Since then, hereditary Peerages have not been regularly created outside of members
of the royal family.
The Life Peerages Act passed that year permitted the creation
of life baronies for both men and women on a regular basis.
The Acts of Union 1800 changed this to peers of the United Kingdom,
but provided that Irish Peerages could still be created;
In the eighteenth century, Irish Peerages became rewards for English politicians,
limited only by the concern that they might go to Dublin and interfere with the Irish Government.
In the 18th century, Irish Peerages became rewards for English politicians,
limited only by the concern that they might go to Dublin and interfere with the Irish Government.
But the Irish peers were concerned that their honours would be diluted as cheap prizes, and insisted that an Irish peerage
be created only when three Irish Peerages had gone extinct(until there were only
100 Irish peers left).
But the Irish peers were concerned that their honours would be diluted as cheap prizes, and insisted that an Irish peerage could
be created only when three Irish Peerages had gone extinct(until there were only
100 Irish peers left).
But the Irish peers were concerned that their honours would be diluted as cheap prizes, and insisted that an Irish peerage could
be created only when three Irish Peerages had gone extinct(until there were only a
hundred Irish peers left).