List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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This is a list of the 191 present and extant earls in the Peerages of the England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" earldoms as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of earldoms.

Order of precedence[]

Heraldic representation of the Coronet of a British Earl

The general order of precedence among earls is:

1. Earls in the Peerage of England
2. Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
3. Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain
4. Earls in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801
5. Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Earls in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801

Earls in the Peerage of England[]

Number	Title	Date of creation	Arms	Current holder	Notes
1.	The Earl of Shrewsbury	(1442)		Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury	Also Earl Talbot (GB 1784) and Earl of Waterford (Ire 1446)
2.	The Earl of Derby	(1485)		Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby
3.	The Earl of Huntingdon	(1529)		William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon
4.	The Earl of Pembroke	(1551)		William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke	Also Earl of Montgomery (E 1605) - see below
5.	The Earl of Devon	(1553)		Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon
6.	The Earl of Lincoln	(1572)		Robert Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln
7.	The Earl of Suffolk	(1603)		Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk	Also Earl of Berkshire (E 1626) - see below
	The Earl of Montgomery	(1605)		William Herbert, 15th Earl of Montgomery	Also Earl of Pembroke (E 1551) - see above
8.	The Earl of Denbigh	(1622)		Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh	Also Earl of Desmond (Ire 1628)
9.	The Earl of Westmorland	(1624)		Anthony Fane, 16th Earl of Westmorland
	The Earl of Berkshire	(1626)		Michael Howard, 14th Earl of Berkshire	Also Earl of Suffolk (E 1603) - see above
10.	The Earl of Lindsey	(1626)		Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey	Also Earl of Abingdon (E 1682) - see below
11.	The Earl of Winchilsea	(1628)		Daniel Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea	Also Earl of Nottingham (E 1681) - see below
12.	The Earl of Sandwich	(1660)		John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich
13.	The Earl of Essex	(1661)		Paul Capell, 11th Earl of Essex
14.	The Earl of Carlisle	(1661)		George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle
15.	The Earl of Shaftesbury	(1672)		Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury
	The Earl of Nottingham	(1681)		Daniel James Hatfield Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Nottingham	Also Earl of Winchilsea (1628) - see above
	The Earl of Abingdon	(1682)		Richard Henry Rupert Bertie, 9th Earl of Abingdon	Also Earl of Lindsey (1626) - see above
16.	The Earl of Portland	(1689)		Timothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland
17.	The Earl of Scarbrough	(1690)		Richard Lumley, 13th Earl of Scarbrough
18.	The Earl of Albemarle	(1697)		Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle
19.	The Earl of Coventry	(1697)		George Coventry, 13th Earl of Coventry
20.	The Earl of Jersey	(1697)		William Child-Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

As can be seen from the list above, the men who are (1) Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, (2) Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, (3) Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon and (4) Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham each hold two earldoms in the peerage of England. There are therefore 24 such earldoms whose holder does not hold a higher peerage.

Earls in the Peerage of Scotland[]

Note: The precedence of the older Scottish earldoms is determined by the Decreet of Ranking of 1606, and not by seniority.

