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This page lists all marquessates, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

The title of Marquess of Dublin, which is perhaps best described as Anglo-Irish, was the first to be created, in 1385, but like the next few creations, the title was soon forfeit. The title of Marquess of Pembroke, created in 1532 by Henry VIII for Anne Boleyn, has the distinction of being the first English hereditary peerage granted to a woman in her own right (styled "Marchioness" in the patent). The English title Marquess of Winchester, created in 1551, was the earliest still extant, so is Premier Marquess of England. The title long remained less common, and on the evening of the Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838, the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne explained to her (from her journals):

"I spoke to Ld M. about the numbers of Peers present at the Coronation, & he said it was quite unprecedented. I observed that there were very few Viscounts, to which he replied "There are very few Viscounts," that they were an old sort of title & not really English; that they came from Vice-Comites; that Dukes & Barons were the only real English titles; — that Marquises were likewise not English, & that people were mere made Marquises, when it was not wished that they should be made Dukes".[1]

Marquessates in the Peerage of England, 1385–1707

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Marquess of Dublin1 December 1385Vereresigned 13 October 1386 created Duke of Ireland in 1386. Might be considered an Irish peerage. Creation for life only.
Marquess of Dorset29 September 1397Beaufortdeprived 6 October 1399also Marquess of Somerset
Marquess of Somerset29 September 1397 Beaufortdeprived 6 October 1399also Marquess of Dorset
Marquess of Dorset24 June 1442Beaufortforfeit 3 April 1464created Duke of Somerset in 1448; also forfeit 1461-1463
Marquess of Suffolk14 September 1444de la Polesurrendered title 26 February 1493created Duke of Suffolk in 1448
Marquess of Montagu25 March 1470Nevillforfeit 14 April 1471 
Marquess of Dorset18 April 1475Greyforfeit 23 February 1554forfeit between 1483 and 1485; created Duke of Suffolk in 1551.
Marquess of Berkeley28 January 1489Berkeleyextinct 14 February 1492 
Marquess of Exeter18 June 1525Courtenayforfeit 9 January 1539 
Marquess of Pembroke1 September 1532Boleynforfeit 19 May 1536holder was also queen consort from 1533 to 1536
Marquess of Northampton16 February 1547 Parr extinct 28 October 1571forfeit 1554–13 January 1559
Marquess of Winchester11 October 1551Pauletextantcreated Duke of Bolton in 1689, that title extinct 1794
Marquess of Buckingham1 January 1618Villiersextinct 16 April 1687created Duke of Buckingham in 1623
Marquess of Hertford3 June 1641Seymourextinct 29 April 1675restored to Dukedom of Somerset in 1660
Marquess of Worcester2 March 1643Somersetextantcreated Duke of Beaufort in 1682
Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne27 October 1643Cavendishextinct 26 July 1691created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1665
Marquess of Dorchester25 March 1645Pierrepontextinct 8 December 1680 
Marquess of Halifax17 August 1682Savilleextinct 31 August 1700 
Marquess of Powis24 March 1687Herbertextinct 8 March 1748 
Marquess of Carmarthen9 April 1689Osborneextinct 20 March 1964created Duke of Leeds in 1694
Marquess of Harwich10 April 1689Schombergextinct 5 July 1719subsidiary title of the Duke of Schomberg; also Duke of Leinster in Ireland from 1693
Marquess of Alton30 April 1694Talbotextinct 1 February 1718subsidiary title of the Duke of Shrewsbury
Marquess of Normanby10 May 1694Sheffieldextinct 30 October 1735created Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in 1703
Marquess of Tavistock11 May 1694Russell extantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Bedford
Marquess of Hartington12 May 1694Cavendishextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Devonshire
Marquess of Clare14 May 1694Hollesextinct 15 July 1711subsidiary title of the Duke of Newcastle
Marquess of Blandford14 December 1702Churchillextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Marlborough
Marquess of Granby29 March 1703Mannersextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Rutland
Marquess of Monthermer14 April 1705Montaguextinct 1749subsidiary title of the Duke of Montagu
Marquess of Cambridge9 November 1706Guelphmerged in crown 11 June 1727subsidiary title of the Duke of Cambridge; also Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Duke of Rothesay from 1714
Marquess of Kent14 November 1706Greyextinct 5 June 1740created Duke of Kent in 1710; created Marquess Grey in 1740
Marquess of Lindsey21 December 1706Bertieextinct 8 February 1809created Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven in 1715
Marquess of Dorchester23 December 1706Pierrepontextinct 23 September 1773 created Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull in 1715

Marquessates in the Peerage of Scotland, 1488–1707

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Marquess of Ormonde[2]28 January 1488Stewartextinct 17 January 1504subsidiary title of the Duke of Ross
Marquess of Fife 12 May 1567Hepburnforfeit 29 December 1567subsidiary title of the Duke of Orkney
Marquess of Hamilton17 April 1599Hamiltonextinct 12 September 1651created Duke of Hamilton in 1643
Marquess of Huntly17 April 1599Gordonextantcreated Duke of Gordon in 1684, which title became extinct in 1836
Marquess of Ormonde[3]23 December 1600Stewartmerged in crown 27 March 1625subsidiary title of the Duke of Albany; created Duke of York in England in 1605; also Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Duke of Rothesay from 1612
Marquess of Wigtown1602Stewartextinct 1602subsidiary title of the Duke of Kintyre and Lorne
Marquess of Douglas14 June 1633Douglasextantcreated Duke of Douglas in 1703, which title became extinct in 1761; also Duke of Hamilton and Duke of Brandon from 1761
Marquess of Argyll15 November 1641Campbellforfeit 27 May 1661 
Marquess of Clydesdale12 April 1643Hamiltonextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Hamilton
Marquess of Montrose6 May 1644Grahamextantcreated Duke of Montrose in 1707
Marquess of March1 May 1672Maitlandextinct 24 August 1682subsidiary title of the Duke of Lauderdale
Marquess of Atholl17 February 1676Murrayextantcreated Duke of Atholl in 1703
Marquess of Bambreich 29 May 1680Leslieextinct 27 July 1681subsidiary title of the Duke of Rothes
Marquess of Queensberry11 February 1682Douglasextantcreated Duke of Queensberry in 1684. The titles were separated from 1711-1715 and again after 1810
Marquess of Dumfriesshire 3 November 1684 Douglasextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Queensberry; also Marquess of Queensberry 1684-1711 and 1715-1810; also Duke of Buccleuch from 1810
Marquess of Tweeddale17 December 1694Hayextant 
Marquess of Kintyre and Lorne 23 June 1701Campbellextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Argyll; created Duke of Greenwich in Great Britain 1719-1743; created Duke of Argyll in the United Kingdom in 1892
Marquess of Lothian 23 June 1701Kerrextant 
Marquess of Annandale24 June 1701Johnston/Johnstone/Vanden Bempdedormant 29 April 1792 
Marquess of Angus and Abernethy10 April 1703Douglasextinct 1761subsidiary title of the Duke of Douglas
Marquess of Tullibardine30 June 1703Murrayextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Atholl; also Marquess of Atholl
Marquess of Graham and Buchanan 24 April 1707Grahamextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Montrose
Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford 25 April 1707Kerextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Roxburghe

Marquessates in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1707–1801

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Marquess of Beverley26 May 1708Douglasextinct 22 October 1778subsidiary title of the Duke of Dover, who was also Duke of Queensberry and Marquess of Dumfriesshire in the Peerage of Scotland; also Marquess of Queensberry 1708-1711 and 1715-1778
Marquess of Wharton15 February 1715Whartonextinct 31 May 1731also Marquess of Malmesbury and Marquess of Catherlough in Ireland; created Duke of Wharton in 1718
Marquess of Malmesbury15 February 1715Whartonextinct 31 May 1731also Marquess of Wharton and Marquess of Catherlough in Ireland; created Duke of Wharton in 1718
Marquess of Clare11 August 1715Pelham-Hollesextinct 1768subsidiary title of the Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Marquess of Titchfield6 July 1716Bentinckextinct 30 July 1990subsidiary title of the Duke of Portland
Marquess of Carnarvon29 April 1719Brydgesextinct 29 September 1789subsidiary title of the Duke of Chandos
Marquess of Brackley[4]18 June 1720Egertonextinct 8 March 1803subsidiary title of the Duke of Bridgewater
Marquess of the Isle of Ely[5]26 July 1726Guelphmerged in crown 25 October 1760subsidiary title of the Duke of Edinburgh; also Prince of Wales from 1727; also Duke of Cornwall in England and Duke of Rothesay in Scotland 1727-1751. 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 1726Guelphextinct 31 October 1765subsidiary title of the Duke of Cumberland
Marquess Grey[8]19 May 1740Greyextinct 19 January 1797also Duke of Kent until 1740, when this title became extinct; passed by special patent to his granddaughter
Marquess of Rockingham[9]19 April 1746Watson-Wentworthextinct 2 July 1782 
Marquess of Monthermer5 November 1766Montaguextinct 23 May 1790subsidiary title of the Duke of Montagu
Marquess of Buckingham[10]4 December 1784Temple-Nugent-Grenvilleextinct 26 March 1889created Duke of Buckingham and Chandos in 1822
Marquess of Lansdowne[10]6 December 1784Petty-Fitzmauriceextant 
Marquess of Stafford[11]1 March 1786Leveson-Gowerextantcreated Duke of Sutherland in 1833
Marquess Townshend[12]31 October 1787Townshendextant 
Marquess of Salisbury[13]18 August 1789Cecilextant 
Marquess of Bath[13]24 August 1789Thynneextant 
Marquess of Abercorn[14]15 October 1790Hamiltonextantcreated Duke of Abercorn in Ireland in 1868
Marquess Cornwallis[15]8 October 1792Cornwallisextinct 9 August 1823 
Marquess of Hertford[16]5 July 1793Seymour-Conwayextant 
Marquess of Bute[17]21 March 1796Stuartextant 

Marquessates in the Peerage of Ireland, 1642–1801-1825

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Marquess of Ormonde30 August 1642Butlerextinct 17 December 1758created Duke of Ormonde in 1661 and Duke of Ormonde in England in 1682, the English Dukedom being attainted in 1715; title was not used by the third duke 1745-1758
Marquess of Antrim26 January 1645MacDonnellextinct 3 February 1682 
Marquess of Clanricarde21 February 1646Burkeextinct July 1657 
Marquess of Catherlough7 January 1715Whartonextinct 31 May 1731created Marquess of Wharton and Marquess of Malmesbury in Great Britain later in 1715. Created Duke of Wharton in 1718.
Marchioness of Dungannon18 July 1716Schulenbergextinct 10 May 1743subsidiary title of the Duchess of Munster; created Duchess of Kendal in Great Britain in 1719; peerage for life only
Marquess of Kildare[18]3 March 1761FitzGeraldextantcreated Duke of Leinster in 1766
Marquess of Clanricarde[19]17 August 1789de Burgh-Canningextinct 8 December 1797 
Marquess of Antrim[19]18 August 1789MacDonnellextinct 29 July 1791 
Marquess of Waterford[19]19 August 1789Beresfordextant 
Marquess of Downshire[19]20 August 1789Hillextant 
Marquess of Donegall[20]27 June 1791Chichesterextant 
Marquess of Drogheda[20]5 July 1791Mooreextinct 29 June 1892 
Marquess Wellesley[21]2 December 1799Wellesleyextinct 26 September 1842 
Marquess of Headfort[22]29 December 1800Taylourextant 
Marquess of Sligo[22]29 December 1800Browneextant 
Marquess of Thomond[22]29 December 1800O'Brienextinct 3 July 1855 
Marquess of Ely[22]29 December 1800Tottenhamextant 
Marquess of Londonderry[23]13 January 1816Stewartextant 
Marquess Conyngham[23]22 January 1816Conynghamextant 
Marquess of Ormonde[23]January 1816Butlerextinct 10 August 1820 
Marquess of Westmeath[24]12 January 1822Nugentextinct 5 May 1871 
Marquess of Ormonde[25] 5 October 1825Butlerextinct 25 October 1997 
Marquess of Clanricarde[25][26]26 November 1825de Burgh-Canningextinct 12 April 1916
Marquess of Hamilton10 August 1868Hamiltonextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Abercorn; also Marquess of Abercorn in Great Britain

Marquessates in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, 1801–present

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Marquess of Exeter[27]4 February 1801Cecilextant 
Marquess of Northampton[28]7 September 1812Comptonextant 
Marquess Camden[28]7 September 1812Prattextant 
Marquess of Wellington[29]3 October 1812Wellesleyextantcreated Duke of Wellington in 1814
Marquess Douro[30]11 May 1814Wellesleyextantsubsidiary title of the Duke of Wellington
Marquess of Anglesey[31]4 July 1815Pagetextant 
Marquess of Cholmondeley[32][33]22 November 1815Cholmondeleyextant 
Marquess of Hastings[34]13 February 1817Rawdon-Hastingsextinct 10 November 1868 
Marquess of Ailesbury[35]17 July 1821Brudenell-Bruceextant 
Marquess of Chandos[24]4 February 1822Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenvilleextinct 26 March 1889subsidiary title of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Marquess of Bristol[36]30 June 1826Herveyextant 
Marquess of Cleveland[37]5 October 1827Vaneextinct 21 August 1891created Duke of Cleveland in 1833
Marquess of Ailsa[38]10 September 1831Kennedyextant 
Marquess of Breadalbane[38]12 September 1831Campbellextinct 8 November 1862 
Marquess of Westminster[39]13 September 1831Grosvenorextantcreated Duke of Westminster in 1874
Marquess of Normanby[40]25 June 1838Phippsextant 
Marquess of Dalhousie[41]25 August 1849Broun-Ramsayextinct 19 December 1860 
Marquess of Ripon[42]23 June 1871Robinsonextinct 22 September 1923 
Marquess of Abergavenny[43]14 January 1876Nevillextant 
Marquess of Breadalbane[44]11 July 1885Campbellextinct 19 October 1922 
Marquess of Dufferin and Ava[45]17 November 1888Hamilton-Temple-Blackwoodextinct 29 May 1988 
Marquess of Macduff[46]29 July 1889Duffextinct 29 January 1912subsidiary title of the Duke of Fife (1889 creation); also Duke of Fife from 1900
Marquess of Zetland[47]22 August 1892Dundasextant 
Marquess of Linlithgow[48]27 October 1902Hopeextant 
Marquess of Crewe[49]3 July 1911Crewe-Milnesextinct 20 June 1945 
Marquess of Lincolnshire[50]26 February 1912Wynn-Carringtonextinct 13 June 1928 
Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair[51]4 January 1916Hamilton-Gordon, later Gordonextant 
Marquess of Cambridge[52]16 July 1917Cambridgeextinct 16 April 1981 
Marquess of Milford Haven[53]17 July 1917Mountbattenextant 
Marquess of Carisbrooke[53]18 July 1917Mountbattenextinct 23 February 1960 
Marquess Curzon of Kedleston[54]28 June 1921Curzonextinct 20 March 1925 
Marquess of Reading[55]7 May 1926Isaacs, later Rufus Isaacsextant 
Marquess of Willingdon[56]26 May 1936Freeman-Thomasextinct 19 March 1979 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Queen Victoria's Journals, Thursday 28th June 1838, Buckingham Palace, Princess Beatrice's copies, Volume:4 (1st June 1838-1st October 1838) p. 84, online, accessed May 25, 2013
  2. ↑ The Scots Peerage, vol. VII, p. 246.
  3. ↑ Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 155.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 5859. p. 4. 11 June 1720.
  5. 1 2 3 The London Gazette: no. 6494. p. 1. 12 July 1726.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 6741. p. 2. 4 January 1728.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 9050. p. 1. 16 April 1751.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 7914. p. 1. 27 May 1740.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 8529. p. 3. 19 April 1746.
  10. 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 12599. p. 1. 27 November 1784.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 12729. p. 85. 25 February 1786.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 12932. p. 499. 23 October 1787.
  13. 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 13123. p. 550. 15 August 1789.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13241. p. 599. 28 September 1789.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13450. p. 635. 14 August 1792.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13541. p. 543. 25 June 1793.
  17. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13870. p. 207. 27 February 1796.
  18. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 10083. p. 3. 28 February 1761.
  19. 1 2 3 4 The London Gazette: no. 13124. p. 557. 18 August 1789.
  20. 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 13322. p. 387. 2 July 1791.
  21. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 15212. p. 1277. 10 December 1799.
  22. 1 2 3 4 The London Gazette: no. 15326. p. 40. 6 January 1801.
  23. 1 2 3 The London Gazette: no. 17104. p. 173. 30 January 1816.
  24. 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 17781. p. 59. 12 January 1822.
  25. 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 18182. p. 1816. 8 October 1825.
  26. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18182. p. 1817. 8 October 1825.
  27. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 15324. p. 10. 30 December 1800.
  28. 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 16632. p. 1579. 11 August 1812.
  29. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 16635. p. 1643. 15 August 1812.
  30. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 16894. p. 936. 31 May 1814.
  31. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17029. p. 1219. 24 June 1815.
  32. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17066. p. 1997. 30 September 1815.
  33. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17068. p. 2042. 7 October 1815.
  34. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17198. p. 2314. 7 December 1816.
  35. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17724. p. 1461. 14 July 1821.
  36. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18259. p. 1478. 17 June 1826.
  37. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18397. p. 1955. 18 September 1827.
  38. 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 18846. p. 1833. 9 September 1831.
  39. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18846. p. 1834. 9 September 1831.
  40. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19629. p. 1445. 26 June 1838.
  41. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20984. p. 1832. 5 June 1849.
  42. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23748. p. 2847. 20 June 1871.
  43. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24283. p. 99. 11 January 1876.
  44. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25489. p. 3178. 10 July 1885.
  45. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25874. p. 6145. 13 November 1888.
  46. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25958. p. 4077. 27 July 1889.
  47. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26328. p. 5383. 23 September 1892.
  48. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27487. p. 6734. 24 October 1892.
  49. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28514. p. 5349. 18 July 1911.
  50. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28586. p. 1558. 1 March 1912.
  51. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29427. p. 179. 4 January 1916.
  52. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30374. p. 11593. 9 November 1917.
  53. 1 2 The London Gazette: no. 30374. p. 11594. 9 November 1917.
  54. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32376. p. 5243. 1 July 1921.
  55. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33163. p. 3218. 18 May 1926.
  56. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34289. p. 3440. 29 May 1936.
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