List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
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This is a list of the 108 present and extant Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant viscountcies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerages and are today in use only as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" viscounties as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Viscountcies.
| Extant | All |
|---|---|
| Dukes | Dukedoms |
| Marquesses | Marquessates |
| Earls | Earldoms |
| Viscounts | Viscountcies |
| Barons | Baronies |
| Baronets | Baronetcies |
Order of precedence
The general order of precedence among Viscounts is:
- Viscounts in the Peerage of England
- Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland
- Viscounts in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801
- Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801
Viscounts in the Peerages of Britain and Ireland
| Heir apparent to the peerage | |
| Heir presumptive to the peerage |
| Number | Title | Date of creation | Arms | Peerage | Current holder | Age | Acceded | Other viscountcies | Heir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viscount Hereford | 1550 |  |
England | Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford | 51 | 2004 | Henry Walter de Bohun Devereux | |
| 2 | Viscount Falkland | 1620 |  |
Scotland | Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland | 91 | 1984 | Lucius Alexander Plantagenet Cary, Master of Falkland | |
| 3 | Viscount Arbuthnott | 1641 | .svg){kind=small} |
Scotland | Keith Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott[1] | 76 | 2012 | Christopher Keith Arbuthnott, Master of Arbuthnott | |
| 4 | Viscount Oxfuird | 1651 |  |
Scotland | Ian Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird[2] | 56 | 2003 | Max George Samuel Makgill, Master of Oxfuird | |
| 5 | Viscount Bolingbroke | 1712 |  |
Great Britain | Nicholas St John, 9th Viscount Bolingbroke[3] | 52 | 2011 | Walter St John | |
| Viscount St. John | 1716 | Great Britain | |||||||
| 6 | Viscount Cobham | 1718 |  |
Great Britain | Christopher Lyttelton, 12th Viscount Cobham | 78 | 2006 | Oliver Christopher Lyttelton | |
| 7 | Viscount Falmouth | 1720 |  |
Great Britain | Evelyn Boscawen, 10th Viscount Falmouth[4][5] | 71 | 2022 | Evelyn George William Boscawen | |
| 8 | Viscount Torrington | 1721 |  |
Great Britain | Timothy Byng, 11th Viscount Torrington | 83 | 1961 | Colin Hugh Cranmer-Byng (fifth cousin) | |
| 9 | Viscount Hood | 1796 | _Arms.svg){kind=small} |
Great Britain | Henry Hood, 8th Viscount Hood | 68 | 1999 | Archibald Lyttelton Samuel Hood | |
| 10 | Viscount Gormanston | 1478 |  |
Ireland | Nicholas Preston, 17th Viscount Gormanston | 86 | 1940 | Jenico Francis Tara Preston | |
| 11 | Viscount Mountgarret | 1550 |  |
Ireland | Piers Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret[6] | 65 | 2015 | Theo Oliver Stafford Butler | |
| 12 | Viscount Valentia | 1622 |  |
Ireland | Francis Annesley, 16th Viscount Valentia | 66 | 2005 | Peter John Annesley (brother) | |
| 13 | Viscount Dillon | 1622 |  |
Ireland | Henry Dillon, 22nd Viscount Dillon[7] | 53 | 1982 | Francis Charles Robert Dillon | |
| 14 | Viscount Massereene | 1661 |  |
Ireland | Charles Skeffington, 15th Viscount Massereene | 53 | 2024 | Viscount Ferrard (Ireland, 1797) | James Algernon Foster Clotworthy Skeffington |
| 15 | Viscount Charlemont | 1665 |  |
Ireland | John Caulfeild, 15th Viscount Charlemont | 60 | 1966 | Shane Andrew Caulfeild | |
