▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁and ▁non - her edit able ▁titles ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁for ▁Law ▁L ords , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁for ▁Life ▁Pe ers . ▁ ▁Pe er age ▁divisions ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁five ▁peer ages ▁co - exist , ▁namely : ▁ ▁The ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁England ▁– ▁titles ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Kings ▁and ▁Queens ▁of ▁England ▁before ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Scotland ▁– ▁titles ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Kings ▁and ▁Queens ▁of ▁Scotland ▁before ▁ 1 7 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Ireland ▁– ▁titles ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Ireland ▁before ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Union ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁and ▁some ▁titles ▁created ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁– ▁titles ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁between ▁ 1 7 0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁– ▁most ▁titles ▁created ▁since ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁ ▁R anks ▁▁ ▁Pe ers ▁are ▁of ▁five ▁ranks , ▁in ▁desc ending ▁order ▁of ▁hierarchy : ▁ ▁Duke ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁du x , ▁meaning ▁' le ader '. ▁The ▁first ▁du ke ▁in ▁a ▁peer age ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 3 3 7 . ▁The