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  1. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801.

  2. The peerage comprises five ranks, which are, in descending order, duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. Below the peerage are honorary ranks that include baronet and knight, two classes that bear similarities to the nobility but which are generally not regarded as such. crowns of British nobility.

  3. aristocracy. 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
  4. In full: The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom Extant Extinct or Dormant. (Show more) The Complete Peerage, exhaustive 14-volume (in 15 books) guide to the peerage families (titled aristocracy) of the British Isles, recognized as the greatest British achievement in the field of genealogy.

  5. Peerage of Great Britain – titles created for the Kingdom of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. Peerage of Ireland – titles created for the Kingdom of Ireland before the Acts of Union in 1801, and some titles created later. Peerage of the United Kingdom – most titles created since 1801 to the present. Subcategories.