Peerage of the United Kingdom 413079 222866264 2008-07-01T14:22:34Z Tobyc75 148125 updated [[List of dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom]] link {{Onesource|date=May 2008}} {{British Peerage}} The '''Peerage of the United Kingdom''' comprises most [[peerage]]s created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the [[Act of Union 1800|Act of Union]] in [[1801]], when it replaced the [[Peerage of Great Britain]]. New peers continued to be created in the [[Peerage of Ireland]] until the formation of the [[Irish Free State]] in 1922. The ranks of the peerage are [[Duke]], [[Marquess]], [[Earl]], [[Viscount]], and [[Baron]].<ref Name="DukesUK">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =The Dukes of the Peerage of the United Kingdom | work = | publisher =ukdukes.co.uk | date = | url =http://www.ukdukes.co.uk/ | format =web | doi = | accessdate = 2008-05-11 }}</ref> Until the [[House of Lords Act 1999]] was passed, all Peers of the United Kingdom were [[Members of the House of Lords|members]] of the [[House of Lords]]. However, from that date most of the [[Hereditary peer|hereditary peers]] were expelled as part of Parliamentary reform. ==Lists of Peers== *Dukes: see ''[[List of dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom]]'' *Marquesses: see ''[[List of Marquesses in the Peerage of the United Kingdom]]'' *Earls and Countesses: see ''[[List of Earls and Countesses in the Peerage of the United Kingdom]]'' *Viscounts: see ''[[List of Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom]]'' *Hereditary Barons: see ''[[List of Hereditary Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom]]'' *Life Barons and Baronesses: see ''[[List of Life Barons and Baronesses in the Peerage of the United Kingdom]]'' ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Lists of peerages| United Kingdom]] [[Category:Peerages of the United Kingdom| ]] [[de:Peerage of the United Kingdom]] [[fr:Pairie du Royaume-Uni]] [[es:Títulos nobiliarios del Reino Unido]] [[no:Det forente kongerikes adelskalender]] [[pt:Pariato do Reino Unido]]