List of peers 1480–1489

This page lists all peers who held extant titles between the years 1480 and 1489.

Peerage of England edit

Title Holder Date gained Date lost Notes
Duke of Cornwall (1337) Edward Plantagenet 1470/1471 1483 Ascended the Throne, when all his honours merged in the Crown
None 1483 1483 during the reign of Edward V.
Edward of Middleham 1483 1484 Died, and his peerage dignities lapsed to the Crown
None 1484 1486 -
Arthur Tudor 1486 1502
Duke of Buckingham (1444) Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham 1460 1483 Attainted
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham 1485 1521 Restored
Duke of Suffolk (1448) John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk 1450 1491
Duke of Gloucester (1461) Richard Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Gloucester 1461 1483 Ascended the Throne, when all his honours merged in the Crown
Duke of York (1474) Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York 1474 1483 1st Duke of Norfolk, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 1st Earl Warenne; Died, titles became extinct
Duke of Norfolk (1483) John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk 1483 1485 New creation; attainted and his honours became forfeited
Duke of Bedford (1485) Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford 1485 1495 New creation; restored as Earl of Pembroke
Marquess of Dorset (1475) Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset 1475 1501
Marquess of Berkeley (1489) William de Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley 1489 1492 New creation; Earl of Nottingham in 1483, Viscount Berkeley in 1481
Earl of Warwick (1088) Anne Neville, 16th Countess of Warwick 1448 1492
Earl of Arundel (1138) William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel 1438 1487 Died
Thomas FitzAlan, 17th Earl of Arundel 1487 1524
Earl of Oxford (1142) John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford 1485 1513 Restored
Earl of Norfolk (1312) Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk 1476 1481 Died, title extinct
Earl of Westmorland (1397) Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland 1425 1484 Died
Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland 1484 1499
Earl of Northumberland (1416) Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland 1470 1489 Died
Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland 1489 1527
Earl of Shrewsbury (1442) George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 1473 1538
Earl of Worcester (1449) Edward Tiptoft, 2nd Earl of Worcester 1471 1485 Died, Earldom extinct
Earl of Richmond (1452) Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond 1456 1485 Ascended the Throne, when all his honours merged in the Crown
Earl of Essex (1461) Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex 1461 1483 Died
Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex 1483 1540
Earl of Kent (1465) Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent 1465 1490
Earl Rivers (1465) Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers 1469 1483 Died
Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers 1483 1491
Earl of Lincoln (1467) John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln 1467 1487 Died, title extinct
Earl of Wiltshire (1470) Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire 1473 1499
Earl of Winchester (1472) Lewis de Bruges, 1st Earl of Winchester 1472 1492
Earl of Salisbury (1478) Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Salisbury 1476 1484 Became Duke of Cornwall in 1483, see above
Earl of Huntingdon (1479) William Herbert, 1st Earl of Huntingdon 1479 1491
Earl of Surrey (1483) Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey 1483 1491 New creation; Attainted 1485-1490
Earl of Devon (1485) Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon 1485 1509 New creation
Earl of Derby (1485) Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby 1485 1504 New creation
Earl of Bath (1486) Philibert de Chandée, 1st Earl of Bath 1486 14?? New creation; died, title extinct
Viscount Beaumont (1440) William Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont 1460 1507 Attainted 1471-1485
Viscount Lisle (1483) Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Lisle 1483 1492 New creation
Viscount Lovell (1483) Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell 1483 1487 New creation; died, title extinct
Viscount Welles (1487) John Welles, Viscount Welles 1487 1499 New creation
Baron de Ros (1264) Edmund de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros 1464 1508 Restored in 1485
Baron Dynham (1295) John Dynham, 8th or 1st Baron Dynham 1467 1501
Baron Fauconberg (1295) Joan Neville, 6th Baroness Fauconberg 1429 1490
Baron FitzWalter (1295) Elizabeth Radcliffe, suo jure Baroness FitzWalter 1431 1485 Died
John Radcliffe, 9th Baron FitzWalter 1485 1496
Baron FitzWarine (1295) John Bourchier, 11th Baron FitzWarin 1479 1539
Baron Grey de Wilton (1295) Reginald Grey, 7th Baron Grey de Wilton 1442 1493
Baron Clinton (1299) John Clinton, 6th Baron Clinton 1464 1488 Died
John Clinton, 7th Baron Clinton 1488 1514
Baron De La Warr (1299) Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr 1476 1525
Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1299) John Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 1468 1501
Baron Lovel (1299) Francis Lovel, 9th Baron Lovel 1465 1485 Created Viscount Lovel 1483, titles forfeit 1485
Baron de Clifford (1299) Henry Clifford, 10th Baron de Clifford 1485 1523 Attainder reversed
Baron Ferrers of Groby (1299) Elizabeth Ferrers, 6th Baroness Ferrers of Groby 1445 1483 Died, Barony succeeded by her son, the Marquess of Dorset, and held by his heirs until 1554, when it became forfeited
Baron Morley (1299) Henry Lovel, 8th Baron Morley 1476 1489 Died
Alice Parker, 9th Baroness Morley 1489 1518
Baron Strange of Knockyn (1299) Joan le Strange, 9th Baroness Strange 1470 1514
Baron Zouche of Haryngworth (1308) John la Zouche, 7th Baron Zouche 1468 1526 Attainted in 1485
Baron Audley of Heleigh (1313) John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley 1459 1490
Baron Cobham of Kent (1313) John Brooke, 7th Baron Cobham 1464 1512
Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1313) Christopher Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby 1475 1499
Baron Dacre (1321) Joan Dacre, 7th Baroness Dacre 1458 1486 Died
Thomas Fiennes, 8th Baron Dacre 1486 1534
Baron FitzHugh (1321) Richard FitzHugh, 6th Baron FitzHugh 1472 1487 Died
George FitzHugh, 7th Baron FitzHugh 1487 1513
Baron Greystock (1321) Ralph de Greystock, 5th Baron Greystock 1436 1487 Died
Elizabeth Dacre, 6th Baroness Greystoke 1487 1516
Baron Harington (1326) Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington 1460 1530
Baron Poynings (1337) Eleanor Percy, 6th Baroness Poynings 1446 1482 Died, Barony succeeded by the Earl of Northumberland, and held by his heirs
Baron Scrope of Masham (1350) Thomas Scrope, 6th Baron Scrope of Masham 1475 1493
Baron Botreaux (1368) Mary Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux 1477 1529 Baroness Hungerford in 1485
Baron Scrope of Bolton (1371) John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton 1459 1498
Baron Lumley (1384) Thomas Lumley, 2nd Baron Lumley 1461 1480 Died
George Lumley, 3rd Baron Lumley 1480 1508
Baron Bergavenny (1392) George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny 1447 1492
Baron Grey of Codnor (1397) Henry Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Codnor 1444 1496
Baron Berkeley (1421) William de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley 1463 1492 Created Marquess of Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham and Viscount Berkeley, see above
Baron Latimer (1432) Richard Neville, 2nd Baron Latimer 1469 1530
Baron Dudley (1440) John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley 1440 1487 Died
Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley 1487 1532
Baron Lisle (1444) Elizabeth Talbot, 3rd Baroness Lisle 1475 1487 Died
John Grey, 4th Baron Lisle 1487 1504
Baron Saye and Sele (1447) Richard Fiennes, 4th Baron Saye and Sele 1476 1501
Baron Beauchamp of Powick (1447) Richard Beauchamp, 2nd Baron Beauchamp 1475 1503
Baron Stourton (1448) John Stourton, 3rd Baron Stourton 1479 1485 Died
Francis Stourton, 4th Baron Stourton 1485 1487
William Stourton, 5th Baron Stourton 1487 1523
Baron Berners (1455) John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners 1474 1533
Baron Stanley (1456) Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley 1459 1504 Created Earl of Derby in 1485, Barony held by his heirs until 1594, when it fell into abeyance
Baron Neville (1459) Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville 1472 1499 Succeeded as Earl of Westmorland, Barony held by his heirs until 1571, when it was attainted
Baron Hastings de Hastings (1461) William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings 1461 1483 Died
Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings 1483 1506 Created Baron Hastings of Hungerford in 1482
Baron Ogle (1461) Owen Ogle, 2nd Baron Ogle 1469 1485 Died
Ralph Ogle, 3rd Baron Ogle 1485 1513
Baron Mountjoy (1465) John Blount, 3rd Baron Mountjoy 1475 1485 Died
William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy 1485 1534
Baron Howard (1470) John Howard, 1st Baron Howard 1470 1485 Created Duke of Norfolk in 1483; Barony forfeited in 1485
Baron Dacre of Gilsland (1473) Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre 1473 1485 Died
Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre 1485 1525
Baron Grey of Powis (1482) John Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Powis 1482 1497 New creation
Baron Daubeney (1486) Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney 1486 1507 New creation
Baron Cheyne (1487) John Cheyne, Baron Cheyne 1487 1499 New creation