Number	Title	Date of creation	Arms	Current holder	Peerage	Notes
1.	The Earl of Crawford	(1398)		Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford[Notes 1][1]	Scotland	Also Earl of Balcarres (1651)
2.	The Earl of Erroll	(1453)		Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll	Scotland
3.	The Earl of Sutherland	(1230 or 1275 or 1347)		Alastair Sutherland, 25th Earl of Sutherland	Scotland
4.	The Countess of Mar	(1114 or 1457)		Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar	Scotland
5.	The Earl of Rothes	(1458)		James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes	Scotland
6.	The Earl of Morton	(1458)		Stewart Douglas, 22nd Earl of Morton	Scotland
7.	The Earl of Buchan	(1469)		Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan	Scotland	Speech in House of Lords at HL Deb 17 June 1998 vol 590 cc1599-678
8.	The Earl of Eglinton	(1508)		Hugh Montgomerie, 19th Earl of Eglinton	Scotland	Also Earl of Winton (UK 1859)
9.	The Earl of Caithness	(1455)		Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness	Scotland
10.	The Earl of Mar and Kellie	(1404 or 1565)		James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar	Scotland
11.	The Earl of Moray	(1562)		John Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray	Scotland
12.	The Earl of Home	(1605)		David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home	Scotland
13.	The Earl of Perth	(1605)		John Eric Drummond, 9th Earl of Perth	Scotland
14.	The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne	(1606)		Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne	Scotland	Also Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (UK 1937)
15.	The Earl of Haddington	(1619)		George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington	Scotland
16.	The Earl of Galloway	(1623)		Andrew Stewart, 14th Earl of Galloway	Scotland
17.	The Earl of Lauderdale	(1624)		Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale	Scotland
18.	The Earl of Lindsay	(1633)		James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay	Scotland
19.	The Earl of Loudoun	(1633)		Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun	Scotland
20.	The Earl of Kinnoull	(1633)		Charles Hay, 16th Earl of Kinnoull	Scotland
21.	The Earl of Elgin	(1633)		Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin	Scotland	Also Earl of Kincardine (1647)
22.	The Earl of Wemyss	(1633)		James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss	Scotland	Also Earl of March (1697)
23.	The Earl of Dalhousie	(1633)[2]		James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie	Scotland
24.	The Earl of Airlie	(1639)		David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie	Scotland
25.	The Earl of Leven	(1641)		Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of Leven	Scotland	Also Earl of Melville (1690)
26.	The Earl of Dysart	(1643)		John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart	Scotland
27.	The Earl of Selkirk	(1646)		Presently disclaimed by James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas	Scotland
28.	The Earl of Northesk	(1647)		Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk	Scotland
	The Earl of Kincardine	(1647)		Andrew Bruce, 15th Earl of Kincardine	Scotland	Also Earl of Elgin (1633)
	The Earl of Balcarres	(1651)		Robert Lindsay, 12th Earl of Balcarres	Scotland	Also Earl of Crawford (1398)
29.	The Earl of Dundee	(1660)		Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee	Scotland
30.	The Earl of Newburgh	(1660)	[3]	Filippo, 11th Prince Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of Newburgh	Scotland
31.	The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell	(1662)		Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell	Scotland
32.	The Earl of Dundonald	(1669)		Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald	Scotland
33.	The Earl of Kintore	(1677)		James Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore	Scotland
34.	The Earl of Dunmore	(1686)		Malcolm Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore	Scotland
	The Earl of Melville	(1690)		Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Melville	Scotland	Also Earl of Leven (1641)
35.	The Earl of Orkney	(1696)		Peter St John, 9th Earl of Orkney	Scotland
	The Earl of March	(1697)		James Charteris, 9th Earl of March	Scotland	Also Earl of Wemyss (1633)
36.	The Earl of Seafield	(1701)		Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield	Scotland	Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Seafield
37.	The Earl of Stair	(1703)		John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair	Scotland
38.	The Earl of Rosebery	(1703)		Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery	Scotland	Also Earl of Midlothian (UK 1911)
39.	The Earl of Glasgow	(1703)		Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow	Scotland

As can be seen from the list above, the men who are (1) Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, (2) Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, (3) Earl of Wemyss and Earl of March and (4) Earl of Leven and Melville each hold two earldoms in the peerage of Scotland. There are therefore 43 such earldoms whose holder does not hold a higher peerage.

Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain[]

