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Modern laws. The law applicable to a British hereditary peerage depends on which Kingdom it belongs to. Peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom follow English law; the difference between them is that peerages of England were created before the Act of Union 1707, peerages of Great Britain between 1707 and the Union with Ireland in 1800, and peerages of the United Kingdom ...
Pages in category "Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of Great Britain" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. [note 1] It is one of the five divisions of Peerages in the United Kingdom. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century.
In the UK, five peerages co-exist, namely: Peerage of England – titles created by the Kings and Queens of England before the Acts of Union in 1707. Peerage of Scotland – titles created by the Kings and Queens of Scotland before 1707. Peerage of Great Britain – titles created for the Kingdom of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801.
All modern British honours, including peerage dignities, are created directly by the Crown and take effect when letters patent are issued, affixed with the Great Seal of the Realm. The Sovereign is considered to be the fount of honour and, as "the fountain and source of all dignities cannot hold a dignity from himself", [2] cannot hold a British peerage.
Roberts of the Army [482] 1881. Roberts. extinct 1914. first Baronet created Baron Roberts of Kandahar in 1892, which title became extinct in 1914, and Earl Roberts in 1901, which title became extinct in 1955. Robertson of Beaconsfield [107] 1919. Robertson.
This is a list of the present and extant Barons (Lords of Parliament, in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include those extant baronies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerage dignities and are today only seen as subsidiary titles.