| 16 | Viscount Downe | 1680 |  |
Ireland | Richard Dawnay, 12th Viscount Downe[8][9] | 59 | 2002 | Thomas Payan Dawnay (cousin) | |
| 17 | Viscount Molesworth | 1716 |  |
Ireland | Robert Molesworth, 12th Viscount Molesworth | 67 | 1997 | William John Charles Molesworth (brother) | |
| 18 | Viscount Chetwynd | 1717 |  |
Ireland | Adam Chetwynd, 11th Viscount Chetwynd[10] | 57 | 2001 | Connor Adam Chetwynd | |
| 19 | Viscount Midleton | 1717 |  |
Ireland | Alan Brodrick, 12th Viscount Midleton[11][12] | 77 | 1988 | Ashley Rupert Brodrick | |
| 20 | Viscount Boyne | 1717 |  |
Ireland | Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 11th Viscount Boyne | 61 | 1995 | Gustavus Archie Edward Hamilton-Russell | |
| 21 | Viscount Gage | 1720 |  |
Ireland | Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount Gage[13] | 92 | 1993 | Henry William Gage | |
| 22 | Viscount Galway | 1727 |  |
Ireland | Philip Monckton, 13th Viscount Galway | 74 | 2017 | Piers Alastair Carlos Monckton | |
| 23 | Viscount Powerscourt | 1744 |  |
Ireland | Anthony Wingfield, 11th Viscount Powerscourt[14] | 62 | 2015 | Richard David Noel Wingfield (fifth cousin once removed) | |
| 24 | Viscount Ashbrook | 1751 |  |
Ireland | Michael Flower, 11th Viscount Ashbrook[15] | 90 | 1995 | Rowland Francis Warburton Flower | |
| 25 | Viscount Southwell | 1776 |  |
Ireland | Richard Southwell, 8th Viscount Southwell | 70 | 2019 | Charles Anthony John Southwell (brother) | |
| 26 | Viscount de Vesci | 1776 |  |
Ireland | Thomas Vesey, 7th Viscount de Vesci | 70 | 1983 | Oliver Ivo Vesey | |
| 27 | Viscount Lifford | 1781 |  |
Ireland | Edward Hewitt, 9th Viscount Lifford | 77 | 1987 | James Thomas Wingfield Hewitt | |
| 28 | Viscount Bangor | 1781 |  |
Ireland | William Ward, 8th Viscount Bangor | 77 | 1993 | Edward Nicholas Ward (half-brother) | |
| 29 | Viscount Doneraile | 1785 |  |
Ireland | Richard St Leger, 10th Viscount Doneraile[16] | 79 | 1983 | Nathaniel Warham Robert St John St Leger | |
| 30 | Viscount Harberton | 1791 |  |
Ireland | Henry Pomeroy, 11th Viscount Harberton | 68 | 2020 | Arthur Pocius | |
| 31 | Viscount Hawarden | 1793 |  |
Ireland | Robert Maude, 9th Viscount Hawarden | 65 | 1991 | Varian John Connon Eustace Maude | |
| 32 | Viscount Monck | 1801 [Notes 1] |  |
Ireland | Charles Monck, 7th Viscount Monck | 73 | 1982 | George Stanley Monck (brother) | |
| 33 | Viscount St Vincent | 1801 |  |
United Kingdom | Edward Jervis, 8th Viscount St Vincent | 43–44 | 2023 | Ronald Nigel John Jervis (uncle) | |
| 34 | Viscount Melville | 1802 |  |
United Kingdom | Robert Dundas, 10th Viscount Melville[17][18] | 42 | 2011 | Max David Henry Dundas | |
| 35 | Viscount Sidmouth | 1805 | .svg){kind=small} |
United Kingdom | Jeremy Francis Addington, 8th Viscount Sidmouth | 79 | 2005 | John Addington | |
| 36 | Viscount Gort | 1816 [Notes 2] |  |
Ireland | Foley Robert Standish Prendergast Vereker, 9th Viscount Gort | 74 | 1995 | Robert Foley Prendergast Vereker | |
| 37 | Viscount Exmouth | 1816 |  |
United Kingdom | Edward Pellew, 11th Viscount Exmouth | 47 | 2026 | Leo Pellew | |
| 38 | Viscount Combermere | 1827 |  |
United Kingdom | Thomas Stapleton-Cotton, 6th Viscount Combermere[19][20] | 56 | 2000 | Laszlo Michael Wellington Stapleton-Cotton | |
| 39 | Viscount Hill | 1842 |  |
United Kingdom | David Clegg-Hill, 9th Viscount Hill[21][22] | 80 | 2003 | Michael Charles David Clegg-Hill | |
| 40 | Viscount Hardinge | 1846 | .svg){kind=small} |
United Kingdom | Andrew Hardinge, 7th Viscount Hardinge | 33 | 2014 | Jamie Alexander David Hardinge (brother) | |
| 41 | Viscount Bridport | 1868 |  |
United Kingdom | Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport | 78 | 1969 | Peregrine Alexander Nelson Hood | |
| 42 | Viscount Portman | 1873 |  |
United Kingdom | Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman | 68 | 1999 | Luke Henry Oliver Richard Berkeley Portman | |
| 43 | Viscount Hampden | 1884 |  |
United Kingdom | Francis Brand, 7th Viscount Hampden[23] | 55 | 2008 | Lucian Anthony Brand | |
| 44 | Viscount Hambleden | 1891 | .svg){kind=small} |
United Kingdom | Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden | 70 | 2012 | Bernardo James Smith (brother) | |
| 45 | Viscount Knutsford | 1895 | _Escutcheon.png){kind=small} |
United Kingdom | Henry Holland-Hibbert, 7th Viscount Knutsford[24][25] | 67 | 2025 | Thomas Arthur Holland-Hibbert | |
| 46 | Viscount Esher | 1897 |  |
United Kingdom | Christopher Brett, 5th Viscount Esher[26] | 89 | 2004 | Matthew Christopher Anthony Brett | |
| 47 | Viscount Goschen | 1900 |  |
United Kingdom | Giles Goschen, 4th Viscount Goschen | 60 | 1977 | Alexander John Edward Goschen | |
| 48 | Viscount Ridley | 1900 |  |
United Kingdom | Matthew Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley | 68 | 2012 | Matthew White Ridley | |
| 49 | Viscount Colville of Culross | 1902 |  |
United Kingdom | Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross | 66 | 2010 | Richmond James Innys Colville (brother) | |
| 50 | Viscount Selby | 1905 |  |
United Kingdom | Christopher Rolf Thomas Gully, 6th Viscount Selby[27] | 32 | 2001 | James Edward Hugh Grey Gully (great-uncle) | |
| 51 | Viscount Knollys | 1911 |  |
United Kingdom | Patrick Knollys, 4th Viscount Knollys | 64 | 2023 | Alexander Knollys | |
| 52 | Viscount Allendale | 1911 | .svg){kind=small} |
United Kingdom | Wentworth Beaumont, 4th Viscount Allendale[28] | 77 | 2002 | Wentworth Ambrose Ismay Beaumont | |
| 53 | Viscount Chilston | 1911 |  |
United Kingdom | Alastair Akers-Douglas, 4th Viscount Chilston | 79 | 1982 | Oliver Ian Akers-Douglas | |
| 54 | Viscount Scarsdale | 1911 |  |
United Kingdom | Peter Curzon, 4th Viscount Scarsdale[29] | 77 | 2000 | David James Nathaniel Curzon (brother) | |
| 55 | Viscount Mersey | 1916 |  |
United Kingdom | Edward John Hallam Bigham, 5th Viscount Mersey | 60 | 2006 | Charles Richard Petty Bigham (cousin) | |
| 56 | Viscount Cowdray | 1917 |  |
United Kingdom | Michael Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray | 82 | 1995 | Peregrine John Dickinson Pearson | |
| 57 | Viscount Devonport | 1917 |  |
United Kingdom | Terence Kearley, 3rd Viscount Devonport | 81 | 1973 | David Hudson Kearley Mezquida (first cousin once removed) | |
| 58 | Viscount Astor | 1917 | _Arms.svg){kind=small} |
United Kingdom | William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor | 74 | 1966 | William Waldorf Astor | |
| 59 | Viscount Wimborne | 1918 |  |
United Kingdom | Ivor Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne | 57 | 1993 | Ivor N.G.I. Guest | |
| 60 | Viscount St Davids | 1918 |  |
United Kingdom | Rhodri Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids | 59 | 2009 | Roland Augusto Jestyn Estanislao Philipps (brother) | |
| 61 | Viscount Rothermere | 1919 |  |
United Kingdom | Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere | 58 | 1998 | Vere Richard Jonathan Harold Harmsworth | |
| 62 | Viscount Allenby | 1919 |  |
United Kingdom | Henry Allenby, 4th Viscount Allenby[30] | 58 | 2014 | Harry Michael Edmund Allenby | |
| 63 | Viscount Chelmsford | 1921 |  |