1. The Earl Ferrers (1711)
   • Robert Shirley, 14th Earl Ferrers
2. The Earl of Dartmouth (1711)
   • William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth
3. The Earl of Tankerville (1714)
   • Peter Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville
4. The Earl of Aylesford (1714)
   • Charles Finch-Knightley, 12th Earl of Aylesford
5. The Earl of Macclesfield (1721)
   • Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield
6. The Earl Waldegrave (1729)
   • James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave
7. The Earl of Harrington (1742)
   • Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington
8. The Earl of Portsmouth (1743)
   • Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth
9. The Earl of Warwick (1759) and Brooke (1746)
   • Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick
10. The Earl of Buckinghamshire (1746)
    • George Hobart-Hampden, 10th Earl of Buckinghamshire
11. The Earl of Guilford (1752)
    • Piers North, 10th Earl of Guilford
12. The Earl of Hardwicke (1754)
    • Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke
13. The Earl of Ilchester (1756)
    • Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester
14. The Earl De La Warr (1761)
    • William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr
15. The Earl of Radnor (1765)
    • William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor
16. The Earl Spencer (1765)
    • Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
17. The Earl Bathurst (1772)
    • Allen Bathurst, 9th Earl Bathurst
18. The Earl of Clarendon (1776)
    • George Villiers, 8th Earl of Clarendon
19. The Earl of Mansfield (1776) and Mansfield (1792)
    • Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
20. The Earl Talbot (1784) (Earl of Shrewsbury in the Peerage of England and Earl of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland)
    • Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 7th Earl Talbot
21. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1789)
    • Piers Edgcumbe, 9th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
22. The Earl Fortescue (1789)
    • Charles Fortescue, 8th Earl Fortescue
23. The Earl of Carnarvon (1793)
    • George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon
24. The Earl Cadogan (1800)
    • Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan
25. The Earl of Malmesbury (1800)
    • James Harris, 7th Earl of Malmesbury

Earls in the Peerage of Ireland[]

Number	Title	Date of creation	Arms	Current holder	Peerage	Notes
	The Earl of Waterford	1446		Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Waterford	Ireland	Also Earl of Shrewsbury in the Peerage of England and Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain
1.	The Earl of Cork	1620		John Boyle, 15th Earl of Cork	Ireland	Also Earl of Orrery (1660)
2.	The Earl of Westmeath	1621		William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath	Ireland
3.	The Earl of Meath	1627		John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath	Ireland
	The Earl of Desmond	1628		Alexander Feilding, 11th Earl of Desmond	Ireland	Also Earl of Denbigh in the Peerage of England
4.	The Earl of Cavan	1647		Roger Lambart, 13th Earl of Cavan	Ireland
	The Earl of Orrery	1660		John Boyle, 15th Earl of Orrery	Ireland	Also Earl of Cork
5.	The Earl of Drogheda	1661		Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda	Ireland
6.	The Earl of Granard	1684		Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard	Ireland
7.	The Earl of Darnley	1725		Ivo Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley	Ireland
8.	The Earl of Bessborough	1739		Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough	Ireland	Also Earl of Bessborough (UK 1937)
9.	The Earl of Carrick	1748		(Arion) Thomas Piers Hamilton Butler, 11th Earl of Carrick	Ireland
10.	The Earl of Shannon	1756		Richard Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon	Ireland
11.	The Earl of Arran	1762		Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran	Ireland
12.	The Earl of Courtown	1762		Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown	Ireland
13.	The Earl of Mexborough	1766		John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough	Ireland
14.	The Earl Winterton	1766		David Turnour, 8th Earl Winterton	Ireland
15.	The Earl of Kingston	1768		Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston	Ireland
16.	The Earl of Roden	1771		Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden	Ireland
17.	The Earl of Lisburne	1776		David Vaughan, 9th Earl of Lisburne	Ireland
18.	The Earl of Clanwilliam	1776		Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam	Ireland
19.	The Earl of Antrim	1785		Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim	Ireland
20.	The Earl of Longford	1785		Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford	Ireland
21.	The Earl of Portarlington	1785		George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington	Ireland
22.	The Earl of Mayo	1785		Charles Bourke, 11th Earl of Mayo	Ireland
23.	The Earl Annesley	1789		Michael Annesley, 12th Earl Annesley	Ireland
24.	The Earl of Enniskillen	1789		Andrew Cole, 7th Earl of Enniskillen	Ireland
25.	The Earl Erne	1789		John Crichton, 7th Earl Erne	Ireland
26.	The Earl of Lucan	1795		George Bingham, 8th Earl of Lucan	Ireland
27.	The Earl Belmore	1797		John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore	Ireland
28.	The Earl Castle Stewart	1800		Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart	Ireland
29.	The Earl of Donoughmore	1800		Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore	Ireland
30.	The Earl of Caledon	1800		Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon	Ireland
31.	The Earl of Limerick	1803		Edmund Pery, 7th Earl of Limerick	Ireland
32.	The Earl of Clancarty	1803		Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty	Ireland
33.	The Earl of Gosford	1806		Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford	Ireland
34.	The Earl of Rosse	1806		Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse	Ireland
35.	The Earl of Normanton	1806		James Agar, 7th Earl of Normanton	Ireland
36.	The Earl of Kilmorey	1822		Sir Richard Needham (6th Earl of Kilmorey)	Ireland
37.	The Earl of Listowel	1822		Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel	Ireland
38.	The Earl of Norbury	1827		Richard Graham-Toler, 7th Earl of Norbury	Ireland
39.	The Earl of Ranfurly	1831		Edward Knox, 8th Earl of Ranfurly	Ireland

