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List of earls

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.

Contents

Order of precedence

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)
  2. Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury
  3. The Earl of Derby (1485)
  4. Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby
  5. The Earl of Huntingdon (1529)
  6. William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon
  7. The Earl of Pembroke (1551) and Montgomery (1605)
  8. William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke
  9. The Earl of Devon (1553)
  10. Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon
  11. The Earl of Lincoln (1572)
  12. Robert Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln
  13. The Earl of Suffolk (1603) and Berkshire (1626)
  14. Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk
  15. The Earl of Denbigh (1622) and Desmond (Ire 1628)
  16. Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh
  17. The Earl of Westmorland (1624)
  18. Anthony Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland
  19. The Earl of Lindsey (1626) and Abingdon (1682)
  20. Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey
  21. The Earl of Winchilsea (1628) and Nottingham (1681)
  22. Daniel Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea
  23. The Earl of Sandwich (1660)
  24. John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich
  25. The Earl of Essex (1661)
  26. Paul Capell, 11th Earl of Essex
  27. The Earl of Carlisle (1661)
  28. George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle
  29. The Earl of Shaftesbury (1672)
  30. Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury
  31. The Earl of Portland (1689)
  32. Timothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland
  33. The Earl of Scarbrough (1690)
  34. Richard Lumley, 13th Earl of Scarbrough
  35. The Earl of Albemarle (1697)
  36. Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle
  37. The Earl of Coventry (1697)
  38. George Coventry, 13th Earl of Coventry
  39. The Earl of Jersey (1697)
  40. 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)
  2. Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford
  3. The Earl of Erroll (1453)
  4. Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
  5. The Countess of Sutherland (1230 or 1275 or 1347)
  6. Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland
  7. The Countess of Mar (1114 or 1457)
  8. Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar
  9. The Earl of Rothes (1458)
  10. James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes
  11. The Earl of Morton (1458)
  12. Stewart Douglas, 22nd Earl of Morton
  13. The Earl of Buchan (1469)
  14. Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan
  15. The Earl of Eglinton (1508) and Winton (UK 1859)
  16. Archibald Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton
  17. The Earl of Caithness (1455)
  18. Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness
  19. The Earl of Mar and Kellie (1404 or 1565)
  20. James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar
  21. The Earl of Moray (1562)
  22. John Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray
  23. The Earl of Home (1605)
  24. David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home
  25. The Earl of Perth (1605)
  26. John Eric Drummond, 9th Earl of Perth
  27. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1606)
  28. Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
  29. The Earl of Haddington (1619)
  30. George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington
  31. The Earl of Galloway (1623)
  32. Randolph Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway
  33. The Earl of Lauderdale (1624)
  34. Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale
  35. The Earl of Lindsay (1633)
  36. James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay
  37. The Earl of Loudoun (1633)
  38. Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun
  39. The Earl of Kinnoull (1633)
  40. Charles Hay, 16th Earl of Kinnoull
  41. The Earl of Elgin (1633) and Kincardine (1643)
  42. Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin
  43. The Earl of Wemyss (1633) and March (1697)
  44. James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss
  45. The Earl of Dalhousie (1633)
  46. James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie
  47. The Earl of Airlie (1639)
  48. David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie
  49. The Earl of Leven (1641) and Melville (1690)
  50. Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of Leven
  51. The Earl of Dysart (1643)
  52. John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart
  53. The Earl of Selkirk (1646)
  54. Presently disclaimed by James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas
  55. The Earl of Northesk (1647)
  56. Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk
  57. The Earl of Dundee (1660)
  58. Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee
  59. The Earl of Newburgh (1660)
  60. Filippo, Prince Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of Newburgh
  61. The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1662)
  62. Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
  63. The Earl of Dundonald (1669)
  64. Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald
  65. The Earl of Kintore (1677)
  66. James Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore
  67. The Earl of Dunmore (1686)
  68. Malcolm Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore
  69. The Earl of Orkney (1696)
  70. Oliver St John, 9th Earl of Orkney
  71. The Earl of Seafield (1701)
  72. Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield
  73. The Earl of Stair (1703)
  74. John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair
  75. The Earl of Rosebery (1703) and Midlothian (UK 1911)
  76. Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery
  77. The Earl of Glasgow (1703)
  78. Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow

Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain

  1. The Earl Ferrers (1711)
  2. Robert Shirley, 14th Earl Ferrers
  3. The Earl of Dartmouth (1711)
  4. William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth
  5. The Earl of Tankerville (1714)
  6. Peter Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville
  7. The Earl of Aylesford (1714)
  8. Charles Finch-Knightley, 12th Earl of Aylesford
  9. The Earl of Macclesfield (1721)
  10. Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield
  11. The Earl Waldegrave (1729)
  12. James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave
  13. The Earl of Harrington (1742)
  14. Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington
  15. The Earl of Portsmouth (1743)
  16. Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth
  17. The Earl of Warwick (1759) and Brooke (1746)
  18. Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick
  19. The Earl of Buckinghamshire (1746)
  20. George Hobart-Hampden, 10th Earl of Buckinghamshire
  21. The Earl of Guilford (1752)
  22. Piers North, 10th Earl of Guilford
  23. The Earl of Hardwicke (1754)
  24. Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke
  25. The Earl of Ilchester (1756)
  26. Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester
  27. The Earl De La Warr (1761)
  28. William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr
  29. The Earl of Radnor (1765)
  30. William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor
  31. The Earl Spencer (1765)
  32. Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
  33. The Earl Bathurst (1772)
  34. Allen Bathurst, 9th Earl Bathurst
  35. The Earl of Clarendon (1776)
  36. George Villiers, 8th Earl of Clarendon
  37. The Earl of Mansfield (1776) and Mansfield (1792)
  38. Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
  39. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1789)
  40. Robert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
  41. The Earl Fortescue (1789)
  42. Charles Fortescue, 8th Earl Fortescue
  43. The Earl of Carnarvon (1793)
  44. George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon
  45. The Earl Cadogan (1800)
  46. Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan
  47. The Earl of Malmesbury (1800)
  48. 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)
  2. John Boyle, 15th Earl of Cork
  3. The Earl of Westmeath (1621)
  4. William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath
  5. The Earl of Meath (1627)
  6. John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath
  7. The Earl of Cavan (1647)
  8. Roger Lambart, 13th Earl of Cavan
  9. The Earl of Drogheda (1661)
  10. Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
  11. The Earl of Granard (1684)
  12. Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard
  13. The Earl of Darnley (1725)
  14. Adam Bligh, 11th Earl of Darnley
  15. The Earl of Bessborough (1739)
  16. Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough
  17. The Earl of Carrick (1748)
  18. David Butler, 10th Earl of Carrick
  19. The Earl of Shannon (1756)
  20. Richard Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon
  21. The Earl of Arran (1762)
  22. Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran
  23. The Earl of Courtown (1762)
  24. Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown
  25. The Earl of Mexborough (1766)
  26. John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough
  27. The Earl Winterton (1766)
  28. David Turnour, 8th Earl Winterton
  29. The Earl of Kingston (1768)
  30. Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston
  31. The Earl of Roden (1771)
  32. Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden
  33. The Earl of Lisburne (1776)
  34. David Vaughan, 9th Earl of Lisburne
  35. The Earl of Clanwilliam (1776)
  36. Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam
  37. The Earl of Antrim (1785)
  38. Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim
  39. The Earl of Longford (1785)
  40. Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford
  41. The Earl of Portarlington (1785)
  42. George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington
  43. The Earl of Mayo (1785)
  44. Charles Bourke, 11th Earl of Mayo
  45. The Earl Annesley (1789)
  46. Michael Annesley, 12th Earl Annesley
  47. The Earl of Enniskillen (1789)
  48. Andrew Cole, 7th Earl of Enniskillen
  49. The Earl Erne (1789)
  50. John Crichton, 7th Earl Erne
  51. The Earl of Lucan (1795)
  52. George Bingham, 8th Earl of Lucan
  53. The Earl Belmore (1797)
  54. John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore
  55. The Earl Castle Stewart (1800)
  56. Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart
  57. The Earl of Donoughmore (1800)
  58. Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore
  59. The Earl of Caledon (1800)
  60. Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon
  61. The Earl of Limerick (1803)
  62. Edmund Pery, 7th Earl of Limerick
  63. The Earl of Clancarty (1803)
  64. Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty
  65. The Earl of Gosford (1806)
  66. Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford
  67. The Earl of Rosse (1806)
  68. Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse
  69. The Earl of Normanton (1806)
  70. Shaun Agar, 6th Earl of Normanton
  71. The Earl of Kilmorey (1822)
  72. Sir Richard Needham (6th Earl of Kilmorey)
  73. The Earl of Listowel (1822)
  74. Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel
  75. The Earl of Norbury (1827)
  76. Richard Graham-Toler, 7th Earl of Norbury
  77. The Earl of Ranfurly (1831)
  78. 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)
  2. Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn
  3. The Earl of Craven (1801)
  4. Benjamin Craven, 9th Earl of Craven
  5. The Earl of Onslow (1801)
  6. Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow
  7. The Earl of Romney (1801)
  8. Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney
  9. The Earl of Chichester (1801)
  10. John Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester
  11. The Earl of Wilton (1801)
  12. Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton
    13. The Earl of Limerick (Ireland) The Earl of Clancarty (Ireland)
