List of peers 1440–1449
This page lists all peers who held extant titles between the years 1440 and 1449.
Peerage of England[]
Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
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Duke of Cornwall (1337) | none | 1422 | 1453 | |
Duke of York (1385) | Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York | 1426 | 1460 | |
Duke of Norfolk (1397) | John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk | 1432 | 1461 | |
Duke of Gloucester (1414) | Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester | 1414 | 1447 | Died, title extinct |
Duke of Exeter (1443) | John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter | 1443 | 1447 | |
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter | 1447 | 1461 | ||
Duke of Somerset (1443) | John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset | 1443 | 1444 | New creation, also Earl of Kendal; Died, title extinct |
Duke of Buckingham (1444) | Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham | 1444 | 1460 | New creation |
Duke of Warwick (1445) | Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick | 1445 | 1446 | New creation for the 14th Earl of Warwick; Died, title extinct |
Duke of Somerset (1448) | Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset | 1448 | 1455 | New creation; also Marquess of Dorset (1442) and Earl of Dorset (1441) |
Duke of Suffolk (1448) | William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk | 1448 | 1450 | New creation; also Marquess of Suffolk (1444) |
Earl of Warwick (1088) | Henry de Beauchamp, 14th Earl of Warwick | 1401 | 1439 | See Duke of Warwick above |
Anne de Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick | 1446 | 1448 | Died | |
Anne Neville, 16th Countess of Warwick and Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick |
1448 1449 |
1492 1471 |
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Earl of Arundel (1138) | William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel | 1438 | 1487 | |
Earl of Oxford (1142) | John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford | 1417 | 1462 | |
Earl of Devon (1335) | Thomas de Courtenay, 5th Earl of Devon | 1422 | 1458 | |
Earl of Salisbury (1337) | Alice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury and Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury |
1428 1442 |
1462 1460 |
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Earl of Stafford (1351) | Humphrey Stafford, 6th Earl of Stafford | 1403 | 1460 | Created Duke of Buckingham, see above |
Earl of Suffolk (1385) | William de la Pole, 4th Earl of Suffolk | 1415 | 1450 | See above, Duke of Suffolk |
Earl of Huntingdon (1387) | John Holland, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon | 1417 | 1447 | Restored as Duke of Exeter, see above |
Earl of Somerset (1397) | John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset | 1418 | 1444 | Duke of Somerset in 1443, see above |
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Earl of Somerset | 1444 | 1455 | Duke of Somerset in 1448, see above | |
Earl of Westmorland (1397) | Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland | 1425 | 1484 | |
Earl of Northumberland (1416) | Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland | 1416 | 1455 | |
Earl of Shrewsbury (1442) | John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury | 1442 | 1453 | New creation |
Earl of Kendal (1446) | John de Foix, 1st Earl of Kendal | 1446 | 1462 | New creation |
Earl of Wiltshire (1449) | James Butler, 1st Earl of Wiltshire | 1449 | 1461 | New creation |
Earl of Worcester (1449) | John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester | 1449 | 1470 | New creation |
Viscount Beaumont (1440) | John Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont | 1440 | 1460 | New creation |
Viscount Bourchier (1446) | Henry Bourchier, 1st Viscount Bourchier | 1446 | 1483 | New creation |
Baron de Ros (1264) | Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros | 1421 | 1464 | |
Baron Fauconberg (1295) | 1429 | 1490 | ||
Baron FitzWalter (1295) | 1431 | 1485 | ||
Baron FitzWarine (1295) | 1433 | 1471 | ||
Baron Grey de Wilton (1295) | 1396 | 1442 | Died | |
1442 | 1493 | |||
Baron Clinton (1299) | 1431 | 1464 | ||
Baron De La Warr (1299) | Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr | 1427 | 1450 | |
Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1299) | 1435 | 1450 | ||
Baron Lovel (1299) | 1414 | 1455 | ||
Baron Scales (1299) | Thomas de Scales, 7th Baron Scales | 1419 | 1460 | |
Baron Welles (1299) | Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles | 1421 | 1461 | |
Baron de Clifford (1299) | Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford | 1422 | 1455 | |
