List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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This is a list of present Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant viscountcies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerages and are today in use only as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" viscounties as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Viscountcies.

The general order of precedence among Viscounts is:

1. Viscounts of England
2. Viscounts of Scotland
3. Viscounts of Great Britain
4. Viscounts of Ireland
5. Viscounts of the United Kingdom

but the viscountcies of Ireland created after the Acts of Union 1800 yield precedence to older United Kingdom viscountcies; one of these post-Union Irish viscountcies is older than any viscountcy of the United Kingdom, one other remains as a viscountcy, two are extinct, and one is now a subordinate title.

Viscounts of England

Heraldic representation of the Coronet of a British Viscount.

1. The Viscount Hereford (1550)
   • Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford

Viscounts of Scotland

1. The Viscount Falkland (1620)
   • Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland
2. The Viscount of Arbuthnott (1641)
   • Keith Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott
3. The Viscount of Oxfuird (1651)
   • Ian Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird

Viscounts of Great Britain

1. The Viscount Bolingbroke (1712) and St John (1716)
   • Nicholas St John, 9th Viscount Bolingbroke
2. The Viscount Cobham (1718)
   • Christopher Charles Lyttelton, 12th Viscount Cobham
3. The Viscount Falmouth (1720)
   • George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth
4. The Viscount Torrington (1721)
   • Timothy Byng, 11th Viscount Torrington
5. The Viscount Hood (1796)
   • Henry Hood, 8th Viscount Hood

Viscounts of Ireland

As it was created in 1816, after the Act of Union of 1801, the Gort Viscountcy yields precedence to older Viscounties of the United Kingdom

1. The Viscount Gormanston (1478)
   • Jenico Preston, 17th Viscount Gormanston
2. The Viscount Mountgarret (1550)
   • Piers Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret
3. The Viscount Valentia (1622)
   • Francis Annesley, 16th Viscount Valentia
4. The Viscount Dillon (1622)
   • Henry Dillon, 22nd Viscount Dillon
5. The Viscount Massereene (1660) and Ferrard (1797)
   • John Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene
6. The Viscount Charlemont (1665)
   • John Caulfeild, 15th Charlemont
7. The Viscount Downe (1680)
   • Richard Dawnay, 12th Viscount Downe
8. The Viscount Molesworth (1716)
   • Robert Molesworth, 12th Viscount Molesworth
9. The Viscount Chetwynd (1717)
   • Adam Chetwynd, 11th Viscount Chetwynd
10. The Viscount Midleton (1717)
    • Alan Brodrick, 12th Viscount Midleton
11. The Viscount Boyne (1717)
    • Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 11th Viscount Boyne
12. The Viscount Gage (1720)
    • Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount Gage
13. The Viscount Galway (1727)
    • George Monckton, 12th Viscount Galway
14. The Viscount Powerscourt (1744)
    • Mervyn Wingfield, 11th Viscount Powerscourt
15. The Viscount Ashbrook (1751)
    • Michael Flower, 11th Viscount Ashbrook
16. The Viscount Southwell (1776)
    • Pyers Southwell, 7th Viscount Southwell
17. The Viscount de Vesci (1776)
    • Thomas Vesey, 7th Viscount de Vesci
18. The Viscount Lifford (1781)
    • Edward Hewitt, 9th Viscount Lifford
19. The Viscount Bangor (1781)
    • William Ward, 8th Viscount Bangor
20. The Viscount Doneraile (1785)
    • Richard St Leger, 10th Viscount Doneraile
21. The Viscount Harberton (1791)
    • Henry Pomeroy, 11th Viscount Harberton
22. The Viscount Hawarden (1793)
    • Robert Maude, 9th Viscount Hawarden
23. The Viscount Monck (January 1801)
    • Charles Monck, 7th Viscount Monck
24. The Viscount Gort (1816)
    • Foley Vereker, 9th Viscount Gort

The Viscount Monck, promoted in the first week of January 1801, does not fall under the restrictions of the Act of Union, and is earlier than all United Kingdom peerages.

Viscounts of the United Kingdom

Precedence of Irish Viscounties shown in italics

1. The Viscount St Vincent (1801)
   • Edward Jervis, 8th Viscount St Vincent
2. The Viscount Melville (1802)
   • Robert Dundas, 10th Viscount Melville
3. The Viscount Sidmouth (1805)
   • Jeremy Addington, 8th Viscount Sidmouth

   The Viscount Gort (Ireland)

