List of marquesses in the peerages of the British Isles

Peerages and baronetages of the British Isles

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Barons	Baronies
Baronets	Baronetcies

This is a list of present Marquesses in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not mention any Marquessates held as a subsidiary title of a Duke. For a more complete listing, which adds these "hidden" Marquessates as well as extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Marquessates.

Order of precedence

Heraldic representation of the Coronet of a British Marquess.

The general order of precedence among Marquesses is:

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

Marquesses of England

1. The Marquess of Winchester (1551)
   • Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester

Marquesses of Scotland

1. The Marquess of Huntly (1599)
   • Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly
2. The Marquess of Queensberry (1682)
   • David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry
3. The Marquess of Tweeddale (1694)
   • Charles Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale
4. The Marquess of Lothian (1701)
   • Michael Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian (known as Michael Ancram)

Marquesses of Great Britain

1. The Marquess of Lansdowne (1784)
   • Charles Petty-FitzMaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne
2. The Marquess Townshend (1787)
   • Charles Townshend, 8th Marquess Townshend
3. The Marquess of Salisbury (1789)
   • Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
4. The Marquess of Bath (1789)
   • Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath
5. The Marquess of Hertford (1793)
   • Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford
6. The Marquess of Bute (1796)
   • John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute

Marquesses of Ireland

The two Irish Marquesses created after 1801 yield precedence to earlier created Marquesses of the United Kingdom.

1. The Marquess of Waterford (1789)
   • John Beresford, 8th Marquess of Waterford
2. The Marquess of Downshire (1789)
   • Nicholas Hill, 9th Marquess of Downshire
3. The Marquess of Donegall (1791)
   • Patrick Chichester, 8th Marquess of Donegall
4. The Marquess of Headfort (1800)
   • Christopher Taylour, 7th Marquess of Headfort
5. The Marquess of Sligo (1800)
   • Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo
6. The Marquess of Ely (1800)
   • Charles John Tottenham, 9th Marquess of Ely
7. The Marquess of Londonderry (1816)
   • Alexander Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 9th Marquess of Londonderry
8. The Marquess Conyngham (1816)
   • Henry Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham

Marquesses of the United Kingdom

Precedence of Irish Marquesses shown in italics.

1. The Marquess of Exeter (1801)
   • Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter
2. The Marquess of Northampton (1812)
   • Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton
3. The Marquess Camden (1812)
   • David Pratt, 6th Marquess Camden
4. The Marquess of Anglesey (1815)
   • George Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey
5. The Marquess of Cholmondeley (1815) (holds higher rank as Lord Great Chamberlain)
   • David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley

   Marquess of Londonderry (Ireland)

   Marquess Conyngham (Ireland)

6. The Marquess of Ailesbury (1821)
   • Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury
7. The Marquess of Bristol (1826)
   • Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol
8. The Marquess of Ailsa (1831)
   • Archibald Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa
9. The Marquess of Normanby (1838)
   • Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby
10. The Marquess of Abergavenny (1876)
    • Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny
11. The Marquess of Zetland (1892)
    • Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland
12. The Marquess of Linlithgow (1902)
    • Adrian Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow
13. The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1916)
    • Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
14. The Marquess of Milford Haven (1917)
    • George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven
15. The Marquess of Reading (1926)
    • Simon Rufus Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading