Peerage of Ireland

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Peerage of Ireland" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Part of a series on
Peerages in the United Kingdom
Ranks Duke / Duchess Marquess / Marchioness Earl / Countess Viscount / Viscountess Baron / Baroness (in Scotland, replaced by Lord / Lady of Parliament)
Types Hereditary Life Representative
Divisions England Scotland Great Britain Ireland United Kingdom
Topics Nobility History Privileges Robes Courtesy titles (list) Forms of address Family seat Territorial designation
Related Peerages Welsh Jacobite Australia Canada India
House of Lords
Politics portal United Kingdom portal
v t e

The peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.^{[note 1]} It was one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage were duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron. As of 2016, there were claimants to 135 titles in the peerage of Ireland, despite the fact that this "peerage" is not recognised by the Irish state, which is a republic. These titles included two dukedoms, ten marquessates, 43 earldoms, 28 viscountcies, and 52 baronies. They have no official recognition in Ireland, with Article 40.2 of the Constitution of Ireland forbidding the state conferring titles of nobility and stating that an Irish citizen may not accept titles of nobility or honour except with the prior approval of the Irish government.^[1]

In the following table, each peer is listed only by his highest Irish title, showing higher or equal titles in the other peerages. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics.

Cite error: There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=note}} template (see the help page).