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This is a list of present Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant viscountcies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerages and are today in use only as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" viscounties as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Viscountcies.
Contents
- Viscounts of England
- Viscounts of Scotland
- Viscounts of Great Britain
- Viscounts of Ireland
- Viscounts of the United Kingdom
- References
The general order of precedence among Viscounts is:
- Viscounts of England
- Viscounts of Scotland
- Viscounts of Great Britain
- Viscounts of Ireland
- Viscounts of the United Kingdom
However, the viscountcies of Ireland which were created after the Acts of Union 1800 yield precedence to older United Kingdom viscountcies; one of these post-Union Irish viscountcies is older than any viscountcy of the United Kingdom, one other remains as a viscountcy, two are extinct, and one is now a subordinate title.
Viscounts of England
- The Viscount Hereford (1550)
- Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford
Viscounts of Scotland
- The Viscount Falkland (1620)
- Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland
- The Viscount of Arbuthnott (1641)
- Keith Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott
- The Viscount of Oxfuird (1651)
- Ian Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird
Viscounts of Great Britain
- The Viscount Bolingbroke (1712) and St John (1716)
- Nicholas St John, 9th Viscount Bolingbroke
- The Viscount Cobham (1718)
- Christopher Charles Lyttelton, 12th Viscount Cobham
- The Viscount Falmouth (1720)
- George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth
- The Viscount Torrington (1721)
- Timothy Byng, 11th Viscount Torrington
- The Viscount Hood (1796)
- Henry Hood, 8th Viscount Hood
Viscounts of Ireland
As it was created in 1816, after the Act of Union of 1801, the Gort Viscountcy yields precedence to older Viscounties of the United Kingdom- The Viscount Gormanston (1478)
- Jenico Preston, 17th Viscount Gormanston
- The Viscount Mountgarret (1550)
- Piers Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret
- The Viscount Valentia (1622)
- Francis Annesley, 16th Viscount Valentia
- The Viscount Dillon (1622)
- Henry Dillon, 22nd Viscount Dillon
- The Viscount Massereene (1660) and Ferrard (1797)
- John Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene
- The Viscount Charlemont (1665)
- John Caulfeild, 15th Viscount Charlemont
- The Viscount Downe (1680)
- Richard Dawnay, 12th Viscount Downe
- The Viscount Molesworth (1716)
- Robert Molesworth, 12th Viscount Molesworth
- The Viscount Chetwynd (1717)
- Adam Chetwynd, 11th Viscount Chetwynd
- The Viscount Midleton (1717)
- Alan Brodrick, 12th Viscount Midleton
- The Viscount Boyne (1717)
- Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 11th Viscount Boyne
- The Viscount Gage (1720)
- Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount Gage
- The Viscount Galway (1727)
- George Monckton, 12th Viscount Galway
- The Viscount Powerscourt (1744)
- Mervyn Wingfield, 11th Viscount Powerscourt
- The Viscount Ashbrook (1751)
- Michael Flower, 11th Viscount Ashbrook
- The Viscount Southwell (1776)
- Pyers Southwell, 7th Viscount Southwell
- The Viscount de Vesci (1776)
- Thomas Vesey, 7th Viscount de Vesci
- The Viscount Lifford (1781)
- Edward Hewitt, 9th Viscount Lifford
- The Viscount Bangor (1781)
- William Ward, 8th Viscount Bangor
- The Viscount Doneraile (1785)
- Richard St Leger, 10th Viscount Doneraile
- The Viscount Harberton (1791)
- Henry Pomeroy, 11th Viscount Harberton
- The Viscount Hawarden (1793)
- Robert Maude, 9th Viscount Hawarden
- The Viscount Monck (January 1801)
- Charles Monck, 7th Viscount Monck
- The Viscount Gort (1816)
- Foley Vereker, 9th Viscount Gort
The Viscount Monck, promoted in the first week of January 1801, does not fall under the restrictions of the Act of Union, and is earlier than all United Kingdom peerages.
