British Peerages with Foreign Names

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7 May 1697: Viscount Barfleur

for admiral Edward Russell (1652-1727) also created earl of Orford on the same day, to commemorate the naval victory of La Hogue or Barfleur (19 May 1692) over the French. Ext. 1727.

3 July 1717: Baron Stanhope of Mahon, in the island of Minorca

for James Stanhope (1673-1721), chancellor of the Exchequer, to commemorate the battle of Mahon (Sep 1708)

15 Mar 1762: Baron Clive of Plassey, co. Clare (peerage of Ireland)

for Robert Clive (1725-74), to commemorate the victory of Plassey in India (1757)

6 Jul 1787: Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar

for George Elliott (1717-90), to commemorate the siege of Gibraltar (1779-83). Ext. 1813.

6 Sep 1780: Baron Amherst of Montreal, Kent

for Gen. Jeffrey Amherst (1717-97), who took Montreal (Quebec) in 1760

1797: St. Vincent

30 Oct 1797: Baron Duncan of Camperdown

for Adm. Adam Duncan (1731-1804), to commemorate the naval victory of Camperdown (11 Oct 1797) over the Dutch fleet

6 Nov 1798: Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe, co. Norfolk

for Adm. Horatio Nelson (-1805), for the naval victory of Aboukir or the Nile (1 Aug 1798) over the French

22 May 1801: Viscount Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe, co. Norfolk

for Lord Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe

28 May 1801: Baron Abercromby of Aboukir and Tullibody, co. Clockmannan

for the widow of Lt. Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801), mortally wounded at the battle of Alexandria

18 Aug 1801: Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough, co. Norfolk

for Viscount Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe, with special remainder to his brother

16 Dec 1801: Baron Hutchinson of Alexandria and Knocklofty, co. Tipperary

for Maj. Gen. John Hely-Hutchinson (1757-1832), who took the surrender of French troops in Egypt

13 Sep 1804: Baron Lake of Delhi and Laswary and Aston Clinton, co. Buckingham

for Gen. Gerard Lake (1744-1808), tocommemorate battles in India in 1803

20 Nov. 1805: Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and Viscount Nelson of Trafalgar and of Merton, co. Surrey

for William Nelson (1757-1835), brother of Viscount Nelson of the Nile and Burnham Thorpe, to commemorate the naval victory of Trafalgar (21 Oct 1805) over the French fleet

4 Nov 1807: Viscount Lake of Delhi and Laswary and Aston Clinton, co. Buckingham

for Lord Lake of Delhi and Laswary and Aston Clinton

4 Sep. 1809: Baron Douro of Wellesley, co. Somerset, and Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington, co. Somerset

for Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852), later duke of Wellington, for the victory of Douro (12 May 1809) in Portugal and Talavera (28 July 1809) in Spain

11 May 1814: Marquess of Douro

for the duke of Wellington

17 May 1814: Baron Hill of Almaraz and Hawkestone, co. Salop

for Lt. Gen. Rowland Hill (1772-1842), to commemorate the storming of Almaraz (16 Mar 1812)

16 Jan 1816: Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hardwicke, co. Salop

for Lord Hill of Almaraz and Hawkestone, with remainder to his brother

11 Aug 1815: Baron Harris of Seringapatam and Mysore, in the East Indies, and of Belmont, co. Kent

for Gen. George Harris (1746-1829), to commemorate victories in India (May 1799)

19 Dec 1826: Earl Amherst of Arracan

for William Pitt (Amherst) baron Amherst of Montreal (1773-1857), to commemorate territory annexed on Burma in 1824

8 Feb 1827: Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore

for Stapleton (Cotton) baron Combermere (1773-1865) to commemorate a victory in India (11 Dec 1825)

23 Dec 1839: Baron Keane of Ghuznee, in Afghanistan, and Cappoquin, co. Waterford

for Lt. Gen. John Keane (1781-1844), for the battle og Ghuznee (23 Jul 1839).

25 Apr 1846: Baron Gough of Chingkangfoo in China and of Maharajpore and the Sutlej in the East Indies

for Hugh Gough (1779-1869), to commemorate the battles of Chingkangfoo (1841), Maharajpore (29 Dec 1843) and the Sutlej (Dec 1845-Jan 1846).

2 May 1846: Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton, co. Derby

for Lt. Gen. Henry Hardinge (1785-1856), governor-general of India (1844-48).

15 Jun 1849: Viscount Gough of Goojerat in the Pumjaub and of the city of Limerick

for Lord Gough of Chningkangfoo and of Maharajpore and the Sutlej, to commemorate the battle of Goojerat (21 Feb 1849).

