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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "List of peerages inherited by women" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2011) In the peerages of the British Isles, most titles have traditionally been created for ...
The Marquess of Salisbury: 1789 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury [2] Great Britain Robert Edward William Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne: 9 The Marquess of Bath: 1789 Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath: Great Britain John Thynn, Viscount Weymouth: 10 The Marquess of Hertford: 1793 Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford ...
The German-language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness (/ m ɑːr ˈ ʃ ə n ɛ s / [3]) or marquise (French: ⓘ). These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan.
The following is the order of precedence in England and Wales as of February 2025. Separate orders exist for men and women.. Names in italics indicate that these people rank elsewhere—either higher in that table of precedence or in the table for the other sex.
The genuine marquess as a peer, however, is always "The Most Honourable The Marquess of [X]", to differentiate a marquess by courtesy (i.e., the heir to a dukedom) from a marquess in his own right. The spelling of the title in a few older Scottish cases is "Marquis", particularly when the title was created prior to the formation of the Kingdom ...
The marquessate was apparently erroneously gazetted as Marquess of the Isle of Wight [5] although Marquess of the Isle of Ely was the intended title. In later editions of The London Gazette the Duke is referred to as the Marquess of the Isle of Ely. [6] [7] Marquess of Berkhampstead [5] 27 July 1726: Guelph Extinct 31 October 1765
This is a list of peerages created for women in the peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom. It does not include peerages created for men which were later inherited by women, or life peerages created since 1958 under the Life Peerages Act 1958. Background Prior to the regular creation of life peerages, the great majority of peerages were created for men ...
The Marquess Townshend: Viscount Raynham* The Marquess of Salisbury: Viscount Cranborne* [10] The Marquess of Bath: Viscount Weymouth* The Marquess of Hertford: Earl of Yarmouth* Viscount Beauchamp* The Marquess of Bute: Earl of Dumfries: Viscount Mountjoy: The Marquess of Waterford: Earl of Tyrone* Lord Le Poer: The Marquess of Downshire: Earl ...