As can be see from the list above, the man who is Earl of Waterford also holds an earldom in the Peerage of England and an earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain, the man who is Earl of Desmond also holds an earldom in the Peerage of England, and the man who is Earl of Cork is also Earl of Orrery. There are therefore 39 earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland whose holders derive their precedence from them.

Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom[]

Precedence of Irish Earldoms shown in italics.

1. The Earl of Rosslyn (1801)
   • Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn
2. The Earl of Craven (1801)
   • Benjamin Craven, 9th Earl of Craven
3. The Earl of Onslow (1801)
   • Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow
4. The Earl of Romney (1801)
   • Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney
5. The Earl of Chichester (1801)
   • John Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester
6. The Earl of Wilton (1801)
   • Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton

   The Earl of Limerick (Ireland)

   The Earl of Clancarty (Ireland)

7. The Earl of Powis (1804)
   • John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis
8. The Earl Nelson (1805)
   • Simon Nelson, 10th Earl Nelson

   The Earl of Gosford (Ireland)

   The Earl of Rosse (Ireland)

   The Earl of Normanton (Ireland)

9. The Earl Grey (1806)
   • Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey
10. The Earl of Lonsdale (1807)
    • William Lowther, 9th Earl of Lonsdale
11. The Earl of Harrowby (1809)
    • Conroy Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby
12. The Earl of Harewood (1812)
    • David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood
13. The Earl of Minto (1813)
    • Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto
14. The Earl Cathcart (1814)
    • Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart
15. The Earl of Verulam (1815)
    • John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam
16. The Earl of Saint Germans (1815)
    • Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans
17. The Earl of Morley (1815)
    • Mark Parker, 7th Earl of Morley
18. The Earl of Bradford (1815)
    • Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford
19. The Earl of Eldon (1821)
    • John Scott, 6th Earl of Eldon
20. The Earl Howe (1821)
    • Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe
21. The Earl of Stradbroke (1821)
    • Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke
22. The Earl Temple of Stowe (1822)
    • Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 8th Earl Temple of Stowe

    The Earl of Kilmorey (Ireland)

    The Earl of Listowel (Ireland)

    The Earl of Norbury (Ireland)

23. The Earl Cawdor (1827)
    • Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor

    The Earl of Ranfurly (Ireland)

