List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
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Marquesses | Marquessates |
Earls | Earldoms |
Viscounts | Viscountcies |
Barons | Baronies |
Baronets | Baronetcies |
This is a list of the 189 present earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles. For a list including these "hidden" earldoms as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of earldoms.
Order of precedence
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The general order of precedence among earls is:
- Earls in the Peerage of England
- Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
- Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Earls in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801
- Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Earls in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801
Earls in the Peerages of Britain and Ireland
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Heir presumptive to the peerage |
Number | Title | Date of creation | Arms | Current holder | Peerage | Other earldoms | Heir |
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1 | The Earl of Shrewsbury | 1442 | ![]() |
Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury | England | Earl Talbot (Great Britain 1784)
Earl of Waterford (Ireland 1446) |
James Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre |
2 | The Earl of Derby | 1485 | ![]() |
Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby | England | Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley | |
3 | The Earl of Huntingdon | 1529 | ![]() |
William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon | England | John Hastings-Bass (brother) | |
4 | The Earl of Pembroke | 1551 | ![]() |
William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke | England | Earl of Montgomery (England 1605) | Reginald Herbert, Lord Herbert |
5 | The Earl of Devon | 1553 | ![]() |
Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon | England | Jack Courtenay, Lord Courtenay | |
6 | The Earl of Lincoln | 1572 | ![]() |
Robert Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln | England | William Howson (brother) | |
7 | The Earl of Suffolk | 1603 | ![]() |
Alexander Howard, 22nd Earl of Suffolk | England | Earl of Berkshire (England 1626) | Arthur Howard, Viscount Andover |
8 | The Earl of Denbigh | 1622 | ![]() |
Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh | England | Earl of Desmond (Ireland 1628) | Peregrine Feilding, Viscount Feilding |
9 | The Earl of Westmorland | 1624 | ![]() |
Anthony Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland | England | Sam Fane (nephew) | |
10 | The Earl of Lindsey | 1626 | ![]() |
Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey | England | Earl of Abingdon (England 1682) | Henry Bertie, Lord Norreys |
11 | The Earl of Winchilsea | 1628 | ![]() |
Daniel Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea | England | Earl of Nottingham (England 1681) | Tobias Finch-Hatton, Viscount Maidstone |
12 | The Earl of Sandwich | 1660 | ![]() |
John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich | England | Luke Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke | |
13 | The Earl of Essex | 1661 | ![]() |
Paul Capell, 11th Earl of Essex | England | William Jennings Capell (fourth cousin once removed) | |
14 | The Earl of Carlisle | 1661 | ![]() |
George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle | England | Philip Howard (brother) | |
15 | The Earl of Shaftesbury | 1672 | ![]() |
Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury | England | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley | |
16 | The Earl of Portland | 1689 | ![]() |
Timothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland | England | William Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock | |
17 | The Earl of Scarbrough | 1690 | ![]() |
Richard Lumley, 13th Earl of Scarbrough | England | Thomas Lumley (brother) | |
18 | The Earl of Albemarle | 1697 | ![]() |
Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle | England | Augustus Keppel, Viscount Bury | |
19 | The Earl of Coventry | 1697 | ![]() |
George Coventry, 13th Earl of Coventry | England | David Coventry (nephew) | |
20 | The Earl of Jersey | 1697 | ![]() |
William Child-Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey | England | George Child-Villiers, Viscount Villiers | |
21 | The Earl of Crawford | 1398 | ![]() |
Anthony Lindsay, 30th Earl of Crawford | Scotland | Earl of Balcarres (Scotland 1651) | Alexander Lindsay, Lord Balniel |
