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| | Encyclopedia: Hereditary peer |
 | | Several instances may be cited: the Barony of Nelson (to an elder brother and his heirs-male), the Earldom of Roberts (to a daughter and her heirs-male), the Barony of Amherst (to a nephew and his heirs-male) and the Dukedom of Dover (to a younger son and his heirs-male while the eldest son is still alive). | | | However, Edward IV introduced a procedure known as a writ of acceleration, whereby it is possible for the eldest son of a peer with multiple titles to sit in the House of Lords by virtue of one of his father's subsidiary dignities. | | | In this case, the peer's eldest son may use one of the father's subsidiary titles as a "courtesy title", but the son is not considered a peer in this situation. |
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| | Forms of Address - Events - DeskDemon.com UK 2005 |
| | In most hereditary Peerages, the title passes on to a Peer's oldest son, or to his closest male heir if the Peer has no son (the other children are considered commoners). | | | The Lord Chancellor, Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, Heads of Division and Lords Justices of Appeal are members of the Privy Council: they are accorded the prefix "Right Honourable". | | | Below are the five ranks of peers, in order of seniority (Duke is the highest hereditary rank below that of prince.) |
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