List of couples with British titles in their own right

This is a list of people holding in their own right a British title (of knighthood or in the Peerage) who are or were spouses or partners with a person also holding such a title in their own right.

Both partners with hereditary titles

 * The 1st Earl of Kent (1301–1330) and The 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell (1297–1349)
 * The 4th Countess of Kent (1328–1385) married first The 1st Earl of Kent (1314–1360), second The 2nd Earl of Salisbury (1328–1397) and third The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall (1330–1376)
 * The 1st Duke of Clarence (1338-1368) and The 4th Countess of Ulster (1332-1363)
 * The 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1347–1375) and The 2nd Baroness Manny (1355–1384)
 * The 4th Earl of March (1374–1398) and The 5th Countess of Ulster (1355–1382)
 * The 6th Earl of Salisbury (1428–1471) and The 16th Countess of Warwick (1426–1492)
 * The 1st Duke of York and Norfolk (1473–1483?) and The 8th Countess of Norfolk (1472–1481)
 * The 1st Earl of Worcester (1460–1526) and The 3rd Baroness Herbert (1476?–1513?)
 * The 7th Baroness Harington of Aldingham and 2nd Baroness Bonville (1460–1529) married first The 1st Marquess of Dorset (1455–1501) and second The 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1479–1523)
 * The 1st Marquess of Northampton (1512–1571) and The 7th Baroness Bourchier (1515–1571)
 * The 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484–1545) and The 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (1519–1580)
 * The 21st Earl of Arundel (1585–1646) and The 13th Baroness Furnivall (1585–1654) (although she only inherited the title after his death)
 * The 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592–1628) and The 19th Baroness de Ros (d. 1649)
 * The 2nd Baroness Clifton (1592–1637) married first The 3rd Duke of Lennox (1579–1624) and second The 2nd Earl of Abercorn (1604–1670)
 * The 1st Earl of Selkirk (Duke of Hamilton for life) (1634–1694) and The 3rd Duchess of Hamilton (1631–1716)
 * The 1st Earl of Castlemaine (1634–1705) and The 1st Duchess of Cleveland (1640–1709)
 * The 1st Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch (1649–1685) and The 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (1651–1732)
 * The 7th Duke of Norfolk (1655–1701) and The 7th Baroness Mordaunt (1659–1705)
 * The 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690) and The 2nd Countess of Arlington (1668–1723)
 * The 2nd Earl of Godolphin (1678–1766) and The 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (1681–1733)
 * The 5th Earl of Northampton (1687–1754) and The 14th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley (1694–1741)
 * The 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720–1764) and The 6th Baroness Clifford (1731–1754) (though he had not inherited yet by the time of her death)
 * The 1st Baron Holland of Foxley (1705–1774) and The 1st Baroness Holland of Holland (1723–1774)
 * The 1st Duke of Northumberland (1714–1786) and The 2nd Baroness Percy (1716–1776)
 * The 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (1720–1790) and The 2nd Marchioness Grey (1723–1797)
 * The 5th Duke of Leeds (1751–1799) and The 12th Baroness Darcy de Knayth and 9th Baroness Conyers (1754–1784) (though he only inherited his title after their divorce)
 * The 1st Marquess Townshend (1724–1807) and The 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley and 7th Baroness Compton (d. 1770) (at her death he was simply 4th Viscount Townshend)
 * The 3rd Duke of Atholl (1729–1774) and The 8th Baroness Strange (1731–1805)
 * The 1st Baroness Hamilton (1733-1790) married firstly The 6th Duke of Hamilton (1724-1758) and secondly The 5th Duke of Argyll (1723-1806)
 * The 1st Baron Gwydyr (1754–1820) and The 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (1761–1828)
 * The 1st Duke of Sutherland (1758–1833) and The 19th Countess of Sutherland (1765–1839)
 * The 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754–1826) and The 6th Countess of Loudoun (1780–1840)
 * The 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824) and The 11th Baroness Wentworth (1792–1860) (although she only inherited her title after his death)
 * The 1st Baron Aveland (1795–1867) and The 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (1809–1888)
 * The 2nd Marquess of Hastings (1808–1844) and The 20th Baroness Grey de Ruthyn (1810–1858)
 * The 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (1816–1866) and The 8th Lady Nairne (1819–1895)
 * The 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804–1881) and The 1st Viscountess Beaconsfield (1792–1872) (although she had passed away before he was ennobled)
 * The 3rd Duke of Sutherland (1828–1892) and The 1st Countess of Cromartie (1829–1888)
 * The 15th Duke of Norfolk (1847–1917) and The 12th Lady Herries of Terregles (1877–1945)
 * The 3rd Earl of Dartrey (1855–1933) and The 25th Baroness de Ros (1854–1939)
 * The 4th Earl of Yarborough (1859–1936) and The 13th Baroness Conyers and 7th Baroness Fauconberg (1863–1926)
 * The 4th Earl of Powis (1862–1952) and The 16th Baroness Darcy de Knayth (1865–1929)
 * The 3rd Earl of Lytton (1879–1951) and The 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957) (although he only inherited his title after their divorce)
 * The 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop (1885–1972) and The 11th Baroness Beaumont (1894–1971)
 * The 1st Viscount St Davids (1860–1938) and The 14th Baroness Strange, 22nd Baroness Hungerford and 21st Baroness de Moleyns (1884–1974)
 * The 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1891–1965) and The 11th Lady Ruthven of Freeland (1896–1982)
 * The 15th Laird of Rothiemurchus (1915–1987) and The 12th Countess of Dysart (b. 1918)
 * The 7th Baron Brabourne (1924–2005) and The 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (b. 1924)