United Kingdom | Frederic Thesiger, 4th Viscount Chelmsford | 64 | 1999 | Frederic Thesiger | |
| 64 | Viscount Long | 1921 | _arms.png){kind=small} |
United Kingdom | James Long, 5th Viscount Long[31] | 65 | 2017 | None | |
| 65 | Viscount Ullswater | 1921 |  |
United Kingdom | Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater | 84 | 1949 | Benjamin James Lowther | |
| 66 | Viscount Younger of Leckie | 1923 |  |
United Kingdom | James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie | 70 | 2003 | Alexander William George Younger | |
| 67 | Viscount Bearsted | 1925 |  |
United Kingdom | Nicholas Samuel, 5th Viscount Bearsted | 76 | 1996 | Harry Richard Samuel | |
| 68 | Viscount Bridgeman | 1929 |  |
United Kingdom | Luke Bridgeman, 4th Viscount Bridgeman | 55 | 2026 | Valentine Henry Ralph Orlando Bridgeman (born 1999) | |
| 69 | Viscount Hailsham | 1929 |  |
United Kingdom | Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham[32] | 81 | 2001 | Quintin John Neil Martin Hogg | |
| 70 | Viscount Brentford | 1929 |  |
United Kingdom | Crispin Joynson-Hicks, 4th Viscount Brentford[33] | 93 | 1983 | Paul William Joynson-Hicks | |
| 71 | Viscount Buckmaster | 1932 |  |
United Kingdom | Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster | 77 | 2007 | Rupert Stanley Buckmaster | |
| 72 | Viscount Bledisloe | 1935 |  |
United Kingdom | Rupert Bathurst, 4th Viscount Bledisloe[34][35] | 62 | 2009 | Benjamin Bathurst | |
| 73 | Viscount Hanworth | 1936 |  |
United Kingdom | David Pollock, 3rd Viscount Hanworth | 80 | 1996 | Harold William Charles Pollock (nephew) | |
| 74 | Viscount Trenchard | 1936 |  |
United Kingdom | Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard | 75 | 1987 | Alexander Thomas Trenchard | |
| 75 | Viscount Samuel | 1937 |  |
United Kingdom | Jonathan Samuel, 5th Viscount Samuel | 60 | 2014 | Benjamin Angus Samuel (half-brother) | |
| 76 | Viscount Runciman of Doxford | 1937 |  |
United Kingdom | David Runciman, 4th Viscount Runciman of Doxford | 59 | 2020 | Thomas Runciman | |
| 77 | Viscount Davidson | 1937 |  |
United Kingdom | Nicolas Davidson, 4th Viscount Davidson | 54–55 | 2019 | None | |
| 78 | Viscount Weir | 1938 |  |
United Kingdom | William Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir[36] | 92 | 1975 | James William Hartland Weir | |
| 79 | Viscount Caldecote | 1939 |  |
United Kingdom | Piers Inskip, 3rd Viscount Caldecote | 79 | 1999 | Thomas James Inskip | |
| 80 | Viscount Camrose | 1941 |  |
United Kingdom | Jonathan Berry, 5th Viscount Camrose[37] | 56 | 2016 | Hugo William Berry | |
| 81 | Viscount Stansgate | 1942 | .svg){kind=small} |
United Kingdom | Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate | 74 | 2014 | Daniel John Wedgwood Benn | |
| 82 | Viscount Margesson | 1942 |  |
United Kingdom | Richard Margesson, 3rd Viscount Margesson[38] | 65 | 2014 | None | |
| 83 | Viscount Daventry | 1943 |  |
United Kingdom | James FitzRoy Newdegate, 4th Viscount Daventry[39] | 66 | 2000 | Humphrey John FitzRoy Newdegate | |
| 84 | Viscount Addison | 1945 |  |
United Kingdom | William Addison, 4th Viscount Addison | 81 | 1992 | Paul Wand Addison | |
| 85 | Viscount Kemsley | 1945 |  |
United Kingdom | Richard Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley | 75 | 1999 | Luke Gomer Berry | |
| 86 | Viscount Marchwood | 1945 |  |
United Kingdom | Peter Penny, 4th Viscount Marchwood[40] | 60 | 2022 | Christopher (Kit) David George Penny | |
| 87 | Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | 1946 |  |
