The order of precedence in Scotland was fixed by Royal Warrant in 1905. [1] Amendments were made by further Warrants in 1912, [2] 1952, 1958, [3] 1999 to coincide with the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government and most recently in 2012. [4] [5]
The relative precedence of peers of Scotland is determined by the Act of Union 1707.
| Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|
 England | Ordered according to date of creation | [1] |
 Scotland | Ordered according to date of creation | |
 Great Britain | Ordered according to date of creation | |
 Ireland | The 9th Duke of Leinster | |
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| Eldest sons of Royal Dukes who are not already ranked higher | Earl of Ulster (son of the Duke of Gloucester) Earl of St Andrews (son of the Duke of Kent) | |
| Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|
| England | The 19th Marquess of Winchester | [1] |
| Scotland | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| Great Britain | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| Ireland | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| Eldest sons of Dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
| Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|
| England | Ordered according to date of creation | [1] |
| Scotland | Ordered according to the Decreet of Ranking of 1606 according to date of creation | |
| Great Britain | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| Ireland | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| Younger sons of Royal Dukes who are not already ranked higher | Lord Nicholas Windsor (second son of the Duke of Kent) | |
| Eldest sons of Marquesses according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
| Younger sons of Dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
| Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|
| England | The 19th Viscount Hereford | [1] |
| Scotland | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| Great Britain | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| Ireland | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Ordered according to date of creation | |
| Eldest sons of Earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
| Younger sons of Marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
Sir is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men who are knights and belong to certain orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the suo jure female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist.
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