List of peers 1560–1569

This page lists all peers who held extant titles between 1560 and 1569.

## Peerage of England

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Title  | Holder  | Date gained  | Date lost  | Notes

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Duke of Cornwall (1337) | none | 1537 | 1603 |
Duke of Norfolk (1483) | Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk | 1554 | 1572 |
Marquess of Northampton (1547) | William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton | 1547 | 1571 |
Marquess of Winchester (1551) | William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester | 1551 | 1572 |
Earl of Arundel (1138) | Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel | 1544 | 1580 |
Earl of Oxford (1142) | John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford | 1540 | 1562 | Died
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford | 1562 | 1604 |
Earl of Westmorland (1397) | Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland | 1459 | 1564 | Died
Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland | 1564 | 1571 |
Earl of Shrewsbury (1442) | Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury | 1538 | 1560 | Died
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury | 1560 | 1590 |
Earl of Kent (1465) | Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent | 1524 | 1562 | Died
Reginald Grey, 5th Earl of Kent | 1562 | 1573 |
Earl of Derby (1485) | Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby | 1521 | 1572 |
Earl of Worcester (1514) | William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester | 1549 | 1589 |
Earl of Cumberland (1525) | Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland | 1542 | 1570 |
Earl of Rutland (1525) | Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland | 1543 | 1563 | Died
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland | 1563 | 1587 |
Earl of Huntingdon (1529) | Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon | 1544 | 1561 | Died
Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon | 1561 | 1595 |
Earl of Sussex (1529) | Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex | 1557 | 1583 |
Earl of Bath (1536) | John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath | 1539 | 1561 | Died
William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath | 1561 | 1623 |
Earl of Southampton (1547) | Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton | 1550 | 1581 |
Earl of Bedford (1550) | Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford | 1555 | 1585 |
Earl of Pembroke (1551) | William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke | 1551 | 1570 |
Earl of Devon (1553) | William Courtenay, de jure 3rd Earl of Devon | 1557 | 1630 |
Earl of Northumberland (1557) | Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland | 1557 | 1572 |
Earl of Hertford (1559) | Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford | 1559 | 1621 |
Earl of Warwick (1561) | Ambrose Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick | 1561 | 1590 | New creation
Earl of Leicester (1564) | Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester | 1564 | 1588 | New creation
Viscount Hereford (1550) | Walter Devereux, 2nd Viscount Hereford | 1558 | 1576 |
Viscount Montagu (1554) | Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu | 1554 | 1592 |
Viscount Howard of Bindon (1559) | Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon | 1559 | 1582 |
Baron Grey de Wilton (1295) | William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton | 1520 | 1562 | Died
Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton | 1562 | 1593 |
Baron Clinton (1299) | Edward Clinton, 9th Baron Clinton | 1517 | 1585 |
Baron Morley (1299) | Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley | 1556 | 1577 |
Baron Zouche of Haryngworth (1308) | George la Zouche, 10th Baron Zouche | 1552 | 1569 | Died
Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche | 1569 | 1625 |
Baron Audley of Heleigh (1313) | George Tuchet, 9th Baron Audley | 1557 | 1560 | Died
Henry Tuchet, 10th Baron Audley | 1560 | 1563 | Died
George Tuchet, 11th Baron Audley | 1563 | 1617 |
Baron Cobham of Kent (1313) | William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham | 1558 | 1597 |
Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1313) | Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby | 1526 | 1580 |
Baron Dacre (1321) | Gregory Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre | 1558 | 1594 |
Baron Greystock (1321) | William Dacre, 7th Baron Greystoke | 1516 | 1563 | Died
Thomas Dacre, 8th Baron Greystoke | 1563 | 1566 | Died
George Dacre, 9th Baron Greystoke | 1566 | 1569 | Died, Barony fell into abeyance
Baron Bourchier (1342) | Anne Bourchier, 7th Baroness Bourchier | 1540 | 1571 |
Baron Scrope of Bolton (1371) | Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton | 1549 | 1591 |
Baron Bergavenny (1392) | Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny | 1536 | 1585 |
Baron Berkeley (1421) | Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley | 1534 | 1613 |
Baron Latimer (1432) | John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer | 1543 | 1577 |
Baron Dudley (1440) | Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley | 1553 | 1586 |
Baron Saye and Sele (1447) | Richard Fiennes, 6th Baron Saye and Sele | 1528 | 1573 |
Baron Stourton (1448) | John Stourton, 9th Baron Stourton | 1557 | 1588 |
Baron Ogle (1461) | Robert Ogle, 6th Baron Ogle | 1545 | 1562 | Died
Cuthbert Ogle, 7th Baron Ogle | 1562 | 1597 |
Baron Mountjoy (1465) | James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy | 1544 | 1582 |
Baron Willoughby de Broke (1491) | Elizabeth Willoughby, 3rd Baroness Willoughby de Broke | 1535 | 1562 | Died
Fulke Greville, 4th Baron Willoughby de Broke | 1562 | 1606 |
Baron Monteagle (1514) | Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Monteagle | 1523 | 1560 | Died
William Stanley, 3rd Baron Monteagle | 1560 | 1581 |
Baron Vaux of Harrowden (1523) | William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden | 1556 | 1595 |
Baron Sandys of the Vine (1529) | Thomas Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys | 1540 | 1560 | Died
William Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys | 1560 | 1623 |
Baron Burgh (1529) | William Burgh, 2nd Baron Burgh | 1550 | 1584 |
Baron Tailboys (1529) | Elizabeth Tailboys, 4th Baroness Tailboys of Kyme | 1542 | 1563 | Died, title extinct
Baron Windsor (1529) | Edward Windsor, 3rd Baron Windsor | 1558 | 1574 |
Baron Wentworth (1529) | Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth | 1551 | 1584 |
Baron Mordaunt (1532) | John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt | 1532 | 1562 | Died
John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt | 1562 | 1571 |
Baron Cromwell (1540) | Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell | 1551 | 1593 |
Baron Eure (1544) | William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure | 1548 | 1594 |
Baron Wharton (1545) | Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton | 1545 | 1568 | Died
Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton | 1568 | 1572 |
Baron Sheffield (1547) | John Sheffield, 2nd Baron Sheffield | 1549 | 1568 | Died
Edmund Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield | 1568 | 1646 |
Baron Rich (1547) | Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich | 1547 | 1567 | Died
Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich | 1567 | 1581 |
Baron Willoughby of Parham (1547) | William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham | 1547 | 1570 |
Baron Lumley (1547) | John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley | 1547 | 1609 |
Baron Darcy of Aston (1548) | John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Aston | 1558 | 1602 |
Baron Darcy of Chiche (1551) | John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche | 1558 | 1581 |
Baron Paget (1552) | William Paget, 1st Baron Paget | 1552 | 1563 | Died
Henry Paget, 2nd Baron Paget | 1563 | 1568 | Died
Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget | 1563 | 1589 |
Baron North (1554) | Edward North, 1st Baron North | 1554 | 1564 | Died
Roger North, 2nd Baron North | 1564 | 1600 |
Baron Howard of Effingham (1554) | William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham | 1554 | 1573 |
Baron Chandos (1554) | Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos | 1557 | 1573 |
Baron Hastings of Loughborough (1558) | Edward Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough | 1558 | 1572 |
Baron Hunsdon (1559) | Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon | 1559 | 1596 |
Baron St John of Bletso (1559) | Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso | 1559 | 1582 |
Baron Buckhurst (1567) | Thomas Sackville, 1st Baron Buckhurst | 1567 | 1608 | New creation

