PEERAGE
Last updated 30/07/2008
Date Rank Order Name Born Died  Age
VADERA
11 Jul 2007 B[L] 1 Shriti Vadera                                                   1962
Created Baroness Vadera 11 Jul 2007
PC 2009                         
VAIZEY
23 Jun 1976 B[L] 1 John Ernest Vaizey 1 Oct 1929 19 Jul 1984 54
to    Created Baron Vaizey 23 Jun 1976
19 Jul 1984 Peerage extinct on his death
VALENCE
6 Feb 1299 B 1 Aymer de Valence c 1270 23 Jun 1324
to    Summoned to Parliament as Lord
23 Jun 1324 Valence 6 Feb 1299
Peerage extinct on his death
VALENTIA
24 Jun 1565 V[I] 1 Sir Donald Maccarty before 1601
to    Created Baron of Valentia amd Earl of
1597 Clancare 24 Jun 1565
  He resigned the peerages in 1597
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1 Mar 1621 V[I] 1 Sir Henry Power 25 May 1642
to    Created Viscount of Valentia
25 May 1642 1 Mar 1621
Peerage extinct on his death
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11 Mar 1622 V[I] 1 Sir Francis Annesley,1st baronet 2 Jan 1586 23 Nov 1660 74
Created Viscount of Valentia
11 Mar 1622
23 Nov 1660 2 Arthur Annesley,Earl of Anglesey 10 Jul 1614 6 Apr 1686 71
6 Apr 1686 3 James Annesley,Earl of Anglesey 1 Apr 1690
1 Apr 1690 4 James Annesley,Earl of Anglesey c 1670 21 Jan 1702
21 Jan 1702 5 John Annesley,Earl of Anglesey 18 Sep 1710
18 Sep 1710 6 Arthur Annesley,Earl of Anglesey 1 Apr 1737
1 Apr 1737 7 Richard Annesley,Earl of Anglesey c 1690 14 Feb 1761
14 Feb 1761 8 Arthur Annesley,Earl of Mountnorris 7 Aug 1744 4 Jul 1816 71
4 Jul 1816 9 George Annesley,Earl of Mountnorris 4 Dec 1770 23 Jul 1844 73
23 Jul 1844 10 Arthur Annesley 30 Nov 1785 30 Dec 1863 78
 
30 Dec 1863 11 Arthur Annesley 23 Aug 1843 30 Jan 1927 83
Created Baron Annesley of
Bletchington 7 May 1917
  MP for Oxford 1895-1917  
 
30 Jan 1927 12 Carlyl Arthur James Annesley 3 Jul 1883 6 Oct 1949 66
     
6 Oct 1949 13 William Monckton Annesley 23 Jan 1875 26 Feb 1951 76
       
26 Feb 1951 14 Francis Dighton Annesley 12 Aug 1888 16 Mar 1983 94
     
16 Mar 1983 15 Richard John Dighton Annesley 15 Aug 1929 20 Aug 2005 76
20 Aug 2005 16 Francis William Dighton Annesley 29 Dec 1959
   
   
 
VALENTINE
10 Oct 2005 B[L] 1 Josephine Clare Valentine
Created Baroness Valentine 10 Oct 2005
VALLANCE OF TUMMEL
22 Jun 2004 B[L] 1 Iain David Thomas Vallance 20 May 1943
Created Baron Vallance of Tummel 22 Jun 2004
  VANE  
 
 
13 Sep 1720 V[I] 1 William Vane 17 Feb 1682 20 May 1734 52
Created Viscount Vane 13 Sep 1720
MP for Durham Co 1708-1710,Steyning 1727-
1734 and Kent 1734
20 May 1734 2 William Holles Vane 4 Feb 1714 5 Apr 1789 75
to    Peerage extinct on his death
5 Apr 1789
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28 Mar 1823 E 1 Charles William Vane 18 May 1778 6 Mar 1854 75
Created Baron Stewart of Stewart's
Court 1 Jul 1814,and Viscount Seaham
and Earl Vane 28 Mar 1823
6 Mar 1854
2 George Henry Robert Charles
Vane-Tempest 26 Apr 1821 5 Nov 1884 63
He succeeded as 5th Marquess of Londonderry
(qv) in 1872, since which time the titles have
remained united
VANSITTART
3 Jul 1941 B 1 Robert Gilbert Vansittart 25 Jun 1881 14 Feb 1957 75
to    Created Baron Vansittart 3 Jul 1941
