Welsh peers and baronets
This is a list of Welsh peers and their titles, or persons holding a Welsh named title. Welsh peers hold their titles from a varity of sources. After Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the last Welsh prince of Wales, was defeated and killed during the Edwardian Conquest of 1182, the Statute of Rhuddlan reorganized the Principality of Wales into English style counties. Dispite this, Welsh Law remained in force in the principality for civil cases, including for inheritance. With the Laws in Wales Acts (1535 - 1542) Wales was formally annexed by England with the full implimentation of English Common Law for civil cases. Both Welsh and Marcher lordships were fully incorporated into the English Peerage. Eventually, succeeding peerage divisions emerged.
List of Welsh titles in the Peerage of England (by origional creation date)
- Earldom of Pembroke, created origionally by King Stephen of England, after several extentions, the title was recreated several times. After 1605, the title was associated with the title of Earl of Montgomery. Current holder is William Alexander Sidney Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke, 15th Earl of Montgomery
- Earldom of Denbigh created in 1633, eventually the title was held jointly with the Earl of Desmond of the Irish Peerage, amongst others. Current holder is Alexander Stephen Rudolph Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh and 11th Earl of Desmond (b. 1970).
- Earldom of Cardigan created in 1661 for Thomas Brudenell. Eventually merged with the Marquess of Ailesbury in the UK peerage. Current holder is held by the heir to the Marquess of Ailesbury, David Michael James Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan
- Earldom of Conway created in 1679 out of the Viscountcy of Conway and the seperate Barony of Conway (both created in 1624). The title became extent in 1687; and recreated again as a Barony of Conway in 1703. From then, it has become part of the Marquess of Hertford .The current holder is Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford (b. 1958)