Peerage of England
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. The ranks of the English peerage are
Duke,
Marquess,
Earl,
Viscount, and
Baron. While most newer English peerages descend only in male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Due to English inheritance law, however, all daughters are co-heirs, so many older English peerage titles have fallen into
abeyance between various female co-heirs.
In the following table of English peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. However, each peer is listed only by his or her highest English title.