14 Feb 1957 PC 1940
Peerage extinct on his death
VARLEY
30 May 1990 B[L] 1 Eric Graham Varley 11 Aug 1932 29 Jul 2008 75
to    Created Baron Varley 30 May 1990
29 Jul 2008 MP for Chesterfield 1964-1984. Minister of
State,Technology 1969-1970. Secretary of
State for Energy 1974-1975. Secretary of
State for Technology 1975-1979.  PC 1974
Peerage extinct on his death
VAUGHAN OF EMLYN
25 Oct 1643 B 1 Richard Vaughan,Earl of Carbery 3 Dec 1687
Created Baron Vaughan of Emlyn
25 Oct 1643
See "Carbery"
VAUGHAN OF MULLENGAR
5 Aug 1628 B[I] 1 John Vaughan c 1574 6 May 1634
Created Baron Vaughan of Mullengar
13 Jul 1621 and Earl of Carbery
5 Aug 1628
See "Carbery"
VAUX OF HARROWDEN
27 Apr 1523 B 1 Sir Nicholas Vaux c 1460 14 May 1523
Created Baron Vaux of Harrowden
27 Apr 1523
14 May 1523 2 Thomas Vaux 25 Apr 1509 Oct 1556 47
Oct 1556 3 William Vaux 14 Aug 1535 20 Aug 1595 60
20 Aug 1595 4 Edward Vaux 13 Sep 1588 8 Sep 1661 72
8 Sep 1661 5 Henry Vaux 1591 20 Sep 1663 72
to    On his death the peerage fell into abeyance
20 Sep 1663
12 Mar 1838 6 George Charles Mostyn 7 Mar 1804 28 Jan 1883 78
Abeyance terminated in his favour 1838
28 Jan 1883 7 Hubert George Charles Mostyn 4 Jun 1860 24 Oct 1935 75
to    On his death the peerage again fell into
24 Oct 1935 abeyance
8 Jul 1938 8 Grace Mary Eleanor Gilbey 22 May 1887 11 May 1958 70
Abeyance terminated in her favour 1938
11 May 1958 9 Peter Hubert Gordon Gilbey 28 Jun 1914 1 Nov 1977 63
1 Nov 1977 10 John Hugh Philip Gilbey 4 Aug 1915 31 Aug 2002 87
31 Aug 2002 11 Anthony William Gilbey 25 May 1940
VAVASOUR
6 Feb 1299 B 1 Sir William le Vavasour 22 Mar 1313
Summoned to Parliament as Lord
Vavasour 6 Feb 1299
22 Mar 1313 2 Walter le Vavasour c 1280 7 Dec 1315
7 Dec 1315 3 Robert le Vavasour 24 Jul 1322
24 Jul 1322 4 Henry le Vavasour c 1290 1 Dec 1342
1 Dec 1342 5 Henry le Vavasour 27 Nov 1349
27 Nov 1349 6 Henry Vavasour c 1329 25 May 1355
25 May 1355 7 William Vavasour 1334 8 Sep 1369 25
8 Sep 1369 8 William Vavasour c 1358 c 1387
c 1387 9 Henry Vavasour 27 Mar 1413
27 Mar 1413 10 Henry Vavasour c 1402 Jan 1453
Jan 1453 11 Henry Vavasour 22 Dec 1499
22 Dec 1499 12 William Vavasour 26 Mar 1500
26 Mar 1500 13 Henry Vavasour c 1456 1 Nov 1515
1 Nov 1515 14 John Vavasour 11 Aug 1524
11 Aug 1524 15 William Vavasour 20 Nov 1514 9 May 1566 51
9 May 1566 16 John Vavasour 1538 1609 71
1609 17 Ralph Vavasour c 1611
c 1611 18 William Vavasour 1569 c 1623
c 1623 19 Thomas Vavasour
nothing further known
VENTRY
31 Jul 1800 B[I] 1 Sir Thomas Mullins,1st baronet 25 Oct 1736 11 Jan 1824 87
Created Baron Ventry 31 Jul 1800
11 Jan 1824 2 William Townsend Mullins 25 Sep 1761 5 Oct 1827 66
5 Oct 1827 3 Thomas Townsend Aremberg de Moleyns Jan 1786 20 Jan 1868 82
20 Jan 1868 4 Dayrolles Blakeney Eveleigh-de-Moleyns 22 Jan 1828 8 Feb 1914 86
8 Feb 1914 5 Frederick Rossmore Wauchope Eveleigh-
de-Moleyns 11 Dec 1861 22 Sep 1923 61
22 Sep 1923 6 Arthur William Eveleigh-de-Moleyns 6 Apr 1864 6 Jul 1936 72
6 Jul 1936 7 Arthur Frederick Daubeney Olav
Eveleigh-de-Moleyns 28 Jul 1898 7 Mar 1987 88
For further information on this peer, see the
note at the foot of this page.
