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List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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

The general order of precedence among Viscounts is:

  1. Viscounts of England
  2. Viscounts of Scotland
  3. Viscounts of Great Britain
  4. Viscounts of Ireland
  5. 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

  1. The Viscount Hereford (1550)
  2. Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford

Viscounts of Scotland

  1. The Viscount Falkland (1620)
  2. Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland
  3. The Viscount of Arbuthnott (1641)
  4. Keith Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott
  5. The Viscount of Oxfuird (1651)
  6. Ian Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird

Viscounts of Great Britain

  1. The Viscount Bolingbroke (1712) and St John (1716)
  2. Nicholas St John, 9th Viscount Bolingbroke
  3. The Viscount Cobham (1718)
  4. Christopher Charles Lyttelton, 12th Viscount Cobham
  5. The Viscount Falmouth (1720)
  6. George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth
  7. The Viscount Torrington (1721)
  8. Timothy Byng, 11th Viscount Torrington
  9. The Viscount Hood (1796)
  10. 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
  1. The Viscount Gormanston (1478)
  2. Jenico Preston, 17th Viscount Gormanston
  3. The Viscount Mountgarret (1550)
  4. Piers Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret
  5. The Viscount Valentia (1622)
  6. Francis Annesley, 16th Viscount Valentia
  7. The Viscount Dillon (1622)
  8. Henry Dillon, 22nd Viscount Dillon
  9. The Viscount Massereene (1660) and Ferrard (1797)
  10. John Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene
  11. The Viscount Charlemont (1665)
  12. John Caulfeild, 15th Viscount Charlemont
  13. The Viscount Downe (1680)
  14. Richard Dawnay, 12th Viscount Downe
  15. The Viscount Molesworth (1716)
  16. Robert Molesworth, 12th Viscount Molesworth
  17. The Viscount Chetwynd (1717)
  18. Adam Chetwynd, 11th Viscount Chetwynd
  19. The Viscount Midleton (1717)
  20. Alan Brodrick, 12th Viscount Midleton
  21. The Viscount Boyne (1717)
  22. Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 11th Viscount Boyne
  23. The Viscount Gage (1720)
  24. Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount Gage
  25. The Viscount Galway (1727)
  26. George Monckton, 12th Viscount Galway
  27. The Viscount Powerscourt (1744)
  28. Mervyn Wingfield, 11th Viscount Powerscourt
  29. The Viscount Ashbrook (1751)
  30. Michael Flower, 11th Viscount Ashbrook
  31. The Viscount Southwell (1776)
  32. Pyers Southwell, 7th Viscount Southwell
  33. The Viscount de Vesci (1776)
  34. Thomas Vesey, 7th Viscount de Vesci
  35. The Viscount Lifford (1781)
  36. Edward Hewitt, 9th Viscount Lifford
  37. The Viscount Bangor (1781)
  38. William Ward, 8th Viscount Bangor
  39. The Viscount Doneraile (1785)
  40. Richard St Leger, 10th Viscount Doneraile
  41. The Viscount Harberton (1791)
  42. Henry Pomeroy, 11th Viscount Harberton
  43. The Viscount Hawarden (1793)
  44. Robert Maude, 9th Viscount Hawarden
  45. The Viscount Monck (January 1801)
  46. Charles Monck, 7th Viscount Monck
  47. The Viscount Gort (1816)
  48. 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
  1. The Viscount St Vincent (1801)
  2. Edward Jervis, 8th Viscount St Vincent
  3. The Viscount Melville (1802)
  4. Robert Dundas, 10th Viscount Melville
  5. The Viscount Sidmouth (1805)
  6. Jeremy Addington, 8th Viscount Sidmouth
    7. The Viscount Gort (Ireland)
  7. The Viscount Exmouth (1816)
  8. Paul Pellew, 10th Viscount Exmouth
  9. The Viscount Combermere (1827)
  10. Thomas Stapleton-Cotton, 6th Viscount Combermere
  11. The Viscount Hill (1842)
  12. David Clegg-Hill, 9th Viscount Hill
  13. The Viscount Hardinge (1846)
  14. Andrew Hardinge, 7th Viscount Hardinge
  15. The Viscount Gough (1849)
  16. Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough
  17. The Viscount Bridport (1868)
  18. Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport
  19. The Viscount Portman (1873)
  20. Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman
  21. The Viscount Hampden (1884)
  22. Francis Brand, 7th Viscount Hampden
  23. The Viscount Hambleden (1891)
  24. Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden
  25. The Viscount Knutsford (1895)
  26. Michael Holland-Hibbert, 6th Viscount Knutsford
  27. The Viscount Esher (1897)
  28. Christopher Brett, 5th Viscount Esher
  29. The Viscount Goschen (1900)
  30. Giles Goschen, 4th Viscount Goschen
  31. The Viscount Ridley (1900)
  32. Matthew Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley
  33. The Viscount Colville of Culross (1902)
  34. Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross
  35. The Viscount Churchill (1902)
  36. Victor Spencer, 3rd Viscount Churchill
  37. The Viscount Selby (1905)
  38. Christopher Gully, 6th Viscount Selby
  39. The Viscount Knollys (1911)
  40. David Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys
  41. The Viscount Allendale (1911)
  42. Wentworth Beaumont, 4th Viscount Allendale
  43. The Viscount Chilston (1911)
  44. Alastair Akers-Douglas, 4th Viscount Chilston
  45. The Viscount Scarsdale (1911)
  46. Peter Curzon, 4th Viscount Scarsdale
  47. The Viscount Mersey (1916)
  48. Edward Bigham, 5th Viscount Mersey
  49. The Viscount Cowdray (1917)
  50. Michael Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray
  51. The Viscount Devonport (1917)
  52. Terence Kearley, 3rd Viscount Devonport
  53. The Viscount Astor (1917)
  54. William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
  55. The Viscount Wimborne (1918)
  56. Ivor Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne
  57. The Viscount St Davids (1918)
  58. Rhodri Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids
  59. The Viscount Rothermere (1919)
  60. Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere
  61. The Viscount Allenby (1919)
  62. Henry Allenby, 4th Viscount Allenby
  63. The Viscount Chelmsford (1921)
  64. Frederic Thesiger, 4th Viscount Chelsmford
  65. The Viscount Long (1921)
  66. Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long
  67. The Viscount Ullswater (1921)
  68. Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater
  69. The Viscount Younger of Leckie (1923)
  70. James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie
  71. The Viscount Bearsted (1925)
  72. Nicholas Samuel, 5th Viscount Bearsted
  73. The Viscount Craigavon (1927)
  74. Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon
  75. The Viscount Bridgeman (1929)
  76. Robin Bridgeman, 3rd Viscount Bridgeman
  77. The Viscount Hailsham (1929)
  78. Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham
  79. The Viscount Brentford (1929)
  80. Crispin Joynson-Hicks, 4th Viscount Brentford
  81. The Viscount Buckmaster (1932)
  82. Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster
  83. The Viscount Bledisloe (1935)
  84. Rupert Bathurst, 4th Viscount Bledisloe
  85. The Viscount Hanworth (1936)
  86. David Pollock, 3rd Viscount Hanworth
  87. The Viscount Trenchard (1936)
  88. Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard
  89. The Viscount Samuel (1937)
  90. Jonathan Herbert Samuel, 5th Viscount Samuel
  91. The Viscount Runciman of Doxford (1937)
  92. Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford
  93. The Viscount Davidson (1937)
  94. Malcolm Davidson, 3rd Viscount Davidson
  95. The Viscount Weir (1938)
  96. William Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir
  97. The Viscount Caldecote (1939)
  98. Piers Inskip, 3rd Viscount Caldecote
  99. The Viscount Simon (1940)
  100. David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon
  101. The Viscount Camrose (1941)
  102. Jonathan Berry, 5th Viscount Camrose
  103. The Viscount Stansgate (1942)
  104. Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate
  105. The Viscount Margesson (1942)
  106. Richard Margesson, 3rd Viscount Margesson
  107. The Viscount Daventry (1943)
  108. James FitzRoy Newdegate, 4th Viscount Daventry
  109. The Viscount Addison (1945)
  110. William Addison, 4th Viscount Addison
  111. The Viscount Kemsley (1945)
  112. Richard Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley
  113. The Viscount Marchwood (1945)
  114. David Penny, 3rd Viscount Marchwood
  115. The Viscount Alanbrooke (1946)
  116. Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Alanbrooke
  117. The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1946)
  118. David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
  119. The Viscount Waverley (1952)
  120. John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley
  121. The Viscount Thurso (1952)
  122. John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso
  123. The Viscount Brookeborough (1952)
  124. Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough
  125. The Viscount Norwich (1952)
  126. John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich
  127. The Viscount Leathers (1954)
  128. Christopher Leathers, 3rd Viscount Leathers
  129. The Viscount Soulbury (1954)
  130. Oliver Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury
  131. The Viscount Chandos (1954)
  132. Thomas Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount Chandos
  133. The Viscount Malvern (1955)
  134. Ashley Huggins, 3rd Viscount Malvern
  135. The Viscount De L'Isle (1956)
  136. Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle
  137. The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1957)
  138. Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
  139. The Viscount Tenby (1957)
  140. William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby
  141. The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax (1957)
  142. John Mackintosh, 3rd Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax
  143. The Viscount Dunrossil (1959)
  144. Andrew Morrison, 3rd Viscount Dunrossil
  145. The Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1959)
  146. James Stuart, 3rd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn
  147. The Viscount Rochdale (1960)
  148. Jonathan Kemp, 3rd Viscount Rochdale
  149. The Viscount Slim (1960)
  150. John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim
  151. The Viscount Head (1960)
  152. Richard Head, 2nd Viscount Head
  153. The Viscount Boyd of Merton (1960)
  154. Simon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton
  155. The Viscount Mills (1962)
  156. Christopher Mills, 3rd Viscount Mills
  157. The Viscount Blakenham (1963)
  158. Michael Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham
  159. The Viscount Eccles (1964)
  160. John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles
  161. The Viscount Dilhorne (1964)
  162. John Manningham-Buller, 2nd Viscount Dilhorne

References

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