22 | The Earl of Erroll | 1453 | ![]() |
Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll | Scotland | Harry Hay, Lord Hay | |
23 | The Earl of Sutherland | 1230 or 1275 or 1347 | ![]() |
Alastair Sutherland, 25th Earl of Sutherland | Scotland | Rachel Elizabeth Sutherland (daughter) | |
24 | The Countess of Mar | 1114 or 1457 | ![]() |
Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar | Scotland | Susan of Mar, Mistress of Mar (daughter)[1] | |
25 | The Earl of Rothes | 1458 | ![]() |
James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes | Scotland | Alexander Leslie (brother) | |
26 | The Earl of Morton | 1458 | ![]() |
Stewart Douglas, 22nd Earl of Morton | Scotland | John Douglas, Lord Aberdour | |
27 | The Earl of Buchan | 1469 | ![]() |
Henry Erskine, 18th Earl of Buchan | Scotland | Alexander Erskine, Lord Cardross | |
28 | The Earl of Eglinton | 1508 | ![]() |
Hugh Montgomerie, 19th Earl of Eglinton | Scotland | Earl of Winton (United Kingdom 1859) | Rhuridh Montgomerie, Lord Montgomerie |
29 | The Earl of Caithness | 1455 | ![]() |
Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness | Scotland | Alexander Sinclair, Lord Berriedale | |
30 | The Earl of Mar and Kellie | 1404 or 1565 | ![]() |
James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar[2] | Scotland | Alexander Erskine (brother) | |
31 | The Earl of Moray | 1562 | ![]() |
John Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray | Scotland | James Stuart, Lord Doune | |
32 | The Earl of Home | 1605 | ![]() |
Michael Douglas-Home, 16th Earl of Home | Scotland | Alexander Sholto Douglas-Home (second cousin) | |
33 | The Earl of Perth | 1605 | ![]() |
James David Drummond, 10th Earl of Perth | Scotland | Robert Eric Drummond (brother) | |
34 | The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | 1606 | ![]() |
Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | Scotland | Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (United Kingdom 1937) | John Bowes-Lyon (brother) |
35 | The Earl of Haddington | 1619 | ![]() |
George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington | Scotland | Sullivan Simon Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning | |
36 | The Earl of Galloway | 1623 | ![]() |
Andrew Stewart, 14th Earl of Galloway | Scotland | Alexander Patrick Stewart, Lord Darlies | |
37 | The Earl of Lauderdale | 1624 | ![]() |
Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale | Scotland | John Maitland, Viscount Maitland | |
38 | The Earl of Lindsay | 1633 | ![]() |
James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay | Scotland | William Lindesay-Bethume, Viscount Garnock | |
39 | The Earl of Loudoun | 1633 | ![]() |
Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun | Scotland | Marcus Abney-Hastings (half-brother) | |
40 | The Earl of Kinnoull | 1633 | ![]() |
Charles Hay, 16th Earl of Kinnoull | Scotland | William Hay, Viscount Dupplin | |
41 | The Earl of Elgin | 1633 | ![]() |
Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin | Scotland | Earl of Kincardine (Scotland 1647) | Charles Bruce, Lord Bruce |
42 | The Earl of Wemyss | 1633 | ![]() |
James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss | Scotland | Earl of March (Scotland 1697) | Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho |
43 | The Earl of Dalhousie | 1633[3] | ![]() |
James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie | Scotland | Simon Ramsay, Lord Ramsay | |
44 | The Earl of Airlie | 1639 | ![]() |
David Ogilvy, 14th Earl of Airlie | Scotland | David Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy | |
45 | The Earl of Leven | 1641 | ![]() |
Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of Leven | Scotland | Earl of Melville (Scotland 1690) | Archibald Leslie-Melville (uncle) |
46 | The Earl of Dysart | 1643 | ![]() |
John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart | Scotland | James Grant of Rothiemurchus, Lord Huntingtower | |
47 | The Earl of Selkirk | 1646 | ![]() |
John Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Selkirk | Scotland | Charles Douglas-Hamilton (brother) | |
48 | The Earl of Northesk | 1647 | ![]() |
Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk | Scotland | Colin Carnegy (brother) | |
49 | The Earl of Dundee | 1660 | ![]() |
Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee | Scotland | Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, Lord Scrymgeour | |
50 | The Earl of Newburgh | 1660 | ![]() [4] |
