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Current Great Britain Viscountcies

Althorp, Viscount (GB, 1765) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls Spencer since 1765, when the 1st Viscount Spencer was created Viscount Althorp and Earl Spencer

Bayham, Viscount (GB, 1786) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls Camden since 1786, when the 1st Baron Camden was created Viscount Bayham and Earl Camden, and by the Marquesses Camden since 1812, when the 2nd Earl Camden was created Earl of Brecknock and Marquess Camden

Beauchamp, Viscount (GB, 1750) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Hertford since 1750, when the 2nd Baron Conway was created Viscount Beauchamp and Earl of Hertford, and by the Marquesses of Hertford since 1793, when the 1st Earl of Hertford was created Earl of Yarmouth and Marquess of Hertford

Belgrave, Viscount (GB, 1784) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls Grosvenor since 1784, when the 1st Baron Grosvenor was created Viscount Belgrave and Earl Grosvenor, by the Marquesses of Westminster since 1831, when the 2nd Earl Grosvenor was created Marquess of Westminster, and by the Dukes of Westminster since 1874, when the 3rd Marquess of Westminster was created Duke of Westminster

Bolingbroke, Viscount (GB, 1712)

Calne and Calstone, Viscount (GB, 1784) - the viscountcy has been held by the Marquesses of Lansdowne since 1784, when the 2nd Earl of Shelburne was created Viscount Calne and Calstone, Earl Wycombe and Marquess of Lansdowne

Cantelupe, Viscount (GB, 1761) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls De La Warr since 1761, when the 7th Baron De La Warr was created Viscount Cantelupe and Earl De La Warr

Chelsea, Viscount (GB, 1800) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls Cadogan since 1800, when the 3rd Baron Cadogan was created Viscount Chelsea and Earl Cadogan

Chewton, Viscount (GB, 1729) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls Waldegrave since 1729, when the 2nd Baron Waldegrave was created Viscount Chewton and Earl Waldegrave

Cobham, Viscount (GB, 1718)

Ebrington, Viscount (GB, 1789) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls Fortescue since 1789, when the 3rd Baron Fortescue was created Viscount Ebrington and Earl Fortescue

Fairford, Viscount (GB, 1772) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Hillsborough since 1772, when the 1st Earl of Hillsborough in the Peerage of Ireland was created Viscount Fairford and Earl of Hillsborough in the Peerage of Great Britain, and by the Marquesses of Downshire since 1789, when the 1st Earl of Hillsborough was created Marquess of Downshire

Falmouth, Viscount (GB, 1720)

FitzHarris, Viscount (GB, 1800) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Malmesbury since 1800, when the 1st Baron Malmesbury was created Viscount FitzHarris and Earl of Malmesbury

Folkestone, Viscount (GB, 1747) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Radnor since 1765, when the 2nd Viscount Folkestone was created Baron Pleydell-Bouverie and Earl of Radnor

Hamilton, Viscount (GB, 1786) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Abercorn since 1786, when the 8th Earl of Abercorn was created Viscount Hamilton, by the Marquesses of Abercorn since 1790, when the 9th Earl of Abercorn was created Marquess of Abercorn, and by the Dukes of Abercorn since 1868, when the 2nd Marquess of Abercorn was created Marquess of Hamilton and Duke of Abercorn

Hood, Viscount (GB, 1796)

Ingestre, Viscount (GB, 1784) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls Talbot since 1784, when the 3rd Baron Talbot was created Viscount Ingestre and Earl Talbot, and by the Earls of Shrewsbury since 1856, when the 3rd Earl Talbot succeeded to the more senior Earldom of Shrewsbury

Leinster, Viscount (GB, 1747) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Kildare since 1747, when the 20th Earl of Kildare was created Viscount Leinster, by the Marquesses of Kildare since 1761, when the 20th Earl of Kildare was created Earl of Offaly and Marquess of Kildare, and by the Dukes of Leinster since 1766, when the 1st Marquess of Kildare was created Duke of Leinster

Lewisham, Viscount (GB, 1711) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Dartmouth since 1711, when the 2nd Baron Dartmouth was created Viscount Lewisham and Earl of Dartmouth

Lowther, Viscount (GB, 1797) - the viscountcy was held by the 1st Earl of Lonsdale (cr. 1784) from 1797, when he was created Baron Lowther and Viscount Lowther, until his death in 1802, and has been held by the Earls of Lonsdale since 1807, when the 2nd Viscount Lowther was created Earl of Lonsdale

Lymington, Viscount (GB, 1720) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Portsmouth since 1743, when the 1st Viscount Lymington was created Earl of Portsmouth

Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort, Viscount (GB, 1781) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe since 1789, when the 1st Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort was created Earl of Mount Edgcumbe

Mountjoy, Viscount (GB, 1796) - the viscountcy has been held by the Marquesses of Bute since 1796, when the 4th Earl of Bute was created Viscount Mountjoy, Earl of Windsor and Marquess of Bute

Nevill, Viscount (GB, 1784) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Abergavenny since 1784, when the 17th Baron Abergavenny was created Viscount Nevill and Earl of Abergavenny, and by the Marquesses of Abergavenny since 1876, when the 5th Earl of Abergavenny was created Earl of Lewes and Marquess of Abergavenny

Parker, Viscount (GB, 1721) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Macclesfield since 1721, when the 1st Baron Parker was created Viscount Parker and Earl of Macclesfield

Petersham, Viscount (GB, 1742) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Harrington since 1742, when the 1st Baron Harrington was created Viscount Petersham and Earl of Harrington

Royston, Viscount (GB, 1754) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Hardwicke since 1754, when the 1st Baron Hardwicke was created Viscount Royston and Earl of Hardwicke

St John, Viscount (GB, 1716) - the 3rd Viscount St John inherited the senior Viscountcy of Bolingbroke in 1751

Spencer, Viscount (GB, 1761) - the viscountcy has held by the Earls Spencer since 1765, when the 1st Viscount Spencer was created Viscount Althorp and Earl Spencer

Stanhope of Mahon, Viscount (GB, 1717) - the viscountcy was held by the Earls Stanhope from 1718, when the 1st Viscount Stanhope of Mahon was created Earl Stanhope, until 1967, when on the death of the 7th Earl Stanhope the Earldom of Stanhope became extinct and the Viscountcy of Stanhope of Mahon passed according to its special remainder to his kinsman the 11th Earl of Harrington

Tamworth, Viscount (GB, 1711) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls Ferrers since 1711, when the 13th Baron de Ferrers was created Viscount Tamworth and Earl Ferrers

Torrington, Viscount (GB, 1721)

Trentham, Viscount (GB, 1746) - the viscountcy has been held by the Earls Gower since 1746, when the 2nd Baron Gower was created Viscount Trentham and Earl Gower, by the Marquesses of Stafford since 1786, when the 2nd Earl Gower was created Marquess of Stafford, and by the Dukes of Sutherland since 1833, when the 2nd Marquess of Stafford was created Duke of Sutherland

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