List Of Barons In The Peerages Of Britain And Ireland
This is a list of Barons (Lords of Parliament, in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include those extant baronies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerage dignities and are today only seen as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" baronies as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Baronies.
This page does include all life peers, including the Law Lords created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876.
Read more about List Of Barons In The Peerages Of Britain And Ireland: Order of Precedence, Barons of England, Lords of Parliament of Scotland, Barons of Great Britain, Barons of Ireland, Barons of The United Kingdom
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