Peerage of Great Britain

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The Peerage of Great Britain was created under the Reign of King William V by Order-in-Council 003, followed by Orders-in-Council 013, 022, and 039. It is currently upheld by Order-in-Council 056.

Key

  Royal Peerage
  Accession Peerage
  Jubilee Peerage
  Dissolution Peerage

Dukedoms in the Peerage of Great Britain

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Duke of York 14 August 2020
(4 years, 37 days)
Edward Windsor Royal Peerage
Consort of Victoria II.
Held in abeyance. King William V
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Duchess of Buccleuch 14 September 2020
(4 years, 6 days)
Princess Elizabeth, Princess of Wales Royal Peerage
Princess of Wales.
Merged into the Crown.
(28 January 2021)
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Duke of Kent 13 January 2021
(3 years, 251 days)
Victor Stewart, 1st Marquess of Reading Dissolution Peerage
Extraordinary Service.
Merged into the Crown.
(1 March 2023)
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Duchess of Cambridge 16 June 2021
(3 years, 96 days)
Elizabeth Somerset, 1st Baroness Tindale Dissolution Peerage
Princess Royal.
Merged into the Crown.
(8 October 2021)
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Duchess of Manitoba 26 September 2021
(2 years, 360 days)
Kalara Sherwood, 1st Countess of Halifax Jubilee Peerage
Extraordinary Service.
Retired.
(26 October 2022)
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Duke of Warwick 1 October 2022
(1 year, 355 days)
James Somerset, 1st Marquess of Buckingham Accession Peerage
Extraordinary Service.
Queen Elizabeth III
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Duke of Somerset 1 October 2022
(1 year, 355 days)
Matthew Somerset, 1st Marquess of Victoria Royal Peerage
Former Sovereign.
Merged into the Crown.

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Duchess of Edinburgh 1 March 2023
(1 year, 203 days)
Elizabeth Somerset, 1st Marchioness of Snowdon Royal Peerage
Former Sovereign.
King Edward IX

Marquessates in the Peerage of Great Britain

Shield Title Creation Grantee Reason Notes Monarch
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Marquess of Reading 3 January 2021
(3 years, 261 days)
Victor Stewart, 1st Earl of Pembroke Dissolution Peerage
Extraordinary Service.
Merged into the Crown.
(1 March 2023)
King William V
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Marchioness of Hamilton 3 January 2021
(3 years, 261 days)
Kalara Sherwood, 1st Countess of Halifax Dissolution Peerage Retired.

(30 October 2022)

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Marquess of Grey 13 February 2022
(2 years, 220 days)
Victor Somerset, 1st Earl of Pembroke Dissolution Peerage Merged into the Crown.

(1 October 2022)

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Marquess of Buckingham 20 August 2022
(2 years, 31 days)
James Somerset, 1st Earl of Northumberland Dissolution Peerage
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Marquess of Victoria 1 October 2022
(1 year, 355 days)
Matthew Somerset, 1st Earl of Glasgow Royal Peerage
Former Sovereign.
Merged into the Crown.

(25 June 2023)

Queen Elizabeth III
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Marquess of Snowdon 1 October 2022
(1 year, 355 days)
Horatio Nelson, 1st Earl of Merioneth Accession Peerage Merged into the Crown.

(4 October 2022)

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Marchioness of Snowdon 1 March 2023
(1 year, 203 days)
Elizabeth Somerset, 1st Marchioness of Snowdon Royal Peerage
Former Sovereign.
King Edward IX

Earldoms in the Peerage of Great Britain

Shield Title Creation Grantee Reason Notes Monarch
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Earl of Sussex 14 August 2020
(4 years, 37 days)
Oliver Newman Accession Peerage Merged into the Crown.

(Unknown)

King William V
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Earl of Pembroke 26 October 2020
(3 years, 330 days)
Victor Hanover, 1st Viscount Oxford Dissolution Peerage Merged into the Crown.

(1 October 2022)

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Earl of Halifax 6 February 2021
(3 years, 227 days)
Richard Wright Treaty Peerage Merged into the Crown.

(12 April 2021)

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Earl des Laurentides 8 March 2021
(3 years, 196 days)
Grace de Orléans, 1st Viscountess Prince Edward Island Dissolution Peerage
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Queen Elizabeth III
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King Edward IX
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Viscountcies in the Peerage of Great Britain

Baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain