▁of ▁the ▁peer age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁General ▁preced ence ▁In ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁the ▁S over eign ▁ranks ▁first , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Family . ▁Then ▁follow ▁the ▁Arch b ish ops ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁and ▁York , ▁the ▁Great ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁other ▁important ▁state ▁function aries ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁There after , ▁du kes ▁preced e ▁marqu esses , ▁who ▁preced e ▁ear ls , ▁who ▁preced e ▁vis count s , ▁who ▁preced e ▁b ish ops , ▁who ▁preced e ▁bar ons ▁and ▁l ords ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁each ▁rank ▁of ▁the ▁peer age , ▁pe ers ▁of ▁England ▁preced e ▁pe ers ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁English ▁and ▁Scottish ▁pe ers ▁together ▁preced e ▁pe ers ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁preced e ▁pe ers ▁of ▁Ireland ▁created ▁before ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁Last ▁come ▁pe ers ▁of ▁Ireland ▁created ▁after ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁and ▁pe ers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Among ▁pe ers ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁rank ▁and ▁Pe er age , ▁preced ence ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁title : ▁those ▁whose ▁titles ▁were ▁created ▁earlier ▁preced e ▁those ▁whose ▁titles ▁were ▁created ▁later . ▁But ▁in ▁no ▁case ▁would ▁a ▁peer ▁of ▁a ▁lower ▁rank ▁preced e ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁higher ▁rank . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁F ife , ▁the ▁last ▁non -