7 Mar 1987 8 Andrew Harold Wesley Daubeny de Moleyns 28 May 1943
VERDON
24 Jun 1295 B 1 Theobald de Verdon 24 Aug 1309
Summoned to Parliament as Lord
Verdon 24 Jun 1295
24 Aug 1309 2 Theobald Verdon 27 Jul 1316
to    On his death the peerage fell into abeyance
27 Jul 1316
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27 Jan 1332 B 1 John de Verdon 24 Jun 1299 after 1377
Summoned to Parliament as Lord
Verdon 27 Jan 1332
after 1377 2 Margaret de Verdon 24 Nov 1436
24 Nov 1436 3 Elizabeth Bradshagh after 1436
after 1436 4 William Harrington 12 Aug 1487
12 Aug 1487 5 James Harrington 1447 26 Jun 1497 49
to    On his death the peerage fell into abeyance
26 Jun 1497
VERE
6 Feb 1299 B 1 Hugh de Vere c 1319
to    Summoned to Parliament as Lord
c 1319 Vere 6 Feb 1299
Peerage extinct on his death
VERE OF HANWORTH
28 Mar 1750 B 1 Lord Vere Beauclerk 14 Jul 1699 2 Oct 1781 82
Created Baron Vere of Hanworth
28 Mar 1750
MP for Windsor 1726-1741 and Plymouth
1741-1750. Lord Lieutenant Berkshire 1761-1771
2 Oct 1781 2 Aubrey Beauclerk 3 Jun 1740 9 Feb 1802 61
He succeeded to the Dukedom of St.Albans
(qv) in 1787 with which title this peerage
then merged
VERE OF TILBURY
24 Jul 1625 B 1 Sir Horace Vere 1565 2 May 1635 69
to    Created Baron Vere of Tilbury
2 May 1635 24 Jul 1625
Peerage extinct on his death
VERMA
2 Jun 2006 B[L] 1 Sandip Verma  
Created Baroness Verma 2 Jun 2006
VERNEY
16 Jun 1703 B[I] 1 Sir John Verney 5 Nov 1640 23 Jul 1717 76
Created Baron Verney and Viscount of
the County of Fermanagh 16 Jun 1703
23 Jul 1717 2 Ralph Verney 18 Mar 1683 4 Oct 1752 69
22 Mar 1743 E[I] 1 Created Earl Verney 22 Mar 1743
  MP for Amersham 1717-1741 and Wendover
1741-1752
4 Oct 1752 2 Ralph Verney 1 Feb 1714 31 Mar 1791 77
to    MP for Wendover 1753-1761,Carmarthen
31 Mar 1791 1761-1768 and Buckinghamshire 1768-1791
Peerages extinct on his death
VERNON
12 May 1762 B 1 George Venables-Vernon 9 Feb 1707 21 Aug 1780 73
Created Baron Vernon 12 May 1762
MP for Lichfield 1731-1747 and Derby
1754-1761
21 Aug 1780 2 George Venables-Vernon 9 May 1735 18 Jun 1813 78
MP for Weobly 1757-1761, Bramber 1762-
1768 and Glamorganshire 1768-1780
18 Jun 1813 3 Henry Venables-Vernon 17 Apr 1747 20 Mar 1829 81
20 Mar 1829 4 George Charles Venables-Vernon 4 Dec 1779 18 Nov 1835 55
18 Nov 1835 5 George John Venables-Vernon 22 Jun 1803 31 May 1866 62
MP for Derbyshire 1831-1832 and
Derbyshire South 1832-1835
31 May 1866 6 Augustus Henry Venables-Vernon 1 Feb 1829 1 May 1883 54
1 May 1883 7 George William Henry Venables-Vernon 25 Feb 1854 15 Dec 1898 44
15 Dec 1898 8 George Francis Augustus Venables-Vernon 28 Sep 1888 10 Nov 1915 27
10 Nov 1915 9 Francis Lawrance William Venables-Vernon 6 Nov 1889 18 Mar 1963 73
18 Mar 1963 10 John Lawrence Venables-Vernon 1 Feb 1923 19 Aug 2000 77
19 Aug 2000 11 Anthony William Vernon-Harcourt 29 Oct 1939
VERULAM
