Order of Precedence
The general order of precedence among earls is:
- Earls in the Peerage of England
- Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
- Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Earls in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801
- Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Earls in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801
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