## Peerage of Scotland

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Duke of Rothesay (1398) | James Stuart, Duke of Rothesay | 1566 | 1567 | Acceded to the Throne of Scotland
Duke of Albany (1565) | Henry Stuart, 1st Duke of Albany | 1565 | 1567 | New creation; died, title succeeded by the Duke of Rothesay, and merged in the Crown in the same year
Duke of Orkney (1567) | James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney | 1567 | 1567 | New creation; title forfeited
Earl of Mar (1114) | John Erskine, Earl of Mar | 1565 | 1572 | The Earldom was restored to him, as heir general of the Countess Isabel. Numbered variously as the 1st, 6th, or 18th Earl
Earl of Sutherland (1235) | John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland | 1535 | 1567 | Died
Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland | 1567 | 1594 |
Earl of Angus (1389) | Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus | 1558 | 1588 |
Earl of Crawford (1398) | David Lindsay, 10th Earl of Crawford | 1558 | 1574 |
Earl of Menteith (1427) | John Graham, 4th Earl of Menteith | 1543 | 1565 | Died
William Graham, 5th Earl of Menteith | 1565 | 1578 |
Earl of Huntly (1445) | George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly | 1524 | 1562 | Died; posthumously forfeited
George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly | 1565 | 1579 | Restored in 1565
Earl of Erroll (1452) | George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll | 1541 | 1573 |
Earl of Caithness (1455) | George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness | 1529 | 1582 |
Earl of Argyll (1457) | Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll | 1558 | 1573 |
Earl of Atholl (1457) | John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl | 1542 | 1579 |
Earl of Morton (1458) | James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton | 1550 | 1581 |
Earl of Rothes (1458) | Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes | 1558 | 1611 |
Earl Marischal (1458) | William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal | 1530 | 1581 |
Earl of Buchan (1469) | Christina Stewart, 4th Countess of Buchan | 1551 | 1580 |
Earl of Glencairn (1488) | Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn | 1541 | 1574 |
Earl of Bothwell (1488) | James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell | 1556 | 1567 | Created Duke of Orkney, see above
Earl of Lennox (1488) | Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox | 1526 | 1571 |
Earl of Arran (1503) | James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran | 1529 | 1575 |
Earl of Montrose (1503) | William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose | 1513 | 1571 |
Earl of Eglinton (1507) | Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton | 1546 | 1585 |
Earl of Cassilis (1509) | Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis | 1558 | 1576 |
Earl of Moray (1562) | James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray | 1562 | 1570 | New creation
Lord Erskine (1429) | John Erskine, 6th Lord Erskine | 1552 | 1572 | Succeeded as Earl of Mar, see above
Lord Somerville (1430) | James Somerville, 6th Lord Somerville | 1549 | 1569 | Died
Hugh Somerville, 7th Lord Somerville | 1569 | 1597 |
Lord Haliburton of Dirleton (1441) | Janet Haliburton, 7th Lady Haliburton of Dirleton | 1502 | 1560 | Died; title succeeded by the Lord Ruthven
Lord Forbes (1442) | William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes | 1547 | 1593 |
Lord Maxwell (1445) | John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell | 1555 | 1593 |
Lord Glamis (1445) | John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis | 1558 | 1578 |
Lord Lindsay of the Byres (1445) | John Lindsay, 5th Lord Lindsay | 1526 | 1563 | Died
Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay | 1563 | 1589 |
Lord Saltoun (1445) | Alexander Abernethy, 6th Lord Saltoun | 1543 | 1587 |
Lord Gray (1445) | Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray | 1541 | 1584 |
Lord Sinclair (1449) | William Sinclair, 4th Lord Sinclair | 1513 | 1570 |
Lord Fleming (1451) | John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming | 1558 | 1572 |
Lord Seton (1451) | George Seton, 7th Lord Seton | 1549 | 1586 |
Lord Borthwick (1452) | John Borthwick, 5th Lord Borthwick | 1542 | 1566 | Died
William Borthwick, 6th Lord Borthwick | 1566 | 1582 |
Lord Boyd (1454) | Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd | 1558 | 1590 |
Lord Oliphant (1455) | Laurence Oliphant, 3rd Lord Oliphant | 1516 | 1566 | Died
Laurence Oliphant, 4th Lord Oliphant | 1566 | 1593 |
Lord Livingston (1458) | William Livingstone, 6th Lord Livingston | 1553 | 1592 |
Lord Cathcart (1460) | Alan Cathcart, 4th Lord Cathcart | 1547 | 1618 |
Lord Lovat (1464) | Hugh Fraser, 5th Lord Lovat | 1558 | 1577 |
Lord Innermeath (1470) | John Stewart, 4th Lord Innermeath | 1532 | 1569 | Died
James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath | 1569 | 1585 |
Lord Carlyle of Torthorwald (1473) | Michael Carlyle, 4th Lord Carlyle | 1526 | 1575 |
Lord Home (1473) | Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home | 1549 | 1575 |
Lord Ruthven (1488) | Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven | 1552 | 1566 | Died
William Ruthven, 4th Lord Ruthven | 1566 | 1584 |
Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1488) | Robert Crichton, 6th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar | 1550 | 1561 | Died
Edward Crichton, 7th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar | 1561 | 1569 | Died
Robert Crichton, 8th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar | 1569 | 1612 |
Lord Drummond of Cargill (1488) | David Drummond, 2nd Lord Drummond | 1519 | 1571 |
Lord Hay of Yester (1488) | William Hay, 5th Lord Hay of Yester | 1557 | 1586 |
Lord Sempill (1489) | Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord Sempill | 1552 | 1576 |
Lord Herries of Terregles (1490) | Agnes Maxwell, 4th Lady Herries of Terregles | 1543 | 1594 |
Lord Ogilvy of Airlie (1491) | James Ogilvy, 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie | 1549 | 1606 |
Lord Ross (1499) | James Ross, 4th Lord Ross | 1556 | 1581 |
Lord Elphinstone (1509) | Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Elphinstone | 1547 | 1602 |
Lord Methven (1528) | Henry Stewart, 2nd Lord Methven | 1552 | 1572 |
Lord Ochiltree (1543) | Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree | 1548 | 1591 |
Lord Torphichen (1564) | James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen | 1564 | 1579 | New creation

