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baron Hervey	1703	Marquess of Bristol in the Peerage of the UK; Earl of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain

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