11 Jul 1618 B 1 Francis Bacon 22 Jan 1561 9 Apr 1626 65
to    Created Baron Verulam 11 Jul 1618
9 Apr 1626 and Viscount Saint Albans 27 Jan 1621
MP for Melcombe Regis 1584-1586, Taunton
1586-1587, Liverpool 1588-1589, Middlesex
1592-1593, Ipswich 1597-1598, 1601,1604-
1611 and Cambridge 1614. Solicitor General
1607-1613. Attorney General 1613-1617.
Lord Chancellor 1618-1621.
Peerages extinct on his death
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8 Jul 1790 B 1 James Bucknall Grimston,Viscount Grimston  9 May 1747 30 Dec 1808 61
Created Baron Verulam 8 Jul 1790
MP for St.Albans 1783-1784 and
Hertfordshire 1784-1790
24 Nov 1815 E 1 James Walter Grimston,Viscount Grimston 26 Sep 1775 17 Nov 1845 70
Created Viscount Grimston and Earl of
Verulam 24 Nov 1815
He had previously succeeded as 10th Lord
Forrester  (qv) in 1808
MP for St.Albans 1802-1808. Lord
Lieutenant Hertfordshire 1823-1845
17 Nov 1845 2 James Walter Grimston 20 Feb 1809 27 Jul 1895 86
MP for St.Albans 1830-1831, Newport
1831-1832 and Hertfordshire 1832-1845.
Lord Lieutenant Hertfordshire 1846-1892
27 Jul 1895 3 James Walter Grimston 11 May 1852 11 Nov 1924 72
MP for St.Albans 1885-1892
11 Nov 1924 4 James Walter Grimston 17 Apr 1880 29 Nov 1949 69
29 Nov 1949 5 James Brabazon Grimston 11 Oct 1910 13 Oct 1960 50
13 Oct 1960 6 John Grimston 17 Jul 1912 15 Apr 1973 60
MP for Hertfordshire Mid 1943-1945 and
1950-1959
15 Apr 1973 7 John Duncan Grimston 21 Apr 1955
VESCI
24 Jun 1295 B 1 William de Vesci 19 Sep 1245 19 Jul 1297 51
to    Summoned to Parliament as Lord
19 Jul 1297 Vesci 24 Jun 1295
Chief Governor of Ireland 1290-1293
Peerage extinct on his death
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8 Jan 1313 B 1 William de Vesci 24 Jun 1314
to    Summoned to Parliament as Lord
24 Jun 1314 Vesci 8 Jan 1313
Peerage extinct on his death
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24 Jan 1449 B 1 Sir Henry Bromflete 16 Jan 1469
to    Summoned to Parliament as Lord
16 Jan 1469 Vesci 24 Jan 1449
Peerage extinct on his death
VESTEY
20 Jun 1922 B 1 Sir William Vestey,1st baronet 21 Jan 1859 10 Dec 1940 81
Created Baron Vestey 20 Jun 1922
10 Dec 1940 2 Samuel Vestey 25 Dec 1882 4 May 1954 71
4 May 1954 3 Samuel George Armstrong Vestey 19 Mar 1941
VICKERS
27 Jan 1975 B[L] 1 Joan Helen Vickers 3 Jun 1907 23 May 1994 86
to    Created Baroness Vickers for life 27 Jan 1975
23 May 1994 MP for Devonport 1955-1974
Peerage extinct on her death
VILLIERS
27 Aug 1616 V 1 George Villiers 28 Aug 1592 23 Aug 1628 35
Created Baron Whaddon and Viscount
Villiers 27 Aug 1616,Earl of
Buckingham 5 Jan 1617,Marquess of
Buckingham 1 Jan 1618 and Earl of
Coventry and Duke of Buckingham
18 May 1623
See "Buckingham"
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18 Apr 1623 B 1 Christopher Villiers 3 Apr 1630
Created Baron Villiers and Earl of
Anglesey 18 Apr 1623
See "Anglesey"
