List of earls

Peerages and baronetcies of Britain and Ireland

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This is a list of 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 created before 1801
5. Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Earls in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801

Earls in the Peerage of England

1. The Earl of Shrewsbury (1442), Earl Talbot (GB 1784) and Earl of Waterford (Ire 1446)
   • Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury
2. The Earl of Derby (1485)
   • Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby
3. The Earl of Huntingdon (1529)
   • William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon
4. The Earl of Pembroke (1551) and Montgomery (1605)
   • William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke
5. The Earl of Devon (1553)
   • Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon
6. The Earl of Lincoln (1572)
   • Robert Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln
7. The Earl of Suffolk (1603) and Berkshire (1626)
   • Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk
8. The Earl of Denbigh (1622) and Desmond (Ire 1628)
   • Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh
9. The Earl of Westmorland (1624)
   • Anthony Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland
10. The Earl of Lindsey (1626) and Abingdon (1682)
    • Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey
11. The Earl of Winchilsea (1628) and Nottingham (1681)
    • Daniel Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea
12. The Earl of Sandwich (1660)
    • John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich
13. The Earl of Essex (1661)
    • Paul Capell, 11th Earl of Essex
14. The Earl of Carlisle (1661)
    • George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle
15. The Earl of Shaftesbury (1672)
    • Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury
16. The Earl of Portland (1689)
    • Timothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland
17. The Earl of Scarbrough (1690)
    • Richard Lumley, 13th Earl of Scarbrough
18. The Earl of Albemarle (1697)
    • Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle
19. The Earl of Coventry (1697)
    • George Coventry, 13th Earl of Coventry
20. The Earl of Jersey (1697)
    • William Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

As can be seen from the list above, the men who are (1) Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, (2) Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, (3) Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon and (4) Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham each hold two earldoms in the peerage of England. There are therefore 24 such earldoms whose holder does not hold a higher peerage.

Earls in the Peerage of Scotland

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

1. The Earl of Crawford (1398) and Balcarres (1651)
   • Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford
2. The Earl of Erroll (1453)
   • Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
3. The Countess of Sutherland (1230 or 1275 or 1347)
   • Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland
4. The Countess of Mar (1114 or 1457)
   • Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar
5. The Earl of Rothes (1458)
   • James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes
6. The Earl of Morton (1458)
   • Stewart Douglas, 22nd Earl of Morton
7. The Earl of Buchan (1469)
   • Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan
8. The Earl of Eglinton (1508) and Winton (UK 1859)
   • Archibald Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton
9. The Earl of Caithness (1455)
   • Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness
10. The Earl of Mar and Kellie (1404 or 1565)
    • James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar
11. The Earl of Moray (1562)
    • John Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray
12. The Earl of Home (1605)
    • David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home
13. The Earl of Perth (1605)
    • John Drummond, 9th Earl of Perth
14. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1606)
    • Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
15. The Earl of Haddington (1619)
    • John Baillie-Hamilton, 13th Earl of Haddington
16. The Earl of Galloway (1623)
    • Randolph Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway
17. The Earl of Lauderdale (1624)
    • Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale
18. The Earl of Lindsay (1633)
    • James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay
19. The Earl of Loudoun (1633)
    • Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun
20. The Earl of Kinnoull (1633)
    • Charles Hay, 16th Earl of Kinnoull
21. The Earl of Elgin (1633) and Kincardine (1643)
    • Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin
22. The Earl of Wemyss (1633) and March (1697)
    • James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss
23. The Earl of Dalhousie (1633)^[1]
    • James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie
24. The Earl of Airlie (1639)
    • David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie
25. The Earl of Leven (1641) and Melville (1690)
    • Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of Leven
26. The Earl of Dysart (1643)
    • John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart
27. The Earl of Selkirk (1646)
    • Presently disclaimed by James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas
28. The Earl of Northesk (1647)
    • Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk
29. The Earl of Dundee (1660)
    • Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee
30. The Earl of Newburgh (1660)
    • Filippo, Prince Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of Newburgh
31. The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1662)
    • Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
32. The Earl of Dundonald (1669)
    • Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald
33. The Earl of Kintore (1677)
    • James Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore
34. The Earl of Dunmore (1686)
    • Malcolm Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore
35. The Earl of Orkney (1696)
    • Oliver St John, 9th Earl of Orkney
36. The Earl of Seafield (1701)
    • Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield
37. The Earl of Stair (1703)
    • John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair
38. The Earl of Rosebery (1703) and Midlothian (UK 1911)
    • Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery
39. The Earl of Glasgow (1703)
    • Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow

Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain

1. The Earl Ferrers (1711)
   • Robert Shirley, 14th Earl Ferrers
2. The Earl of Dartmouth (1711)
   • William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth
3. The Earl of Tankerville (1714)
   • Peter Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville
4. The Earl of Aylesford (1714)
   • Charles Finch-Knightley, 12th Earl of Aylesford
5. The Earl of Macclesfield (1721)
   • Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield
6. The Earl Waldegrave (1729)
   • James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave
7. The Earl of Harrington (1742)
   • Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington
8. The Earl of Portsmouth (1743)
   • Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth
9. The Earl of Warwick (1759) and Brooke (1746)
   • Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick
10. The Earl of Buckinghamshire (1746)
    • George Hobart-Hampden, 10th Earl of Buckinghamshire
11. The Earl of Guilford (1752)
    • Piers North, 10th Earl of Guilford
12. The Earl of Hardwicke (1754)
    • Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke
13. The Earl of Ilchester (1756)
    • Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester
14. The Earl De La Warr (1761)
    • William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr
15. The Earl of Radnor (1765)
    • William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor
16. The Earl Spencer (1765)
    • Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
17. The Earl Bathurst (1772)
    • Allen Bathurst, 9th Earl Bathurst
18. The Earl of Clarendon (1776)
    • George Villiers, 8th Earl of Clarendon
19. The Earl of Mansfield (1776) and Mansfield (1792)
    • Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
20. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1789)
    • Robert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
21. The Earl Fortescue (1789)
    • Charles Fortescue, 8th Earl Fortescue
22. The Earl of Carnarvon (1793)
    • George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon
23. The Earl Cadogan (1800)
    • Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan
24. The Earl of Malmesbury (1800)
    • James Harris, 7th Earl of Malmesbury

Earls in the Peerage of Ireland

Earls of Ireland created after 1801 yield precedence to older Earldoms of the United Kingdom

1. The Earl of Cork (1620) and Orrery (1660)
   • John Boyle, 15th Earl of Cork
2. The Earl of Westmeath (1621)
   • William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath
3. The Earl of Meath (1627)
   • John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath
4. The Earl of Cavan (1647)
   • Roger Lambart, 13th Earl of Cavan
5. The Earl of Drogheda (1661)
   • Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
6. The Earl of Granard (1684)
   • Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard
7. The Earl of Darnley (1725)
   • Adam Bligh, 11th Earl of Darnley
8. The Earl of Bessborough (1739)
   • Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough
9. The Earl of Carrick (1748)
   • David Butler, 10th Earl of Carrick
10. The Earl of Shannon (1756)
    • Richard Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon
11. The Earl of Arran (1762)
    • Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran
12. The Earl of Courtown (1762)
    • James Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown
13. The Earl of Mexborough (1766)
    • John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough
14. The Earl Winterton (1766)
    • David Turnour, 8th Earl Winterton
15. The Earl of Kingston (1768)
    • Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston
16. The Earl of Roden (1771)
    • Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden
17. The Earl of Lisburne (1776)
    • David Vaughan, 9th Earl of Lisburne
18. The Earl of Clanwilliam (1776)
    • Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam
19. The Earl of Antrim (1785)
    • Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim
20. The Earl of Longford (1785)
    • Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford
21. The Earl of Portarlington (1785)
    • George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington
22. The Earl of Mayo (1785)
    • Charles Bourke, 11th Earl of Mayo
23. The Earl Annesley (1789)
    • Michael Annesley, 12th Earl Annesley
24. The Earl of Enniskillen (1789)
    • Andrew Cole, 7th Earl of Enniskillen
25. The Earl Erne (1789)
    • John Crichton, 7th Earl Erne
26. The Earl of Lucan (1795)
    • George Bingham, 8th Earl of Lucan
27. The Earl Belmore (1797)
    • John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore
28. The Earl Castle Stewart (1800)
    • Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart
29. The Earl of Donoughmore (1800)
    • Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore
30. The Earl of Caledon (1800)
    • Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon
31. The Earl of Limerick (1803)
    • Edmund Pery, 7th Earl of Limerick
32. The Earl of Clancarty (1803)
    • Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty
33. The Earl of Gosford (1806)
    • Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford
34. The Earl of Rosse (1806)
    • Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse
35. The Earl of Normanton (1806)
    • Shaun Agar, 6th Earl of Normanton
36. The Earl of Kilmorey (1822)
    • Sir Richard Needham (6th Earl of Kilmory)
37. The Earl of Listowel (1822)
    • Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel
38. The Earl of Norbury (1827)
    • Richard Graham-Toler, 7th Earl of Norbury
39. The Earl of Ranfurly (1831)
    • Gerald Knox, 7th Earl of Ranfurly

Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Precedence of Irish Earldoms shown in italics.

