Peerage of Great Britain
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The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. The Peerage of Great Britain thus replaced the Peerages of England and Scotland, until it was itself replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801. Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, all Peers of Great Britain could sit in the House of Lords. The ranks of the Great British peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount and Baron.
In the following table of Great British peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed.
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Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Duke of Brandon | 1711 | Duke of Hamilton in the Peerage of Scotland |
| The Duke of Manchester | 1719 | |
| The Duke of Northumberland | 1766 |
Marquesses in the Peerage of Great Britain
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Marquess of Lansdowne | 1784 | |
| The Marquess Townshend | 1787 | |
| The Marquess of Stafford | 1786 | Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Marquess of Salisbury | 1789 | |
| The Marquess of Bath | 1789 | |
| The Marquess of Abercorn | 1790 | Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland |
| The Marquess of Hertford | 1793 | |
| The Marquess of Bute | 1796 |
Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain
Viscounts in the Peerage of Great Britain
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Viscount Bolingbroke and St John | 1712; 1716 | |
| The Viscount Cobham | 1718 | |
| The Viscount Falmouth | 1720 | |
| The Viscount Torrington | 1721 | |
| The Viscount Leinster | 1747 | Duke of Leinster in the Peerage of Ireland |
| The Viscount Hood | 1796 | |
| The Viscount Lowther | 1796 | Earl of Lonsdale in the Peerage of the UK |