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British nobility, in the United Kingdom, members of the upper social class, who usually possess a hereditary title. The titled nobility are part of the peerage, which shares the responsibility of government. The peerage comprises five ranks, which are, in descending order, duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
Since 1958, both men and women have been appointed peers and peeresses and rank as barons and baronesses for life. Debrett’s explains the five hereditary ranks of the peerage: duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron, and explains the process of creating life peers.
Several ranks were widely used (for more than a thousand years in Europe alone) for both sovereign rulers and non-sovereigns. Additional knowledge about the territory and historic period is required to know whether the rank holder was a sovereign or non-sovereign.
Britain’s aristocracy consists of five ranks (in descending order): dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons. There were no legal distinctions among these ranks, but it was generally understood that a duke would be far wealthier and more important than a viscount or baron.
Do you know whether an earl ranks above or below a viscount, or whose children use the title ‘Honorable’? This article serves as an introduction to the British peerage*, which has evolved over the centuries into the five ranks that exist today: duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron.
In the UK, peerage is a legal system that is comprised of various noble ranks, forming the British honors system. All titles of nobility are created by the Crown, taking effect as letters of authenticity are issued and notarized with the Great Seal of the Realm.
A British nobleman holding the highest hereditary title outside the royal family, ranking immediately below a prince and above a marquis; a member of the highest rank of the British peerage. In England, the title was reserved for members of the royal family.
