List of peers 1740–1749
This page lists all peers who held extant titles between the years 1740 and 1749.
Peerage of England, Scotland and Great Britain[]
Dukes[]
Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
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Peerage of England | ||||
Duke of Cornwall (1337) | Frederick, Prince of Wales | 1727 | 1751 | |
Duke of Norfolk (1483) | Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk | 1732 | 1777 | |
Duke of Somerset (1547) | Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset | 1678 | 1748 | Died |
Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset | 1748 | 1750 | ||
Duke of Cleveland (1670) | William FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland | 1730 | 1774 | |
Duke of Richmond (1675) | Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond | 1723 | 1750 | |
Duke of Grafton (1675) | Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton | 1690 | 1757 | |
Duke of Beaufort (1682) | Henry Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort | 1714 | 1745 | Died |
Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort | 1745 | 1756 | ||
Duke of St Albans (1684) | Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans | 1726 | 1751 | |
Duke of Bolton (1689) | Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton | 1722 | 1754 | |
Duke of Leeds (1694) | Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds | 1731 | 1789 | |
Duke of Bedford (1694) | John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford | 1732 | 1771 | |
Duke of Devonshire (1694) | William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire | 1729 | 1755 | |
Duke of Marlborough (1702) | Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough | 1733 | 1758 | |
Duke of Rutland (1703) | John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland | 1721 | 1779 | |
Duke of Montagu (1705) | John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu | 1709 | 1749 | Died, title extinct |
Peerage of Scotland | ||||
Duke of Hamilton (1643) | James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton | 1712 | 1743 | Died |
James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton | 1743 | 1758 | ||
Duke of Buccleuch (1663) | Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch | 1732 | 1751 | |
Duke of Queensberry (1684) | Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry | 1711 | 1778 | |
Duke of Gordon (1684) | Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon | 1728 | 1752 | |
Duke of Argyll (1701) | John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll | 1703 | 1743 | Died |
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll | 1743 | 1761 | ||
Duke of Atholl (1703) | James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl | 1724 | 1764 | |
Duke of Douglas (1703) | Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas | 1703 | 1761 | |
Duke of Montrose (1707) | James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose | 1707 | 1742 | Died |
William Graham, 2nd Duke of Montrose | 1742 | 1790 | ||
Duke of Roxburghe (1707) | John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe | 1707 | 1741 | Died |
Robert Ker, 2nd Duke of Roxburghe | 1741 | 1755 | ||
Peerage of Great Britain | ||||
Duke of Kent (1710) | Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent | 1710 | 1740 | Died, title extinct |
Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1715) | Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven | 1723 | 1742 | Died |
Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven | 1742 | 1778 | ||
Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (1715) | Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull | 1726 | 1773 | |
Duke of Newcastle (1715) | Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle | 1715 | 1768 | |
Duke of Portland (1716) | William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland | 1726 | 1762 | |
Duchess of Kendal (1719) | Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal | 1719 | 1743 | Died, title extinct |
Duke of Manchester (1719) | Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester | 1739 | 1762 | |
Duke of Chandos (1719) | James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos | 1719 | 1744 | Died |
Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos | 1744 | 1771 | ||
Duke of Dorset (1720) | Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset | 1720 | 1765 | |
Duke of Bridgewater (1720) | Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater | 1720 | 1745 | Died |
John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater | 1745 | 1748 | Died | |
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater | 1748 | 1803 | ||
