▁life ▁were ▁often ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁peer age , ▁their ▁regular ▁creation ▁was ▁not ▁provided ▁for ▁by ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ▁until ▁the ▁App ell ate ▁Jur is diction ▁Act ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁C ounter parts ▁ ▁Other ▁fe ud al ▁monarch ies ▁equally ▁held ▁a ▁similar ▁system , ▁grouping ▁high ▁nob ility ▁of ▁different ▁rank ▁titles ▁under ▁one ▁term , ▁with ▁common ▁privileges ▁and / or ▁in ▁an ▁assembly , ▁sometimes ▁legisl ative ▁and / or ▁jud icial . ▁ ▁It ō ▁H iro bum i ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁Me iji ▁leaders ▁deliber ately ▁mode led ▁the ▁Japanese ▁House ▁of ▁Pe ers ▁on ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords , ▁as ▁a ▁counter weight ▁to ▁the ▁popular ly ▁elected ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁( Sh ū gi in ). ▁ ▁In ▁France , ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁p ai ries ▁( pe er age ) ▁existed ▁in ▁two ▁different ▁versions : ▁the ▁exclusive ▁' old ' ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁kingdom , ▁in ▁many ▁respect s ▁an ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁later ▁British ▁practice , ▁and ▁the ▁very ▁pro l ific ▁Cham bre ▁des ▁P airs ▁under ▁the ▁Bour bon ▁Rest oration ▁( 1 8 1 4 – 1 8 4 8 ). ▁ ▁In ▁Spain ▁and ▁Portugal , ▁the ▁closest ▁equivalent ▁title ▁was ▁Grande e ; ▁in ▁Hung ary , ▁Mag nat . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sic ily ▁a ▁peer age ▁was ▁instit uted ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the