- Look up peer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Peer or
peeress may
refer to: Peer, an
equal in age,
education or
social class; see Peer
group Peer,...
- 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...
-
Peeress (foaled 1
February 2001) is a
British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a
racing career which lasted from
November 2003
until May 2007...
- Lady
Elizabeth Mary Finch-Hatton (née Murray; 18 May 1760 – 1 June 1825) was a
British aristocrat and the
subject of a
notable painting, once
thought to...
-
Margaret Hilda Thatcher,
Baroness Thatcher (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013), was a
British stateswoman and
Conservative politician who served...
- that a
dowager peeress of a
particular title precedes the
present holder of the same title.
Children of
peers (and suo jure
peeresses) also
obtain a special...
-
majority of
hereditary peerages can only be
inherited by men, the
number of
peeresses in
their own
right is very small; only 18 out of 758
hereditary peers...
-
established in
Tokyo 1884: Gakushūin
became an
Imperial institution. 1885:
Peeresses'
School was
created 1947: Gakushūin
became a
private institution. The...
- princess,
peeress suo jure Hawise,
Duchess of
Brittany –
duchess suo jure
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd
Duchess of
Marlborough –
English peeress suo jure Maria...
- The
Peeresses Act 1441 (20 Hen. 6. c. 9) was an Act of the
Parliament of England. It is
sometimes referred to as the
Peeresses Act 1442 or the
Trial of...