Duke of Cumberland (1726) | Prince William, Duke of Cumberland | 1726 | 1765 |
Marquesses[]
Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
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Peerage of England | ||||
Marquess of Powis (1687) | William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis | 1696 | 1745 | Died |
William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis | 1745 | 1748 | Died, title extinct | |
Peerage of Scotland | ||||
Marquess of Tweeddale (1694) | John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale | 1715 | 1762 | |
Marquess of Lothian (1701) | William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian | 1722 | 1767 | |
Marquess of Annandale (1701) | George Vanden-Bempde, 3rd Marquess of Annandale | 1730 | 1792 | |
Peerage of Great Britain | ||||
Marquess Grey (1740) | Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey | 1740 | 1797 | Title previously held by the Duke of Kent |
Marquess of Rockingham (1746) | Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham | 1746 | 1750 | New creation |
Earls[]
Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
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Peerage of England | ||||
Earl of Shrewsbury (1442) | 1718 | 1743 | Died | |
1743 | 1787 | |||
Earl of Derby (1485) | Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby | 1736 | 1776 | |
Earl of Huntingdon (1529) | Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon | 1705 | 1746 | Died |
Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon | 1746 | 1789 | ||
Earl of Pembroke (1551) | Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke | 1733 | 1749 | Died |
Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke | 1749 | 1794 | ||
Earl of Devon (1553) | William Courtenay, de jure 7th Earl of Devon | 1735 | 1762 | |
Earl of Lincoln (1572) | Henry Clinton, 9th Earl of Lincoln | 1730 | 1794 | |
Earl of Suffolk (1603) | Henry Howard, 10th Earl of Suffolk | 1733 | 1745 | Died |
Henry Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk | 1745 | 1757 | ||
Earl of Exeter (1605) | Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter | 1722 | 1754 | |
Earl of Salisbury (1605) | James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury | 1728 | 1780 | |
Earl of Northampton (1618) | James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton | 1727 | 1754 | |
Earl of Leicester (1618) | Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester | 1737 | 1743 | Died, title extinct |
Earl of Warwick (1618) | Edward Rich, 8th Earl of Warwick | 1721 | 1759 | |
Earl of Denbigh (1622) | William Feilding, 5th Earl of Denbigh | 1717 | 1755 | |
Earl of Westmorland (1624) | John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland | 1736 | 1762 | |
Earl of Berkshire (1626) | Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Berkshire | 1706 | 1757 | Succeeded to the more senior Earldom of Suffolk, see above |
Earl of Peterborough (1628) | Charles Mordaunt, 4th Earl of Peterborough | 1735 | 1779 | |
Earl of Stamford (1628) | Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford | 1739 | 1768 | |
Earl of Winchilsea (1628) | Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea | 1730 | 1769 | |
Earl of Chesterfield (1628) | Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield | 1726 | 1773 | |
Earl of Thanet (1628) | Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet | 1729 | 1753 | |
Earl of Sandwich (1660) | John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich | 1729 | 1792 | |
Earl of Anglesey (1661) | Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey | 1737 | 1761 | |
Earl of Cardigan (1661) | George Brudenell, 4th Earl of Cardigan | 1732 | 1790 | |
Earl of Clarendon (1661) | Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon | 1723 | 1753 | |
Earl of Essex (1661) | William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex | 1710 | 1743 | Died |
William Capell, 4th Earl of Essex | 1743 | 1799 | ||
Earl of Carlisle (1661) | Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle | 1738 | 1758 | |
Earl of Ailesbury (1664) | Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury | 1685 | 1741 | Died |
Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury | 1741 | 1747 | Died, title extinct; Earldom of Elgin succeeded by a cousin | |
Earl of Burlington (1664) | Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington | 1704 | 1753 | Earl of Cork in the Peerage of Ireland |
Earl of Shaftesbury (1672) | Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury | 1713 | 1771 | |
Earl of Lichfield (1674) | George Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield | 1716 | 1742 | Died |
George Lee, 3rd Earl of Lichfield | 1742 | 1772 | ||
