List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
Number Title Date of creation Current holder Peerage
The Earl of Waterford 1446 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot , 22nd Earl of Waterford Ireland
1 The Earl of Cork 1620 John Boyle , 15th Earl of Cork Ireland
2 The Earl of Westmeath 1621 William Anthony Nugent , 13th Earl of Westmeath Ireland
3 The Earl of Meath 1627 John Brabazon , 15th Earl of Meath Ireland
The Earl of Desmond 1628 Alexander Feilding , 11th Earl of Desmond Ireland
4 The Earl of Cavan 1647 Roger Lambart , 13th Earl of Cavan Ireland
The Earl of Orrery 1660 John Boyle , 15th Earl of Orrery Ireland
5 The Earl of Drogheda 1661 Derry Moore , 12th Earl of Drogheda Ireland
6 The Earl of Granard 1684 Peter Forbes , 10th Earl of Granard Ireland
7 The Earl of Darnley 1725 Ivo Bligh , 12th Earl of Darnley Ireland
8 The Earl of Bessborough 1739 Myles Ponsonby , 12th Earl of Bessborough Ireland
9 The Earl of Carrick 1748 David Butler , 10th Earl of Carrick Ireland
10 The Earl of Shannon 1756 Richard Boyle , 10th Earl of Shannon Ireland
11 The Earl of Arran 1762 Arthur Gore , 9th Earl of Arran Ireland
12 The Earl of Courtown 1762 Patrick Stopford , 9th Earl of Courtown Ireland
13 The Earl of Mexborough 1766 John Savile , 8th Earl of Mexborough Ireland
14 The Earl Winterton 1766 David Turnour , 8th Earl Winterton Ireland
15 The Earl of Kingston 1768 Robert King-Tenison , 12th Earl of Kingston Ireland
16 The Earl of Roden 1771 Robert Jocelyn , 10th Earl of Roden Ireland
17 The Earl of Lisburne 1776 David Vaughan , 9th Earl of Lisburne Ireland
Earls in the Peerage of Ireland
This is a list of the 193 present and extant earls in the Peerages of the England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these hidden earldoms as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of earldoms.