List of Welsh Peers
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This is a list of Welsh peers, and their titles, or persons holding a Welsh named title. Welsh peers hold their titles from a variety of sources. After Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the last Welsh prince of Wales, was defeated and killed during the Edwardian Conquest of 1182, the Statute of Rhuddlan reorganized the Principality of Wales into English style counties. Despite this, Welsh Law remained in force in the principality for civil cases, including for inheritance. With the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542 Wales was formally annexed by England with the full implementation of English Common Law for civil cases. Both Welsh and Marcher lordships were fully incorporated into the English Peerage. Eventually, succeeding peerage divisions emerged.
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[edit] Welsh titles prior to the Edwardian Conquest
- Prince of Gwynedd
- Prince of Powys
- Prince of Deheubarth
- Prince of Glamorgan
- Prince of the Welsh
- Prince of Aberffraw and lord of Snowdon
- Prince of Wales Created in 1216 for Llywelyn Fawr ap Gruffudd of the princely house of Aberffraw, when he received the fealty of other Welsh nobles at the council of Aberdyfi. Later, Henry III recognized this with the treaty of Montgomery
[edit] Welsh titles in the Peerage of England (by original creation date)
- Prince of Wales recreated in 1301 by Edward I of England and given to his heir, it has been designated to the male heir of the English, then Great British, then U.K. throne.
- Earldom of Pembroke, created originally by King Stephen of England, the title has been recreated ten times. After 1605, the title was held with the title of Earl of Montgomery. Current holder is William Alexander Sidney Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke, 15th Earl of Montgomery
- Earldom of Carnarvon first created in 1628 for Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon, has been created three times. Current holder is George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon (b.1956).
- Earldom of Denbigh created in 1633, eventually the title was held jointly with the Earl of Desmond of the Irish Peerage, amongst others. Current holder is Alexander Stephen Rudolph Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh and 11th Earl of Desmond (b. 1970).
- Earldom of Cardigan created in 1661 for Thomas Brudenell. Eventually merged with the Marquess of Ailesbury in the UK peerage. Current holder is the present Marquess of Ailesbury but it is used as a courtesy title by his eldest son David Michael James Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan
- Earldom of Powis Raised from Barony of Powis (created in 1629), the title became extinct several times, and was recreated in the peerages of Great Britain and U.K. Additionally, raised to a marquessate. Current holder is John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis (b. 1952)
- Earldom of Conway created in 1679 out of the Viscountcy of Conway and the separate Barony of Conway (both created in 1624). The title became extinct in 1683; and recreated again as a Barony of Conway in 1703. From then, it has become part of the Marquess of Hertford. The current holder is Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford (b. 1958)
- Barony of Abergavenny Created by William I of England by 1087, later elevated in the peerages of the Great Britain and U.K.
- Baron de Avenne
- Barony of Talbot created in the late 13th century, fell into abeyance in 1616, recreated in 1733 in the Peerage of Great Britain.
[edit] Welsh titles in the Peerage of Great Britain (by original creation date)
- Earldom of Talbot elevated in 1761 from the Barony of Talbot of Hensol in Glamorgan (created in 1733). Eventually, the holders of this title inherited the earldom of Shrewsbury in 1856, and the titles have been held together ever since. The current holder of the title is Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury (b.1952)
- Earldom of Abergavenny Originating as a barony later elevated to earldom in 1784. Eventually elevated to Marquessate in the peerage of the United Kingdom. Current holder of the title is Christopher George Charles Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny (b. 1955).
- Barony of Dynevor created in 1780. Current holder is Richard Charles Uryan Rhys, 9th Baron Dynevor (b. 1935)
- Barony of Haverfordwest created in 1786, later held as a subsidiary title of Marquess of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland. Current holder Henry Nicholas de la Poer Beresford, Earl of Tyrone (b.1958)
- Barony of Cawdor of Castlemartin in the county of Pembroke was created in 1796, later elevated to earldom in the U.K. peerage. The current holder is Colin Robert Vaughan Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor (b. 1962)
[edit] List of Welsh titles in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (by original creation date)
- Marquessate of Anglesey created in 1815 for Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo. Subsidiary titles include Earl of Uxbridge, in the County of Middlesex, in the Peerage of Great Britain (1784), Baron Paget de Beaudesert in the Peerage of England (1553), and is also an Irish Baronet, of Plas Newydd in the County of Anglesey and of Mount Bagenall in the County of Louth. Current holder is Sir George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey (b.1922). Primary residences include Plas Newydd on Anglesea (Welsh: Ynys Mon).
- Marquessate of Abergavenny created in 1876, along with the title Earl of Lewes. Currently held by Christopher George Charles Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny, while the Heir Presumptive of the Earldom of Abergavenny and Viscountcy of Nevill is David Michael Ralph Nevill.
- Marquessate of Milford Haven created in 1917 for Prince Louis of Battenberg, a relation to the British Royal Family. The current holder is George Ivar Louis Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven, (b. 1961)
- Earldom of Powis created several times, the last creation in 1804. The current Earl of Powis bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Clive (1804), Baron Powis (1804) and Baron Herbert of Chirbury and Ludlow (1804). The current holder is John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis (b. 1952).
- Earldom of Cawdor of Castlemartin in the County of Pembroke, elevated from the Barony of Cawdor in 1927. The present Earl Cawdor is also the 25th Thane of Cawdor. The current title holder is Colin Robert Vaughan Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor (b. 1962).
- Earldom of Snowdon created in 1961, together with the subsidiary title Viscount Linley, of Nymans in the County of Sussex, for the husband of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. The current holder is Princess Margaret's ex-husband Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (b. 1930)
- Viscountcy of St. Davids of Lydstep Haven in the County of Pembroke was created in 1918 for Sir John Wynford Philipps, 13th Baronet, of Picton Castle. He had already been created Baron St Davids, of Roch Castle in the County of Pembroke, in 1908. Subsidiary titles include also holds the titles Baron Strange de Knokyn (created 1299), Baron Hungerford (created 1426) and Baron Moleyns (created 1445), all in the Peerage of England. The currnet holder is Colwyn Jestyn John Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids (b. 1939).
- Barony of Mostyn of Mostyn in the County of Flint was created in 1831 for Sir Edward Pryce Lloyd, 2nd Baronet, of Pengwerra. The current holder is Llewellyn Roger Lloyd Lloyd-Mostyn, 6th Baron Mostyn (b. 1948)