  13. The Earl of Powis (1804)
  14. John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis
  15. The Earl Nelson (1805)
  16. Simon Nelson, 10th Earl Nelson
    17. The Earl of Gosford (Ireland) The Earl of Rosse (Ireland) The Earl of Normanton (Ireland)
  17. The Earl Grey (1806)
  18. Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey
  19. The Earl of Lonsdale (1807)
  20. Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale
  21. The Earl of Harrowby (1809)
  22. Dudley Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby
  23. The Earl of Harewood (1812)
  24. David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood
  25. The Earl of Minto (1813)
  26. Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto
  27. The Earl Cathcart (1814)
  28. Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart
  29. The Earl of Verulam (1815)
  30. John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam
  31. The Earl of Saint Germans (1815)
  32. Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans
  33. The Earl of Morley (1815)
  34. Mark Parker, 7th Earl of Morley
  35. The Earl of Bradford (1815)
  36. Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford
  37. The Earl of Eldon (1821)
  38. John Scott, 6th Earl of Eldon
  39. The Earl Howe (1821)
  40. Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe
  41. The Earl of Stradbroke (1821)
  42. Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke
  43. The Earl Temple of Stowe (1822)
  44. Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 8th Earl Temple of Stowe
    45. The Earl of Kilmorey (Ireland) The Earl of Listowel (Ireland) The Earl of Norbury (Ireland)
  45. The Earl Cawdor (1827)
  46. Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor
    47. The Earl of Ranfurly (Ireland)
  47. The Earl of Lichfield (1831)
  48. Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield
  49. The Earl of Durham (1833)
  50. Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham
  51. The Earl Granville (1833)
  52. Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville
  53. The Earl of Effingham (1837)
  54. David Howard, 7th Earl of Effingham
  55. The Earl of Ducie (1837)
  56. David Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie
  57. The Earl of Yarborough (1837)
  58. Charles John Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough
  59. The Earl of Leicester (1837)
  60. Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester
  61. The Earl of Lovelace (1838)
  62. Peter King, 5th Earl of Lovelace
  63. The Earl of Gainsborough (1841)
  64. Anthony Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough
  65. The Earl of Strafford (1847)
  66. William Byng, 9th Earl of Strafford
  67. The Earl of Cottenham (1850)
  68. Mark Pepys, 9th Earl of Cottenham
  69. The Earl Cowley (1857)
  70. Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley
  71. The Earl of Dudley (1860)
  72. David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley
  73. The Earl Russell (1861)
  74. John Russell, 7th Earl Russell
  75. The Earl of Cromartie (1861)
  76. John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie
  77. The Earl of Kimberley (1866)
  78. John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley
  79. The Earl of Wharncliffe (1876)
  80. Richard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe
  81. The Earl Cairns (1878)
  82. Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns
  83. The Earl of Lytton (1880)
  84. John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton
  85. The Earl of Selborne (1882)
  86. John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne
  87. The Earl of Iddesleigh (1885)
  88. John Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh
  89. The Earl of Cranbrook (1892)
  90. Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook
  91. The Earl of Cromer (1901)
  92. Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer
  93. The Earl of Plymouth (1905)
  94. Other Windsor-Clive, 3rd Earl of Plymouth
  95. The Earl of Liverpool (1905)
  96. Edward Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool
  97. The Earl Saint Aldwyn (1915)
  98. Michael Hicks Beach, 3rd Earl Saint Aldwyn
  99. The Earl Beatty (1919)
  100. David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty
  101. The Earl Haig (1919)
  102. Alexander Haig, 3rd Earl Haig
  103. The Earl of Iveagh (1919)
  104. Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh
  105. The Earl of Balfour (1922)
  106. Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour
  107. The Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1925)
  108. Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith
  109. The Earl Jellicoe (1925)
  110. Patrick Jellicoe, 3rd Earl Jellicoe
  111. The Earl of Inchcape (1929)
  112. Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape
  113. The Earl Peel (1929)
  114. William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
  115. The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1937)
  116. Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
  117. The Earl of Halifax (1944)
  118. Charles Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax
  119. The Earl of Gowrie (1945)
  120. Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie
  121. The Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (1945)
  122. David Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor
  123. The Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1947)
  124. Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma
  125. The Earl Alexander of Tunis (1952)
  126. Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis
  127. The Earl of Swinton (1955)
  128. Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton
  129. The Earl Attlee (1955)
  130. John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee
  131. The Earl of Woolton (1956)
  132. Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton
  133. The Earl of Snowdon (1961)
  134. David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
  135. The Earl of Stockton (1984)
  136. Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton
  137. The Earl of Wessex (1999)
  138. Prince Edward, 1st Earl of Wessex

References

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