24. The Earl of Lichfield (1831)
    • Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield
25. The Earl of Durham (1833)
    • Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham
26. The Earl Granville (1833)
    • Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville
27. The Earl of Effingham (1837)
    • David Howard, 7th Earl of Effingham
28. The Earl of Ducie (1837)
    • David Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie
29. The Earl of Yarborough (1837)
    • Charles John Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough
30. The Earl of Leicester (1837)
    • Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester
31. The Earl of Gainsborough (1841)
    • Anthony Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough
32. The Earl of Strafford (1847)
    • William Byng, 9th Earl of Strafford
33. The Earl of Cottenham (1850)
    • Mark Pepys, 9th Earl of Cottenham
34. The Earl Cowley (1857)
    • Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley
35. The Earl of Dudley (1860)
    • David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley
36. The Earl Russell (1861)
    • John Russell, 7th Earl Russell
37. The Earl of Cromartie (1861)
    • John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie
38. The Earl of Kimberley (1866)
    • John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley
39. The Earl of Wharncliffe (1876)
    • Richard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe
40. The Earl Cairns (1878)
    • Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns
41. The Earl of Lytton (1880)
    • John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton
42. The Earl of Selborne (1882)
    • William Palmer, 5th Earl of Selborne
43. The Earl of Iddesleigh (1885)
    • John Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh
44. The Earl of Cranbrook (1892)
    • Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook
45. The Earl of Cromer (1901)
    • Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer
46. The Earl of Plymouth (1905)
    • Ivor Edward Other Windsor-Clive, 4th Earl of Plymouth
47. The Earl of Liverpool (1905)
    • Edward Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool
48. The Earl Saint Aldwyn (1915)
    • Michael Hicks Beach, 3rd Earl Saint Aldwyn
49. The Earl Beatty (1919)
    • David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty
50. The Earl Haig (1919)
    • Alexander Haig, 3rd Earl Haig
51. The Earl of Iveagh (1919)
    • Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh
52. The Earl of Balfour (1922)
    • Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour
53. The Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1925)
    • Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith
54. The Earl Jellicoe (1925)
    • Patrick Jellicoe, 3rd Earl Jellicoe
55. The Earl of Inchcape (1929)
    • Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape
56. The Earl Peel (1929)^[4]
    • William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
57. The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1937)
    • Benedict Baldwin, 5th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
58. The Earl of Halifax (1944)
    • Peter Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax
59. The Earl of Gowrie (1945)
    • Brer Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie
60. The Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (1945)
    • David Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor
61. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1947)
    • Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma
62. The Earl Alexander of Tunis (1952)
    • Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis
63. The Earl of Swinton (1955)
    • Mark Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton
64. The Earl Attlee (1955)
    • John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee
65. The Earl of Woolton (1956)
    • Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton
66. The Earl of Snowdon (1961)^[5]
    • David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
67. The Earl of Stockton (1984)
    • Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton
68. The Earl of Wessex (1999) and Forfar (2019)^[6]
    • Prince Edward, 1st Earl of Wessex

List of heirs of Earls in the Peerages of the British Isles[]

Heirs apparent[]

Peerage of England[]

1. James Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre, eldest son of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford

2. Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley, eldest son of the Earl of Derby

3. Reginald Herbert, Lord Herbert, eldest son of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery

4. Jack Courtenay, Lord Courtenay, eldest son of the Earl of Devon

5. Alexander Howard, Viscount Andover, eldest son of the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire

6. Peregrine Feilding, Viscount Feilding, eldest son of the Earl of Denbigh and Desmond

7. Henry Bertie, Lord Norreys, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon

8. Tobias Finch-Hatton, Viscount Maidstone, eldest son of the Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham

9. Luke Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke, eldest son of the Earl of Sandwich

10. Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, eldest son of the Earl of Shaftesbury

11. William Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock, eldest son of the Earl of Portland

12. Augustus Keppel, Viscount Bury, eldest son of the Earl of Albemarle

13. George Child-Villiers, Viscount Villiers, eldest son of the Earl of Jersey

Peerage of Scotland[]

14. Anthony Lindsay, Lord Balniel, eldest son of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres

15. Harry Hay, Lord Hay, eldest son of the Earl of Erroll

16. Alexander Charles Robert Sutherland, Lord Strathnaver, eldest son of the Earl of Sutherland

17. John Douglas, Lord Aberdour, eldest son of the Earl of Morton

18. Harry Erskine, Lord Cardross, eldest son of the Earl of Buchan

19. Rhuridh Montgomerie, Lord Montgomerie, eldest son of the Earl of Eglinton and Winton

20. Alexander Sinclair, Lord Berriedale, eldest son of the Earl of Caithness

21. Jack Stuart, Lord Doune, eldest son of the Earl of Moray

22. Michael Douglas-Home, Lord Dunglass, eldest son of the Earl of Home

23. James Drummond, Viscount of Strathallan, eldest son of the Earl of Perth

24. Alexander Patrick Stewart, Lord Darlies, eldest son of the Earl of Galloway

25. John Maitland, Viscount Maitland, eldest son of the Earl of Lauderdale

26. William Lindesay-Bethume, Viscount Garnock, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsay

27. William Hay, Viscount Dupplin, eldest son of the Earl of Kinnoull

28. Charles Bruce, Lord Bruce, eldest son of the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine

29. Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho, eldest son of the Earl of Wemyss and March

