Peerage of the United Kingdom

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The Peerage of the United Kingdom is the system of noble titles created under the unified British state from 1801 onward, encompassing ranks such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nobility system
peerage
appliesToJurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
conferredBy monarch of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
follows Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Ireland
governsPrecedenceOf British nobility
hasAssociatedRight use of coronet
use of specific styles of address
use of supporters on coat of arms
hasComponent hereditary peerage
life peerage
hasEligibilityCriterion grant by letters patent
inheritance under law of succession
hasHigherRankThan baronetage of the United Kingdom
hasHistoricalPrecursor Peerage of England
Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Scotland
hasLegalStatus noble title
hasLowerRankThan British royal family
hasRank baron
duke
earl
marquess
viscount
hasRankOrder duke above marquess
earl above viscount
marquess above earl
viscount above baron
hasRelatedConcept British aristocracy
hereditary title
noble rank
hasRelatedInstitution House of Lords
hasSubordinateTitleType courtesy title
subsidiary title
inception 1801
isDistinctFrom Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Order of chivalry
languageOfName English
partOf British honours system
regulatedBy Crown Office
usesStyle The Most Honourable
The Most Noble
The Right Honourable

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Referenced by (430)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peerage of Scotland distinctFrom Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duke of Fife partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duke of Fife peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duke of Fife hasAssociation British aristocracy
linked to: Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of England partOf British nobility
linked to: Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of England followedBy Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of England distinctFrom Peerage of the United Kingdom
Scottish representative peers in House of Lords memberOf British nobility
linked to: Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lord of Parliament peerageSystem British nobility
linked to: Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lord of Parliament notUsedIn Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lord partOfSystem British nobility
linked to: Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baroness belongsTo Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duke of York partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of Ireland hasPrecedenceOver Peerage of the United Kingdom (for holders domiciled in Ireland)
linked to: Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of Ireland relatedSystem Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom governsPrecedenceOf British nobility
linked to: Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lord Barham peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
David Charles Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife titleHeldIn Peerage of the United Kingdom
Harold Macmillan peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Edward Carson peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duchess of York usedIn Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of Great Britain followedBy Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of Great Britain distinctFrom Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of Great Britain hasCategory Titles of nobility in the United Kingdom
linked to: Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Keynes of Tilton partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Rideau peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Armstrong peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lord Curzon peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Olivier peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject linked to: Life peerage (Baron Olivier)
Baron Olivier peerageSystem Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Downpatrick peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Colin Campbell peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl of St Andrews partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duchess of Fife partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duke of Gloucester peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Cyril Radcliffe peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Callaghan of Cardiff peerageOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Countess of Snowdon usedIn Peerage of the United Kingdom
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lascelles family titleCreatedInPeerageOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
subject linked to: Lascelles
Marquess in the Peerage of England peerageFamily Peerage of the United Kingdom (historical component)
linked to: Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl of Beaconsfield peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl of Liverpool peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Marquess of Liverpool peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duke of Westminster peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lascelles family titleCreatedInPeerageOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl of Harewood peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Lascelles peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Goschen partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom