List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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This is a list of the 191 present and extant earls in the Peerages of the England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" earldoms as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of earldoms.

Order of precedence

Heraldic representation of the Coronet of a British Earl

The general order of precedence among earls is:

  1. Earls in the Peerage of England
  2. Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
  3. Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain
  4. Earls in the Peerage of Ireland
  5. Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Earls in the Peerages of Britain and Ireland

Number Title Date of creation Arms Current holder Peerage Subsidiary Titles
1 The Earl of Shrewsbury 1442 25px Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury England Earl Talbot (Great Britain 1784)

Earl of Waterford (Ireland 1446)
2 The Earl of Derby 1485 25px Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby England
3 The Earl of Huntingdon 1529 25px William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon England
4 The Earl of Pembroke 1551 25px William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke England Earl of Montgomery (England 1605)
5 The Earl of Devon 1553 27px Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon England
6 The Earl of Lincoln 1572 25px Robert Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln England
7 The Earl of Suffolk 1603 Earl of Suffolk COA.svg Alexander Howard, 22nd Earl of Suffolk England Earl of Berkshire (England 1626)
8 The Earl of Denbigh 1622 25px Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh England Earl of Desmond (Ireland 1628)
9 The Earl of Westmorland 1624 25px Anthony Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland England
10 The Earl of Lindsey 1626 Earl of Lindsey COA.svg Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey England Earl of Abingdon (England 1682)
11 The Earl of Winchilsea 1628 Earl of Winchilsea Nottingham COA.svg Daniel Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea England Earl of Nottingham (England 1681)
12 The Earl of Sandwich 1660 Earl of Sandwich COA.svg John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich England
13 The Earl of Essex 1661 Earl of Essex COA.svg Paul Capell, 11th Earl of Essex England
14 The Earl of Carlisle 1661 Earl of Carlisle COA.svg George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle England
15 The Earl of Shaftesbury 1672 Earl of Shaftesbury.svg Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury England
16 The Earl of Portland 1689 25px Timothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland England
17 The Earl of Scarbrough 1690 Earl of Scarbrough COA.svg Richard Lumley, 13th Earl of Scarbrough England
18 The Earl of Albemarle 1697 25px Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle England
19 The Earl of Coventry 1697 25px George Coventry, 13th Earl of Coventry England
20 The Earl of Jersey 1697 25px William Child-Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey England
21 The Earl of Crawford 1398 25px Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford[Notes 1][1] Scotland Earl of Balcarres (Scotland 1651)
22 The Earl of Erroll 1453 25px Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll Scotland
23 The Earl of Sutherland 1230 or 1275 or 1347 25px Alastair Sutherland, 25th Earl of Sutherland Scotland
24 The Countess of Mar 1114 or 1457 Blason Comtes de Mar.svg Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar Scotland
25 The Earl of Rothes 1458 25px James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes Scotland
26 The Earl of Morton 1458 25px Stewart Douglas, 22nd Earl of Morton Scotland
27 The Earl of Buchan 1469 Earl of Buchan(Erskine) COA.svg Henry Erskine, 18th Earl of Buchan Scotland
28 The Earl of Eglinton 1508 Earl of Eglinton and Winton arms.svg Hugh Montgomerie, 19th Earl of Eglinton Scotland Earl of Winton (UK 1859)
29 The Earl of Caithness 1455 25px Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness Scotland
30 The Earl of Mar and Kellie 1404 or 1565 Earl of Mar and Kellie COA.svg James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar Scotland
31 The Earl of Moray 1562 Moray Coat of Arms.svg John Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray Scotland
32 The Earl of Home 1605 25px Michael Douglas-Home, 16th Earl of Home Scotland
33 The Earl of Perth 1605 Earl of Perth arms.svg John Eric Drummond, 9th Earl of Perth Scotland
34 The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 1606 25px Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Scotland Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (UK 1937)
35 The Earl of Haddington 1619 Earl of Haddington.svg George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington Scotland
36 The Earl of Galloway 1623 25px Andrew Stewart, 14th Earl of Galloway Scotland
37 The Earl of Lauderdale 1624 Earl of Lauderdale arms.svg Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale Scotland
38 The Earl of Lindsay 1633 25px James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay Scotland
39 The Earl of Loudoun 1633 Earl of Loundoun (Abney-Hastings) COA.svg Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun Scotland
40 The Earl of Kinnoull 1633 Hay-Drummond coat of arms.svg Charles Hay, 16th Earl of Kinnoull Scotland
41 The Earl of Elgin 1633 25px Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin Scotland Earl of Kincardine (Scotland 1647)
42 The Earl of Wemyss 1633 25px James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss Scotland Earl of March (Scotland 1697)
43 The Earl of Dalhousie 1633[2] Earl of Dalhousie arms.svg James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie Scotland
44 The Earl of Airlie 1639 25px David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie Scotland
45 The Earl of Leven 1641 Earl of Leven COA.svg Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of Leven Scotland Earl of Melville (Scotland 1690)
46 The Earl of Dysart 1643 Earl of Dysart COA.svg John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart Scotland
47 The Earl of Selkirk 1646 25px Presently disclaimed by James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas Scotland
48 The Earl of Northesk 1647 25px Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk Scotland
49 The Earl of Dundee 1660 25px Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee Scotland
50 The Earl of Newburgh 1660 Coa fam ITA rospigliosi.jpg
[3]		 Filippo, 11th Prince Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of Newburgh Scotland
51 The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell 1662 25px Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell Scotland
52 The Earl of Dundonald 1669 Dundonald new.svg Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald Scotland
53 The Earl of Kintore 1677 Earl of Kintore COA.svg James Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore Scotland
54 The Earl of Dunmore 1686 Earl of Dunmore COA.svg Malcolm Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore Scotland
55 The Earl of Orkney 1696 Earl of Orkney COA.svg Peter St John, 9th Earl of Orkney Scotland
56 The Earl of Seafield 1701 Earl of Seafield arms.svg Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield Scotland
57 The Earl of Stair 1703 Earl of Stair COA.svg John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair Scotland
58 The Earl of Rosebery 1703 Earl of Rosebery COA.svg Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery Scotland Earl of Midlothian (UK 1911)
59 The Earl of Glasgow 1703 Earl of glasgow.svg Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow Scotland
60 The Earl Ferrers 1711 25px Robert Shirley, 14th Earl Ferrers Great Britain
61 The Earl of Dartmouth 1711 Earl of Dartmouth COA.svg William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth Great Britain
62 The Earl of Tankerville 1714 Earl of Tankerville COA.svg Peter Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville Great Britain
63 The Earl of Aylesford 1714 Earl of Aylesford COA.svg Charles Finch-Knightley, 12th Earl of Aylesford Great Britain
64 The Earl of Macclesfield 1721 25px Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield Great Britain
65 The Earl Waldegrave 1729 25px James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave Great Britain
66 The Earl of Harrington 1742 Earl of Harrington COA.svg Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington Great Britain
67 The Earl of Portsmouth 1743 25px Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth Great Britain
68 The Earl of Warwick 1759 25px Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick Great Britain
69 The Earl of Buckinghamshire 1746 Coat of Arms of the Earl of Buckinghamshire.svg George Hobart-Hampden, 10th Earl of Buckinghamshire Great Britain
70 The Earl of Guilford 1752 25px Piers North, 10th Earl of Guilford Great Britain
71 The Earl of Hardwicke 1754 25px Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke Great Britain
72 The Earl of Ilchester 1756 Earl of Ilchester COA.svg Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester Great Britain
73 The Earl De La Warr 1761 25px William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr Great Britain
74 The Earl of Radnor 1765 Earl of Radnor COA.svg William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor Great Britain
75 The Earl Spencer 1765 Spencer Arms.svg Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer Great Britain
76 The Earl Bathurst 1772 Charles Bathurst Arms.svg Allen Bathurst, 9th Earl Bathurst Great Britain
77 The Earl of Clarendon 1776 25px George Villiers, 8th Earl of Clarendon Great Britain
78 The Earl of Mansfield 1776 Earl of Mansfield COA.svg Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield Great Britain
79 The Earl Talbot 1784 25px Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 7th Earl Talbot Great Britain
80 The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 1789 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe COA.svg Piers Edgcumbe, 9th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Great Britain
81 The Earl Fortescue 1789 25px Charles Fortescue, 8th Earl Fortescue Great Britain
82 The Earl of Carnarvon 1793 25px George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon Great Britain
83 The Earl Cadogan 1800 25px Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan Great Britain
84 The Earl of Malmesbury 1800 Earl of Malmesbury COA.svg James Harris, 7th Earl of Malmesbury Great Britain
85 The Earl of Cork 1620 25px John Boyle, 15th Earl of Cork Ireland Earl of Orrery (Ireland 1660)
86 The Earl of Westmeath 1621 25px William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath Ireland
87 The Earl of Meath 1627 25px John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath Ireland
88 The Earl of Cavan 1647 Earl of Cavan COA.svg Roger Lambart, 13th Earl of Cavan Ireland
89 The Earl of Drogheda 1661 25px Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda Ireland
90 The Earl of Granard 1684 Lord Forbes arms.svg Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard Ireland
91 The Earl of Darnley 1725 Earl of Darnley COA.svg Ivo Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley Ireland
92 The Earl of Bessborough 1739 25px Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough Ireland Earl of Bessborough (UK 1937)
93 The Earl of Carrick 1748 25px (Arion) Thomas Piers Hamilton Butler, 11th Earl of Carrick Ireland
94 The Earl of Shannon 1756 25px Richard Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon Ireland
95 The Earl of Arran 1762 25px Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran Ireland
96 The Earl of Courtown 1762 25px Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown Ireland
97 The Earl of Mexborough 1766 Earl of Mexborough COA.svg John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough Ireland
98 The Earl Winterton 1766 Earl of Winterton COA.svg David Turnour, 8th Earl Winterton Ireland
99 The Earl of Kingston 1768 Earl of Kingston COA.svg Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston Ireland
100 The Earl of Roden 1771 Earl of Roden COA.svg Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden Ireland
101 The Earl of Lisburne 1776 25px David Vaughan, 9th Earl of Lisburne Ireland
102 The Earl of Clanwilliam 1776 Earl of Clanwilliam COA.svg Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam Ireland
103 The Earl of Antrim 1785 25px Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim Ireland
104 The Earl of Longford 1785 Earl of Longford COA.svg Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford Ireland
105 The Earl of Portarlington 1785 Earl of Portarlington COA.svg George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington Ireland
106 The Earl of Mayo 1785 25px Charles Bourke, 11th Earl of Mayo Ireland
107 The Earl Annesley 1789 25px Michael Annesley, 12th Earl Annesley Ireland
108 The Earl of Enniskillen 1789 25px Andrew Cole, 7th Earl of Enniskillen Ireland
109 The Earl Erne 1789 25px John Crichton, 7th Earl Erne Ireland
110 The Earl of Lucan 1795 25px George Bingham, 8th Earl of Lucan Ireland
111 The Earl Belmore 1797 Earl of Belmore COA.svg John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore Ireland
112 The Earl Castle Stewart 1800 Earl of Castle Stewart COA.svg Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart Ireland
113 The Earl of Donoughmore 1800 Earl of Donoughmore COA.svg Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore Ireland
114 The Earl of Caledon 1800 25px Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon Ireland
115 The Earl of Limerick 1803 Earl of Limerick COA.svg Edmund Pery, 7th Earl of Limerick Ireland
116 The Earl of Clancarty 1803 Earl of Clancarty COA.svg Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty Ireland
117 The Earl of Gosford 1806 Earl of Gosford COA.svg Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford Ireland
118 The Earl of Rosse 1806 Earl of Rosse COA.svg Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse Ireland
119 The Earl of Normanton 1806 25px James Agar, 7th Earl of Normanton Ireland
120 The Earl of Kilmorey 1822 25px Sir Richard Needham (6th Earl of Kilmorey) Ireland
121 The Earl of Listowel 1822 25px Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel Ireland
122 The Earl of Norbury 1827 Earl of Norbury COA.svg Richard Graham-Toler, 7th Earl of Norbury Ireland
123 The Earl of Ranfurly 1831 25px Edward Knox, 8th Earl of Ranfurly Ireland
124 The Earl of Rosslyn 1801 25px Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn United Kingdom
125 The Earl of Craven 1801 25px Benjamin Craven, 9th Earl of Craven United Kingdom
126 The Earl of Onslow 1801 25px Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow United Kingdom
127 The Earl of Romney 1801 Earl of Romney COA.svg Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney United Kingdom
128 The Earl of Chichester 1801 25px John Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester United Kingdom
129 The Earl of Wilton 1801 Earl of Wilton COA.svg Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton United Kingdom
130 The Earl of Powis 1804 25px John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis United Kingdom
131 The Earl Nelson 1805 25px Simon Nelson, 10th Earl Nelson United Kingdom
132 The Earl Grey 1806 25px Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey United Kingdom
133 The Earl of Lonsdale 1807 25px William Lowther, 9th Earl of Lonsdale United Kingdom
134 The Earl of Harrowby 1809 Earl of Harrowby COA.svg Conroy Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby United Kingdom
135 The Earl of Harewood 1812 25px David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood United Kingdom
136 The Earl of Minto 1813 Earl of Minto COA.svg Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto United Kingdom
137 The Earl Cathcart 1814 25px Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart United Kingdom
138 The Earl of Verulam 1815 Earl of Verulam COA.svg John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam United Kingdom
139 The Earl of Saint Germans 1815 25px Albert Elliot, 11th Earl of Saint Germans United Kingdom
140 The Earl of Morley 1815 25px Mark Parker, 7th Earl of Morley United Kingdom
141 The Earl of Bradford 1815 Earl of Bradford COA.svg Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford United Kingdom
142 The Earl of Eldon 1821 Earl of Eldon COA.svg John Scott, 6th Earl of Eldon United Kingdom
143 The Earl Howe 1821 25px Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe United Kingdom
144 The Earl of Stradbroke 1821 Earl of Stradbroke COA.svg Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke United Kingdom
145 The Earl Temple of Stowe 1822 Earl Temple of Stowe COA.svg Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 8th Earl Temple of Stowe United Kingdom
146 The Earl Cawdor 1827 Earl of Cawdor COA.svg Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor United Kingdom
147 The Earl of Lichfield 1831 Earl of Lichfield COA.svg Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield United Kingdom
148 The Earl of Durham 1833 Earl of Durham COA.svg Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham United Kingdom
149 The Earl Granville 1833 LevesonGowerEarlGranvilleArms.png Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville United Kingdom
150 The Earl of Effingham 1837 25px David Howard, 7th Earl of Effingham United Kingdom
151 The Earl of Ducie 1837 Earl of Ducie COA.svg David Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie United Kingdom
152 The Earl of Yarborough 1837 25px Charles Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough United Kingdom
153 The Earl of Leicester 1837 25px Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester United Kingdom
154 The Earl of Gainsborough 1841 25px Anthony Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough United Kingdom
155 The Earl of Strafford 1847 25px William Byng, 9th Earl of Strafford United Kingdom
156 The Earl of Cottenham 1850 Earl of Cottenham COA.svg Mark Pepys, 9th Earl of Cottenham United Kingdom
157 The Earl Cowley 1857 Earl of Cowley COA.svg Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley United Kingdom
158 The Earl of Dudley 1860 25px David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley United Kingdom
159 The Earl Russell 1861 25px John Russell, 7th Earl Russell United Kingdom
160 The Earl of Cromartie 1861 25px John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie United Kingdom
161 The Earl of Kimberley 1866 25px John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley United Kingdom
162 The Earl of Wharncliffe 1876 Earl of Wharncliffe COA.svg Richard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe United Kingdom
163 The Earl Cairns 1878 25px Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns United Kingdom
164 The Earl of Lytton 1880 COA of Bulwer-Lytton.svg John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton United Kingdom
165 The Earl of Selborne 1882 25px William Palmer, 5th Earl of Selborne United Kingdom
166 The Earl of Iddesleigh 1885 25px John Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh United Kingdom
167 The Earl of Cranbrook 1892 Earl of Cranbrook COA.svg Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook United Kingdom
168 The Earl of Cromer 1901 Earl of Cromer COA.svg Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer United Kingdom
169 The Earl of Plymouth 1905 Earl of Plymouth COA.svg Ivor Edward Other Windsor-Clive, 4th Earl of Plymouth United Kingdom
170 The Earl of Liverpool 1905 Foljambe E of Liverpool.svg Edward Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool United Kingdom
171 The Earl Saint Aldwyn 1915 Earl of Saint Aldwyn COA.svg Michael Hicks Beach, 3rd Earl Saint Aldwyn United Kingdom
172 The Earl Beatty 1919 Earl of Beatty COA.svg David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty United Kingdom
173 The Earl Haig 1919 25px Alexander Haig, 3rd Earl Haig United Kingdom
174 The Earl of Iveagh 1919 25px Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh United Kingdom
175 The Earl of Balfour 1922 25px Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour United Kingdom
176 The Earl of Oxford and Asquith 1925 25px Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith United Kingdom
177 The Earl Jellicoe 1925 John Jellicoe Arms.svg Patrick Jellicoe, 3rd Earl Jellicoe United Kingdom
178 The Earl of Inchcape 1929 Earl of Inchcape COA.svg Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape United Kingdom
179 The Earl Peel 1929 Earl Peel COA.svg William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel United Kingdom
180 The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 1937 Earl of Baldwin of Bewdley.svg Benedict Baldwin, 5th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley United Kingdom
181 The Earl of Halifax 1944 The Earl of Halifax CoA.png Peter Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax United Kingdom
182 The Earl of Gowrie 1945 25px Brer Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie United Kingdom
183 The Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor 1945 25px David Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor United Kingdom
184 The Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1947 25px Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma United Kingdom
185 The Earl Alexander of Tunis 1952 25px Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis United Kingdom
186 The Earl of Swinton 1955 25px Mark Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton United Kingdom
187 The Earl Attlee 1955 25px John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee United Kingdom
188 The Earl of Woolton 1956 Earl of Woolton COA.svg Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton United Kingdom
189 The Earl of Snowdon 1961 25px David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon United Kingdom
190 The Earl of Stockton 1984 25px Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton United Kingdom
191 The Earl of Wessex 1999 Arms of Edward, Earl of Wessex.svg Prince Edward, 1st Earl of Wessex United Kingdom


Note: The precedence of the older Scottish earldoms is determined by the Decreet of Ranking of 1606, and not by seniority.

List of heirs of Earls in the Peerages of the British Isles

Heirs apparent

Peerage of England

1. James Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre, eldest son of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford

2. Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley, eldest son of the Earl of Derby

3. Reginald Herbert, Lord Herbert, eldest son of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery

4. Jack Courtenay, Lord Courtenay, eldest son of the Earl of Devon

5. Arthur Howard, Viscount Andover, eldest son of the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire

6. Peregrine Feilding, Viscount Feilding, eldest son of the Earl of Denbigh and Desmond

7. Henry Bertie, Lord Norreys, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon

8. Tobias Finch-Hatton, Viscount Maidstone, eldest son of the Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham

9. Luke Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke, eldest son of the Earl of Sandwich

10. Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, eldest son of the Earl of Shaftesbury

11. William Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock, eldest son of the Earl of Portland

12. Augustus Keppel, Viscount Bury, eldest son of the Earl of Albemarle

13. George Child-Villiers, Viscount Villiers, eldest son of the Earl of Jersey

Peerage of Scotland

14. Anthony Lindsay, Lord Balniel, eldest son of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres

15. Harry Hay, Lord Hay, eldest son of the Earl of Erroll

16. John Douglas, Lord Aberdour, eldest son of the Earl of Morton

17. Alexander Erskine, Lord Cardross, eldest son of the Earl of Buchan

18. Rhuridh Montgomerie, Lord Montgomerie, eldest son of the Earl of Eglinton and Winton

19. Alexander Sinclair, Lord Berriedale, eldest son of the Earl of Caithness

20. James Stuart, Lord Doune, eldest son of the Earl of Moray

21. James Drummond, Viscount of Strathallan, eldest son of the Earl of Perth

22. Alexander Patrick Stewart, Lord Darlies, eldest son of the Earl of Galloway

23. John Maitland, Viscount Maitland, eldest son of the Earl of Lauderdale

24. William Lindesay-Bethume, Viscount Garnock, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsay

25. William Hay, Viscount Dupplin, eldest son of the Earl of Kinnoull

26. Charles Bruce, Lord Bruce, eldest son of the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine

27. Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho, eldest son of the Earl of Wemyss and March

28. Simon Ramsay, Lord Ramsay, eldest son of the Earl of Dalhousie

29. Davis Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy, eldest son of the Earl of Airlie

30. James Grant of Rothiemurchus, Lord Huntingtower, eldest son of the Earl of Dysart

31. John Douglas-Hamilton, Lord Daer, eldest son of the Earl of Selkirk

32. Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, Lord Scrymgeour, eldest son of the Earl of Dundee

33. David Hope-Johnstone, Lord Johnstone, eldest son of the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell

34. Archibald Cochrane, Lord Cochrane, eldest son of the Earl of Dundonald

35. Tristan Keith, Lord Inverurie, eldest son of the Earl of Kintore

36. Oliver St John, Viscount Kirkwall, eldest son of the Earl of Orkney

37. James Studley, Viscount Reidhaven, eldest son of the Earl of Seafield

38. John Dalrymple, Viscount Dalrymple, eldest son of the Earl of Stair

39. Harry Primrose, Lord Dalmeny, eldest son of the Earl of Rosebery and Midlothian

40. David Boyle, Viscount of Kelburn, eldest son of the Earl of Glasgow

Peerage of Great Britain

41. William Shirley, Viscount Tamworth, eldest son of the Earl Ferrers

42. James Finch-Knightley, Lord Guernsey, eldest son of the Earl of Aylesford

43. Edward Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton, eldest son of the Earl Waldegrave

44. William Stanhope, Viscount Petersham, eldest son of the Earl of Harrington

45. Oliver Wallop, Viscount Lymington, eldest son of the Earl of Portsmouth

46. Charles Greville, Lord Brooke, eldest son of the Earl of Warwick

47. Frederick North, Lord North, eldest son of the Earl of Guilford

48. Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, eldest son of the Earl of Hardwick

49. Simon Fox-Strangways, Lord Stavordale, eldest son of the Earl of Ilchester

50. William Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, eldest son of the Earl De La Warr

51. Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, Viscount Folkstone, eldest son of the Earl of Radnor

52. Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, eldest son of the Earl Spencer

53. Benjamin Bathurst, Lord Apsley, eldest son of the Earl Bathurst

54. Edward Villiers, Lord Hyde, eldest son of the Earl of Clarendon

55. William Murray, Viscount Stormont, eldest son of the Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield

56. William Herbert, Lord Porchester, eldest son of the Earl of Carnarvon

57. George Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea, eldest son of the Earl Cadogan

58. James Harris, Viscount FitzHarris, eldest son of the Earl of Malmesbury

Peerage of Ireland

59. Jonathan Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, eldest son of the Earl of Cork and Orrery

60. Sean Nugent, Lord Delvin, eldest son of the Earl of Westmeath

61. Anthony Brabazon, Lord Ardee, eldest son of the Earl of Meath

62. Benjamin Moore, Viscount Moore, eldest son of the Earl of Drogheda

63. Jonathan Forbes, Viscount Forbes, eldest son of the Earl of Granard

64. Ivo Bligh, Lord Clifton, eldest son of the Earl of Darnley

65. Frederick Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, eldest son of the Earl of Bessborough

66. James Stopford, Viscount Stopford, eldest son of the Earl of Courtown

67. John Savile, Viscount Pollington, eldest son of the Earl of Mexborough

68. Charles King-Tenison, Viscount Kingsborough, eldest son of the Earl of Kingston

69. Shane Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn, eldest son of the Earl of Roden

70. John Meade, Lord Gillford, eldest son of the Earl of Clanwilliam

71. Randal McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce, eldest son of the Earl of Antrim

72. Edward Pakenham, Lord Silchester, eldest son of the Earl of Longford

73. Charles Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow, eldest son of the Earl of Portarlington

74. Richard Bourke, Lord Naas, eldest son of the Earl of Mayo

75. Michael Annesley, Viscount Glerawly, eldest son of the Earl Annesley

76. Charles Bingham, Lord Bingham, eldest son of the Earl of Lucan

77. John Lowry-Corry, Viscount Corry, eldest son of the Earl Belmore

78. Andrew Stuart, Viscount Stuart, eldest son of the Earl Castle Stewart

79. John Hely-Hutchinson, Viscount Suirdale, eldest son of the Earl of Donoughmore

80. Frederick Alexander, Viscount Alexander, eldest son of the Earl of Caledon

Peerage of the United Kingdom (also includes heirs apparent for Irish peerages created after 1800)

81. Jamie St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough, eldest son of the Earl of Rosslyn

82. David Marsham, Viscount Marsham, eldest son of the Earl of Romney

83. Julian Grosvenor, Viscount Grey de Wilton, eldest son of the Earl of Wilton

84. Felix Pery, Viscount Glentworth, eldest son of the Earl of Limerick

85. Jonathan Herbert, Viscount Clive, eldest son of the Earl of Powis

86. Thomas Nelson, Viscount Merton, eldest son of the Earl Nelson

87. Lawrence Parsons, Lord Oxmantown, eldest son of the Earl of Rosse (Peerage of Ireland)

88. Arthur Agar, Viscount Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of Normanton (Peerage of Ireland)

89. Alexander Grey, Viscount Howick, eldest son of the Earl Grey

90. Dudley Ryder, Viscount Sandon, eldest son of the Earl of Harrowby

91. Alexander Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles, eldest son of the Earl of Harewood

92. Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Viscount Melgund, eldest son of the Earl of Minto

93. Alan Cathcart, Lord Greenock, eldest son of the Earl of Cathcart

94. James Grimston, Viscount Grimston, eldest son of the Earl of Verulam

95. Alexander Bridgeman, Viscount Newport, eldest son of the Earl of Bradford

96. John Scott, Viscount Encombe, eldest son of the Earl of Eldon

97. Thomas Curzon, Viscount Curzon, eldest son of the Earl Howe

98. Robert Rous, Viscount Dunwich, eldest son of the Earl of Stradbroke

99. Robert Needham, Viscount Newry and Mourne, eldest son of the Earl of Kilmorey (Peerage of Ireland)

100. James Campbell, Viscount Emlyn, eldest son of the Earl Cawdor

101. Adam Knox, Viscount Northland, eldest son of the Earl of Ranfurly (Peerage of Ireland)

102. Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson, eldest son of the Earl of Lichfield

103. Frederick Lambton, Viscount Lambton, eldest son of the Earl of Durham

104. Granville Leveson-Gower, Lord Leveson, eldest son of the Earl Granville

105. Edward Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham, eldest son of the Earl of Effingham

106. James Moreton, Lord Moreton, eldest son of the Earl of Ducie

107. George Pelham, Lord Worsley, eldest son of the Earl of Yarborough

108. Edward Coke, Viscount Coke, eldest son of the Earl of Leicester

109. Henry Noel, Viscount Campden, eldest son of the Earl of Gainsborough

110. Samuel Byng, Viscount Enfield, eldest son of the Earl of Strafford

111. Charles Pepys, Viscount Crowhurst, eldest son of the Earl of Cottenham

112. Henry Wellesley, Viscount Dangan, eldest son of the Earl Cowley

113. Colin Mackenzie, Viscount Tarbat, eldest son of the Earl of Cromartie

114. David Wodehouse, Lord Wodehouse, eldest son of the Earl of Kimberley

115. Reed Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, Viscount Carlton, eldest son of the Earl of Wharncliffe

116. Hugh Cairns, Viscount Garmoyle, eldest son of the Earl Cairns

117. Philip Lytton, Viscount Knebworth, eldest son of the Earl of Lytton

118. Alexander Palmer, Viscount Wolmer, eldest son of the Earl of Selborne

119. Thomas Northcote, Viscount St Cyres, eldest son of the Earl of Iddesleigh

120. John Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway, eldest son of the Earl of Cranbrook

121. Alexander Baring, Viscount Errington, eldest son of the Earl of Cromer

122. Robert Other Ivor Windsor-Clive, Viscount Windsor, eldest son of the Earl of Plymouth

123. Luke Foljambe, Viscount Hawkesbury, eldest son of the Earl of Liverpool

124. Sean Beatty, Viscount Borodale, eldest son of the Earl Beatty

125. Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden, eldest son of the Earl of Iveagh