## Peerage of Ireland

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Earl of Kildare (1316) | Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare | 1569 | 1585 | Title restored
Earl of Ormond (1328) | Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond | 1546 | 1614 |
Earl of Desmond (1329) | Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond | 1558 | 1582 |
Earl of Waterford (1446) | Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Waterford | 1538 | 1560 | Died
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Waterford | 1560 | 1590 |
Earl of Tyrone (1542) | Brien O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone | 1559 | 1562 | Died
Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone | 1562 | 1608 |
Earl of Clanricarde (1543) | Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde | 1544 | 1582 |
Earl of Thomond (1543) | Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond | 1553 | 1581 |
Earl of Kildare (1554) | Gerald FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare | 1554 | 1585 | Restored to the 1316 Earldom of Kildare, see above
Earl of Clancare (1565) | Donald McCarthy, 1st Earl of Clancare | 1565 | 1597 | New creation
Viscount Gormanston (1478) | Jenico Preston, 3rd Viscount Gormanston | 1532 | 1569 | Died
Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston | 1569 | 1599 |
Viscount Buttevant (1541) | James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant | 1557 | 1581 |
Viscount Baltinglass (1541) | Rowland Eustace, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass | 1549 | 1578 |
Viscount Mountgarret (1550) | Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret | 1550 | 1571 |
Viscount Decies (1569) | Maurice Fitzgerald, 1st Viscount Decies | 1569 | 1572 | New creation
Baron Athenry (1172) | Richard II de Bermingham | 1547 | 1580 |
Baron Kingsale (1223) | Gerald de Courcy, 17th Baron Kingsale | 1535 | 1599 |
Baron Kerry (1223) | Thomas Fitzmaurice, 16th Baron Kerry | 1550 | 1590 |
Baron Slane (1370) | James Fleming, 9th Baron Slane | 1517 | 1578 |
Baron Howth (1425) | Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth | 1558 | 1589 |
Baron Killeen (1449) | Christopher Plunkett, 7th Baron Killeen | 1556 | 1567 | Died
James Plunkett, 8th Baron Killeen | 1567 | 1595 |
Baron Trimlestown (1461) | Patrick Barnewall, 4th Baron Trimlestown | 1538 | 1562 | Died
Robert Barnewall, 5th Baron Trimlestown | 1562 | 1573 |
Baron Dunsany (1462) | Christopher Plunkett, 6th Baron of Dunsany | 1559 | 1564 | Died
Patrick Plunkett, 7th Baron of Dunsany | 1564 | 1601 |
Baron Delvin (1486) | Christopher Nugent, 6th Baron Delvin | 1559 | 1602 |
Baron Power (1535) | John Power, 3rd Baron Power | 1545 | 1592 |
Baron Dunboyne (1541) | Edmond Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne | 1541 | 1566 | Died
James Butler, 2nd/12th Baron Dunboyne | 1566 | 1624 |
Baron Louth (1541) | Thomas Plunkett, 2nd Baron Louth | 1555 | 1571 |
Baron Upper Ossory (1541) | Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory | 1541 | 1575 |
Baron Inchiquin (1543) | Murrough McDermot O'Brien, 3rd Baron Inchiquin | 1557 | 1573 |
Baron Cahir (1543) | Edmund Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir | 1558 | 1560 | Died; title extinct

## References

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* Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1887). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant. Vol. 1–8 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.

* Cracroft-Brennan, Patrick. "Cracroft's Peerage" (web). Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

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List of peers 1550–1559

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