Filippo, 11th Prince Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of Newburgh | Scotland | Princess Benedetta Rospigliosi, Mistress of Newburgh (daughter) | |
51 | The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell | 1662 | ![]() |
Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell | Scotland | David Hope-Johnstone, Lord Johnstone | |
52 | The Earl of Dundonald | 1669 | ![]() |
Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald | Scotland | Archibald Cochrane, Lord Cochrane | |
53 | The Earl of Kintore | 1677 | ![]() |
James Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore | Scotland | Tristan Keith, Lord Inverurie | |
54 | The Earl of Dunmore | 1686 | ![]() |
Malcolm Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore | Scotland | Geoffrey Murray (brother) | |
55 | The Earl of Orkney | 1696 | ![]() |
Peter St John, 9th Earl of Orkney | Scotland | Oliver St John, Viscount Kirkwall | |
56 | The Earl of Seafield | 1701 | ![]() |
Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield | Scotland | James Studley, Viscount Reidhaven | |
57 | The Earl of Stair | 1703 | ![]() |
John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair | Scotland | John Dalrymple, Viscount Dalrymple | |
58 | The Earl of Rosebery | 1703 | ![]() |
Harry Primrose, 8th Earl of Rosebery | Scotland | Earl of Midlothian (United Kingdom 1911) | Albert Primrose, Lord Dalmeny |
59 | The Earl of Glasgow | 1703 | ![]() |
Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow | Scotland | David Boyle, Viscount of Kelburn | |
60 | The Earl Ferrers | 1711 | ![]() |
Robert Shirley, 14th Earl Ferrers | Great Britain | William Shirley, Viscount Tamworth | |
61 | The Earl of Dartmouth | 1711 | ![]() |
William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth | Great Britain | Rupert Legge (brother) | |
62 | The Earl of Tankerville | 1714 | ![]() |
Peter Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville | Great Britain | Adrian Bennet (first cousin) | |
63 | The Earl of Aylesford | 1714 | ![]() |
Charles Finch-Knightley, 12th Earl of Aylesford | Great Britain | James Finch-Knightley, Lord Guernsey | |
64 | The Earl of Macclesfield | 1721 | ![]() |
Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield | Great Britain | David Parker (brother) | |
65 | The Earl Waldegrave | 1729 | ![]() |
James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave | Great Britain | Edward Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton | |
66 | The Earl of Harrington | 1742 | ![]() |
Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington | Great Britain | William Stanhope, Viscount Petersham | |
67 | The Earl of Portsmouth | 1743 | ![]() |
Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth | Great Britain | Oliver Wallop, Viscount Lymington | |
68 | The Earl of Warwick | 1759 | ![]() |
Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick | Great Britain | Charles Greville, Lord Brooke | |
69 | The Earl of Buckinghamshire | 1746 | ![]() |
George Hobart-Hampden, 10th Earl of Buckinghamshire | Great Britain | Sir John Hobart, 4th Baronet (fourth cousin once removed) | |
70 | The Earl of Guilford | 1752 | ![]() |
Piers North, 10th Earl of Guilford | Great Britain | Frederick North, Lord North | |
71 | The Earl of Hardwicke | 1754 | ![]() |
Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke | Great Britain | Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston | |
72 | The Earl of Ilchester | 1756 | ![]() |
Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester | Great Britain | Simon Fox-Strangways, Lord Stavordale | |
73 | The Earl De La Warr | 1761 | ![]() |
William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr | Great Britain | William Sackville, Lord Buckhurst | |
74 | The Earl of Radnor | 1765 | ![]() |
William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor | Great Britain | Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone | |
75 | The Earl Spencer | 1765 | ![]() |
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer | Great Britain | Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp | |
76 | The Earl Bathurst | 1772 | ![]() |
Allen Bathurst, 9th Earl Bathurst | Great Britain | Benjamin Bathurst, Lord Apsley | |
77 | The Earl of Clarendon | 1776 | ![]() |
George Villiers, 8th Earl of Clarendon | Great Britain | Edward Villiers, Lord Hyde | |
78 | The Earl of Mansfield | 1776 | ![]() |
Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield | Great Britain | William Murray, Viscount Stormont | |
79 | The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe | 1789 | ![]() |