Peerage of Scotland edit

Title Holder Date gained Date lost Notes
Duke of Rothesay (1398) James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay 1473 1488 Acceded to the Throne of Scotland
Duke of Albany (1456) Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany 1456 1483 Forfeited
Duke of Ross (1488) James Stewart, Duke of Ross 1488 1504 New creation; also Earl of Ross in 1481
Duke of Montrose (1489) David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose 1489 1495 New creation, for life only
Earl of Sutherland (1235) John de Moravia, 8th Earl of Sutherland 1460 1508
Earl of Angus (1389) Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus 1463 1513
Earl of Crawford (1398) David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford 1453 1495 Created Duke of Ross in 1488, see above
Earl of Menteith (1427) Malise Graham, 1st Earl of Menteith 1427 1490
Earl of Huntly (1445) George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly 1470 1501
Earl of Erroll (1452) William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll 1470 1507
Earl of Caithness (1455) William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness 1476 1513
Earl of Argyll (1457) Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll 1457 1493
Earl of Atholl (1457) John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl 1457 1512
Earl of Morton (1458) James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton 1458 1493
Earl of Rothes (1458) George Leslie, 1st Earl of Rothes 1458 1490
Earl Marischal (1458) William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal 1463 1483 Died
William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal 1483 1530
Earl of Buchan (1469) James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan 1469 1499
Earl of Mar and Garioch (1486) John Stewart, Earl of Mar and Garioch 1485 1503 New creation
Earl of Glencairn (1488) Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn 1488 1488 New creation; died
Robert Cunningham, 2nd Earl of Glencairn 1488 1490 De jure Earl
Earl of Bothwell (1488) Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell 1488 1508 New creation
Earl of Lennox (1488) John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox 1488 1495 New creation
Lord Erskine (1429) Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine 1453 1494 de jure Earl of Mar
Lord Somerville (1430) John Somerville, 3rd Lord Somerville 1456 1491
Lord Haliburton of Dirleton (1441) George Haliburton, 4th Lord Haliburton of Dirleton 1459 1492
Lord Forbes (1442) William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes 1462 1483 Died
Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes 1483 1491
Lord Crichton (1443) William Crichton, 3rd Lord Crichton 1454 1484 Title forfeited
Lord Hamilton (1445) James Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton 1479 1529
Lord Maxwell (1445) Robert Maxwell, 2nd Lord Maxwell 1454 1485 Died
John Maxwell, 3rd Lord Maxwell 1485 1513
Lord Glamis (1445) Alexander Lyon, 2nd Lord Glamis 1459 1486 Died
John Lyon, 3rd Lord Glamis 1486 1497
Lord Graham (1445) William Graham, 3rd Lord Graham 1472 1513
Lord Lindsay of the Byres (1445) John Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay 1445 1482 Died
David Lindsay, 2nd Lord Lindsay 1482 1490
Lord Saltoun (1445) William Abernethy, 2nd Lord Saltoun 1460 1488 Died
James Abernethy, 3rd Lord Saltoun 1488 1505
Lord Gray (1445) Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord Gray 1469 1514
Lord Montgomerie (1449) Hugh Montgomerie, 2nd Lord Montgomerie 1470 1545
Lord Sinclair (1449) William Sinclair, 1st Lord Sinclair 1449 1484 Died
William Sinclair, 2nd Lord Sinclair 1484 1487 Died
Henry Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair 1487 1513
Lord Fleming (1451) Robert Fleming, 1st Lord Fleming 1451 1494
Lord Seton (1451) George Seton, 2nd Lord Seton 1478 1508
Lord Borthwick (1452) William Borthwick, 2nd Lord Borthwick 1470 1484 Died
William Borthwick, 3rd Lord Borthwick 1484 1503
Lord Boyd (1454) Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd 1454 1482 Died
James Boyd, 2nd Lord Boyd 1482 1484 Died
Alexander Boyd, 3rd Lord Boyd 1482 Aft. 1508
Lord Oliphant (1455) Laurence Oliphant, 1st Lord Oliphant 1455 1498
Lord Kennedy (1457) Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy 1457 1489 Died
John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy 1489 1509
Lord Livingston (1458) James Livingston, 2nd Lord Livingston 1467 1497
Lord Hailes (1458) Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes 1458 1483 Died
Patrick Hepburn, 2nd Lord Hailes 1483 1508 Created Earl of Bothwell, see above
Lord Avandale (1459) Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale 1459 1488 Died, title extinct
Lord Cathcart (1460) Alan Cathcart, 1st Lord Cathcart 1460 1497
Lord Darnley (1460) John Stewart, 1st Baron Darnley 1460 1495 Created Earl of Lennox, see above
Lord Lovat (1464) Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat 1464 1500
Lord Innermeath (1470) Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Innermeath 1470 1489 Died
Thomas Stewart, 2nd Lord Innermeath 1489 1513
Lord Carlyle of Torthorwald (1473) John Carlyle, 1st Lord Carlyle 1473 1501
Lord Home (1473) Alexander Home, 1st Lord Home 1473 1490
Lord of the Isles (1476) John of Islay, 1st Lord of the Isles 1476 1498
Lord Bothwell (1485) John Ramsay, 1st Lord Bothwell 1485 1488 New creation; Lost the title in 1488
Lord Ruthven (1488) William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven 1488 1528 New creation
Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1488) Robert Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton of Sanquhar 1488 1494 New creation
Lord Drummond of Cargill (1488) John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond 1488 1519 New creation
Lord Hay of Yester (1488) John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester 1488 1508 New creation
Lord Sempill (1489) John Sempill, 1st Lord Sempill 1489 1513 New creation

