List of peers 1580–1589

This page lists all peers who held extant titles between 1580 and 1589.

## 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 |
Marquess of Winchester (1551) | William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester | 1576 | 1598 |
Earl of Arundel (1138) | Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel | 1544 | 1580 | Died
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel | 1580 | 1589 | Attainted, and his honours were forfeited
Earl of Oxford (1142) | Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford | 1562 | 1604 |
Earl of Shrewsbury (1442) | George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury | 1560 | 1590 |
Earl of Kent (1465) | Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent | 1573 | 1615 |
Earl of Derby (1485) | Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby | 1572 | 1593 |
Earl of Worcester (1514) | William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester | 1549 | 1589 | Died
Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester | 1589 | 1628 |
Earl of Cumberland (1525) | George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland | 1570 | 1605 |
Earl of Rutland (1525) | Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland | 1563 | 1587 | Died; Barony of Ros succeeded by his daughter, see below
John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland | 1587 | 1588 | Died
Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland | 1588 | 1612 |
Earl of Huntingdon (1529) | Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon | 1561 | 1595 |
Earl of Sussex (1529) | Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex | 1557 | 1583 | Died
Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex | 1583 | 1593 |
Earl of Bath (1536) | William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath | 1561 | 1623 |
Earl of Southampton (1547) | Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton | 1550 | 1581 | Died
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton | 1581 | 1624 |
Earl of Bedford (1550) | Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford | 1555 | 1585 | Died
Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford | 1585 | 1627 |
Earl of Pembroke (1551) | Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke | 1570 | 1601 |
Earl of Devon (1553) | William Courtenay, de jure 3rd Earl of Devon | 1557 | 1630 |
Earl of Northumberland (1557) | Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland | 1572 | 1585 | Died
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland | 1585 | 1632 |
Earl of Hertford (1559) | Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford | 1559 | 1621 |
Earl of Warwick (1561) | Ambrose Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick | 1561 | 1590 |
Earl of Leicester (1564) | Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester | 1564 | 1588 | Died, title extinct
Earl of Essex (1572) | Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex | 1576 | 1601 |
Earl of Lincoln (1572) | Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln | 1572 | 1585 | Died
Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln | 1585 | 1616 |
Viscount Montagu (1554) | Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu | 1554 | 1592 |
Viscount Howard of Bindon (1559) | Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon | 1559 | 1582 | Died
Henry Howard, 2nd Viscount Howard of Bindon | 1582 | 1590 |
Baron de Ros (1264) | Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros | 1587 | 1591 | Barony previously held by the Earls of Rutland
Baron Grey de Wilton (1295) | Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton | 1562 | 1593 |
Baron Morley (1299) | Edward Parker, 12th Baron Morley | 1577 | 1618 |
Baron Zouche of Haryngworth (1308) | Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche | 1569 | 1625 |
Baron Audley of Heleigh (1313) | 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 | Died
Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby | 1580 | 1601 |
Baron Dacre (1321) | Gregory Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre | 1558 | 1594 |
Baron Scrope of Bolton (1371) | Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton | 1549 | 1591 |
Baron Bergavenny (1392) | Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny | 1536 | 1585 | Died
Mary Fane, 3rd Baroness Bergavenny | 1585 | 1626 |
Baron Berkeley (1421) | Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley | 1534 | 1613 |
Baron Dudley (1440) | Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley | 1553 | 1586 | Died
Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley | 1586 | 1643 |
Baron Saye and Sele (1447) | Richard Fiennes, 7th Baron Saye and Sele | 1573 | 1613 |
Baron Stourton (1448) | John Stourton, 9th Baron Stourton | 1557 | 1588 | Died
Edward Stourton, 10th Baron Stourton | 1588 | 1633 |
Baron Ogle (1461) | Cuthbert Ogle, 7th Baron Ogle | 1562 | 1597 |
Baron Mountjoy (1465) | James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy | 1544 | 1582 | Died
William Blount, 7th Baron Mountjoy | 1582 | 1594 |
Baron Willoughby de Broke (1491) | Fulke Greville, 4th Baron Willoughby de Broke | 1562 | 1606 |
Baron Monteagle (1514) | William Stanley, 3rd Baron Monteagle | 1560 | 1581 | Died
William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle | 1581 | 1622 |
Baron Vaux of Harrowden (1523) | William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden | 1556 | 1595 |
Baron Sandys of the Vine (1529) | William Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys | 1560 | 1623 |
Baron Burgh (1529) | William Burgh, 2nd Baron Burgh | 1550 | 1584 | Died
Thomas Burgh, 3rd Baron Burgh | 1584 | 1597 |
Baron Windsor (1529) | Frederick Windsor, 4th Baron Windsor | 1574 | 1585 | Died
Henry Windsor, 5th Baron Windsor | 1585 | 1605 |
Baron Wentworth (1529) | Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth | 1551 | 1584 | Died
Henry Wentworth, 3rd Baron Wentworth | 1584 | 1593 |
Baron Mordaunt (1532) | Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt | 1571 | 1601 |
Baron Cromwell (1540) | Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell | 1551 | 1593 |
Baron Eure (1544) | William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure | 1548 | 1594 |
Baron Wharton (1545) | Philip Wharton, 3rd Baron Wharton | 1572 | 1625 |
Baron Sheffield (1547) | Edmund Sheffield, 3rd Baron Sheffield | 1568 | 1646 |
Baron Rich (1547) | Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich | 1567 | 1581 | Died
Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich | 1581 | 1618 |
Baron Willoughby of Parham (1547) | Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham | 1570 | 1612 |
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 | Died
Thomas Darcy, 3rd Baron Darcy of Chiche | 1581 | 1640 |
Baron Paget (1552) | Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget | 1563 | 1589 | Attainted, and title was forfeited
Baron North (1554) | Roger North, 2nd Baron North | 1564 | 1600 |
Baron Howard of Effingham (1554) | Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham | 1573 | 1624 |
Baron Chandos (1554) | Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos | 1573 | 1594 |
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 | Died
John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso | 1582 | 1596 |
Baron Buckhurst (1567) | Thomas Sackville, 1st Baron Buckhurst | 1567 | 1608 |
Baron De La Warr (1570) | William West, 1st Baron De La Warr | 1570 | 1595 |
Baron Burghley (1571) | William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley | 1571 | 1598 |
Baron Cheyne of Toddington (1572) | Henry Cheyne, 1st Baron Cheyne | 1572 | 1587 | Died, title extinct
Baron Compton (1572) | Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton | 1572 | 1589 | Died
William Compton, 2nd Baron Compton | 1589 | 1630 |
Baron Norreys (1572) | Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys | 1572 | 1601 |

