▁of ▁ear ls ▁and ▁then ▁younger ▁sons ▁of ▁marqu esses ▁rank ▁after ▁vis count s . ▁E ld est ▁sons ▁of ▁vis count s , ▁younger ▁sons ▁of ▁ear ls , ▁and ▁then ▁el dest ▁sons ▁of ▁bar ons , ▁in ▁that ▁order , ▁follow ▁bar ons , ▁with ▁the ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁House hold , ▁the ▁Com pt roller ▁of ▁the ▁House hold , ▁the ▁Vice - Ch am ber lain ▁of ▁the ▁House hold ▁and ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁State ▁being ▁interpol ated ▁between ▁them ▁and ▁the ▁bar ons . ▁Young er ▁sons ▁of ▁vis count s , ▁and ▁then ▁younger ▁sons ▁of ▁bar ons , ▁come ▁after ▁the ▁a for esa id ▁el dest ▁sons ▁of ▁bar ons , ▁with ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁G arter ▁and ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Th ist le , ▁Priv y ▁Coun c ill ors ▁and ▁senior ▁jud ges ▁being ▁inter cal ated ▁between ▁them ▁and ▁el dest ▁sons ▁of ▁bar ons . ▁ ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁peer ▁also ▁obtain ▁a ▁special ▁preced ence . ▁Gener ally , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁peer ▁comes ▁immediately ▁before ▁his ▁un cles , ▁while ▁the ▁younger ▁sons ▁of ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁peer ▁come ▁after ▁them . ▁Therefore , ▁el dest ▁sons ▁of ▁el dest ▁sons ▁of ▁du kes ▁come ▁before ▁younger ▁sons ▁of ▁du kes , ▁and ▁younger ▁sons ▁of ▁el dest ▁sons ▁of ▁du kes ▁come ▁after ▁them