United Kingdom | Henry Montgomery, 3rd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein[41] | 72 | 2020 | None | |
| 88 | Viscount Waverley | 1952 |  |
United Kingdom | John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley | 76 | 1990 | Forbes Alastair Rupert Anderson | |
| 89 | Viscount Thurso | 1952 |  |
United Kingdom | John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso | 72 | 1995 | James Alexander Robin Sinclair | |
| 90 | Viscount Brookeborough | 1952 |  |
United Kingdom | Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough | 74 | 1987 | Christopher Arthur Brooke (brother) | |
| 91 | Viscount Norwich | 1952 |  |
United Kingdom | Jason Cooper, 3rd Viscount Norwich[42] | 66 | 2018 | None | |
| 92 | Viscount Leathers | 1954 |  |
United Kingdom | Christopher Leathers, 3rd Viscount Leathers[43] | 84 | 1996 | James Frederick Leathers | |
| 93 | Viscount Soulbury | 1954 |  |
United Kingdom | Oliver Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury[44] | 82 | 2010 | (Edward) Herwald Ramsbotham | |
| 94 | Viscount Chandos | 1954 | .svg){kind=small} |
United Kingdom | Thomas Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount Chandos[45] | 73 | 1980 | Oliver Antony Lyttelton | |
| 95 | Viscount De L'Isle | 1956 |  |
United Kingdom | Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle | 81 | 1991 | Philip William Edmund Sidney | |
| 96 | Viscount Monckton of Brenchley | 1957 |  |
United Kingdom | Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley | 74 | 2006 | Timothy David Robert Monckton (brother) | |
| 97 | Viscount Tenby | 1957 |  |
United Kingdom | Timothy Lloyd George, 4th Viscount Tenby[46] | 63 | 2023 | None | |
| 98 | Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax | 1957 |  |
United Kingdom | Clive Mackintosh, 3rd Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax | 67 | 1980 | Thomas Harold George Mackintosh | |
| 99 | Viscount Dunrossil | 1959 | _Escutcheon.png){kind=small} |
United Kingdom | Andrew Morrison, 3rd Viscount Dunrossil[47] | 72 | 2000 | Callum Alasdair Brundage Morrison | |
| 100 | Viscount Stuart of Findhorn | 1959 |  |
United Kingdom | Andrew Stuart, 4th Viscount Stuart of Findhorn | 68 | 2026 | None | |
| 101 | Viscount Rochdale | 1960 |  |
United Kingdom | Jonathan Kemp, 3rd Viscount Rochdale[48][49] | 65 | 2015 | George Thomas Kemp (nephew) | |
| 102 | Viscount Slim | 1960 |  |
United Kingdom | Mark Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim | 66 | 2019 | Rufus William Slim | |
| 103 | Viscount Head | 1960 |  |
United Kingdom | Richard Head, 2nd Viscount Head | 89 | 1983 | Henry Julian Head | |
| 104 | Viscount Boyd of Merton | 1960 |  |
United Kingdom | Simon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton | 86 | 1983 | Benjamin Alan Lennox-Boyd | |
| 105 | Viscount Mills | 1962 |  |
United Kingdom | Christopher Mills, 3rd Viscount Mills[50] | 70 | 1988 | None | |
| 106 | Viscount Blakenham | 1963 |  |
United Kingdom | Casper John Hare, 3rd Viscount Blakenham[51] | 54 | 2018 | Inigo Hare | |
| 107 | Viscount Eccles | 1964 |  |
United Kingdom | John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles | 95 | 1999 | William David Eccles | |
| 108 | Viscount Dilhorne | 1964 |  |
United Kingdom | James Manningham-Buller, 3rd Viscount Dilhorne[52] | 69 | 2022 | Edward John Manningham-Buller |
See also
Notes
- The Viscount Monck was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Viscountcies of the United Kingdom.
- The Viscount Gort was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Viscountcies of the United Kingdom.