30. Simon Ramsay, Lord Ramsay, eldest son of the Earl of Dalhousie

31. Davis Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy, eldest son of the Earl of Airlie

32. James Grant of Rothiemurchus, Lord Huntingtower, eldest son of the Earl of Dysart

33. John Douglas-Hamilton, Lord Daer, eldest son of the Earl of Selkirk

34. Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, Lord Scrymgeour, eldest son of the Earl of Dundee

35. David Hope-Johnstone, Lord Johnstone, eldest son of the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell

36. Archibald Cochrane, Lord Cochrane, eldest son of the Earl of Dundonald

37. Tristan Keith, Lord Inverurie, eldest son of the Earl of Kintore

38. Oliver St John, Viscount Kirkwall, eldest son of the Earl of Orkney

39. James Studley, Viscount Reidhaven, eldest son of the Earl of Seafield

40. John Dalrymple, Viscount Dalrymple, eldest son of the Earl of Stair

41. Harry Primrose, Lord Dalmeny, eldest son of the Earl of Rosebery and Midlothian

42. David Boyle, Viscount of Kelburn, eldest son of the Earl of Glasgow

Peerage of Great Britain[]

44. William Shirley, Viscount Tamworth, eldest son of the Earl Ferrers

45. James Finch-Knightley, Lord Guernsey, eldest son of the Earl of Aylesford

46. Edward Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton, eldest son of the Earl Waldegrave

47. William Stanhope, Viscount Petersham, eldest son of the Earl of Harrington

48. Oliver Wallop, Viscount Lymington, eldest son of the Earl of Portsmouth

49. Charles Greville, Lord Brooke, eldest son of the Earl of Warwick

50. Frederick North, Lord North, eldest son of the Earl of Guilford

51. Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, eldest son of the Earl of Hardwick

52. Simon Fox-Strangways, Lord Stavordale, eldest son of the Earl of Ilchester

53. William Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, eldest son of the Earl De La Warr

54. Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, Viscount Folkstone, eldest son of the Earl of Radnor

55. Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, eldest son of the Earl Spencer

56. Benjamin Bathurst, Lord Apsley, eldest son of the Earl Bathurst

57. Edward Villiers, Lord Hyde, eldest son of the Earl of Clarendon

58. William Murray, Viscount Stormont, eldest son of the Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield

59. William Herbert, Lord Porchester, eldest son of the Earl of Carnarvon

60. George Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea, eldest son of the Earl Cadogan

61. James Harris, Viscount FitzHarris, eldest son of the Earl of Malmesbury

Peerage of Ireland[]

62. Jonathan Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, eldest son of the Earl of Cork and Orrery

63. Sean Nugent, Lord Delvin, eldest son of the Earl of Westmeath

64. Anthony Brabazon, Lord Ardee, eldest son of the Earl of Meath

65. Benjamin Moore, Viscount Moore, eldest son of the Earl of Drogheda

66. Jonathan Forbes, Viscount Forbes, eldest son of the Earl of Granard

67. Ivo Bligh, Lord Clifton, eldest son of the Earl of Darnley

68. Frederick Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, eldest son of the Earl of Bessborough

69. James Stopford, Viscount Stopford, eldest son of the Earl of Courtown

70. John Savile, Viscount Pollington, eldest son of the Earl of Mexborough

71. Charles King-Tenison, Viscount Kingsborough, eldest son of the Earl of Kingston

72. Shane Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn, eldest son of the Earl of Roden

73. John Meade, Lord Gillford, eldest son of the Earl of Clanwilliam

74. Randal McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce, eldest son of the Earl of Antrim

75. Edward Pakenham, Lord Silchester, eldest son of the Earl of Longford

76. Charles Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow, eldest son of the Earl of Portarlington

77. Richard Bourke, Lord Naas, eldest son of the Earl of Mayo

78. Michael Annesley, Viscount Glerawly, eldest son of the Earl Annesley

79. John Lowry-Corry, Viscount Corry, eldest son of the Earl Belmore

80. Andrew Stuart, Viscount Stuart, eldest son of the Earl Castle Stewart

81. John Hely-Hutchinson, Viscount Suirdale, eldest son of the Earl of Donoughmore

82. Frederick Alexander, Viscount Alexander, eldest son of the Earl of Caledon

Peerage of the United Kingdom (also includes heirs apparent for Irish peerages created after 1800)[]