Peerage of Ireland edit

Title Holder Date gained Date lost Notes
Earl of Kildare (1316) Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare 1478 1513
Earl of Ormond (1328) Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond 1478 1515
Earl of Desmond (1329) James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond 1468 1487 Died
Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond 1487 1520
Earl of Waterford (1446) George Talbot, 4th Earl of Waterford 1473 1538
Viscount Gormanston (1478) Robert Preston, 1st Viscount Gormanston 1478 1503
Baron Athenry (1172) Thomas III de Bermingham 1473 1500
Baron Kingsale (1223) James de Courcy, 13th Baron Kingsale 1476 1499
Baron Kerry (1223) Edmond Fitzmaurice, 9th Baron Kerry 1469 1498
Baron Barry (1261) William Barry, 8th Baron Barry 1420 1480 Died
John Barry, 9th Baron Barry 1480 1486
Thomas de Barry, 10th Baron Barry 1486 1488
William Barry, 11th Baron Barry 1488 1500
Baron Slane (1370) James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane 1470 1492
Baron Howth (1425) Robert St Lawrence, 3rd Baron Howth 1465 1485 Died
Nicholas St Lawrence, 4th Baron Howth 1485 1526
Baron Killeen (1449) Edmond Plunkett, 4th Baron Killeen 1469 1510
Baron Trimlestown (1461) Christopher Barnewall, 2nd Baron Trimlestown 1470 1513
Baron Dunsany (1462) Richard Plunkett, 2nd Baron of Dunsany 1463 1480 Died
John Plunkett, 3rd Baron of Dunsany 1480 1500
Baron Portlester (1462) Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester 1462 1496
Baron Delvin (1486) Richard Nugent, 1st Baron Delvin 1486 1537 New creation

References edit

  • 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 16 June 2013.
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