Earl of Radnor (1679) | 1723 | 1741 | Died | |
John Robartes, 4th Earl of Radnor | 1741 | 1757 | ||
Earl of Berkeley (1679) | Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley | 1736 | 1755 | |
Earl of Abingdon (1682) | Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon | 1699 | 1743 | Died |
Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon | 1743 | 1760 | ||
Earl of Gainsborough (1682) | Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough | 1714 | 1751 | |
Earl of Plymouth (1682) | Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth | 1732 | 1771 | |
Earl of Holderness (1682) | Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness | 1722 | 1778 | |
Earl of Stafford (1688) | William Stafford-Howard, 3rd Earl of Stafford | 1734 | 1751 | |
Earl of Warrington (1690) | George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington | 1694 | 1758 | |
Earl of Scarbrough (1690) | Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough | 1739 | 1752 | |
Earl of Bradford (1694) | Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford | 1734 | 1762 | |
Earl of Rochford (1695) | William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford | 1738 | 1781 | |
Earl of Albemarle (1697) | Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle | 1718 | 1754 | |
Earl of Coventry (1697) | William Coventry, 5th Earl of Coventry | 1719 | 1751 | |
Earl of Jersey (1697) | William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey | 1721 | 1769 | |
Earl of Grantham (1698) | Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham | 1698 | 1754 | |
Earl Poulett (1706) | John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett | 1706 | 1743 | Died |
John Poulett, 2nd Earl Poulett | 1743 | 1764 | ||
Earl of Godolphin (1706) | Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin | 1712 | 1766 | |
Earl of Cholmondeley (1706) | George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley | 1733 | 1770 | |
Peerage of Scotland | ||||
Earl of Crawford (1398) | John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford | 1713 | 1749 | Died |
1749 | 1781 | |||
Earl of Erroll (1452) | Mary Hay, 14th Countess of Erroll | 1717 | 1758 | |
Earl of Sutherland (1235) | William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland | 1733 | 1750 | |
Earl of Rothes (1458) | John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes | 1722 | 1767 | |
Earl of Morton (1458) | James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton | 1738 | 1768 | |
Earl of Glencairn (1488) | William Cunningham, 13th Earl of Glencairn | 1734 | 1775 | |
Earl of Eglinton (1507) | Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton | 1729 | 1769 | |
Earl of Cassilis (1509) | John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis | 1701 | 1759 | |
Earl of Caithness (1455) | Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness | 1705 | 1765 | |
Earl of Buchan (1469) | 1695 | 1745 | Died | |
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan | 1745 | 1767 | ||
Earl of Moray (1562) | James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray | 1739 | 1767 | |
Earl of Home (1605) | William Home, 8th Earl of Home | 1720 | 1761 | |
Earl of Wigtown (1606) | 1681 | 1744 | Died | |
1744 | 1747 | Died, title extinct | ||
Earl of Abercorn (1606) | James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn | 1734 | 1744 | Died |
James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn | 1744 | 1789 | ||
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1606) | Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | 1735 | 1753 | |
Earl of Kellie (1619) | Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie | 1710 | 1758 | |
Earl of Haddington (1619) | Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington | 1735 | 1794 | |
Earl of Galloway (1623) | James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway | 1694 | 1746 | Died |
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway | 1746 | 1773 | ||
Earl of Lauderdale (1624) | 1710 | 1744 | Died | |
James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale | 1744 | 1789 | ||
Earl of Loudoun (1633) | John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun | 1731 | 1782 | |
Earl of Kinnoull (1633) | George Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull | 1709 | 1758 | |
Earl of Dumfries (1633) | 1694 | 1742 | Died | |
William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries | 1742 | 1769 | ||
Earl of Elgin (1633) | Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin | 1747 | 1771 | Title previously held by the Earl of Ailesbury |
Earl of Traquair (1633) | 1673 | 1741 | Died | |
1741 | 1764 | |||
