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*[[Marquess of Normanby]], [[William III of England]], 1694 (extinct 1735) |
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*[[Marquess of Tavistock]], [[William III of England]], May 11, 1694 |
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*[[Marquess of Hartington]], [[William III of England]], May 12, 1694 |
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*[[Marquess of Lorn and Kintyre]], [[William III of England]], June 23, 1701 |
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*[[Marquess of Blandford]], [[Anne of England]], December 14, 1702 |
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*[[Marquess of Granby]], [[Anne of England]], March 29, 1703 |
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* The Chronological Peerage of England, hereditarytitles.com as of March 2, 2003; [http://www.hereditarytitles.com/Page70.htm]; omits Normanby |
* The Chronological Peerage of England, hereditarytitles.com as of March 2, 2003; [http://www.hereditarytitles.com/Page70.htm]; omits Normanby, mispells Hartington as Martington, places Marquess of Lorn and Kintyre in peerage of England (Scotland is more probable). |
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* BUCKINGHAM AND NORMANBY, JOHN SHEFFIELD, 1ST DUKE OF (1648—1721), [[1911 Encyclopedia Britannica]]; [http://49.1911encyclopedia.org/B/BU/BUCKINGHAM_AND_NORMANBY_JOHN_SHEFFIELD_1ST_DUKE_OF.htm]; mentions Marquess of Normanby in peerage of England. |
* BUCKINGHAM AND NORMANBY, JOHN SHEFFIELD, 1ST DUKE OF (1648—1721), [[1911 Encyclopedia Britannica]]; [http://49.1911encyclopedia.org/B/BU/BUCKINGHAM_AND_NORMANBY_JOHN_SHEFFIELD_1ST_DUKE_OF.htm]; mentions Marquess of Normanby in peerage of England. |
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Revision as of 20:44, 2 March 2003
A Marquess is a nobleman of hereditary rank in Europe and Japan. In British peerage it ranks below a Duke and above an Earl. A woman with the rank of marquess, or the wife of a marquess, is a marchioness.
The word derives from the Middle French marquis (feminine, marquise).
Peerage of England
Titles in the peerage of England, listed with the bestowing monarch and ordered by date of creation.
- Marquess of Winchester, Edward VI of England, October 12, 1551
- Marquess of Worcester, Charles I of England, November 2, 1642
- Marquess of Carmarthen, William III of England, April 9, 1689 (extinct 1964)
- Marquess of Normanby, William III of England, 1694 (extinct 1735)
- Marquess of Tavistock, William III of England, May 11, 1694
- Marquess of Hartington, William III of England, May 12, 1694
- Marquess of Blandford, Anne of England, December 14, 1702
- Marquess of Granby, Anne of England, March 29, 1703
(others exist in the peerages of Great Britain, Scotland, United Kindgom etc.)
Reference
- The Chronological Peerage of England, hereditarytitles.com as of March 2, 2003; [1]; omits Normanby, mispells Hartington as Martington, places Marquess of Lorn and Kintyre in peerage of England (Scotland is more probable).
- BUCKINGHAM AND NORMANBY, JOHN SHEFFIELD, 1ST DUKE OF (1648—1721), 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica; [2]; mentions Marquess of Normanby in peerage of England.