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Titles of nobility are usually associated with present or former monarchies, and are used to denote a noble person.  A title may also be associated with a rank, for example Duke, and this in turn signifies the status of the holder of the title.
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x Prince of Wales HRH The Prince of Wales, the Heir Apparent Prince Charles, Prince of Wales 1958
Prince of Wales (Welsh: Tywysog Cymru) is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (and formerly the Kingdom of Great Britain and before that the Kingdom...
Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales  
Arthur, Prince of Wales  
Frederick, Prince of Wales  
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales  
x Monarch of England     Elizabeth I of England Nov 17, 1588  
Henry II of England  
Henry IV of England  
Mary I of England  
Henry V of England  
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x Duke of Normandy Rollo on the Six Dukes statue in the Falaise town square. Duke James II of England  
Duke of Normandy is a title held or claimed by various Norman, English and French rulers from the tenth century until the end of the French monarchy. The title refers to the region of Normandy in France and several associated islands in the English...
Edward VII of the United Kingdom  
Edward IV of England  
James I of England  
George IV of the United Kingdom  
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x Queen of New Zealand   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Feb 1952  
x Queen of Canada   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Feb 1952  
x Lord of Mann Coat of Arms of the Isle of Man   Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom  
The title Lord of Mann (Manx: Çhiarn Vannin), is used on the Isle of Man to refer to Queen Elizabeth II, who is the Island's Lord Proprietor and head of state. The title is not correctly used on its own. Since 1399, the Kings and Lords of Mann...
x Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Queen of Tuvalu   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Queen of Saint Lucia   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Queen of Belize   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Monarch of Antigua and Barbuda     Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom  
Antigua and Barbuda is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth realm, with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch since November 1, 1981. As such she is Antigua and Barbuda's Sovereign and head of state and officially called Queen of...
x Queen of Jamaica   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Queen of the Solomon Islands   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Queen of the Bahamas   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Queen of Papua New Guinea   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Paramount Chief of Fiji     Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom  
The Paramount Chief of Fiji (Fijian:Ilisapeci-Na Radi ni Viti kei Peritania or simply Ilisapeci-Na Tui Viti) is the title given to Queen Elizabeth II in Fiji. The Great Council of Chiefs recognises her as the most senior chief, but the position is...
x Queen of Grenada   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Queen of Australia   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Feb 1952  
x Queen of Barbados   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom    
x Queen of the United Kingdom   Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Feb 1952  
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Jun 20, 1837
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen  
x Duke of Rothesay   Duke Charles, Prince of Wales Jul 26, 1958  
x Duke of Cornwall HRH The Prince of Wales, the Heir Apparent Duke Charles, Prince of Wales 1952
The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first dukedom created in the peerage of England. The present Duke of Cornwall is The Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, the reigning British monarch (since 1952). According to legend, Gorlois, Duke...
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom 1910
Henry V of England 1399
Edward VII of the United Kingdom 1841
Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales 1483
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x Prince of Scotland   Prince Charles, Prince of Wales  
Prince and Great Steward of Scotland are two of the titles of the heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom. Their current holder is Charles, Prince of Wales. The title of Prince of Scotland originates from when Scotland was a separate...
x Lord of the Isles MacDonald, Lord of the Isles Lord Charles, Prince of Wales  
The designation Lord of the Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Triath nan Eilean or Rí Innse Gall), now a Scottish title of nobility, emerged from a series of mixed-blood Viking/Gaelic rulers of the west coast and islands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. Their...
Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles  
John of Islay, Lord of the Isles 1336
Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross 1423
John of Islay, Earl of Ross 1449
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x Earl of Carrick   Earl Charles, Prince of Wales  
The Earl of Carrick was the head of a comital lordship of Carrick in south-western Scotland. The title emerged in 1186, when Donnchad, son of Gille Brigte, Lord of Galloway, became Mormaer or Earl of Carrick in compensation for exclusion from the...
x Earl of Chester   Earl Charles, Prince of Wales  
The Earldom of Chester was one of the most powerful earldoms in medieval England. Since 1301 the title has generally been given to heirs-apparent to the English throne, and from the late 14th century it has been given only in conjunction with that...
x Baron of Renfrew   Baron Charles, Prince of Wales    
x Duke of Windsor Der Herzog von Windsor bei einem Empfang 1970 Duke Edward VIII of the United Kingdom  
The peerage title Duke of Windsor was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937 for The Prince Edward, formerly King of the United Kingdom as well as each of the other Commonwealth realms. The dukedom takes its name from the town where...
x King of the United Kingdom     Edward VIII of the United Kingdom    
x Princess of Wales Princess diana bristol 1987 01 Princess Diana, Princess of Wales  
Princess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283. Due to the mortality rate and the fact that very few Princes of Wales married prior to ascending the throne (if...
Alexandra of Denmark  
x Duke of York Richard Duke of York Duke George V of the United Kingdom  
The title Duke of York is a title of nobility in the British peerage. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of the British monarch. Since the second creation (1474), not one of the holders of the title...
James II of England  
Edward IV of England  
Henry VIII of England  
Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York  
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x Marquess of Hertford   Marquess Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford  
The titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain. The third Earldom of Hertford was created in 1559 for Edward Seymour, who was simultaneously created Baron...
George Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford  
Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford  
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford  
Francis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford  
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x Marquess of Huntly Huntly Castle Marquess George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly  
Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on April 17, 1599, for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly, making it the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English...
Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly  
Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly  
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly  
Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly  
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x Marquess of Queensberry The Queensberry Monument Dumfries Marquess James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry 1711
Marquess of Queensberry (often spelled, after the French, as the Marquis of Queensbury) is a title in the peerage of Scotland. The title has been held since its creation in 1682 by a member of the Douglas family. The Marquesses also held the title...
John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry  
Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry  
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry  
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry  
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x Marquess of Winchester William Paulet1st Marquess of Winchester Marquess William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester 1551
Marquess of Winchester is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet. He had already been created Baron St John in 1539 and Earl of Wiltshire in 1550, also in the Peerage of England. The...
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester  
William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester  
x Marquess of Downshire Arms of the Marquesses of Downshire Marquess    
Marquess of Downshire is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1789 for Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough, a former Secretary of State. Hills had already been created Earl of Hillsborough and Viscount Kilwarlin of County Down in...
x Marquess of Ailsa Arms of the Marquess of Ailsa Marquess    
Marquess of Ailsa is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassillis. The title Earl of Cassillis (pronounced "Cassels") had been created in 1509 for the 3rd Lord Kennedy. This...
x Marquess of Linlithgow Statue of John Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, in Melbourne, Australia Marquess    
Marquess of Linlithgow, in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1902 for John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun. This branch of the Hope family descends from Sir Charles Hope, grandson...
x Marquess of Bute Stewart Bute CoA Marquess John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute  
Marquess of the County of Bute, shortened in general usage to Marquess of Bute, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for John Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute. John Stuart was the member of a family that descended from John...
John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute  
John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute  
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute  
John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute  
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x Marquess of Exeter Cecilsr Marquess    
Marquess of Exeter is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1525 for Henry Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon. For more...
x Count of Flanders Flanderin kreivien vanhin vaakuna. Count Thierry, Count of Flanders  
The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the position by the French revolutionaries in 1790. Although the early rulers, from Arnulf I onwards, were sometime referred to as...
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders 1035
Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders 988 C.E.
Arnulf II, Count of Flanders 965 C.E.
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders 958 C.E.
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x Count of Holland   Count Dirk VII, Count of Holland 1190
The Counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century. The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia (Dijkstra suggests that Dirk may have been...
William I, Count of Holland  
Floris III, Count of Holland  
Dirk III, Count of Holland  
Floris IV, Count of Holland  
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x Count of Boulogne Blason Courtenay Count Arnulf I, Count of Flanders 933 C.E.
The county of Boulogne (Dutch: Bonen) was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of a part of the present-day French département of the Nord (French Flanders), in parts of which there is still a Flemish-speaking minority. In Roman...
x Count of Poitiers   Count Emenon 828 C.E.
Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers (or Poitou, in what is now France but in the Middle Ages became part of Aquitaine) are: Charles Louis Edmond "de Bourbon", a pretender to the French throne, has used the title. His claim...
John, Duke of Touraine  
William VI of Aquitaine  
William V of Aquitaine  
William IV of Aquitaine  
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x Count of Champagne   Count Theobald II of Champagne 1125
The Counts of Champagne ruled the region of Champagne from 950 to 1316. Champagne evolved from the county of Troyes in the late eleventh century and Hugh I was the first to officially use the title "Count of Champagne". When Louis became King of...
x Count of Blois Blason Blois Ancien Count Guy II, Count of Blois  
The County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon (the lords of which tended to reside in Blois), and later...
Theobald III, Count of Blois 1037
Odo II, Count of Blois 1004
Stephen II, Count of Blois  
Hugh II, Count of Blois  
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x Marquise de Pompadour   Marquise Madame de Pompadour    
x Duke of Hamilton Arms of the Head of the Douglas-Hamiltons, the Duke of Hamilton Duke    
The Dukedom of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643; its holder is the premier peer of Scotland. The title, Hamilton, Scotland, and many places around the world are named for members of this family. The Ducal family's...
x Duke of Manchester Kimbolton Castle in 1880. This illustration shows the present mansion as rebuilt between 1690 and 1720 Duke William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester  
Duke of Manchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1719 for the politician Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester. He notably served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department. The Montagu family descends from...
William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester  
Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester  
George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester  
George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester  
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x Duke of Northumberland   Duke Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland  
The Duke of Northumberland is a title in the peerage of Great Britain has been created several times. It is chiefly associated with the Percy family. The title Duke of Northumberland was created in 1551 for John Dudley. This appellation for his...
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland  
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland  
Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland  
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland  
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x Marquess of Lansdowne The coat of arms of the Marquesses of Lansdowne Marquess John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne  
Marquess of Lansdowne, in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. This branch of the family descends from the Hon. John Petty (originally John Fitzmaurice), second son of...
x Marquess Townshend Lord Townshend Marquess George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend Jul 27, 1811
Marquess Townshend is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the Townshend family of Raynham Hall in Norfolk. This family descends from Roger Townshend, who in 1617 was created a Baronet, of Raynham in the County of Norfolk, in the...
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend  
John Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend  
George Townshend, 7th Marquess Townshend  
George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend  
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x Duke of Sutherland Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford Duke    
Duke of Sutherland, derived from Sutherland in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by the head of the Leveson-Gower family. It was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford. A series...
x Marquess of Salisbury 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Marquess James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury  
Marquess of Salisbury is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1789 for the 7th Earl of Salisbury. Most of the holders of the title have been prominent in British political life over the last two centuries, particularly the 3rd...
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury  
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury  
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury  
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury  
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x Marquess of Bath MarqBath Marquess John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath  
Marquess of Bath is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1789 for Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth. The Thynne family descends from the soldier and courtier Sir John Thynne (died 1580), who constructed Longleat House...
Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath  
Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath  
Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath  
Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath  
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x Duke of Abercorn Arms of the Duke of Abercorn Duke    
The title Duke of Abercorn (pronounced "Avercorn") was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn. This article also covers the Earls and Marquesses of Abercorn, all named after Abercorn,...
x Earl Ferrers 4th Earl Ferrers Earl    
Earl Ferrers is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1711 for Robert Shirley, 13th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. The Shirley family descends from George Shirley (died 1622). In 1611 he was created a Baronet, of Staunton Harold in...
x Earl of Dartmouth   Earl William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth  
The title of Earl of Dartmouth was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1711 for William Legge, 2nd Baron Dartmouth, who was then Secretary of State for the Southern Department. The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Lewisham (1711)...
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth  
George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth  
William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth  
William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth  
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x Earl of Bristol George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol Earl    
Earl of Bristol is a title that has been created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1622 in favour of the politician and diplomat John Digby who served for many years as Ambassador to Spain, and had...
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