He inherited the peerage on his father's death in 1959, the day after his thirty-fifth birthday.

Francis inherited the peerage of Baron Holles from his father.

He died before his father so he never inherited the peerage.

He inherited the peerage as Earl of Bolingbroke in 1688.

FitzwIlliam inherited the peerage on the death of his father in 1643.

His father died in 1622 and he inherited the peerage on the death of his grandfather in 1625.

He inherited the peerage from his brother in 1903.

They adopted four children who were, until 2004, not entitled to either courtesy titles or for the elder son to inherit the peerage:

Legally therefore, Wilfred momentarily inherited the peerage: and as a consequence the family had to pay death duty twice.

Campbell inherited the peerage on the death of his father in 1731, becoming Lord Loudoun.