Christopher Edgcumbe, 9th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe | Great Britain | Douglas Edgcumbe, Viscount Valletort | |
80 | The Earl Fortescue | 1789 | ![]() |
Charles Fortescue, 8th Earl Fortescue | Great Britain | John Fortescue (first cousin) | |
81 | The Earl of Carnarvon | 1793 | ![]() |
George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon | Great Britain | William Herbert, Lord Porchester | |
82 | The Earl Cadogan | 1800 | ![]() |
Edward Cadogan, 9th Earl Cadogan | Great Britain | George Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea | |
83 | The Earl of Malmesbury | 1800 | ![]() |
James Harris, 7th Earl of Malmesbury | Great Britain | James Harris, Viscount FitzHarris | |
84 | The Earl of Cork | 1620 | ![]() |
John Boyle, 15th Earl of Cork | Ireland | Earl of Orrery (Ireland 1660) | Jonathan Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan |
85 | The Earl of Westmeath | 1621 | ![]() |
William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath | Ireland | Sean Nugent, Lord Delvin | |
86 | The Earl of Meath | 1627 | ![]() |
John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath | Ireland | Anthony Brabazon, Lord Ardee | |
87 | The Earl of Cavan | 1647 | ![]() |
Roger Lambart, 13th Earl of Cavan | Ireland | Cavan Lambart (cousin) | |
88 | The Earl of Drogheda | 1661 | ![]() |
Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda | Ireland | Benjamin Moore, Viscount Moore | |
89 | The Earl of Granard | 1684 | ![]() |
Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard | Ireland | Jonathan Forbes, Viscount Forbes | |
90 | The Earl of Darnley | 1725 | ![]() |
Ivo Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley | Ireland | Ivo Bligh, Lord Clifton | |
91 | The Earl of Bessborough | 1739 | ![]() |
Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough | Ireland | Frederick Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon | |
92 | The Earl of Carrick | 1748 | ![]() |
(Arion) Thomas Piers Hamilton Butler, 11th Earl of Carrick | Ireland | Piers Butler (brother) | |
93 | The Earl of Shannon | 1756 | ![]() |
Richard Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon | Ireland | Robert Boyle (second cousin) | |
94 | The Earl of Arran | 1762 | ![]() |
Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran | Ireland | William Gore (cousin once removed) | |
95 | The Earl of Courtown | 1762 | ![]() |
Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown | Ireland | James Stopford, Viscount Stopford | |
96 | The Earl of Mexborough | 1766 | ![]() |
John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough | Ireland | John Savile, Viscount Pollington | |
97 | The Earl Winterton | 1766 | ![]() |
David Turnour, 8th Earl Winterton | Ireland | Robert Turnour (brother) | |
98 | The Earl of Kingston | 1768 | ![]() |
Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston | Ireland | Charles King-Tenison, Viscount Kingsborough | |
99 | The Earl of Roden | 1771 | ![]() |
Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden | Ireland | Shane Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn | |
100 | The Earl of Lisburne | 1776 | ![]() |
David Vaughan, 9th Earl of Lisburne | Ireland | Michael Vaughn (brother) | |
101 | The Earl of Clanwilliam | 1776 | ![]() |
Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam | Ireland | John Meade, Lord Gillford | |
102 | The Earl of Antrim | 1785 | ![]() |
Randal Alexander McDonnell, 10th Earl of Antrim | Ireland | Randal McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce | |
103 | The Earl of Longford | 1785 | ![]() |
Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford | Ireland | Edward Pakenham, Lord Silchester | |
104 | The Earl of Portarlington | 1785 | ![]() |
George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington | Ireland | Charles Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow | |
105 | The Earl of Mayo | 1785 | ![]() |
Charles Bourke, 11th Earl of Mayo | Ireland | Richard Bourke, Lord Naas | |
106 | The Earl Annesley | 1789 | ![]() |
Michael Annesley, 12th Earl Annesley | Ireland | Michael Annesley, Viscount Glerawly | |
107 | The Earl of Enniskillen | 1789 | ![]() |
Andrew Cole, 7th Earl of Enniskillen | Ireland | Berkeley Cole (first cousin) | |
108 | The Earl Erne | 1789 | ![]() |
John Crichton, 7th Earl Erne | Ireland | Charles Crichton (second cousin once removed) | |
109 | The Earl of Lucan | 1795 | ![]() |
George Bingham, 8th Earl of Lucan | Ireland | Charles Bingham, Lord Bingham | |
110 | The Earl Belmore | 1797 | ![]() |
John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore | Ireland | John Lowry-Corry, Viscount Corry | |
111 | The Earl Castle Stewart | 1800 | ![]() |
Andrew Stuart, 9th Earl Castle Stewart | Ireland | Thomas Stuart (first cousin) | |
112 | The Earl of Donoughmore | 1800 | ![]() |
Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore | Ireland | John Hely-Hutchinson, Viscount Suirdale | |
113 | The Earl of Caledon | 1800 | ![]() |
Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon | Ireland | Frederick Alexander, Viscount Alexander | |
114 | The Earl of Rosslyn | 1801 | ![]() |
Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn | United Kingdom | Jamie St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough | |
115 | The Earl of Craven | 1801 | ![]() |
Benjamin Craven, 9th Earl of Craven | United Kingdom | Rupert Craven (first cousin thrice removed) | |
116 | The Earl of Onslow | 1801 | ![]() |
Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow | United Kingdom | Anthony Onslow (father's fourth cousin) | |
117 | The Earl of Romney | 1801 | ![]() |
Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney | United Kingdom | David Marsham, Viscount Marsham | |
118 | The Earl of Chichester | 1801 | ![]() |
John Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester | United Kingdom | Richard Pelham (second cousin) | |
119 | The Earl of Wilton | 1801 | ![]() |
Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton | United Kingdom | Julian Grosvenor, Viscount Grey de Wilton | |
120 | The Earl of Limerick | 1803 [Notes 1] | ![]() |
Edmund Pery, 7th Earl of Limerick | Ireland | Felix Pery, Viscount Glentworth | |
121 | The Earl of Clancarty | 1803 [Notes 2] | ![]() |
Nicholas Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty | Ireland | None | |
122 | The Earl of Powis | 1804 | ![]() |
John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis | United Kingdom | Jonathan Herbert, Viscount Clive | |
123 | The Earl Nelson | 1805 | ![]() |
Simon Nelson, 10th Earl Nelson | United Kingdom | Thomas Nelson, Viscount Merton | |
124 | The Earl of Gosford | 1806 [Notes 3] | ![]() |
Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford | Ireland | Nicholas Acheson (first cousin) | |
125 | The Earl of Rosse | 1806 [Notes 4] | ![]() |
Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse | Ireland | Lawrence Parsons, Lord Oxmantown | |
126 | The Earl of Normanton | 1806 [Notes 5] | ![]() |
James Agar, 7th Earl of Normanton | Ireland | Arthur Agar, Viscount Somerton | |
127 | The Earl Grey | 1806 | ![]() |
Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey | United Kingdom | Alexander Grey, Viscount Howick | |
128 | The Earl of Lonsdale | 1807 | ![]() |
William Lowther, 9th Earl of Lonsdale | United Kingdom | James Lowther (half-brother) | |
129 | The Earl of Harrowby | 1809 | ![]() |
Conroy Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby | United Kingdom | Dudley Ryder, Viscount Sandon | |
130 | The Earl of Harewood | 1812 | ![]() |
David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood | United Kingdom | Alexander Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles | |
131 | The Earl of Minto | 1813 | ![]() |
Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto | United Kingdom | Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Viscount Melgund | |
132 | The Earl Cathcart | 1814 | ![]() |
Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart | United Kingdom | Alan Cathcart, Lord Greenock | |
133 | The Earl of Verulam | 1815 | ![]() |
John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam | United Kingdom | James Grimston, Viscount Grimston | |
134 | The Earl of Saint Germans | 1815 | ![]() |
Albert Elliot, 11th Earl of Saint Germans | United Kingdom | Louis Eliot (uncle) | |
135 | The Earl of Morley | 1815 | ![]() |
Mark Parker, 7th Earl of Morley | United Kingdom | Edward Parker (first cousin) | |
136 | The Earl of Bradford | 1815 | ![]() |
Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford | United Kingdom | Alexander Bridgeman, Viscount Newport | |
137 | The Earl of Eldon | 1821 | ![]() |
John Scott, 6th Earl of Eldon | United Kingdom | John Scott, Viscount Encombe | |
138 | The Earl Howe | 1821 | ![]() |
Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe | United Kingdom | Thomas Curzon, Viscount Curzon | |
139 | The Earl of Stradbroke | 1821 | ![]() |
Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke | United Kingdom | Robert Rous, Viscount Dunwich | |
140 | The Earl Temple of Stowe | 1822 | ![]() |
James Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 9th Earl Temple of Stowe | United Kingdom | Robert Temple-Gore-Langton (brother) | |
141 | The Earl of Kilmorey | 1822 [Notes 6] | ![]() |
Richard Needham, 6th Earl of Kilmorey | Ireland | Robert Needham, Viscount Newry and Mourne | |
142 | The Earl of Listowel | 1822 [Notes 7] | ![]() |
Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel | Ireland | Timothy Hare (brother) | |
143 | The Earl of Norbury | 1827 [Notes 8] | ![]() |
Richard Graham-Toler, 7th Earl of Norbury | Ireland | None | |
144 | The Earl Cawdor | 1827 | ![]() |
Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor | United Kingdom | James Campbell, Viscount Emlyn | |
145 | The Earl of Lichfield | 1831 | ![]() |
Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield | United Kingdom | Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson | |
146 | The Earl of Ranfurly | 1831 [Notes 9] | ![]() |
Edward Knox, 8th Earl of Ranfurly | Ireland | Adam Knox, Viscount Northland | |
147 | The Earl of Durham | 1833 | ![]() |
Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham | United Kingdom | Frederick Lambton, Viscount Lambton | |
148 | The Earl Granville | 1833 | ![]() |
Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville | United Kingdom | Granville Leveson-Gower, Lord Leveson | |
149 | The Earl of Effingham | 1837 | ![]() |
Edward Howard, 8th Earl of Effingham | United Kingdom | Frederick Henry Charles Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham | |
150 | The Earl of Ducie | 1837 | ![]() |
David Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie | United Kingdom | James Moreton, Lord Moreton | |
151 | The Earl of Yarborough | 1837 | ![]() |
Charles Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough | United Kingdom | George Pelham, Lord Worsley | |
152 | The Earl of Leicester | 1837 | ![]() |
Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester | United Kingdom | Edward Coke, Viscount Coke | |
153 | The Earl of Gainsborough | 1841 | ![]() |
Anthony Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough | United Kingdom | Henry Noel, Viscount Campden | |
154 | The Earl of Strafford | 1847 | ![]() |
William Byng, 9th Earl of Strafford | United Kingdom | Samuel Byng, Viscount Enfield | |
155 | The Earl of Cottenham | 1850 | ![]() |
Mark Pepys, 9th Earl of Cottenham | United Kingdom | Charles Pepys, Viscount Crowhurst | |
156 | The Earl Cowley | 1857 | ![]() |
Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley | United Kingdom | Henry Wellesley, Viscount Dangan | |
157 | The Earl of Dudley | 1860 | ![]() |
David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley | United Kingdom | Leander Ward (half-brother) | |
158 | The Earl Russell | 1861 | ![]() |
John Russell, 7th Earl Russell | United Kingdom | None | |
159 | The Earl of Cromartie | 1861 | ![]() |
John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie | United Kingdom | Colin Mackenzie, Viscount Tarbat | |
160 | The Earl of Kimberley | 1866 | ![]() |
John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley | United Kingdom | David Wodehouse, Lord Wodehouse | |
161 | The Earl of Wharncliffe | 1876 | ![]() |
Richard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe | United Kingdom | Reed Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, Viscount Carlton | |
162 | The Earl Cairns | 1878 | ![]() |
Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns | United Kingdom | Hugh Cairns, Viscount Garmoyle | |
163 | The Earl of Lytton | 1880 | ![]() |
John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton | United Kingdom | Philip Lytton, Viscount Knebworth | |
164 | The Earl of Selborne | 1882 | ![]() |
William Palmer, 5th Earl of Selborne | United Kingdom | Alexander Palmer, Viscount Wolmer | |
165 | The Earl of Iddesleigh | 1885 | ![]() |
John Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh | United Kingdom | Thomas Northcote, Viscount St Cyres | |
166 | The Earl of Cranbrook | 1892 | ![]() |
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook | United Kingdom | John Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway | |
167 | The Earl of Cromer | 1901 | ![]() |
Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer | United Kingdom | Alexander Baring, Viscount Errington | |
168 | The Earl of Plymouth | 1905 | ![]() |
Ivor Edward Other Windsor-Clive, 4th Earl of Plymouth | United Kingdom | Robert Other Ivor Windsor-Clive, Viscount Windsor | |
169 | The Earl of Liverpool | 1905 | ![]() |
Edward Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool | United Kingdom | Luke Foljambe, Viscount Hawkesbury | |