## Peerage of Scotland

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Title  | Holder  | Date gained  | Date lost  | Notes

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Duke of Rothesay (1398) | none | 1567 | 1594 |
Duke of Lennox (1581) | Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox | 1581 | 1583 | New creation, died
Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox | 1583 | 1624 |
Earl of Mar (1114) | John Erskine, 19th/2nd Earl of Mar | 1572 | 1634 |
Earl of Sutherland (1235) | Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland | 1567 | 1594 |
Earl of Angus (1389) | Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus | 1558 | 1588 | Died
William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus | 1588 | 1591 |
Earl of Crawford (1398) | David Lindsay, 11th Earl of Crawford | 1574 | 1607 |
Earl of Menteith (1427) | John Graham, 6th Earl of Menteith | 1578 | 1598 |
Earl of Huntly (1445) | George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly | 1579 | 1636 |
Earl of Erroll (1452) | Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll | 1573 | 1585 | Died
Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll | 1585 | 1631 |
Earl of Caithness (1455) | George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness | 1529 | 1582 | Died
George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness | 1582 | 1643 |
Earl of Argyll (1457) | Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll | 1573 | 1584 | Died
Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll | 1584 | 1638 |
Earl of Atholl (1457) | John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl | 1579 | 1595 |
Earl of Morton (1458) | James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton | 1550 | 1581 | Attainted
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Morton | 1586 | 1588 | Restored; died
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton | 1588 | 1606 |
Earl of Rothes (1458) | Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes | 1558 | 1611 |
Earl Marischal (1458) | William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal | 1530 | 1581 | Died
George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal | 1581 | 1623 |
Earl of Buchan (1469) | Christina Stewart, 4th Countess of Buchan | 1551 | 1580 | Died
James Douglas, 5th Earl of Buchan | 1580 | 1601 |
Earl of Glencairn (1488) | James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn | 1578 | 1630 |
Earl of Arran (1503) | James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran | 1575 | 1609 | Earldom held by James Stewart, 1581–1585, see below
Earl of Montrose (1503) | John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose | 1571 | 1608 |
Earl of Eglinton (1507) | Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton | 1546 | 1585 | Died
Hugh Montgomerie, 4th Earl of Eglinton | 1585 | 1586 |
Hugh Montgomerie, 5th Earl of Eglinton | 1586 | 1612 |
Earl of Cassilis (1509) | John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis | 1576 | 1615 |
Earl of Moray (1562) | Elizabeth Stuart, 2nd Countess of Moray | 1570 | 1591 |
Earl of Lennox (1578) | Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox | 1578 | 1580 | Resigned
Earl of March (1580) | Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of March | 1580 | 1586 | Died, title extinct
Earl of Bothwell (1581) | Francis Stewart, 1st Earl of Bothwell | 1581 | 1592 | New creation
Earl of Gowrie (1581) | William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie | 1581 | 1584 | New creation, title forfeited
James Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie | 1584 | 1588 |
John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie | 1588 | 1600 |
Earl of Arran (1581) | James Stewart, Earl of Arran | 1581 | 1585 | New creation; attainted
Earl of Orkney (1581) | Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney | 1581 | 1593 | New creation
Lord Somerville (1430) | Hugh Somerville, 7th Lord Somerville | 1569 | 1597 |
Lord Forbes (1442) | William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes | 1547 | 1593 |
Lord Maxwell (1445) | John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell | 1555 | 1593 |
Lord Glamis (1445) | Patrick Lyon, 9th Lord Glamis | 1578 | 1615 |
Lord Lindsay of the Byres (1445) | Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay | 1563 | 1589 | Died
James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay | 1589 | 1601 |
Lord Saltoun (1445) | Alexander Abernethy, 6th Lord Saltoun | 1543 | 1587 | Died
George Abernethy, 7th Lord Saltoun | 1587 | 1590 |
Lord Gray (1445) | Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray | 1541 | 1584 | Died
Patrick Gray, 5th Lord Gray | 1584 | 1608 |
Lord Sinclair (1449) | Henry Sinclair, 5th Lord Sinclair | 1570 | 1601 |
Lord Fleming (1451) | John Fleming, 6th Lord Fleming | 1572 | 1619 |
Lord Seton (1451) | George Seton, 7th Lord Seton | 1549 | 1586 | Died
Robert Seton, 8th Lord Seton | 1586 | 1603 |
Lord Borthwick (1452) | William Borthwick, 6th Lord Borthwick | 1566 | 1582 | Died
James Borthwick, 7th Lord Borthwick | 1582 | 1599 |
Lord Boyd (1454) | Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd | 1558 | 1590 |
Lord Oliphant (1455) | 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) | Simon Fraser, 6th Lord Lovat | 1577 | 1633 |
Lord Innermeath (1470) | James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath | 1569 | 1585 | Died
John Stewart, 6th Lord Innermeath | 1585 | 1603 |
Lord Carlyle of Torthorwald (1473) | Elizabeth Douglas, 5th Lady Carlyle | 1575 | 1605 |
Lord Home (1473) | Alexander Home, 6th Lord Home | 1575 | 1619 |
Lord Ruthven (1488) | William Ruthven, 4th Lord Ruthven | 1566 | 1584 | Created Earl of Gowrie, see above
Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1488) | Robert Crichton, 8th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar | 1569 | 1612 |
Lord Drummond of Cargill (1488) | Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond | 1571 | 1600 |
Lord Hay of Yester (1488) | William Hay, 5th Lord Hay of Yester | 1557 | 1586 | Died
William Hay, 6th Lord Hay of Yester | 1586 | 1591 |
Lord Sempill (1489) | Robert Sempill, 4th Lord Sempill | 1576 | 1611 |
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 | Died
Robert Ross, 5th Lord Ross | 1581 | 1595 |
Lord Elphinstone (1509) | Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Elphinstone | 1547 | 1602 |
Lord Methven (1528) | Henry Stewart, 3rd Lord Methven | 1572 | 1580 | Died, title extinct
Lord Ochiltree (1543) | Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree | 1548 | 1591 |
Lord Torphichen (1564) | James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Torphichen | 1579 | 1617 |
Lord Doune (1581) | James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune | 1581 | 1590 | New creation
Lord Dingwall (1584) | Andrew Keith, 1st Lord Dingwall | 1584 | abt. 1599 | New creation
Lord Paisley (1587) | Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley | 1587 | 1621 | New creation

