Welsh peers
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This is an index of Welsh peers whose primary peerage, life peerage, and baronetcy titles includes a Welsh place-name origin or its territorial qualification is within the Historic counties of Wales.
Welsh-titled peers hold their titles from a variety of sources. After Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the last Welsh Prince of Wales, was killed during the Edwardian Conquest in 1282, the Principality of Wales was divided into English-style counties. Many of the former native titles were abolished, with some of the native Welsh lords given English titles in exchange for their loyalty. However, Welsh Law remained in force in the principality for civil cases, including for inheritance.
With the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542 Wales was formally annexed by England with the full implementation of English Common Law for civil cases. Both native Welsh and Marcher lordships were fully incorporated into the English Peerage. Eventually, succeeding peerage divisions emerged. Currently, Wales does not form a separate peerage but is incorporated into the English, Great Britain, and finally the United Kingdom peerages.
Some lords, like the Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor and the Marquess of Anglesey, make their principal seat within Wales, while others, such as the Marquess of Abergavenny outside of Wales. See also Welsh Gentry Family Seats.
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[edit] Titles as rendered in the Welsh language
| Title | Male Singular | Female Singular | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince | Tywysog | Tywysoges | Tywysogaeth |
| Duke | Duc, Dug | Duces, Duges | Dugaeth |
| Marquess | Ardalydd | Ardalyddes | Ardalyddaeth |
| Earl | Iarll | Iarlles | Iarllaeth |
| Count | Cownt* | Cowntes* | |
| Viscount | Isiarll | Isiarlles | Isiarllaeth |
| Baron | Barwn | Barwnes | Barwniaeth |
| Baronet | Barwnig | Barwniges |
- *When referencing continential titles of Earl rankings.
[edit] Royal titles of Wales
See also Honours of the Principality of Wales
| Title | Creation | Peerage | Other titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Prince of Wales | 1216 1306 | England | Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland,
Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester in the Peerage of England |
[edit] Ducal titles of Wales
Currently there are no Welsh ducal titles.
| Title | Creation | Peerage | Other titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Duke of Monmouth | 1663 | England | Extinct 1685. Duke of Buccleuch, 1663, Peerage of Scotland. |
[edit] Marquessate titles of Wales
| Title | Creation | Peerage | Other titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marquess of Carmarthen | 1689 | England | The Duke of Leeds 1694, Earl of Danby, in the County of York 1674, Viscount Latimer, of Danby in the County of York 1673, Viscount Osborne, of Dunblane 1673, and Baron Osborne, of Kiveton in the County of York 1673. All of the titles were in the Peerage of England except the Viscountcy of Osborne, which was in the Peerage of Scotland. Extinct 1964 |
| The Marquess of Anglesey | 1815 | U.K. | Earl of Uxbridge and Baron Paget de Beaudesert, both in the Peerage of England
Baronet of Plas Newydd, and of Mount Bagenall, both in the Peerage of Ireland |
| The Marquess of Abergavenny | 1876 | UK | Viscount Nevill in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Marquess of Milford Haven | 1917 | UK | Earl of Medina and Viscount Alderney, both in the Peerage of the UK |
[edit] Earldom titles of Wales
| Title | Creation | Peerage | Other titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Earl of Pembroke | c. 1135 1533 1605 | England | Earl of Montgomery in the Peerage of England
Baron Herbert of Cardiff and of Herbert of Shurlandad in the Peerage of England |
| The Earl of Montgomery | 1605 | England | Held with Earl of Pembroke since 1630 |
| The Earl of Carnarvon | 1628 1714 1793 | Great Britain | Baron Porchester of Highclere in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Earl of Denbigh | 1622 | England | Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland
Viscount Callan of Callan in the Peerage of Ireland Baron Fielding of Lecagh in the Peerage of Ireland Viscount Fielding in the Peerage of England Baron Fielding of Newnham Paddocks, and of St Liz in the Peerage of England |
| The Earl of Conway | 1624 | England | Extinct by 1683, |
| The Earl of Cardigan | 1661 | England | Marquess of Ailesbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl Bruce of Whorlton in the Peerage of the UK. Viscount Savernake in the Peerage of the UK. Baron Brudenell of Deene in the Peerage of England |
| The Earl of Powis | 1674 1748 1804 | UK | Viscount Clive in the Peerage of the UK.
Baron Powis, and of Herbert of Chirbury, and of Ludlow in the UK peerage Baron Clive of Walcot in the Peerage of Great Britain Baron Clive of Plassey in the Peerage of Ireland |
| The Earl Talbot | 1761 | Great Britain | of Hensol in the County of Glamorgan. Baron Dynevor, of Dynevor in the County of Carmarthen, 1780 |
| The Earl Cawdor | 1827 | UK | Viscount Emlyn in the UK peerage
Thane of Cawdor in the peerage of Scotland |
| The Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor | 1945 | UK | Viscount Gwynedd in the UK peerage |
| The Earl of Merioneth | 1947 | UK | Duke of Edinburgh in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Snowdon | 1961 | UK | Viscount Linley in the UK peerage |
[edit] Viscountcy titles of Wales
| Title | Creation | Peerage | Other titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Viscount Emlyn | 1827 | Great Britain | Earl Cawdor of Castlemartin in the County of Pembroke |
| The Viscount Windsor | 1905 | UK | of St Fagans in the County of Glamorgan.
Held as a subsidiary tittle of the Earl of Plymouth. |
| The Viscount Tredegar | 1905 1925 | UK | Baron Tredegar 1859, Viscountcy title became extinct by 1962 |
| The Viscount St Davids | 1918 | UK | Baron St Davids in the UK. Peerage
Baron Strange de Knokyn, of Hungerford, and of Moleyns in the Peerage of England |
| The Viscount Rhondda | 1918 | UK | Baron Rhondda. Extinct by 1953 |
| The Viscount Gwynedd | 1945 | UK | Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor |
| The Viscount Tenby | 1957 | UK | of Bulford in the County of Pembroke |
| The Viscount Tonypandy | 1983 | UK | in the County of Glamorgan. The title became extinct in 1997. |
[edit] Barony titles of Wales
| Title | Creation | Peerage | Other titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord Abergavenny | 1087 1392 | England | Marquess of Abergavenny |
| The Baroness Grey de Ruthyn | 1324 | England | In abeyance since 1963 |
| The Lord Talbot | 1331 1733 | Great Britain | Currently in abeyance |
| The Lord Grey de Powys | 1482 | England | In abeyance since 1551 |
| The Lord Conwy | 1703 | Great Britain | Marquess of Hertford in the peerage of England |
| The Lord Newburgh | 1716 | Ireland | Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of Ireland |
| The Lord Cardiff of Cardiff Castle | 1776 | Great Britain | Marquess of Bute in the peerage of Great Britain |
| The Lord Newborough | 1776 | Ireland | Baronet of Wynn of Bodvean |
| The Lord Milford | 1776 1847 1939 | UK | Philipps Baronetcy |
| The Lord Dynevor | 1780 | Great Britain | The Rhys family claim descent from the fifteenth century Rhys ap Thomas |
| The Lord Gwydyr | 1796 | Great Britain | Through the maternal line, heirs of the Aberffraw legacy through Mary Wynn and her great granddaughter Priscilla Bertie and her descendants to 1915, when the tittle expired. |
| The Lord Mostyn | 1831 | UK | Baronet Mostyn of Pengwerra |
| The Lord Raglan | 1852 | UK | of Raglan in the County of Monmouth |
| The Lord Llanover | 1859 | UK | Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover was Welsh heiress, best known as a patron of the arts. Title became extent in 1867. |
| The Lord Tredegar | 1859 | UK | Baronet Morgan of Tredegar 1792 |
| The Lord Aberdare | 1873 | UK | |
| The Lord Harlech | 1876 | UK | of Harlech in the County of Merioneth |
| The Lord Swansea | 1893 | UK | of Singleton in the County of Glamorgan |
| The Lord Glanusk | 1899 | UK | Baronet of Bailey |
| The Lord Grenfell | 1902 | UK | of Kilvey in the County of Glamorgan |
| The Lord St Davids | 1908 | UK | Viscount St Davids in the Peerage of the U.K |
| The Lord Rhondda | 1916 | UK | of Llanwern in the County of Monmouthshire. Extinct by 1918, but the Viscountcy was inherited by his daughter. |
| The Lord Colwyn | 1917 | UK | of Colwyn Bay in the County of Denbigh, and the Smith Baronet (created in 1912) |
| The Lord Clwyd | 1919 | UK | of Abergele in the County of Denbigh |
| The Lord Trevethin | 1921 | UK | of Blaengawney in the County of Monmouth |
| The Lord Kylsant | 1923 | UK | extinct 1927 |
| The Lord Lloyd | 1925 | UK | Extinct with the second Baron Lloyd in 1985. |
| The Lord Davies | 1932 | UK | of Llandinam in the County of Montgomery |
| The Lord Llewellin | 1945 | UK | Extinct by 1957 |
| The Lord Trefgarne | 1947 | UK | of Cleddau in the County of Pembroke |
| The Lord Brecon | 1958 | UK | Extinct by 1975, though survived by daughter, Janet Lewis |
[edit] Welsh life peers
- See also: List of life peerages
[edit] Territorial qualification within Wales
This is an index of Welsh life peers whose primary territorial qualification is within the historic counties of Wales. Some may have subsidiary titles outside of Wales.
[edit] Territorial qualification outside of Wales
This is a list of Welsh life peers whose territorial qualification is outside of Wales, with no qualification within Wales.
| Name and Title | Territorial qualification | Creation | Extinction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers | of Belsize Park in the London Borough of Camden | 1998 | Current |
| Michael Heseltine, Baron Heseltine | of Thenford in the County of Northamptonshire | 2001 | Current |
| Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton | in the County of Buckinghamshire | 2002 | Current |
| Alan West, Baron West of Spithead | of Seaview in the County of the Isle of Wight | 2007 | Current |
[edit] Baronetcy titles of Wales
A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess (abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown known as a baronetcy.
The name baronet is a diminutive of the peerage title baron. The rank of a baronet is between that of a baron and a knight.
