A subsidiary title is a title of authority or title of honour that is held by a royal or noble person but which is not regularly used to identify that person, due to the concurrent holding of a greater title.
12-557: The title of Viscount Lisle has been created six times in the Peerage of England . The first creation, on 30 October 1451, was for John Talbot, 1st Baron Lisle . Upon the death of his son Thomas at the Battle of Nibley Green in 1470, the viscountcy became extinct and the barony abeyant . In 1475, the abeyance terminated in favour of Thomas' sister, Elizabeth Talbot, 3rd Baroness Lisle, wife of Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Lisle. Sir Edward
24-526: A substantive title ) until his father's death, and he remains legally a commoner until then. If a subsidiary peerage has the same name as a higher peerage, it is not used as a courtesy title, in order to avoid any confusion. For example, the Duke of Manchester is also the Earl of Manchester, but his heir apparent is styled "Viscount Mandeville", this being the duke's highest subsidiary title that does not contain
36-480: A particular rank, including extinct, dormant, and abeyant peerages, see: Each peer is listed only by their highest English title. Peers known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are shown in blue, and peers with more than one title of the same rank in the Peerage of England are shown in orange. Subsidiary title Subsidiary title Subsidiary title An example in
48-563: The House of Lords Act 1999 all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords . The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, duke , marquess , earl , viscount , and baron . While most newer English peerages descend only in the male line, many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can descend through females. Such peerages follow the old English inheritance law of moieties so all daughters (or granddaughters through
60-735: The Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerage of Great Britain . There are five peerages in the United Kingdom in total. English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under the Peerage Act 1963 from which date until the passage of
72-855: The United Kingdom is the Duke of Norfolk , who is also the Earl of Arundel , the Earl of Surrey , the Earl of Norfolk , the Baron Beaumont , the Baron Maltravers , the Baron FitzAlan, the Baron Clun, the Baron Oswaldestre, and the Baron Howard of Glossop . In everyday usage, the individual who holds all of these titles would be referred to only by the most senior title (in this case, Duke of Norfolk), while all of
84-471: The name "Manchester". Before the House of Lords Act 1999 , which abolished the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords , an heir apparent could be summoned to the Lords, before the current title holder's death, by a writ of acceleration – that is, by accelerating the inheritance of a junior title (usually a barony ). For example, a writ of acceleration could have been used to cause
96-468: The other titles would be subsidiary titles. The heir apparent to a duke , marquess or earl may use any subsidiary title of that peer (usually the most senior) as a courtesy title , provided that it does not cause confusion. For example, the Duke of Norfolk's heir apparent is known as "Earl of Arundel" (without the definite article ). However, the heir does not technically become the Earl of Arundel (as
108-557: The right of his mother". He was created Viscount Lisle on 12 March 1542, and later rose to be Duke of Northumberland ; but he forfeited his titles upon his execution and attainder in 1553. The final creation of the viscountcy was on 4 May 1605 as a subsidiary title for Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester , grandson of the Duke of Northumberland. It became extinct with the Earldom of Leicester in 1743. Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in
120-446: The same root) stand as co-heirs, so some such titles are in such a state of abeyance between these. Baronets , while holders of hereditary titles, as such are not peers and not entitled to stand for election in the House of Lords. Knights , dames and holders of other non-hereditary orders, decorations, and medals are also not peers. The following tables only show peerages, still in existence. For lists of every peerage created at
132-400: The title Viscount Lisle before 1523. Elizabeth died in 1519 and the barony passed to her aunt, also named Elizabeth Grey . Her husband, Arthur Plantagenet was created Viscount Lisle on 25 April 1523. He continued to hold the title after her death in about 1525. After Arthur Plantagenet's death in 1542, the viscountcy went to Elizabeth Grey's eldest son by her first marriage, John Dudley , "by
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#1732779877968144-443: Was created Viscount Lisle on 28 June 1483, but the title became extinct on the death of their son John in 1504. The viscounty now passed to John's posthumous daughter Elizabeth , whose wardship was granted to Sir Charles Brandon . He contracted to marry her, and was created Viscount Lisle on 15 May 1513 in consequence. Charles Brandon later annulled the contract and married Mary Tudor, Dowager Queen of France , in 1515, surrendering
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