## Peerage of Ireland

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Earl of Kildare (1316) | Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare | 1569 | 1585 | Died
Henry FitzGerald, 12th Earl of Kildare | 1585 | 1597 |
Earl of Ormond (1328) | Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond | 1546 | 1614 |
Earl of Desmond (1329) | Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond | 1558 | 1582 | Attainted
Earl of Waterford (1446) | George Talbot, 6th Earl of Waterford | 1560 | 1590 |
Earl of Tyrone (1542) | Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone | 1562 | 1608 |
Earl of Clanricarde (1543) | Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde | 1544 | 1582 | Died
Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde | 1582 | 1601 |
Earl of Thomond (1543) | Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond | 1553 | 1581 | Died
Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond | 1581 | 1624 |
Earl of Clancare (1565) | Donald McCarthy, 1st Earl of Clancare | 1565 | 1597 |
Viscount Gormanston (1478) | Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston | 1569 | 1599 |
Viscount Buttevant (1541) | James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant | 1557 | 1581 | Died
David de Barry, 5th Viscount Buttevant | 1581 | 1617 |
Viscount Baltinglass (1541) | James Eustace, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass | 1578 | 1585 | Attainted, title forfeited
Viscount Mountgarret (1550) | Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret | 1571 | 1602 |
Baron Athenry (1172) | Richard II de Bermingham | 1547 | 1580 | Died
Edmond I de Bermingham | 1580 | 1612 |
Baron Kingsale (1223) | Gerald de Courcy, 17th Baron Kingsale | 1535 | 1599 |
Baron Kerry (1223) | Thomas Fitzmaurice, 16th Baron Kerry | 1550 | 1590 |
Baron Slane (1370) | Thomas Fleming, 10th Baron Slane | 1578 | 1597 |
Baron Howth (1425) | Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth | 1558 | 1589 | Died
Nicholas St Lawrence, 9th Baron Howth | 1589 | 1606 |
Baron Killeen (1449) | James Plunkett, 8th Baron Killeen | 1567 | 1595 |
Baron Trimlestown (1461) | Peter Barnewall, 6th Baron Trimlestown | 1573 | 1598 |
Baron Dunsany (1462) | 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) | James Butler, 2nd/12th Baron Dunboyne | 1566 | 1624 |
Baron Louth (1541) | Oliver Plunkett, 4th Baron Louth | 1575 | 1607 |
Baron Upper Ossory (1541) | Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 2nd Baron Upper Ossory | 1575 | 1581 | Died
Florence Fitzpatrick, 3rd Baron Upper Ossory | 1581 | 1613 |
Baron Inchiquin (1543) | Murrough O'Brien, 4th Baron Inchiquin | 1573 | 1597 |
Baron Ardenerie (1580) | John Bourke, 1st Baron Ardenerie | 1580 | 1580 | New creation; died
William Bourke, 2nd Baron Ardenerie | 1580 | 1591 |
Baron Bourke of Castleconnell (1580) | William Bourke, 1st Baron Bourke of Connell | 1580 | 1584 | New creation; died
John Bourke, 2nd Baron Bourke of Connell | 1584 | 1592 |
Baron Cahir (1583) | Theobald Butler, 1st Baron Cahir | 1583 | 1596 | New creation

## 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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