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The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. In that year, the Peerage of Great Britain was replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom. New peers continued to be created in the Peerage of Ireland; the creations ceased with the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922.

Until the House of Lords Act 1999 was passed, all Peers of the UK could sit in the House of Lords. The ranks of the peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.

In the following table of peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed, as are Life peerages in the Peerage of the UK.

1 Dukes in the Peerage of the UK


Title Creation Other titles
The Duke of Wellington 1814  
The Duke of Sutherland 1833Events January 3 Britain seizes control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. June 6 U. President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride a train. September 29 The infant Isabella II becomes Queen of Spain, under the regency of her mot  
The Duke of WestminsterThe title of Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Richard Grosvenor, the 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The baronetcy of the Grosvenor family was created by James I in 1622. Sir Richard Grosvenor, the 6th Baronet, was 1874Events January 1 New York City annexes The Bronx January 23 Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. January Signing of the Pangkor Tr  
The Duke of GordonThe title Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of England and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Dukedom was first created for the fourth Marquess of Huntly in 1684. The Dukedom became extinct in 1836. The Duke of Richmond and 1876Events January events January 31 The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations. February events February 2 The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. February 14 Alexander Graham Bell a Duke of RichmondThe title Duke of Richmond has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The Dukedom was first created (as Duke of Richmond and Somerset for the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, Henry Fitzroy, upon whose death it became extinct. The next c in the Peerage of England;
Duke of LennoxThe title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland. The Dukedom was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lennox. The second Duke was made Duke of Richmond; at his death, the dukedom became extinct. in the Peerage of Scotland
The Duke of ArgyllThe title Duke of Argyll was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The Duke holds several subsidiary titles, including: Marquess of Kintyre and Lorne (1701), Earl of Argyll (1457), Earl Campbell and C 1892 Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland
The Duke of Fife 1900  
The Duke of Gloucester 1928  
The Duke of Kent 1934  
The Duke of Edinburgh 1947  
The Duke of York 1986  




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