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The British nobility in the narrow sense consists of members of the immediate families of peers who bear courtesy titles or honorifics. Members of the peerage carry the titles of duke , marquess , earl , viscount or baron .
This is an incomplete index of the current and historical principal family seats of English royal, titled and landed gentry families. Some of these seats are no longer occupied by the families with which they are associated, and some are ruinous – e.g. Lowther Castle.
Primary TitleFamily SeatFormer SeatsArundel Castle, Sussex and Carlton ...Framlingham Castle, Bungay Castle, Clun ...Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire and Berry ...Goodwood House, SussexGordon Castle, Richmond HouseBadminton House, GloucestershireBritish 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.
Categories: Noble families by nationality. British families. Political families of the United Kingdom. British nobility. Noble families in the British Isles. European noble families. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
a member of a specific rank of nobility, esp the lowest rank in the British Isles
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.
Let's explore the British titles and their specific rights and responsibilities as they are given by the Sovereign. Duke A Duke is the most important nobility ranking among all of the British peerages.
