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3 unusual facts about courtesy titles in the United Kingdom


Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom

However, the Government has announced that future appointees will not be created peers, and the first non-peer appointed to the Court was Sir John Dyson.

For example, Alastair Campbell is known as The Honourable Lord Bracadale, whilst Ronald Mackay is known as The Right Honourable Lord Eassie.

Thus the husband of Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone is called Peter Bottomley and has no courtesy title.


Gavin Dalzell, 2nd Earl of Carnwath

Gavin Dalzell, 2nd Earl of Carnwath (1627−1674), styled by the courtesy title Lord Dalzell and Liberton from 1639, was a Scottish nobleman and Royalist supporter during the English Civil War.

Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven

A son of George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven and 11th Baron Audley, and his wife, Lucy Mervyn, he was known as Lord Audley in his father's lifetime, and succeeded his father on 20 February 1616/7 as the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven and 12th Baron Audley.

Stanley Tiffany

defeating the sitting Conservative MP John Hely-Hutchinson, known by his courtesy title as Viscount Suirdale.

Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire

Also on 8 December 1529, the Earl of Wiltshire's only surviving son, George, was granted the courtesy title of Viscount Rochford.

George Boleyn (c. 1504 – 17 May 1536); later Viscount Rochford (1529–1536) by courtesy


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