Earls of Berkeley (after 1882, Continuing The Creation of 1679)
The Earldom of Berkeley, together with the Viscountcy Dursley, was separated from the barony in 1882, but the accession was not fully established. In 1942 both titles became extinct or dormant.
- George Lennox Rawdon Berkeley, 7th Earl of Berkeley (1827–1888)
- Randal Thomas Mowbray Berkeley, 8th Earl of Berkeley (1865–1942) (extinct or dormant 1942)
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