A duke or duchess is the highest of five degrees in British peerage. Traditionally, sons of the monarch were given a dukedom when they came of age, but now they are more commonly granted when they ...

Well, wonder no more. According to Debrett's, “Earl is the third rank of the Peerage, standing above the ranks of viscount and baron, but below duke and marquess.” So, if you’re looking to ...

These titles are part of the Peerage, an old ranking system for British nobles. The system stills exists. Both royal and non-royal UK citizens can be Peers. Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday ...

A duke or duchess is the highest of five degrees in British peerage. Traditionally, sons of the monarch were given a dukedom when they came of age, but now they are more commonly granted when they ...

The hearing will probably last several days. Of all the many “romances of the British Peerage,” none has attracted more attention recently than the claim to the Earldom of Poulett. William ...

There was doubt as to whether the holder of a British peerage who was also the ruler of a German state (the Duke of Albany was also Duke of Coburg) or a German or Austrian subject could be guilty ...

Conrad Black, who famously renounced his Canadian citizenship so he could assume the British peerage as Lord Black of Crossharbour, now wants to call Canada his home, according to news reports.