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This is a list of the 34 present and extant marquesses in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1922. 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.

They were a relatively late introduction to the British peerage, and on the evening of the Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838, the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne explained to her why (from her journals):

"I spoke to Ld M. about the numbers of Peers present at the Coronation, & he said it was quite unprecedented. I observed that there were very few Viscounts, to which he replied "There are very few Viscounts," that they were an odd sort of title & not really English; that they came from Vice-Comites; that Dukes & Barons were the only real English titles; — that Marquises were likewise not English, & that people were mere made Marquises, when it was not wished that they should be made Dukes".[1]

Order of precedence

Heraldic representation of the Coronet of a British Marquess.

The general order of precedence among Marquesses is:

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

Marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

Number Title Date of creation Arms Current holder Peerage Notes
1. The Marquess of Winchester 1551 Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester England
2. The Marquess of Huntly 1599 Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly Scotland
3. The Marquess of Queensberry 1682 David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry Scotland
4. The Marquess of Tweeddale 1694 David Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale Scotland
5. The Marquess of Lothian 1701 Michael Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian (known as Michael Ancram) Scotland Current Marquess has the life peerage Baron Kerr of Monteviot, of Monteviot in Roxburghshire (UK, 2010).[2]
6. The Marquess of Lansdowne 1784 Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne Great Britain
7. The Marquess Townshend 1787 Charles Townshend, 8th Marquess Townshend Great Britain
8. The Marquess of Salisbury 1789 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury Great Britain Current Marquess has the life peerage Baron Gascoyne-Cecil, of Essendon in the County of Rutland (UK, 1999).[3]
9. The Marquess of Bath 1789 Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath Great Britain
10. The Marquess of Hertford 1793 Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford Great Britain
11. The Marquess of Bute 1796 John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute Great Britain
12. The Marquess of Waterford 1789 Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford Ireland
13. The Marquess of Downshire 1789 Nicholas Hill, 9th Marquess of Downshire Ireland
14. The Marquess of Donegall 1791 Patrick Chichester, 8th Marquess of Donegall Ireland
15. The Marquess of Headfort 1800 Christopher Taylour, 7th Marquess of Headfort Ireland
16. The Marquess of Sligo 1800 Sebastian Browne, 12th Marquess of Sligo Ireland
17. The Marquess of Ely 1800 John Tottenham, 9th Marquess of Ely Ireland
18. The Marquess of Exeter 1801 Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter United Kingdom
19. The Marquess of Northampton 1812 Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton United Kingdom
20. The Marquess Camden 1812 David Pratt, 6th Marquess Camden United Kingdom
21. The Marquess of Anglesey 1815 Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey United Kingdom
22. The Marquess of Cholmondeley 1815 David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley United Kingdom Holds higher rank as Lord Great Chamberlain
23. The Marquess of Londonderry 1816 [Notes 1] Frederick Aubrey Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 10th Marquess of Londonderry Ireland
24. The Marquess Conyngham 1816 [Notes 2] Henry Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham Ireland
25. The Marquess of Ailesbury 1821 Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury United Kingdom
26. The Marquess of Bristol 1826 Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol United Kingdom
27. The Marquess of Ailsa 1831 David Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa United Kingdom
28. The Marquess of Normanby 1838 Marquess of Normanby COA Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby United Kingdom
29. The Marquess of Abergavenny 1876 Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny United Kingdom
30. The Marquess of Zetland 1892 Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland United Kingdom
31. The Marquess of Linlithgow 1902 Adrian Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow United Kingdom
32. The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair 1916 George Gordon, 8th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair United Kingdom
33. The Marquess of Milford Haven 1917 George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven United Kingdom
34. The Marquess of Reading 1926 Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading United Kingdom

List of heirs of Marquesses in the Peerages of the British Isles

Heirs apparent

  1. Christopher Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire, eldest son of the Marquess of Winchester
  2. Alastair Gordon, Earl of Aboyne, only son of the Marquess of Huntly
  3. Sholto Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig, eldest legitimate son of the Marquess of Queensberry
  4. Simon Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry, elder son of the Marquess of Lansdowne
  5. Thomas Townshend, Viscount Raynham, only son of the Marquess Townshend
  6. John Thynn, Viscount Weymouth, elder son of the Marquess of Bath
  7. William Seymour, Earl of Yarmouth, elder son of the Marquess of Hertford
  8. John Crichton-Stuart, Earl of Dumfries, only son of the Marquess of Bute
  9. Richard de la Poer Beresford, Earl of Tyrone, elder son of the Marquess of Waterford
  10. Edmund Hill, Earl of Hillsborough, only son of the Marquess of Downshire
  11. James Chichester, Earl of Belfast, only son of the Marquess of Donegall
  12. Thomas Taylour, Earl of Bective, elder son of the Marquess of Headfort
  13. Christopher Browne, Earl of Altamont, only son of the Marquess of Sligo
  14. Anthony Cecil, Lord Burghley, only son of the Marquess of Exeter
  15. Daniel Compton, Earl Compton, only son of the Marquess of Northampton
  16. James Pratt, Earl of Brecknock, elder son of the Marquess Camden
  17. Benedict Paget, Earl of Uxbridge, only son of the Marquess of Anglesey
  18. Alexander Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage, elder son of the Marquess of Cholmondeley
  19. Alexander Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles, elder son of the Marquess Conyngham
  20. David Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan, only son of the Marquess of Ailesbury
  21. Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis, only son of the Marquess of Ailsa
  22. John Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave, elder son of the Marquess of Normanby
  23. Robin Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay, elder son of the Marquess of Zetland
  24. Andrew Hope, Earl of Hopetoun, eldest son of the Marquess of Linlithgow
  25. Ivo Gordon, Earl of Haddo, eldest son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
  26. Henry Mountbatten, Earl of Medina, only son of the Marquess of Milford Haven
  27. Julian Isaacs, Viscount Erleigh, only son of the Marquess of Reading

Heirs presumptive

  1. Lord Anthony Hay is brother and heir-presumptive of the Marquess of Tweeddale
  2. Lord Ralph Kerr is brother and heir presumptive of the Marquess of Lothian
  3. Lord Timothy Tottenham is brother and heir-presumptive of the Marquess of Ely
  4. Lord Reginald Vane-Tempest-Stuart is brother and heir-presumptive of the Marquess of Londonderry
  5. Timothy Hervey is fourth cousin and heir-presumptive of the Marquess of Bristol[4]

Marquesses without heirs

  1. The Marquess of Abergavenny is without an heir.

See also

References

  1. ^ Queen Victoria's Journals, Thursday 28th June 1838, Buckingham Palace, Princess Beatrice's copies, Volume:4 (1st June 1838-1st October 1838) p. 84, online, accessed May 25, 2013
  2. ^ "No. 59614". The London Gazette. 25 November 2010. p. 22705.
  3. ^ "No. 55676". The London Gazette. 23 November 1999. p. 12466.
  4. ^ Bortrick, William. "Featured Families: Bristol". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  1. ^ The Marquess of Londonderry was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Marquessates of the United Kingdom.
  2. ^ The Marquess of Conyngham was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Marquessates of the United Kingdom.
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