4. The Viscount Exmouth (1816)
   • Paul Pellew, 10th Viscount Exmouth
5. The Viscount Combermere (1827)
   • Thomas Stapleton-Cotton, 6th Viscount Combermere
6. The Viscount Hill (1842)
   • David Clegg-Hill, 9th Viscount Hill
7. The Viscount Hardinge (1846)
   • Andrew Hardinge, 7th Viscount Hardinge
8. The Viscount Gough (1849)
   • Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough
9. The Viscount Bridport (1868)
   • Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport
10. The Viscount Portman (1873)
    • Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman
11. The Viscount Hampden (1884)
    • Francis Brand, 7th Hampden
12. The Viscount Hambleden (1891)
    • Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden
13. The Viscount Knutsford (1895)
    • Michael Holland-Hibbert, 6th Viscount Knutsford
14. The Viscount Esher (1897)
    • Christopher Brett, 5th Viscount Esher
15. The Viscount Goschen (1900)
    • Giles Goschen, 4th Viscount Goschen
16. The Viscount Ridley (1900)
    • Matthew Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley
17. The Viscount Colville of Culross (1902)
    • Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross
18. The Viscount Churchill (1902)
    • Victor Spencer, 3rd Viscount Churchill
19. The Viscount Selby (1905)
    • Christopher Gully, 6th Viscount Selby
20. The Viscount Knollys (1911)
    • David Knollys, 3rd Viscount Knollys
21. The Viscount Allendale (1911)
    • Wentworth Beaumont, 4th Viscount Allendale
22. The Viscount Chilston (1911)
    • Alastair Akers-Douglas, 4th Viscount Chilston
23. The Viscount Scarsdale (1911)
    • Peter Curzon, 4th Viscount Scarsdale
24. The Viscount Mersey (1916)
    • Edward Bigham, 5th Viscount Mersey
25. The Viscount Cowdray (1917)
    • Michael Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray
26. The Viscount Devonport (1917)
    • Terence Kearley, 3rd Viscount Devonport
27. The Viscount Astor (1917)
    • William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
28. The Viscount Wimborne (1918)
    • Ivor Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne
29. The Viscount St Davids (1918)
    • Rhodri Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids
30. The Viscount Rothermere (1919)
    • Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere
31. The Viscount Allenby (1919)
    • Henry Allenby, 4th Viscount Allenby
32. The Viscount Chelmsford (1921)
    • Frederic Thesiger, 4th Viscount Chelsmford
33. The Viscount Long (1921)
    • Richard Long, 4th Viscount Long
34. The Viscount Ullswater (1921)
    • Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater
35. The Viscount Younger of Leckie (1923)
    • James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie
36. The Viscount Bearsted (1925)
    • Nicholas Samuel, 5th Viscount Bearsted
37. The Viscount Craigavon (1927)
    • Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon
38. The Viscount Bridgeman (1929)
    • Robin Bridgeman, 3rd Viscount Bridgeman
39. The Viscount Hailsham (1929)
    • Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham
40. The Viscount Brentford (1929)
    • Crispin Joynson-Hicks, 4th Viscount Brentford
41. The Viscount Buckmaster (1932)
    • Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster
42. The Viscount Bledisloe (1935)
    • Rupert Bathurst, 4th Viscount Bledisloe
43. The Viscount Hanworth (1936)
    • David Pollock, 3rd Viscount Hanworth
44. The Viscount Trenchard (1936)
    • Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard
45. The Viscount Samuel (1937)
    • Jonathan Herbert Samuel, 5th Viscount Samuel
46. The Viscount Runciman of Doxford (1937)
    • Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford
47. The Viscount Davidson (1937)
    • Malcolm Davidson, 3rd Viscount Davidson
48. The Viscount Weir (1938)
    • William Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir
49. The Viscount Caldecote (1939)
    • Piers Inskip, 3rd Viscount Caldecote
50. The Viscount Simon (1940)
    • David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon
51. The Viscount Camrose (1941)
    • Jonathan Berry, 5th Viscount Camrose
52. The Viscount Stansgate (1942)
    • Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate
53. The Viscount Margesson (1942)
    • Richard Margesson, 3rd Viscount Margesson
54. The Viscount Daventry (1943)
    • James FitzRoy Newdegate
55. The Viscount Addison (1945)
    • William Addison, 4th Viscount Addison
56. The Viscount Kemsley (1945)
    • Richard Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley
57. The Viscount Marchwood (1945)
    • David Penny, 3rd Viscount Marchwood
58. The Viscount Alanbrooke (1946)
    • Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Alanbrooke
59. The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1946)
    • David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
60. The Viscount Waverley (1952)
    • John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley
61. The Viscount Thurso (1952)
    • John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso
62. The Viscount Brookeborough (1952)
    • Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough
63. The Viscount Norwich (1952)
    • John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich
64. The Viscount Leathers (1954)
    • Christopher Leathers, 3rd Viscount Leathers
65. The Viscount Soulbury (1954)
    • Oliver Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury
66. The Viscount Chandos (1954)
    • Thomas Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount Chandos
67. The Viscount Malvern (1955)
    • Ashley Huggins, 3rd Viscount Malvern
68. The Viscount De L'Isle (1956)
    • Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle
69. The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1957)
    • Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
70. The Viscount Tenby (1957)
    • William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby
71. The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax (1957)
    • John Mackintosh, 3rd Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax
72. The Viscount Dunrossil (1959)
    • Andrew Morrison, 3rd Viscount Dunrossil
73. The Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1959)
    • James Stuart, 3rd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn
74. The Viscount Rochdale (1960)
    • Jonathan Kemp, 3rd Viscount Rochdale
75. The Viscount Slim (1960)
    • John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim
76. The Viscount Head (1960)
    • Richard Head, 2nd Viscount Head
77. The Viscount Boyd of Merton (1960)
    • Simon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton
78. The Viscount Mills (1962)
    • Christopher Mills, 3rd Viscount Mills
79. The Viscount Blakenham (1963)
    • Michael Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham
80. The Viscount Eccles (1964)
    • John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles
81. The Viscount Dilhorne (1964)
    • John Manningham-Buller, 2nd Viscount Dilhorne

See also

• British nobility
• List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland