British peerage system

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The British peerage system is the hierarchical structure of hereditary and life noble titles in the United Kingdom, encompassing ranks such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
British peerage 12
British nobility 10
British peerage system canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nobility system
social hierarchy
advisedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
associatedWithInstitution House of Lords
monarchy of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
developedFrom English peerage
linked to: Peerage of England

Irish peerage
linked to: Peerage of Ireland

Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Scottish peerage
distinguishedFrom British baronetage
British orders of chivalry
knighthood
governedBy Acts of Parliament
Crown
letters patent
hasConcept courtesy title
crossbench peer
hereditary peer
law lord
letters patent
life peer
remainder
subsidiary title
writ of summons
hasRank baron
duke
earl
marquess
viscount
hasStyle His Grace
The Honourable
linked to: The Honorable

The Most Honourable
The Right Honourable
historicalPrecursor Anglo-Norman nobility
linked to: Anglo-Normans

feudal barony
includesGenderedTitle baroness
countess
duchess
marchioness
viscountess
includesJurisdictionalCategory Peerage of England
Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
includesTitleType hereditary peerage
life peerage
languageOfTitles English
Latin
legalFrameworkIncludes Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
House of Lords Act 1999
Life Peerages Act 1958
lowestRank baron
partOf British honours system
titleCreationAuthority monarch
topRank duke
usesPrinciple entail
primogeniture

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duke of Brandon givesStatusIn British peerage system
Clive family memberOf British nobility
linked to: British peerage system
Lord Lorne titleSystem British nobility
linked to: British peerage system
Marquessate of Aberdeen and Temair isSubsidiaryOf British peerage system
Baron Hood partOf British nobility
linked to: British peerage system
Viscount Formartine peerageSystem British nobility
linked to: British peerage system
Henry, Lord Paget memberOf British peerage
linked to: British peerage system
Elizabeth Grey, Countess Grey partOf British peerage
linked to: British peerage system
1st Baron Hawke partOf British nobility
linked to: British peerage system
Earl of Ellesmere usedBy British nobility
linked to: British peerage system
1st Viscount Ruffside systemOfNobility British nobility
linked to: British peerage system
Baron Hyde partOf British nobility
linked to: British peerage system
Viscount Woodstock usedIn British nobility
linked to: British peerage system
Baron Harwich partOf British nobility
linked to: British peerage system
Earl of Hillsborough partOf British peerage system
Bridgeman family partOf British peerage
linked to: British peerage system
Duchess usedIn British peerage
linked to: British peerage system
kazoku inspiredBy British peerage
subject linked to: kazoku (Japanese peerage)
linked to: British peerage system
Baron Scott of Tindale peerageSystem British peerage
linked to: British peerage system
Ducal House of Richmond memberOf British peerage
linked to: British peerage system
Countess of Lincoln peerageSystem British peerage
linked to: British peerage system
Baron Grey of Werke usedIn British peerage system
Baron Cholmondeley partOf British peerage system
Oakley Park, Gloucestershire associatedWithNobility British peerage
linked to: British peerage system
Viscount Milton peerageSystem British peerage
linked to: British peerage system
Viscount Savernake peerageSystem British peerage
linked to: British peerage system
Baron Herbert of Torbay peerageSystem British peerage
linked to: British peerage system