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Robes of the British peerage information


Peers in their robes at the State Opening of Parliament, 4 February 1512. Left to right: the Lord Chamberlain, a Marquess, with white rod of office, several Earls
The 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu wearing the parliamentary robes of a baron

Peerage robes are worn in the United Kingdom by peers and are of two varieties for two occasions: Parliament robes, worn on ceremonial occasions in the House of Lords, and Coronation robes, worn at coronations of monarchs.

Peers wear a robe differentiated by features identifying their rank.

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Robes of the British peerage

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Peerage robes are worn in the United Kingdom by peers and are of two varieties for two occasions: Parliament robes, worn on ceremonial occasions in the...

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Peerages in the United Kingdom

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Peerage robes are currently worn in the United Kingdom on ceremonial occasions. They are of two varieties: parliament robes, worn in the House of Lords...

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Coronation of the British monarch

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"The Coronation and Parliamentary Robes of the British Peerage". Arma. 5 (1): 289–293. Peers have two types of robes, the "Parliamentary Robe" and the...

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List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Edward III of England created the first three dukedoms of England...

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Mistress of the Robes

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The mistress of the robes was the senior lady in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom, who would, by appointment, attend on the Queen (whether queen...

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Earl

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Earl (/ɜːrl, ɜːrəl/) is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and...

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List of British royal consorts

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did not take a British peerage title but was granted the title of Prince Consort as a distinct title in 1857, the only male consort of the United Kingdom...

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History of the British peerage

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The history of the British peerage, a system of nobility found in the United Kingdom, stretches over the last thousand years. The current form of the...

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Duke

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thirty-five dukedoms in the Peerage of England, Peerage of Scotland, Peerage of Great Britain, Peerage of Ireland and Peerage of the United Kingdom, held...

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Peerage of England

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The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England...

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Hereditary peer

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of new hereditary peerages has largely dwindled; only seven hereditary peerages have been created since 1965, four of them for members of the British...

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Peerage of Great Britain

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The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union...

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Master of the Robes

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The Master of the Robes is an office in the British Royal Household. He is responsible for the King's robes at times such as a coronation, the annual Order...

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Life peer

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In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers. Life peers are...

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Peerage of Ireland

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monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisions of Peerages in the United Kingdom. The creation of such titles...

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Privilege of peerage

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The privilege of peerage is the body of special privileges belonging to members of the British peerage. It is distinct from parliamentary privilege, which...

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Peerage of the United Kingdom

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The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great...

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Peerage of Scotland

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The Peerage of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Moraireachd na h-Alba; Scots: Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom...

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Viscount

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viscountcies extant in the peerages of the British Isles, though most are secondary titles. In British practice, the title of a viscount may be either...

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Peerage law

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The British peerage is governed by a body of law that has developed over several centuries. Much of this law has been established by a few important cases...

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Duke of Devonshire

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House of Lords

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black and gold robes. Robes of black and gold are now worn by the lord chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice in the House of Commons, on ceremonial...

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