83. Jamie St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough, eldest son of the Earl of Rosslyn

84. David Marsham, Viscount Marsham, eldest son of the Earl of Romney

85. Julian Grosvenor, Viscount Grey de Wilton, eldest son of the Earl of Wilton

86. Felix Pery, Viscount Glentworth, eldest son of the Earl of Limerick

87. Jonathan Herbert, Viscount Clive, eldest son of the Earl of Powis

88. Thomas Nelson, Viscount Merton, eldest son of the Earl Nelson

89. Lawrence Parsons, Lord Oxmantown, eldest son of the Earl of Rosse (Peerage of Ireland)

90. Arthur Agar, Viscount Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of Normanton (Peerage of Ireland)

91. Alexander Grey, Viscount Howick, eldest son of the Earl Grey

92. Dudley Ryder, Viscount Sandon, eldest son of the Earl of Harrowby

93. Alexander Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles, eldest son of the Earl of Harewood

94. Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Viscount Melgund, eldest son of the Earl of Minto

95. Alan Cathcart, Lord Greenock, eldest son of the Earl of Cathcart

96. James Grimston, Viscount Grimston, eldest son of the Earl of Verulam

97. Alexander Bridgeman, Viscount Newport, eldest son of the Earl of Bradford

98. John Scott, Viscount Encombe, eldest son of the Earl of Eldon

99. Thomas Curzon, Viscount Curzon, eldest son of the Earl Howe

100. Robert Rous, Viscount Dunwich, eldest son of the Earl of Stradbroke

101. Robert Needham, Viscount Newry and Mourne, eldest son of the Earl of Kilmorey (Peerage of Ireland)

102. James Campbell, Viscount Emlyn, eldest son of the Earl Cawdor

103. Adam Knox, Viscount Northland, eldest son of the Earl of Ranfurly (Peerage of Ireland)

104. Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson, eldest son of the Earl of Lichfield

105. Frederick Lambton, Viscount Lambton, eldest son of the Earl of Durham

106. Granville Leveson-Gower, Lord Leveson, eldest son of the Earl Granville

107. Edward Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham, eldest son of the Earl of Effingham

108. James Moreton, Lord Moreton, eldest son of the Earl of Ducie

109. George Pelham, Lord Worsley, eldest son of the Earl of Yarborough

110. Edward Coke, Viscount Coke, eldest son of the Earl of Leicester

111. Henry Noel, Viscount Campden, eldest son of the Earl of Gainsborough

112. Samuel Byng, Viscount Enfield, eldest son of the Earl of Strafford

113. Charles Pepys, Viscount Crowhurst, eldest son of the Earl of Cottenham

114. Henry Wellesley, Viscount Dangan, eldest son of the Earl Cowley

115. Colin Mackenzie, Viscount Tarbat, eldest son of the Earl of Cromartie

116. David Wodehouse, Lord Wodehouse, eldest son of the Earl of Kimberley

117. Reed Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, Viscount Carlton, eldest son of the Earl of Wharncliffe

118. Hugh Cairns, Viscount Garmoyle, eldest son of the Earl Cairns

119. Philip Lytton, Viscount Knebworth, eldest son of the Earl of Lytton

120. Alexander Palmer, Viscount Wolmer, eldest son of the Earl of Selborne

121. Thomas Northcote, Viscount St Cyres, eldest son of the Earl of Iddesleigh

122. John Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway, eldest son of the Earl of Cranbrook

123. Alexander Baring, Viscount Errington, eldest son of the Earl of Cromer

124. Robert Other Ivor Windsor-Clive, Viscount Windsor, eldest son of the Earl of Plymouth

125. Luke Foljambe, Viscount Hawkesbury, eldest son of the Earl of Liverpool

126. Sean Beatty, Viscount Borodale, eldest son of the Earl Beatty

127. Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden, eldest son of the Earl of Iveagh