170 | The Earl Saint Aldwyn | 1915 | ![]() |
Michael Hicks Beach, 3rd Earl Saint Aldwyn | United Kingdom | David Hicks Beach (brother) | |
171 | The Earl Beatty | 1919 | ![]() |
David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty | United Kingdom | Sean Beatty, Viscount Borodale | |
172 | The Earl Haig | 1919 | ![]() |
Alexander Haig, 3rd Earl Haig | United Kingdom | None | |
173 | The Earl of Iveagh | 1919 | ![]() |
Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh | United Kingdom | Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden | |
174 | The Earl of Balfour | 1922 | ![]() |
Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour | United Kingdom | Charles Balfour (brother) | |
175 | The Earl of Oxford and Asquith | 1925 | ![]() |
Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith | United Kingdom | Mark Asquith, Viscount Asquith | |
176 | The Earl Jellicoe | 1925 | ![]() |
Patrick Jellicoe, 3rd Earl Jellicoe | United Kingdom | Nicholas Charles Joseph John Jellicoe (brother) | |
177 | The Earl of Inchcape | 1929 | ![]() |
Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape | United Kingdom | Fergus Mackay, Viscount Glenapp | |
178 | The Earl Peel | 1929 | ![]() |
William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel | United Kingdom | Ashton Peel, Viscount Clanfield | |
179 | The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley | 1937 | ![]() |
Benedict Baldwin, 5th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley | United Kingdom | James Baldwin (brother) | |
180 | The Earl of Halifax | 1944 | ![]() |
Peter Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax | United Kingdom | James Wood, Lord Irwin | |
181 | The Earl of Gowrie | 1945 | ![]() |
Brer Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie | United Kingdom | Heathcote Ruthven, Viscount Ruthven of Canberra | |
182 | The Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor | 1945 | ![]() |
David Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor | United Kingdom | William Lloyd George, Viscount Gwynedd | |
183 | The Earl Mountbatten of Burma | 1947 | ![]() |
Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma | United Kingdom | Nicholas Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne | |
184 | The Earl Alexander of Tunis | 1952 | ![]() |
Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis | United Kingdom | Brian Alexander (brother) | |
185 | The Earl of Swinton | 1955 | ![]() |
Mark Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton | United Kingdom | William Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham | |
186 | The Earl Attlee | 1955 | ![]() |
John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee | United Kingdom | None | |
187 | The Earl of Woolton | 1956 | ![]() |
Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton | United Kingdom | None | |
188 | The Earl of Snowdon | 1961 | ![]() |
David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon | United Kingdom | Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley | |
189 | The Earl of Stockton | 1984 | ![]() |
Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton | United Kingdom | Daniel Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden |
Note: The precedence of the older Scottish earldoms is determined by the Decreet of Ranking of 1606, and not by seniority.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Earldom of Mar | Holders of the Earldom". www.earldomofmar.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Current Earl has life peerage Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower
- ^ As the current Lord Steward of the Household, The Earl of Dalhousie ranks higher in precedence than he would by virtue of the seniority of his Earldom alone.
- ^ Rospigliosi patrilineal arms
- ^ The Earl of Limerick was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
- ^ The Earl of Clancarty was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
- ^ The Earl of Gosford was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
- ^ The Earl of Rosse was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
- ^ The Earl of Normanton was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
- ^ The Earl of Kilmorey was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
- ^ The Earl of Listowel was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
- ^ The Earl of Norbury was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
- ^ The Earl of Ranfurly was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.