Earl of Wemyss (1633) | James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss | 1720 | 1756 | |
Earl of Dalhousie (1633) | 1739 | 1764 | ||
Earl of Findlater (1638) | James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater | 1730 | 1764 | |
Earl of Leven (1641) | Alexander Leslie, 5th Earl of Leven | 1728 | 1754 | |
Earl of Dysart (1643) | Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart | 1727 | 1770 | |
Earl of Selkirk (1646) | John Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Selkirk | 1739 | 1744 | Died |
Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk | 1744 | 1799 | ||
Earl of Northesk (1647) | David Carnegie, 5th Earl of Northesk | 1729 | 1741 | Died |
George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk | 1741 | 1792 | ||
Earl of Kincardine (1647) | 1721 | 1740 | Died | |
William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine | 1740 | 1740 | ||
Charles Bruce, 9th Earl of Kincardine | 1740 | 1771 | Succeeded to the more senior Earldom of Elgin, see above | |
Earl of Balcarres (1651) | James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres | 1736 | 1768 | |
Earl of Aboyne (1660) | Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne | 1732 | 1794 | |
Earl of Newburgh (1660) | Charles Livingston, 2nd Earl of Newburgh | 1670 | 1755 | |
Earl of Kilmarnock (1661) | William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock | 1717 | 1746 | Attainted |
Earl of Dundonald (1669) | William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald | 1737 | 1758 | |
Earl of Dumbarton (1675) | George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton | 1692 | 1749 | Died, peerage extinct |
Earl of Kintore (1677) | John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore | 1718 | 1758 | |
Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1677) | John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland | 1717 | 1752 | |
Earl of Aberdeen (1682) | William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen | 1720 | 1746 | Died |
George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen | 1746 | 1801 | ||
Earl of Dunmore (1686) | John Murray, 2nd Earl of Dunmore | 1710 | 1752 | |
Earl of Orkney (1696) | Anne O'Brien, 2nd Countess of Orkney | 1737 | 1756 | |
Earl of Ruglen (1697) | Anne Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Ruglen | 1744 | 1748 | Title previously held by the Earl of Selkirk; died, title succeeded by the Earl of March |
Earl of March (1697) | William Douglas, 3rd Earl of March | 1731 | 1810 | |
Earl of Marchmont (1697) | Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont | 1724 | 1740 | Died |
Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont | 1740 | 1794 | ||
Earl of Hyndford (1701) | John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford | 1737 | 1766 | |
Earl of Cromartie (1703) | George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie | 1731 | 1746 | Attainted |
Earl of Stair (1703) | John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair | 1707 | 1747 | Died |
James Dalrymple, 3rd Earl of Stair | 1747 | 1760 | ||
Earl of Rosebery (1703) | 1723 | 1765 | ||
Earl of Glasgow (1703) | John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow | 1733 | 1740 | Died |
John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow | 1740 | 1775 | ||
Earl of Portmore (1703) | Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore | 1730 | 1785 | |
Earl of Bute (1703) | John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute | 1723 | 1792 | |
Earl of Hopetoun (1703) | Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun | 1703 | 1742 | Died |
John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun | 1742 | 1781 | ||
Earl of Deloraine (1706) | 1739 | 1740 | Died | |
1740 | 1807 | |||
Earl of Ilay (1706) | Archibald Campbell, 1st Earl of Ilay | 1706 | 1761 | Succeeded to the Dukedom of Argyll, see above |
Peerage of Great Britain | ||||
Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1711) | Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer | 1724 | 1741 | Died |
Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer | 1741 | 1755 | ||
Earl of Strafford (1711) | William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford | 1739 | 1791 | |
Earl Ferrers (1711) | Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers | 1729 | 1745 | Died |
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers | 1745 | 1760 | ||
Earl of Dartmouth (1711) | William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth | 1711 | 1750 | |
Earl of Tankerville (1714) | Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville | 1722 | 1753 | |
Earl of Aylesford (1714) | Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford | 1740 | 1757 | |