25 Aug 1849: Marquess Dalhousie of Dalhousie Castle, co. Edinburgh and of the Punjaub

for James Andrew Ramsay, the earl of Dalhousie (1812-60), governor-general of India.

31 Jul 1866: Baron Strathnairn of Strathnairan, co. Nairan, and of Jhansi, in the East Indies

for Lt. Gen. Hugh Rose (1801-85), to commemorate the capture of Jhansi (3 Apr 1858)

17 Jul 1868: Baron Napier of Magdala in Abyssinia and of Carynton in the county palatine of Chester

for Lt. Gen. Robert Napier (1810-90), for the capture of Magadala (13 Apr 1868).

3 Apr 1869: Baron Lawrence of the Punjaub and of Grately, co. Southampton

for John Lawrence (1811-79), governor-general of India 1863-69.

25 Nov 1882: Baron Wolseley of Cairo and of Wolseley, co. Stafford

for Gen. Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-1913), for suppressing a rebellion in Egypt in 1882.

17 Nov 1888: Marquess of Dufferin and Ava in the co. of Down and in Burma, and earl of Ava in the province of Burma

for Frederick Temple Blackwood, earl of Dufferin (1826-1902), viceroy of India 1884-88.

1892: Baron Roberts of Kandahar

for Lt. Gen. Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914), for the battle of Kandahar (1 Sep 1880).

1 Nov 1898: Baron Kitchener of Khartoum and of Aspall in the county of Suffolk

for Gen. Horatio Kitchener

1901: Earl Roberts of Kandahar in Afghanistan and Pretoria in the Transvaal Colony, and of the city of Waterford

for Lord Roberts of Kandahar, for the conduct of the Boer War culminating in the taking of Pretoria ( 5 Jun 1900).

11 Jul 1902: Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum and of the Vaal in the colony of the Transvaal and of Aspall in the County of Suffolk

for Lord Kitchener of Khartoum

27 Jul 1914: Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, co. Kent

for Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum (LG 28853:2).

7 Oct 1919: Baron Byng of Vimy, of Thorpe-le-Soken, co. Essex

for Gen. Sir Julian Byng (1862-1935), for the battle of Vimy ridge (Apr 1917). (LG 31610:2)

5 Jun 1922: Earl of Ypres

for Viscount French, of Ypres and of High Lake, co. Roscommon (cr. 1 Jan 1916 for Gen. John French, 1852-1925)

12 Jan 1928: Viscount Byng of Vimy

for Lord Byng of Vimy

1931: Baron Rutherford of Nelson

for Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), physicist and winner of the Nobel prize in Chemistry. Nelson is his birthplace in New Zealand.

8 Jan 1945: Viscount Ruthven of Canberra, of Direlton, co. East Lothian

for Alexander (Hore-Ruthven) baron Gowrie (d. 1955); also created earl of Gowrie. (LG 36891:1)

31 Jan 1946: Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, of Hindhead, co. Surrey

for Field Marshall Sir Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), to commemorate the battle of El-Alamein. (LG 37461:2)

1 Mar 1946: Viscount Alexander of Tunis, of Errigal, co. Donnegal

for Field Marshall Harold Alexander (1891-1969). (LG 37491:1)

23 Aug 1946: Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, of Romsey, co. Southampton

for Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900-79). (LG 37702:1)

11 Mar 1952: Earl Alexander of Tunis and Baron Rideau, of Ottawa and of Castle Derg, co. Tyrone

for Viscount Alexander of Tunis, after he left the post of Governor-General of Canada; Rideau is the name of the River flowing through Ottowa (Canada).

18 Oct 1947: Earl Mountbatten of Burma

for Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, with special remainder. (LG 38109:2)

18 Mar 1947: Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, of Westminster Gardens in the city of Westminster

for Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883-1967). (LG 37911:1)

1 Jan 1916: Viscount French of Ypres and of High Lake in the county of Roscommon

for Field-Marshall Sir John French (1852-1925). (LG 29450:4)

7 Oct 1919: Viscount Allenby of Megiddo and of Felixstowe in the county of Suffolk (LG)

for Field-Marshall Sir Edmund Allenby (1861-1936) (LG 31610:2)

7 Oct 1919: Baron Plumer of Messines and of Bilton in the county of York (LG)

for Field Marshall Sir Herbert Plumer (LG 31610:2)

22 Jul 1943: Viscount Wavell of Cyrenaica and of Winchester, in the county of Southampton (LG)

for Field-Marshall Archibald Wavell (1883-1950)

1 May 1947: Viscount Keren, of Eritrea and of Winchester, in the county of Suffolk (LG)

for Viscount Wavell also created Earl Wavell