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The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain.

Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords. The ranks of the English peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. While most newer English peerages descend only in male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Due to English inheritance law, however, all daughters are co-heirs, so many older English peerage titles have fallen into abeyance between various female co-heirs.

In the following table of English peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. However, each peer is listed only by his or her highest English title.

1 Dukes in the Peerage of England

TitleCreationOther titles
The Duke of Cornwall 1337This page concerns 1337 the year. 1337 is also used as a variant spelling of leet. Events March 17 The Duchy of Cornwall created when Edward the Black Prince is made the first Duke The titles of Duke and Duchess created. Beginning of the Hundred Years War Duke of RothesayThe title Duke of Rothesay is the official title possessed by the Heir Apparent to the throne of Scotland. Though a separate Scottish throne no longer exists and has not since the Act of Union 1707 which merged the Kingdoms of Scotland and England to form in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Duke of NorfolkThe Duke of Norfolk is the Premier Duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the Premier Earl. He also holds the hereditary position of Earl Marshal, which has the duty of organizing state openings of parliament. For the last five cent 1483Events April 9 Edward V becomes King of England. April King Edward V of England and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York reside in the Tower of London. Later this year rumors of their murders start circulating. By December the rumors have reached Fra 
The Duke of SomersetThe Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. It is particularly associated with two families; the Beauforts who held the title from the creation of 1448 and the Seymours, from the creation of 1547 and in w 1547Events January 16 Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. January 28 Edward VI succeeds his father Henry VIII as King of England. February 20 Edward VI of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey March 31 Henry II succeeds his fathe 
The Duke of RichmondThe title Duke of Richmond has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The Dukedom was first created (as Duke of Richmond and Somerset for the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, Henry Fitzroy, upon whose death it became extinct. The next c 1675Events January 5 The Battle of Turckeim August 10 Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. Cassini discovers Saturn's Cassini Division Battle of Fehrbellin Births March 31 Pope Be Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland;
Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the UK
The Duke of Grafton 1675 
The Duke of Beaufort 1682 
The Duke of St Albans 1684 
The Duke of Bedford 1694 
The Duke of Devonshire 1694 
The Duke of Marlborough 1702 
The Duke of Rutland 1703 


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