Earl of Bristol (1714) | John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol | 1714 | 1751 | |
Earl of Rockingham (1714) | Lewis Watson, 2nd Earl of Rockingham | 1724 | 1745 | Died |
Thomas Watson, 3rd Earl of Rockingham | 1745 | 1746 | Died; Peerage extinct | |
Earl of Uxbridge (1714) | Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge | 1714 | 1743 | Died |
Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge | 1743 | 1769 | ||
Earl Granville (1715) | Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville | 1715 | 1744 | Died |
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville | 1744 | 1763 | ||
Earl of Halifax (1715) | George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax | 1739 | 1771 | |
Earl of Sussex (1717) | 1731 | 1758 | ||
Earl Cowper (1718) | William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper | 1723 | 1764 | |
Earl Stanhope (1718) | Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope | 1721 | 1786 | |
Earl Coningsby (1719) | 1729 | 1761 | ||
Earl of Harborough (1719) | Philip Sherard, 2nd Earl of Harborough | 1732 | 1750 | |
Earl of Macclesfield (1721) | George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield | 1732 | 1764 | |
Earl of Pomfret (1721) | Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl of Pomfret | 1721 | 1753 | |
Countess of Walsingham (1722) | Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham | 1722 | 1778 | |
Earl Graham of Belford (1722) | William Graham, 1st Earl Graham | 1722 | 1790 | Succeeded to the Dukedom of Montrose, see above |
Earl Ker (1722) | Robert Ker, 1st Earl Ker | 1722 | 1790 | Succeeded to the Dukedom of Roxburghe, see above |
Earl Waldegrave (1729) | James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave | 1729 | 1741 | Died |
James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave | 1741 | 1763 | ||
Earl of Ashburnham (1730) | John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham | 1737 | 1812 | |
Earl of Wilmington (1730) | Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington | 1730 | 1743 | Died; Peerage extinct |
Earl FitzWalter (1730) | Benjamin Mildmay, 1st Earl FitzWalter | 1730 | 1756 | |
Earl of Effingham (1731) | Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham | 1731 | 1743 | Died |
Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham | 1743 | 1763 | ||
Earl of Malton (1734) | Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Earl of Malton | 1734 | 1750 | Created Marquess of Rockingham, see above |
Countess of Yarmouth (1740) | Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth | 1743 | 1765 | New creation |
Earl of Orford (1742) | Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford | 1742 | 1745 | New creation; died |
Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford | 1745 | 1751 | ||
Earl of Harrington (1742) | William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington | 1742 | 1756 | New creation |
Earl of Bath (1742) | William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath | 1742 | 1764 | New creation |
Earl of Portsmouth (1743) | John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth | 1743 | 1762 | New creation |
Earl of Leicester (1744) | Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester | 1744 | 1759 | New creation |
Earl Brooke (1746) | Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke | 1746 | 1773 | New creation |
Earl Clinton (1746) | Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Clinton | 1746 | 1751 | New creation |
Earl Gower (1746) | John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower | 1746 | 1754 | New creation |
Earl of Buckinghamshire (1746) | John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire | 1746 | 1756 | New creation |
Earl Fitzwilliam (1746) | William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl Fitzwilliam | 1746 | 1756 | New creation |
Earl of Powis (1748) | Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis | 1748 | 1772 | New creation |
Earl Temple (1749) | Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple | 1749 | 1752 | New creation |
Earl Harcourt (1749) | Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt | 1749 | 1777 | New creation |
Viscounts[]
Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
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Peerage of England | ||||
Viscount Hereford (1550) | Price Devereux, 9th Viscount Hereford | 1700 | 1740 | Died |
Price Devereux, 10th Viscount Hereford | 1740 | 1748 | Died | |
Edward Devereux, 11th Viscount Hereford | 1748 | 1760 | ||
Viscount Montagu (1554) | Anthony Browne, 6th Viscount Montagu | 1717 | 1767 | |
Viscount Saye and Sele (1624) | 1710 | 1742 | Died | |
1742 | 1781 | |||
Viscount Fauconberg (1643) | Thomas Belasyse, 4th Viscount Fauconberg | 1718 | 1774 | |
Viscount Hatton (1682) | 1706 | 1760 | ||
Viscount Townshend (1682) | Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend | 1738 | 1764 | |
Viscount Weymouth (1682) | Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth | 1714 | 1751 | |
Viscount Lonsdale (1690) | Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale | 1713 | 1751 | |
Peerage of Scotland | ||||
Viscount of Falkland (1620) | Lucius Cary, 7th Viscount Falkland | 1730 | 1785 | |
Viscount of Stormont (1621) | David Murray, 6th Viscount of Stormont | 1731 | 1748 | Died |
David Murray, 7th Viscount of Stormont | 1748 | 1796 | ||
Viscount of Arbuthnott (1641) | John Arbuthnot, 5th Viscount of Arbuthnott | 1710 | 1756 | |
Viscount of Irvine (1661) | Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount of Irvine | 1736 | 1761 | |
Viscount of Strathallan (1686) | William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan | 1711 | 1746 | Attainted |
Viscount of Garnock (1703) | George Lindsay-Crawford, 4th Viscount of Garnock | 1738 | 1808 | Succeeded to the Earldom of Crawford, see above |
Viscount of Primrose (1703) | 1716 | 1741 | Died; Peerage extinct | |
Peerage of Great Britain | ||||
Viscount Bolingbroke (1712) | Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke | 1712 | 1751 | |
Viscount Tadcaster (1714) | Henry O'Brien, 1st Viscount Tadcaster | 1714 | 1741 | Died; his heir was attained, so the peerages became forfeit |
Viscount St John (1716) | Henry St John, 1st Viscount St John | 1716 | 1742 | Died |
John St John, 2nd Viscount St John | 1716 | 1748 | Died | |
Frederick St John, 3rd Viscount St John | 1748 | 1787 | ||
Viscount Cobham (1718) | Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham | 1718 | 1749 | Died |
Hester Grenville, 2nd Viscountess Cobham | 1749 | 1752 | ||
Viscount Falmouth (1720) | Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth | 1734 | 1782 | |
Viscount Lymington (1720) | John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington | 1720 | 1762 | Created Earl of Portsmouth, see above |
Viscount Torrington (1721) | Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington | 1733 | 1747 | Died |
George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington | 1747 | 1750 | ||
Viscount Harcourt (1721) | Simon Harcourt, 2nd Viscount Harcourt | 1727 | 1777 | Created Earl Harcourt, see above |
Viscount Leinster (1747) | James FitzGerald, 1st Viscount Leinster | 1747 | 1773 | New creation; Earl of Kildare in the Peerage of Ireland |
Viscount Folkestone (1747) | Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone | 1747 | 1761 | New creation |
Barons[]
Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
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Peerage of England | ||||
Baron Clinton (1299) | Hugh Fortescue, 14th Baron Clinton | 1721 | 1751 | Created Earl Clinton, see above |
Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1299) | 1717 | 1741 | Died, barony fell into abeyance | |
Charlotte Townshend, 16th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley | 1749 | 1770 | Abeyance terminated | |
Baron de Clifford (1299) | Margaret Coke, 19th Baroness de Clifford | 1734 | 1775 | |
Baron Dacre (1321) | 1741 | 1755 | Abeyance terminated | |
Baron Dudley (1440) | William Ward, 10th Baron Dudley | 1731 | 1740 | Died |
Ferdinando Dudley Lea, 11th Baron Dudley | 1740 | 1757 | ||
Baron Stourton (1448) | Thomas Stourton, 14th Baron Stourton | 1720 | 1744 | Died |
Charles Stourton, 15th Baron Stourton | 1744 | 1753 | ||
Baron Berners (1455) | 1711 | 1743 | Died, Barony fell into abeyance | |
Baron Willoughby de Broke (1491) | Richard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de Broke | 1728 | 1752 | |
Baron Wentworth (1529) | 1697 | 1745 | Died | |
Edward Noel, 9th Baron Wentworth | 1745 | 1774 | ||
Baron Wharton (1544) | Jane Wharton, 7th Baroness Wharton | 1739 | 1761 | |
Baron Willoughby of Parham (1547) | Hugh Willoughby, 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham | 1715 | 1765 | |
Baron North (1554) | Francis North, 7th Baron North | 1734 | 1790 | |
Baron Hunsdon (1559) | 1702 | 1765 | ||
Baron St John of Bletso (1559) | John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso | 1722 | 1757 | |
Baron De La Warr (1570) | John West, 7th Baron De La Warr | 1723 | 1766 | |
Baron Petre (1603) | Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre | 1713 | 1742 | Died |
Robert Petre, 9th Baron Petre | 1742 | 1801 | ||
Baron Arundell of Wardour (1605) | 1726 | 1746 | Died | |
1746 | 1756 | |||
Baron Dormer (1615) | 1728 | 1761 | ||
Baron Teynham (1616) | 1727 | 1781 | ||
Baron Brooke (1621) | Francis Greville, 8th Baron Brooke | 1727 | 1773 | Created Earl Brooke, see above |
Baron Craven (1627) | Fulwar Craven, 4th Baron Craven | 1739 | 1764 | |
Baron Maynard (1628) | 1718 | 1742 | Died | |
1742 | 1745 | Died | ||
Charles Maynard, 6th Baron Maynard | 1745 | 1775 | ||
Baron Leigh (1643) | 1738 | 1749 | Died | |
Edward Leigh, 5th Baron Leigh | 1749 | 1786 | ||
Baron Byron (1643) | William Byron, 5th Baron Byron | 1736 | 1798 | |
Baron Ward (1644) | John Ward, 6th Baron Ward | 1740 | 1774 | Title previously held by Barons Dudley |
Baron Langdale (1658) | 1718 | 1771 | ||
Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1658) | William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton | 1697 | 1741 | Died |
John Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton | 1741 | 1773 | ||
Baron Cornwallis (1661) | Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis | 1722 | 1762 | |
Baron Arundell of Trerice (1664) | John Arundell, 4th Baron Arundell of Trerice | 1706 | 1768 | |
Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1672) | 1732 | 1783 | ||
Baron Willoughby of Parham (1680) | Hugh Willoughby, 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham | 1715 | 1765 | |
Baron Carteret (1681) | John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret | 1695 | 1763 | |
Baron Stawell (1683) | 1692 | 1742 | Died | |
1742 | 1755 | |||
Baron Guilford (1683) | Francis North, 3rd Baron Guilford | 1729 | 1790 | |
(1688) | 1715 | 1742 | Died, title extinct | |
Baron Haversham (1696) | Maurice Thompson, 2nd Baron Haversham | 1710 | 1745 | Died, title extinct |
Baron Barnard (1698) | 1723 | 1753 | ||
Baron Gower (1703) | John Leveson-Gower, 2nd Baron Gower | 1709 | 1754 | Created Earl Gower, see above |
Baron Conway (1703) | Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Baron Conway | 1732 | 1794 | |
Peerage of Scotland | ||||
Lord Somerville (1430) | 1709 | 1765 | ||
Lord Forbes (1442) | 1734 | 1761 | ||
Lord Saltoun (1445) | 1715 | 1748 | Died | |
Alexander Fraser, 14th Lord Saltoun | 1748 | 1751 | ||
Lord Gray (1445) | John Gray, 11th Lord Gray | 1738 | 1782 | |
Lord Oliphant (1455) | 1721 | 1748 | Died, title extinct | |
Lord Cathcart (1460) | Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart | 1732 | 1740 | Died |
Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart | 1740 | 1776 | ||
Lord Lovat (1464) | Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat | 1699 | 1746 | Peerage forfeited |
Lord Sempill (1489) | Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill | 1727 | 1746 | Died |
1746 | 1782 | |||
Lord Ross (1499) | George Ross, 13th Lord Ross | 1738 | 1754 | |
Lord Elphinstone (1509) | Charles Elphinstone, 9th Lord Elphinstone | 1718 | 1757 | |
Lord Torphichen (1564) | James Sandilands, 7th Lord Torphichen | 1696 | 1753 | |
Lord Lindores (1600) | 1719 | 1765 | ||
Lord Colville of Culross (1604) | 1717 | 1741 | Died | |
Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross | 1741 | 1770 | ||
Lord Balmerinoch (1606) | 1736 | 1746 | Died | |
Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerino | 1746 | 1746 | Peerage forfeited | |
Lord Blantyre (1606) | 1713 | 1743 | Died | |
1743 | 1751 | |||
Lord Cranstoun (1609) | James Cranstoun, 6th Lord Cranstoun | 1727 | 1773 | |
Lord Aston of Forfar (1627) | Walter Aston, 4th Lord Aston of Forfar | 1714 | 1748 | Died |
James Aston, 5th Lord Aston of Forfar | 1748 | 1751 | ||
Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1627) | Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 1710 | 1781 | |
Lord Napier (1627) | Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier | 1706 | 1773 | |
Lord Reay (1628) | George Mackay, 3rd Lord Reay | 1681 | 1748 | Died |
1748 | 1761 | |||
Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1633) | Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo | 1690 | 1746 | Attainted; Peerage forfeited |
Lord Kirkcudbright (1633) | 1730 | 1762 | ||
Lord Forrester (1633) | 1727 | 1748 | Died | |
1748 | 1763 | |||
Lord Banff (1642) | 1738 | 1746 | Died | |
1746 | 1771 | |||
Lord Elibank (1643) | Patrick Murray, 5th Lord Elibank | 1736 | 1778 | |
Lord Falconer of Halkerton (1646) | David Falconer, 4th Lord Falconer of Halkerton | 1724 | 1751 | |
Lord Belhaven and Stenton (1647) | 1721 | 1764 | ||
Lord Rollo (1651) | Robert Rollo, 4th Lord Rollo | 1700 | 1758 | |
Lord Ruthven of Freeland (1650) | 1722 | 1783 | ||
Lord Bellenden (1661) | 1707 | 1741 | Died | |
1741 | 1753 | |||
Lord Kinnaird (1682) | 1727 | 1758 |
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 23 March 2019.
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