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20 Mar 1691 V 1 Edward Villiers c 1656 25 Aug 1711
Created Baron Villiers and Viscount
Villiers 20 Mar 1691, and Earl of Island
of Jersey 13 Oct 1697
See "Jersey"
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19 Feb 1767 V[I] 1 Elizabeth Mason 29 May 1782
Created Viscountess Grandison
10 Apr 1746 and Viscountess Villiers
and Countess Grandison 19 Feb 1767
See "Grandison"
VINCENT OF COLESHILL
3 Sep 1996 B[L] 1 Richard Frederick Vincent 23 Aug 1931
Created Baron Vincent of Coleshill
3 Sep 1996
Field Marshal. Chief of the Defence Staff
1991-1992
VINSON
7 Feb 1985 B[L] 1 Nigel Vinson 27 Jan 1931
Created Baron Vinson 7 Feb 1985
VIVIAN
19 Aug 1841 B 1 Sir Richard Hussey Vivian,1st baronet 28 Jul 1775 20 Aug 1842 67
Created Baron Vivian 19 Aug 1841
MP for Truro 1820-1826 and 1832-1835,
Windsor 1826-1831 and Cornwall East
1837-1841.  PC 1831  PC [I] 1831
20 Aug 1842 2 Charles Crespigny Vivian 24 Dec 1808 24 Apr 1886 77
MP for Bodmin 1835-1842. Lord Lieutenant
Cornwall 1856-1877
24 Apr 1886 3 Henry Crespigny Vivian 19 Jun 1834 21 Oct 1893 59
21 Oct 1893 4 George Crespigny Brabazon Vivian 21 Jan 1878 28 Dec 1940 62
28 Dec 1940 5 Anthony Crespigny Claude Vivian 4 Mar 1906 24 Jun 1991 85
24 Jun 1991 6 Nicholas Crespigny Lawrence Vivian 11 Dec 1935 28 Feb 2004 68
28 Feb 2004 7 Charles Crespigny Hussey Vivian 20 Dec 1966
Arthur Frederick Daubeney Olav Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 7th Baron Ventry
Ventry was educated at Wellington College, where he became interested in balloons. During
World War I, he transferred from the Irisg Guards to the County of London Balloon Squadron
in the Auxiliary Air Force. In World War II he served as a Flight Lieutenant in Balloon Command.
After the war he became an advocate for the advantages of balloons over aircraft. A balloon,
for instance, would make an ideal observation post from which to spot the Loch Ness Monster.
In 1949, he began to build the Bournemouth, the first airship to be built in Britain since the
crash of the R 101 in 1930. On 19 July 1951 the Bournemouth was ready to take its first flight
at the RAF Balloon Centre at Cardington, Bedfordshire. The flight was reasonably successful,
being airborne for 18 minutes, although on landing the crew reported that it was stern-heavy
and difficult to get down. After making some modifications, a second flight occurred on 16
August 1951. As the airship was coming in to land, it approached a too low a height and one of
the guy ropes caught the railings on a workshop roof, bringing the airship to a sudden halt.
The balloon's gondola struck the roof, but no-one was injured.
Ventry commented 'Perfectly ordinary flight. Then one of the handling guy ropes caught on the
catwalk and there we sat like a broody hen. Chance in a million.'
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