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The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerage of Great Britain.
- Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five...
- Peerages in the United Kingdom
The peerage has a role as a system of honour or award, with...
- Peerage of the United Kingdom
British nobility, in the United Kingdom, members of the upper social class, who usually possess a hereditary title. The titled nobility are part of the peerage, which shares the responsibility of government. The peerage comprises five ranks, which are, in descending order, duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
peerage, Body of peers or titled nobility in Britain. The five ranks of British nobility, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl ( see count ), viscount, and baron. Until 1999, peers were entitled to sit in the House of Lords and exempted from jury duty. Titles may be hereditary or granted for life.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
peerage, Body of peers or titled nobility in Britain. The five ranks of British nobility, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl ( see count ), viscount, and baron. Until 1999, peers were entitled to sit in the House of Lords and exempted from jury duty. Titles may be hereditary or granted for life.
Die Peerage of England ist ein System von Adelstiteln und umfasst alle Peer-Würden, die im Königreich England vor dem Act of Union 1707 geschaffen wurden. In diesem Jahr wurden die Peerage of England und die Peerage of Scotland durch die Peerage of Great Britain ersetzt.
