List of life peerages before 1876
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This is a list of life peerages created prior to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958.
Richard II (1377–1399)
1377 – Guichard d'Angle, Earl of Huntingdon
1385 – Robert de Vere, Marquess of Dublin
1386 – Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland
1397 – Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk
Henry V (1413–1422)
1414 – John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford
1414 – Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester
1416 – Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
Henry VIII (1509–1547)
1514 – Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey
James I (1603–1625)
1618 – Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham
Charles I (1625–1649)
1640 – Mary Howard, Baroness Stafford
1688 – Mary Howard, Countess of Stafford
1641 – Elizabeth Savage, Countess Rivers
1644 – Alice Dudley, Duchess of Dudley
The Protectorate
1658–1659 – Cromwell's Other House – The life members of the Other House were addressed as "Lord". About forty men took up their seats in the Other House. However, after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, neither the chamber nor the titles of men who sat in it were recognised by the restored regime.
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