Baron Ferrers of Groby (1299) | William Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby | 1388 | 1445 | Died |
Elizabeth Ferrers, 6th Baroness Ferrers of Groby | 1445 | 1483 | ||
Baron Furnivall (1299) | John Talbot, 6th Baron Furnivall | 1407 | 1453 | jure uxoris; created Earl of Shrewsbury in 1442; barony held by his heirs until 1616 when it fell into abeyance |
Baron Morley (1299) | Robert de Morley, 6th Baron Morley | 1435 | 1442 | Died |
Alianore Lovel, 7th Baroness Morley | 1442 | 1476 | ||
1397 | 1449 | Died | ||
John le Strange, 8th Baron Strange | 1449 | 1470 | ||
Baron Zouche of Haryngworth (1308) | 1415 | 1463 | ||
Baron Beaumont (1309) | John Beaumont, 6th Baron Beaumont | 1416 | 1460 | Created Viscount Beaumont, Barony held by his heirs until 1507, when it fell into abeyance |
James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley | 1408 | 1459 | ||
Baron Cobham of Kent (1313) | Joan Brooke, 5th Baroness Cobham | 1434 | 1442 | Died |
Edward Brooke, 6th Baron Cobham | 1442 | 1464 | ||
Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1313) | Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby | 1409 | 1452 | |
Baron Dacre (1321) | Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre | 1398 | 1458 | |
Baron FitzHugh (1321) | William FitzHugh, 4th Baron FitzHugh | 1425 | 1452 | |
Baron Greystock (1321) | 1436 | 1487 | ||
Baron Grey of Ruthyn (1325) | Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn | 1388 | 1441 | Died |
Edmund Grey, 4th Baron Grey de Ruthyn | 1441 | 1490 | ||
Baron Harington (1326) | William Harington, 5th Baron Harington | 1418 | 1458 | |
Baron Burghersh (1330) | Isabel le Despencer, suo jure Baroness Burgersh | 1414 | 1440 | Died; Barony succeeded by the Earl of Warwick, and held by his heirs until 1459 when it fell into abeyance |
Baron Poynings (1337) | 1387 | 1446 | Died | |
Eleanor Percy, 6th Baroness Poynings | 1446 | 1482 | ||
Baron Bourchier (1342) | Henry Bourchier, 5th Baron Bourchier | 1433 | 1483 | Created Viscount Bourchier, see above |
Baron Scrope of Masham (1350) | John Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Masham | 1426 | 1455 | |
Baron Botreaux (1368) | William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux | 1392 | 1462 | |
Baron Scrope of Bolton (1371) | Henry Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton | 1420 | 1459 | |
Baron Cromwell (1375) | Ralph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell | 1417 | 1455 | |
Baron Bergavenny (1392) | Elizabeth de Beauchamp, suo jure Baroness Bergavenny | 1421 | 1447 | Died |
George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny | 1447 | 1492 | ||
Baron Grey of Codnor (1397) | 1431 | 1444 | Died | |
Henry Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Codnor | 1444 | 1496 | ||
Baron Berkeley (1421) | James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley | 1421 | 1463 | |
Baron Hungerford (1426) | Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford | 1426 | 1449 | Died |
Robert Hungerford, 2nd Baron Hungerford | 1449 | 1459 | ||
Baron Tiptoft (1426) | 1426 | 1443 | Died | |
John de Tiptoft, 2nd Baron Tiptoft | 1443 | 1470 | Created Earl of Worcester in 1449, and held by his heirs until 1485, when Barony fell into abeyance | |
Baron Latimer (1432) | George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer | 1432 | 1469 | |
Baron Fanhope (1433) | John Cornwall, 1st Baron Fanhope | 1433 | 1443 | Created Baron Milbroke in 1442; died, all titles extinct |
Baron Dudley (1440) | John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley | 1440 | 1487 | New creation |
Baron Sudeley (1441) | Ralph Boteler, 1st Baron Sudeley | 1441 | 1473 | New creation |
Baron Lisle (1444) | John Talbot, 1st Baron Lisle | 1444 | 1453 | New creation |
Baron de Moleyns (1445) | Robert Hungerford, 1st Baron de Moleyns | 1445 | 1461 | New creation |
Baron Saye and Sele (1447) | James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele | 1447 | 1450 | New creation |
Baron Beauchamp of Powick (1447) | John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Powick | 1447 | 1475 | New creation |
Baron Hoo and Hastings (1447) | Thomas Hoo, Baron Hoo and Hastings | 1447 | 1455 | New creation |
Baron Rivers (1448) | Richard Woodville, 1st Baron Rivers | 1448 | 1469 | New creation |
Baron Stourton (1448) | John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton | 1448 | 1462 | New creation |
1449 | 1469 | New creation | ||
Baron Bonville (1449) | William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville | 1449 | 1461 | New creation |
Baron Egremont (1449) | Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont | 1449 | 1460 | New creation |
Peerage of Scotland[]
Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
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Duke of Rothesay (1398) | - | 1437 | 1452 | |
Earl of Dunbar (1115) | George II, Earl of March | 1420 | 1457 | |
Earl of Lennox (1184) | Isabella, Countess of Lennox | 1425 | 1458 | |
Earl of Ross (1215) | Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross | 1429 | 1449 | Died |
John of Islay, Earl of Ross | 1449 | 1476 | ||
Earl of Sutherland (1235) | John de Moravia, 7th Earl of Sutherland | 1427 | 1460 | |
Earl of Douglas (1358) | William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas | 1439 | 1440 | Died |
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas | 1440 | 1443 | ||
William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas | 1443 | 1452 | ||
Earl of Moray (1372) | 1429 | 1455 | ||
Earl of Orkney (1379) | William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney | 1410 | 1476 | Lord Sinclair in 1449 |
Earl of Angus (1389) | James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus | 1437 | 1446 | Died |
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus | 1446 | 1463 | ||
Earl of Crawford (1398) | David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford | 1439 | 1446 | Died |
Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford | 1446 | 1453 | ||
Earl of Menteith (1427) | Malise Graham, 1st Earl of Menteith | 1427 | 1490 | |
Earl of Avondale (1437) | James Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale | 1437 | 1443 | Succeeded to the more senior Earldom of Douglas, see above |
Earl of Huntly (1445) | Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly | 1445 | 1470 | New creation |
Earl of Ormond (1445) | Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde | 1445 | 1455 | New creation |
Lord Erskine (1429) | 1429 | 1453 | de jure 12th Earl of Mar | |
Lord Hay (1429) | William Hay, 1st Lord Hay | 1429 | 1462 | |
Lord Somerville (1430) | William Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville | 1438 | 1456 | |
Lord Lorne (1439) | 1439 | 1449 | Died | |
1449 | 1463 | |||
Lord Haliburton of Dirleton (1441) | Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton | 1441 | 1447 | New creation; died |
1447 | 1454 | |||
Lord Forbes (1442) | Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes | 1442 | 1448 | New creation; died |
1448 | 1462 | |||
Lord Crichton (1443) | William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton | 1443 | 1454 | New creation |
Lord Hamilton (1445) | James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton | 1445 | 1479 | New creation |
Lord Maxwell (1445) | Herbert Maxwell, 1st Lord Maxwell | 1445 | 1454 | New creation |
Lord Glamis (1445) | Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis | 1445 | 1459 | New creation |
Lord Graham (1445) | Patrick Graham, 1st Lord Graham | 1445 | 1466 | New creation |
Lord Leslie and Ballinbreich (1445) | George Leslie, 1st Lord Leslie and Ballinbreich | 1445 | 1490 | New creation |
Lord Lindsay of the Byres (1445) | Lawrence Abernethy, 1st Lord Saltoun | 1445 | 1460 | New creation |
Lord Saltoun (1445) | Lawrence Abernethy, 1st Lord Saltoun | 1445 | 1460 | New creation |
Lord Campbell (1445) | Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell | 1445 | 1453 | New creation |
Lord Gray (1445) | Andrew Gray, 1st Lord Gray | 1445 | 1469 | New creation |
Lord Montgomerie (1449) | Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie | 1449 | 1470 | New creation |
Peerage of Ireland[]
Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
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Earl of Ulster (1264) | Richard of York, 8th Earl of Ulster | 1425 | 1460 | |
Earl of Kildare (1316) | Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare | 1434 | 1478 | |
Earl of Ormond (1328) | James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond | 1405 | 1452 | |
Earl of Desmond (1329) | James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond | 1420 | 1463 | |
Earl of Waterford (1446) | John Talbot, 1st Earl of Waterford | 1446 | 1453 | New creation |
Baron Athenry (1172) | Thomas II de Bermingham | 1428 | 1473 | |
Baron Kingsale (1223) | 1430 | 1460 | ||
Baron Kerry (1223) | 1410 | 1469 | ||
Baron Barry (1261) | 1420 | 1480 | ||
Baron Gormanston (1370) | 1422 | 1450 | ||
Baron Slane (1370) | 1435 | 1446 | Died | |
1446 | 1457 | |||
Baron Howth (1425) | Christopher St Lawrence, 2nd Baron Howth | 1430 | 1465 | |
Baron Killeen (1449) | 1449 | 1455 | New creation |
References[]
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1887). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant. Vol. 1–8 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
- Cracroft-Brennan, Patrick. "Cracroft's Peerage" (web). Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
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