List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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Peerages and baronetcies of Britain and Ireland
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Earls Earldoms
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Barons Baronies
Baronets Baronetcies

This is a list of the 189 present and extant earls in the Peerages of 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[edit]

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 Peerages of Britain and Ireland[edit]

Key
Heir apparent to the peerage
Heir presumptive to the peerage

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Earldom of Mar | Holders of the Earldom". www.earldomofmar.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Current Earl has life peerage Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Rospigliosi patrilineal arms
  1. ^ The Earl of Limerick was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
  2. ^ The Earl of Clancarty was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
  3. ^ The Earl of Gosford was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
  4. ^ The Earl of Rosse was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
  5. ^ The Earl of Normanton was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
  6. ^ The Earl of Kilmorey was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
  7. ^ The Earl of Listowel was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
  8. ^ The Earl of Norbury was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.
  9. ^ The Earl of Ranfurly was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.