126. Mark Asquith, Viscount Asquith, eldest son of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith

127. Fergus Mackay, Viscount Glenapp, eldest son of the Earl of Inchcape

128. Ashton Peel, Viscount Clanfield, eldest son of the Earl Peel

129. James Wood, Lord Irwin, eldest son of the Earl of Halifax

130. Heathcote Ruthven, Viscount Ruthven of Canberra, eldest son of the Earl of Gowrie

131. William Lloyd George, Viscount Gwynedd, eldest son of the Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor

132. Nicholas Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne, eldest son of the Earl Mountbatten of Burma

133. William Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham, eldest son of the Earl of Swinton

134. Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, eldest son of the Earl of Snowdon

135. Daniel Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, eldest son of the Earl of Stockton

136. James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn, eldest son of the Earl of Wessex

Heirs presumptive

  1. John Hastings-Bass, brother of the Earl of Huntingdon
  2. William Feinnes-Clinton, brother of the Earl of Lincoln
  3. Harry Fane, brother of the Earl of Westmoreland
  4. William Jennings Capell, fourth cousin once removed of the Earl of Essex
  5. Philip Howard, brother of the Earl of Carlisle
  6. Thomas Lumley, brother of the Earl of Scarborough
  7. David Coventry, nephew of the Earl of Coventry
  8. Rachel Elizabeth Sutherland, eldest daughter of the Earl of Sutherland
  9. Susan of Mar, Mistress of Mar, eldest daughter of the Countess of Mar[4]
  10. Alexander Leslie, brother of the Earl of Rothes
  11. Alexander Erskine, brother of the Earl of Mar and Kellie
  12. Alexander Sholto Douglas-Home, second cousin of the Earl of Home
  13. John Bowes-Lyon, brother of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
  14. Thomas Baillie-Hamilton, fourth cousin once removed of the Earl of Haddington
  15. Marcus Abney-Hastings, half-brother of the Earl of Loudoun
  16. Archibald Leslie-Melville, uncle of the Earl of Leven and Melville
  17. Colin Carnegy, brother of the Earl of Northesk
  18. Princess Benedetta Rospigliosi, Mistress of Newburgh, daughter of the Earl of Newburgh
  19. Geoffrey Murray, brother of the Earl of Dunmore
  20. Rupert Legge, brother of the Earl of Dartmouth
  21. Adrian Bennet, first cousin of the Earl of Tankerville
  22. David Parker, brother of the Earl of Macclesfield
  23. Sir John Hobart, 4th Baronet, fourth cousin once removed of the Earl of Buckinghamshire
  24. Christopher Edgcumbe, brother of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
  25. John Fortescue, first cousin of the Earl Fortescue
  26. Cavan Lambart, cousin of the Earl of Cavan
  27. Piers Butler, brother of the Earl of Carrick
  28. Robert Boyle, second cousin of the Earl of Shannon
  29. William Gore, cousin once removed of the Earl of Arran
  30. Robert Turnour, brother of the Earl Winterton
  31. Michael Vaughn, brother of the Earl of Lisburne
  32. Berkeley Cole, first cousin of the Earl of Enniskillen
  33. Charles Crichton, second cousin once removed of the Earl Erne
  34. Nicholas Acheson, first cousin of the Earl of Gosford
  35. Rupert Craven, first cousin thrice removed of the Earl of Craven
  36. Anthony Onslow, kinsman of the Earl of Onslow
  37. Richard Pelham, second cousin of the Earl of Chichester
  38. James Lowther, half-brother of the Earl of Lonsdale
  39. Louis Eliot, uncle of the Earl of St Germans
  40. Edward Parker, first cousin of the Earl of Morley
  41. Robert Temple-Gore-Langton, brother of the Earl Temple of Stowe
  42. Timothy Hare, brother of the Earl of Listowel
  43. Leander Ward, half-brother of the Earl of Dudley
  44. David Hicks Beach, brother of the Earl of St Aldwyn
  45. Charles Balfour, brother of the Earl of Balfour
  46. James Baldwin, brother of the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
  47. Brian Alexander, brother of the Earl Alexander of Tunis

Earls without heirs

Earl of Clancarty, Earl of Norbury, Earl Russell, Earl Haig, Earl Attlee, and Earl of Woolton

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ As the current Lord Steward of the Household, The Earl of Dalhousie ranks higher in precedence than he would by virtue of the seniority of his Earldom alone.
  3. ↑ Rospigliosi patrilineal arms
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  1. ↑ Current earl has life peerage Baron Balniel, of Pitcorthie in the County of Fife (1975).
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