Peerage - Peerages

Peerages

There are in fact five Peerages rather than one:

• The Peerage of England — all titles created by the Kings and Queens of England before the Act of Union in 1707.
• The Peerage of Scotland — all titles created by the Kings and Queens of Scotland before 1707.
• The Peerage of Ireland — titles created for the Kingdom of Ireland before the Act of Union of 1801, and some titles created later.
• The Peerage of Great Britain — titles created for the Kingdom of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801.
• The Peerage of the United Kingdom — most titles created since 1801.