List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland


This is a list of the 193 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 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

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

As can be seen from the list above, the men who are Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon and 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.
NumberTitleDate of creationArmsCurrent holderPeerageNotes
1.The Earl of CrawfordRobert Lindsay, 29th Earl of CrawfordScotlandAlso Earl of Balcarres
2.The Earl of ErrollMerlin Hay, 24th Earl of ErrollScotland
3.The Earl of SutherlandAlastair Sutherland, 25th Earl of SutherlandScotland
4.The Countess of MarMargaret of Mar, 31st Countess of MarScotland
5.The Earl of RothesJames Leslie, 22nd Earl of RothesScotland
6.The Earl of MortonStewart Douglas, 22nd Earl of MortonScotland
7.The Earl of BuchanMalcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of BuchanScotlandSpeech in House of Lords at
8.The Earl of EglintonHugh Montgomerie, 19th Earl of EglintonScotlandAlso Earl of Winton
9.The Earl of CaithnessMalcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of CaithnessScotland
10.The Earl of Mar and KellieJames Erskine, 14th Earl of MarScotland
11.The Earl of MorayJohn Stuart, 21st Earl of MorayScotland
12.The Earl of HomeDavid Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of HomeScotland
13.The Earl of PerthJohn Eric Drummond, 9th Earl of PerthScotland
14.The Earl of Strathmore and KinghorneSimon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and KinghorneScotlandAlso Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
15.The Earl of HaddingtonGeorge Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of HaddingtonScotland
16.The Earl of GallowayAndrew Stewart, 14th Earl of GallowayScotland
17.The Earl of LauderdaleIan Maitland, 18th Earl of LauderdaleScotland
18.The Earl of LindsayJames Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of LindsayScotland
19.The Earl of LoudounSimon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of LoudounScotland
20.The Earl of KinnoullCharles Hay, 16th Earl of KinnoullScotland
21.The Earl of ElginAndrew Bruce, 11th Earl of ElginScotlandAlso Earl of Kincardine
22.The Earl of WemyssJames Charteris, 13th Earl of WemyssScotlandAlso Earl of March
23.The Earl of DalhousieJames Ramsay, 17th Earl of DalhousieScotland
24.The Earl of AirlieDavid Ogilvy, 13th Earl of AirlieScotland
25.The Earl of LevenAlexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of LevenScotlandAlso Earl of Melville
26.The Earl of DysartJohn Grant, 13th Earl of DysartScotland
27.The Earl of SelkirkPresently disclaimed by James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of DouglasScotland
28.The Earl of NortheskPatrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of NortheskScotland
The Earl of Kincardine'Andrew Bruce, 15th Earl of KincardineScotlandAlso Earl of Elgin
The Earl of Balcarres'Robert Lindsay, 12th Earl of BalcarresScotlandAlso Earl of Crawford
29.The Earl of DundeeAlexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of DundeeScotland
30.The Earl of Newburgh
Filippo, Prince Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of NewburghScotland
31.The Earl of Annandale and HartfellPatrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and HartfellScotland
32.The Earl of DundonaldIain Cochrane, 15th Earl of DundonaldScotland
33.The Earl of KintoreJames Keith, 14th Earl of KintoreScotland
34.The Earl of DunmoreMalcolm Murray, 12th Earl of DunmoreScotland
The Earl of Melville'Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of MelvilleScotlandAlso Earl of Leven
35.The Earl of OrkneyPeter St John, 9th Earl of OrkneyScotland
The Earl of March'James Charteris, 9th Earl of MarchScotlandAlso Earl of Wemyss
36.The Earl of SeafieldIan Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of SeafieldScotland
37.The Earl of StairJohn Dalrymple, 14th Earl of StairScotland
38.The Earl of RoseberyNeil Primrose, 7th Earl of RoseberyScotlandAlso Earl of Midlothian
39.The Earl of GlasgowPatrick Boyle, 10th Earl of GlasgowScotland

As can be seen from the list above, the men who are Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Earl of Wemyss and Earl of March and 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
  2. * Robert Shirley, 14th Earl Ferrers
  3. The Earl of Dartmouth
  4. * William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth
  5. The Earl of Tankerville
  6. * Peter Bennet, 10th Earl of Tankerville
  7. The Earl of Aylesford
  8. * Charles Finch-Knightley, 12th Earl of Aylesford
  9. The Earl of Macclesfield
  10. * Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield
  11. The Earl Waldegrave
  12. * James Waldegrave, 13th Earl Waldegrave
  13. The Earl of Harrington
  14. * Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington
  15. The Earl of Portsmouth
  16. * Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth
  17. The Earl of Warwick and Brooke
  18. * Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick
  19. The Earl of Buckinghamshire
  20. * George Hobart-Hampden, 10th Earl of Buckinghamshire
  21. The Earl of Guilford
  22. * Piers North, 10th Earl of Guilford
  23. The Earl of Hardwicke
  24. * Joseph Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke
  25. The Earl of Ilchester
  26. * Robin Fox-Strangways, 10th Earl of Ilchester
  27. The Earl De La Warr
  28. * William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr
  29. The Earl of Radnor
  30. * William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor
  31. The Earl Spencer
  32. * Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
  33. The Earl Bathurst
  34. * Allen Bathurst, 9th Earl Bathurst
  35. The Earl of Clarendon
  36. * George Villiers, 8th Earl of Clarendon
  37. The Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
  38. * Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
  39. The Earl Talbot
  40. * Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 7th Earl Talbot
  41. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
  42. * Robert Edgcumbe, 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
  43. The Earl Fortescue
  44. * Charles Fortescue, 8th Earl Fortescue
  45. The Earl of Carnarvon
  46. * George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon
  47. The Earl Cadogan
  48. * Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan
  49. The Earl of Malmesbury
  50. * James Harris, 7th Earl of Malmesbury

    Earls in the Peerage of 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

  1. The Earl of Rosslyn
  2. * Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn
  3. The Earl of Craven
  4. * Benjamin Craven, 9th Earl of Craven
  5. The Earl of Onslow
  6. * Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow
  7. The Earl of Romney
  8. * Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney
  9. The Earl of Chichester
  10. * John Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester
  11. The Earl of Wilton
  12. * Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton
  13. : The Earl of Limerick
  14. : The Earl of Clancarty
  15. The Earl of Powis
  16. * John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis
  17. The Earl Nelson
  18. * Simon Nelson, 10th Earl Nelson
  19. : The Earl of Gosford
  20. : The Earl of Rosse
  21. : The Earl of Normanton
  22. The Earl Grey
  23. * Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey
  24. The Earl of Lonsdale
  25. * Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale
  26. The Earl of Harrowby
  27. * Conroy Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby
  28. The Earl of Harewood
  29. * David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood
  30. The Earl of Minto
  31. * Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto
  32. The Earl Cathcart
  33. * Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart
  34. The Earl of Verulam
  35. * John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam
  36. The Earl of Saint Germans
  37. * Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans
  38. The Earl of Morley
  39. * Mark Parker, 7th Earl of Morley
  40. The Earl of Bradford
  41. * Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford
  42. The Earl of Eldon
  43. * John Scott, 6th Earl of Eldon
  44. The Earl Howe
  45. * Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe
  46. The Earl of Stradbroke
  47. * Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke
  48. The Earl Temple of Stowe
  49. * Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, 8th Earl Temple of Stowe
  50. : The Earl of Kilmorey
  51. : The Earl of Listowel
  52. : The Earl of Norbury
  53. The Earl Cawdor
  54. * Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor
  55. : The Earl of Ranfurly
  56. The Earl of Lichfield
  57. * Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield
  58. The Earl of Durham
  59. * Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham
  60. The Earl Granville
  61. * Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville
  62. The Earl of Effingham
  63. * David Howard, 7th Earl of Effingham
  64. The Earl of Ducie
  65. * David Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie
  66. The Earl of Yarborough
  67. * Charles John Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough
  68. The Earl of Leicester
  69. * Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester
  70. The Earl of Gainsborough
  71. * Anthony Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough
  72. The Earl of Strafford
  73. * William Byng, 9th Earl of Strafford
  74. The Earl of Cottenham
  75. * Mark Pepys, 9th Earl of Cottenham
  76. The Earl Cowley
  77. * Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley
  78. The Earl of Dudley
  79. * David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley
  80. The Earl Russell
  81. * John Russell, 7th Earl Russell
  82. The Earl of Cromartie
  83. * John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie
  84. The Earl of Kimberley
  85. * John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley
  86. The Earl of Wharncliffe
  87. * Richard Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe
  88. The Earl Cairns
  89. * Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns
  90. The Earl of Lytton
  91. * John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton
  92. The Earl of Selborne
  93. * John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne
  94. The Earl of Iddesleigh
  95. * John Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh
  96. The Earl of Cranbrook
  97. * Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook
  98. The Earl of Cromer
  99. * Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer
  100. The Earl of Plymouth
  101. * Ivor Edward Other Windsor-Clive, 4th Earl of Plymouth
  102. The Earl of Liverpool
  103. * Edward Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool
  104. The Earl Saint Aldwyn
  105. * Michael Hicks Beach, 3rd Earl Saint Aldwyn
  106. The Earl Beatty
  107. * David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty
  108. The Earl Haig
  109. * Alexander Haig, 3rd Earl Haig
  110. The Earl of Iveagh
  111. * Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh
  112. The Earl of Balfour
  113. * Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour
  114. The Earl of Oxford and Asquith
  115. * Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith
  116. The Earl Jellicoe
  117. * Patrick Jellicoe, 3rd Earl Jellicoe
  118. The Earl of Inchcape
  119. * Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape
  120. The Earl Peel
  121. * William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
  122. The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
  123. * Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
  124. The Earl of Halifax
  125. * Peter Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax
  126. The Earl of Gowrie
  127. * Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie
  128. The Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor
  129. * David Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor
  130. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
  131. * Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma
  132. The Earl Alexander of Tunis
  133. * Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis
  134. The Earl of Swinton
  135. * Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton
  136. The Earl Attlee
  137. * John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee
  138. The Earl of Woolton
  139. * Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton
  140. The Earl of Snowdon
  141. * David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
  142. The Earl of Stockton
  143. * Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton
  144. The Earl of Wessex and Forfar
  145. * 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
90. Arthur Agar, Viscount Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of Normanton
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
102. James Campbell, Viscount Emlyn, eldest son of the Earl Cawdor
103. Adam Knox, Viscount Northland, eldest son of the Earl of Ranfurly
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. Henry Wellesley, Viscount Dangan, eldest son of the Earl Cowley
114. Colin Mackenzie, Viscount Tarbat, eldest son of the Earl of Cromartie
115. David Wodehouse, Lord Wodehouse, eldest son of the Earl of Kimberley
116. Reed Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, Viscount Carlton, eldest son of the Earl of Wharncliffe
117. Hugh Cairns, Viscount Garmoyle, eldest son of the Earl Cairns
118. Philip Lytton, Viscount Knebworth, eldest son of the Earl of Lytton
119. William Palmer, Viscount Wolmer, eldest son of the Earl of Selborne
120. Thomas Northcote, Viscount St Cyres, eldest son of the Earl of Iddesleigh
121. John Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway, eldest son of the Earl of Cranbrook
122. Alexander Baring, Viscount Errington, eldest son of the Earl of Cromer
123. Robert Other Ivor Windsor-Clive, Viscount Windsor, eldest son of the Earl of Plymouth
124. Luke Foljambe, Viscount Hawkesbury, eldest son of the Earl of Liverpool
125. Sean Beatty, Viscount Borodale, eldest son of the Earl Beatty
126. Arthur Guinness, Viscount Elveden, eldest son of the Earl of Iveagh
127. Mark Asquith, Viscount Asquith, eldest son of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith
128. Fergus Mackay, Viscount Glenapp, eldest son of the Earl of Inchcape
129. Ashton Peel, Viscount Clanfield, eldest son of the Earl Peel
130. Benedict Bewdley, Viscount Corvedale, eldest son of the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
131. James Wood, Lord Irwin, eldest son of the Earl of Halifax
132. Brer 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
  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. Piers Edgcumbe, half-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. William 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. Sam Pepys, brother of the Earl of Cottenham
  43. Leander Ward, half-brother of the Earl of Dudley
  44. David Hicks Beach, brother of the Earl of St Aldwyn
  45. Charles Balfour, brother of the Earl of Balfour
  46. Brian Alexander, brother of the Earl Alexander of Tunis

    Earls without heirs

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