128. Mark Asquith, Viscount Asquith, eldest son of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith

129. Fergus Mackay, Viscount Glenapp, eldest son of the Earl of Inchcape

130. Ashton Peel, Viscount Clanfield, eldest son of the Earl Peel

131. James Wood, Lord Irwin, eldest son of the Earl of Halifax

132. Heathcote Ruthven, Viscount Ruthven of Canberra, eldest son of the Earl of Gowrie

133. William Lloyd George, Viscount Gwynedd, eldest son of the Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor

134. Nicholas Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne, eldest son of the Earl Mountbatten of Burma

135. William Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham, eldest son of the Earl of Swinton

136. Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, eldest son of the Earl of Snowdon

137. Daniel Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, eldest son of the Earl of Stockton

138. James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn, eldest son of the Earl of Wessex

Heirs presumptive[]

1. John Hastings-Bass, brother of the Earl of Huntingdon
2. William Feinnes-Clinton, brother of the Earl of Lincoln
3. Harry Fane, brother of the Earl of Westmoreland
4. William Jennings Capell, fourth cousin once removed of the Earl of Essex
5. Philip Howard, brother of the Earl of Carlisle
6. Thomas Lumley, brother of the Earl of Scarborough
7. David Coventry, nephew of the Earl of Coventry
8. Susan of Mar, Mistress of Mar, eldest daughter of the Countess of Mar^[7]
9. Alexander Leslie, brother of the Earl of Rothes
10. Alexander Erskine, brother of the Earl of Mar and Kellie
11. John Bowes-Lyon, brother of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
12. Thomas Baillie-Hamilton, fourth cousin once removed of the Earl of Haddington
13. Marcus Abney-Hastings, half-brother of the Earl of Loudoun
14. Archibald Leslie-Melville, uncle of the Earl of Leven and Melville
15. Colin Carnegy, brother of the Earl of Northesk
16. Princess Benedetta Rospigliosi, Mistress of Newburgh, daughter of the Earl of Newburgh
17. Geoffrey Murray, brother of the Earl of Dunmore
18. Rupert Legge, brother of the Earl of Dartmouth
19. Adrian Bennet, first cousin of the Earl of Tankerville
20. David Parker, brother of the Earl of Macclesfield
21. Sir John Hobart, 4th Baronet, fourth cousin once removed of the Earl of Buckinghamshire
22. Christopher Edgcumbe, brother of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
23. John Fortescue, first cousin of the Earl Fortescue
24. Cavan Lambart, cousin of the Earl of Cavan
25. Piers Butler, brother of the Earl of Carrick
26. Robert Boyle, second cousin of the Earl of Shannon
27. William Gore, cousin once removed of the Earl of Arran
28. Robert Turnour, brother of the Earl Winterton
29. Michael Vaughn, brother of the Earl of Lisburne
30. Berkeley Cole, first cousin of the Earl of Enniskillen
31. Charles Crichton, second cousin once removed of the Earl Erne
32. Nicholas Bingham, first cousin once removed of the Earl of Lucan
33. Nicholas Acheson, first cousin of the Earl of Gosford
34. Rupert Craven, first cousin thrice removed of the Earl of Craven
35. Anthony Onslow, kinsman of the Earl of Onslow
36. Richard Pelham, second cousin of the Earl of Chichester
37. James Lowther, half-brother of the Earl of Lonsdale
38. Louis Eliot, uncle of the Earl of St Germans
39. Nigel Parker, uncle of the Earl of Morley
40. Robert Temple-Gore-Langton, brother of the Earl Temple of Stowe
41. Timothy Hare, brother of the Earl of Listowel
42. Leander Ward, half-brother of the Earl of Dudley
43. David Hicks Beach, brother of the Earl of St Aldwyn
44. Charles Balfour, brother of the Earl of Balfour
45. James Baldwin, brother of the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
46. Brian Alexander, brother of the Earl Alexander of Tunis

Earls without heirs[]

Earl of Clancarty, Earl of Norbury, Earl Russell, Earl Haig, Earl Attlee, and Earl of Woolton

See also[]

• British nobility
• List of earldoms

References[]