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Peerages in the United Kingdom form a legal system comprising both hereditary and lifetime titles, composed of various ranks, and within the framework of the Constitution of the United Kingdom form a constituent part of the legislative process and the British honours system.
- Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the...
- History of the British peerage
The history of the British peerage, a system of nobility...
- Peerage
References. Peerage. A peer is a member of the nobility. It...
- Peerage of England
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.
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain.
British publication. Also known as: “A History of the House of Lords and All Its Members From the Earliest Times”, “The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom Extant Extinct or Dormant” Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