Viscounts of the United Kingdom
Precedence of Irish Viscounties shown in italics- The Viscount St Vincent (1801)
- Edward Jervis, 8th Viscount St Vincent
- The Viscount Melville (1802)
- Robert Dundas, 10th Viscount Melville
- The Viscount Sidmouth (1805)
- Jeremy Addington, 8th Viscount Sidmouth The Viscount Gort (Ireland)
- The Viscount Exmouth (1816)
- Paul Pellew, 10th Viscount Exmouth
- The Viscount Combermere (1827)
- Thomas Stapleton-Cotton, 6th Viscount Combermere
- The Viscount Hill (1842)
- David Clegg-Hill, 9th Viscount Hill
- The Viscount Hardinge (1846)
- Andrew Hardinge, 7th Viscount Hardinge
- The Viscount Gough (1849)
- Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough
- The Viscount Bridport (1868)
- Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport
- The Viscount Portman (1873)
- Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman
- The Viscount Hampden (1884)
- Francis Brand, 7th Viscount Hampden
- The Viscount Hambleden (1891)
- Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden
- The Viscount Knutsford (1895)
- Michael Holland-Hibbert, 6th Viscount Knutsford
- The Viscount Esher (1897)
- Christopher Brett, 5th Viscount Esher
- The Viscount Goschen (1900)
- Giles Goschen, 4th Viscount Goschen
- The Viscount Ridley (1900)
- Matthew Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley
- The Viscount Colville of Culross (1902)
- Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross
- The Viscount Churchill (1902)
- Victor Spencer, 3rd Viscount Churchill
- The Viscount Selby (1905)
- Christopher Gully, 6th Viscount Selby
- The Viscount Knollys (1911)
- David Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys
- The Viscount Allendale (1911)
- Wentworth Beaumont, 4th Viscount Allendale
- The Viscount Chilston (1911)
- Alastair Akers-Douglas, 4th Viscount Chilston
- The Viscount Scarsdale (1911)
- Peter Curzon, 4th Viscount Scarsdale
- The Viscount Mersey (1916)
- Edward Bigham, 5th Viscount Mersey
- The Viscount Cowdray (1917)
- Michael Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray
- The Viscount Devonport (1917)
- Terence Kearley, 3rd Viscount Devonport
- The Viscount Astor (1917)
- William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
- The Viscount Wimborne (1918)
- Ivor Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne
- The Viscount St Davids (1918)
- Rhodri Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids
- The Viscount Rothermere (1919)
- Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere
- The Viscount Allenby (1919)
- Henry Allenby, 4th Viscount Allenby
- The Viscount Chelmsford (1921)
- Frederic Thesiger, 4th Viscount Chelsmford
- The Viscount Long (1921)
- Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long
- The Viscount Ullswater (1921)
- Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater
- The Viscount Younger of Leckie (1923)
- James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie
- The Viscount Bearsted (1925)
- Nicholas Samuel, 5th Viscount Bearsted
- The Viscount Craigavon (1927)
- Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon
- The Viscount Bridgeman (1929)
- Robin Bridgeman, 3rd Viscount Bridgeman
- The Viscount Hailsham (1929)
- Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham
- The Viscount Brentford (1929)
- Crispin Joynson-Hicks, 4th Viscount Brentford
- The Viscount Buckmaster (1932)
- Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster
- The Viscount Bledisloe (1935)
- Rupert Bathurst, 4th Viscount Bledisloe
- The Viscount Hanworth (1936)
- David Pollock, 3rd Viscount Hanworth
- The Viscount Trenchard (1936)
- Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard
- The Viscount Samuel (1937)
- Jonathan Herbert Samuel, 5th Viscount Samuel
- The Viscount Runciman of Doxford (1937)
- Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford
- The Viscount Davidson (1937)
- Malcolm Davidson, 3rd Viscount Davidson
- The Viscount Weir (1938)
- William Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir
- The Viscount Caldecote (1939)
- Piers Inskip, 3rd Viscount Caldecote
- The Viscount Simon (1940)
- David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon
- The Viscount Camrose (1941)
- Jonathan Berry, 5th Viscount Camrose
- The Viscount Stansgate (1942)
- Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate
- The Viscount Margesson (1942)
- Richard Margesson, 3rd Viscount Margesson
- The Viscount Daventry (1943)
- James FitzRoy Newdegate, 4th Viscount Daventry
- The Viscount Addison (1945)
- William Addison, 4th Viscount Addison
- The Viscount Kemsley (1945)
- Richard Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley
- The Viscount Marchwood (1945)
- David Penny, 3rd Viscount Marchwood
- The Viscount Alanbrooke (1946)
- Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Alanbrooke
- The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1946)
- David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
- The Viscount Waverley (1952)
- John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley
- The Viscount Thurso (1952)
- John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso
- The Viscount Brookeborough (1952)
- Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough
- The Viscount Norwich (1952)
- John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich
- The Viscount Leathers (1954)
- Christopher Leathers, 3rd Viscount Leathers
- The Viscount Soulbury (1954)
- Oliver Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury
- The Viscount Chandos (1954)
- Thomas Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount Chandos
- The Viscount Malvern (1955)
- Ashley Huggins, 3rd Viscount Malvern
- The Viscount De L'Isle (1956)
- Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle
- The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1957)
- Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
- The Viscount Tenby (1957)
- William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby
- The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax (1957)
- John Mackintosh, 3rd Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax
- The Viscount Dunrossil (1959)
- Andrew Morrison, 3rd Viscount Dunrossil
- The Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1959)
- James Stuart, 3rd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn
- The Viscount Rochdale (1960)
- Jonathan Kemp, 3rd Viscount Rochdale
- The Viscount Slim (1960)
- John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim
- The Viscount Head (1960)
- Richard Head, 2nd Viscount Head
- The Viscount Boyd of Merton (1960)
- Simon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton
- The Viscount Mills (1962)
- Christopher Mills, 3rd Viscount Mills
- The Viscount Blakenham (1963)
- Michael Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham
- The Viscount Eccles (1964)
- John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles
- The Viscount Dilhorne (1964)
- John Manningham-Buller, 2nd Viscount Dilhorne