1. The Earl of Rosslyn (1801)
   • Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn
2. The Earl of Craven (1801)
   • Benjamin Craven, 9th Earl of Craven
3. The Earl of Onslow (1801)
   • Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow
4. The Earl of Romney (1801)
   • Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney
5. The Earl of Chichester (1801)
   • John Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester
6. The Earl of Wilton (1801)
   • Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton

   The Earl of Limerick (Ireland)

   The Earl of Clancarty (Ireland)

7. The Earl of Powis (1804)
   • John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis
8. The Earl Nelson (1805)
   • Simon Nelson, 10th Earl Nelson

   The Earl of Gosford (Ireland)

   The Earl of Rosse (Ireland)

   The Earl of Normanton (Ireland)

9. The Earl Grey (1806)
   • Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey
10. The Earl of Lonsdale (1807)
    • Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale
11. The Earl of Harrowby (1809)
    • Dudley Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby
12. The Earl of Harewood (1812)
    • David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood
13. The Earl of Minto (1813)
    • Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto
14. The Earl Cathcart (1814)
    • Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart
15. The Earl of Verulam (1815)
    • John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam
16. The Earl of Saint Germans (1815)
    • Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans
17. The Earl of Morley (1815)
    • Mark Parker, 7th Earl of Morley
18. The Earl of Bradford (1815)
    • Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford
19. The Earl of Eldon (1821)
    • John Scott, 5th Earl of Eldon
20. The Earl Howe (1821)
    • Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe
21. The Earl of Stradbroke (1821)
    • Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke
22. The Earl Temple of Stowe (1822)
    • Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 8th Earl Temple of Stowe

    The Earl of Kilmorey (Ireland)

    The Earl of Listowel (Ireland)

    The Earl of Norbury (Ireland)

23. The Earl Cawdor (1827)
    • Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor

    The Earl of Ranfurly (Ireland)

24. The Earl of Lichfield (1831)
    • Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield
25. The Earl of Durham (1833)
    • Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham
26. The Earl Granville (1833)
    • Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville
27. The Earl of Effingham (1837)
    • David Howard, 7th Earl of Effingham
28. The Earl of Ducie (1837)
    • David Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie
29. The Earl of Yarborough (1837)
    • Charles John Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough
30. The Earl of Leicester (1837)
    • Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester
31. The Earl of Lovelace (1838)
    • Peter King, 5th Earl of Lovelace
32. The Earl of Gainsborough (1841)
    • Anthony Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough
33. The Earl of Strafford (1847)
    • Thomas Byng, 8th Earl of Strafford
34. The Earl of Cottenham (1850)
    • Mark Pepys, 9th Earl of Cottenham
35. The Earl Cowley (1857)
    • Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley
36. The Earl of Dudley (1860)
    • David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley
37. The Earl Russell (1861)
    • John Russell, 7th Earl Russell
38. The Earl of Cromartie (1861)
    • John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie
39. The Earl of Kimberley (1866)
    • John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley
40. The Earl of Wharncliffe (1876)
    • Richard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe
41. The Earl Cairns (1878)
    • Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns
42. The Earl of Lytton (1880)
    • John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton
43. The Earl of Selborne (1882)
    • John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne
44. The Earl of Iddesleigh (1885)
    • John Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh
45. The Earl of Cranbrook (1892)
    • Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook
46. The Earl of Cromer (1901)
    • Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer
47. The Earl of Plymouth (1905)
    • Other Windsor-Clive, 3rd Earl of Plymouth
48. The Earl of Liverpool (1905)
    • Edward Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool
49. The Earl Saint Aldwyn (1915)
    • Michael Hicks Beach, 3rd Earl Saint Aldwyn
50. The Earl Beatty (1919)
    • David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty
51. The Earl Haig (1919)
    • Alexander Haig, 3rd Earl Haig
52. The Earl of Iveagh (1919)
    • Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh
53. The Earl of Balfour (1922)
    • Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour
54. The Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1925)
    • Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith
55. The Earl Jellicoe (1925)
    • Patrick Jellicoe, 3rd Earl Jellicoe
56. The Earl of Inchcape (1929)
    • Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape
57. The Earl Peel (1929)^[2]
    • William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
58. The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1937)
    • Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
59. The Earl of Halifax (1944)
    • Charles Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax
60. The Earl of Gowrie (1945)
    • Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie
61. The Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (1945)
    • David Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor
62. The Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1947)
    • Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma
63. The Earl Alexander of Tunis (1952)
    • Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis
64. The Earl of Swinton (1955)
    • Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton
65. The Earl Attlee (1955)
    • John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee
66. The Earl of Woolton (1956)
    • Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton
67. The Earl of Snowdon (1961)
    • Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
68. The Earl of Stockton (1984)
    • Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton
69. The Earl of Wessex (1999)^[3]
    • Prince Edward, 1st Earl of Wessex

See also

• British nobility
• List of earldoms

References

1. 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.
2. As the current Lord Chamberlain of the Household, The Earl Peel ranks higher in precedence than he would by virtue of the seniority of his Earldom alone.
3. As a younger son of the British Sovereign, HRH The Earl of Wessex ranks higher in precedence than he would by virtue of the seniority of his Earldom alone.