 * Baronets
 * Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet (1919–1985) and The 23rd Countess of Erroll (1926–1978)
 * Sir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baronet (1759–1838) and The 2nd Baroness Barham (d. 1823)

Before 1958

 * The 1st Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky (1619–1642) and The Countess of Guilford (d. 1667/1673) (although she received her title only after his death)
 * The 3rd Countess of Buccleuch (1647–1661) and The Earl of Tarras (1644–1693)

Since the Life Peerages Act 1958

 * The 14th Lady Herries of Terregles (b. 1938) and The Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge (1932–2000)
 * The 2nd Earl of Swinton (1937–2006) and The Baroness Masham of Ilton (b. 1935) (Both Conservative)
 * The 2nd Viscount Eccles (b. 1931) and The Baroness Eccles of Moulton (b. 1933) (Both Conservative)
 * The 3rd Viscount Hailsham (b. 1945) and The Baroness Hogg (b. 1946) (Both Conservative)

Both with peerage for life

 * The Baron Stewart of Fulham (1906–1990) and The Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch (1903–1984) (Both Labour)
 * The Baroness Brooke of Ystradfellte (1908–2000) and The Baron Brooke of Cumnor (1903–1984) (Both Conservative)
 * The 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir (1911–1996) and The Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie (1915–1978) (Both Conservative)
 * The Baron Llewelyn-Davies (1912–1981) and The Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe (1915–1997) (Baron cross-bencher and Baroness Labour)
 * The Baron Cheshire (1917–1992) and The Baroness Ryder of Warsaw (married) (1923–2000) (Both Cross-benchers)
 * The Baron Griffiths (b. 1923) and The Baroness Brigstocke (1929–2004) (Baron Crossbencher and Baroness Conservative)
 * The Baron Howe of Aberavon (b. 1926) and The Baroness Howe of Idlicote (b. 1932) (Baron Conservative and Baroness Cross-bencher)
 * The Baron Layard (b. 1934) and The Baroness Meacher (b. 1940) (Baron Labour and Baroness Cross-bencher)
 * The Baron Thomas of Gresford (b. 1937) and The Baroness Walmsley (b. 1943) (Baron Lib-Dem)
 * The Baron Howarth of Newport (b. 1944) and The Baroness Hollis of Heigham (b. 1941) (unmarried but living together) (Both Labour)
 * The Baron Kinnock (b. 1942) and The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (b. 1944) (Both Labour)
 * The Baron Razzall (b. 1943) and The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury (b. 1957) (unmarried but living together) (Both Lib-Dem)

Peerage and knighthoods
Post-nominals are only given in those instances where the knighthood is not a Knight Bachelor.


 * Deceased
 * The 3rd Duke of Abercorn KG KP (1869–1953) and The Duchess of Abercorn DBE (1869–1958) (Both Conservative)
 * The 6th Duke of Portland KG GCVO (1857–1943) and The Duchess of Portland DBE (1863–1954) (Both Conservative)
 * The 7th Duke of Portland KG (1893–1977) and The Duchess of Portland DBE (1887–1982) (Both Conservative)
 * The 8th Duke of Atholl KT GCVO (1871–1942) and The Duchess of Atholl DBE (1874–1960) (Both Conservative)
 * The 8th Duke of Richmond (1870–1935) and The Duchess of Richmond DBE (1872–1971) (Both Conservative)
 * The 11th Duke of Devonshire KG (1920–2004) and The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire DCVO (b. 1920) (Both Conservative)
 * The 11th Duke of Bedford KG KBE (1858–1940) and The Duchess of Bedford DBE (1865–1937) (Both Conservative)
 * The 12th Duke of St Albans (1874–1964) and The Duchess of St Albans, Marchioness of Waterford GBE (1877–1953)
 * The 16th Duke of Norfolk KG GCVO GBE (1908–1975) and The Duchess of Norfolk LG (1916–1995) (Both Unknown)
 * The 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE (1826–1902) and The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava DBE (1843–1936) (Both Liberal)
 * The 1st Marquess of Reading GCB GCSI GCIE GCVO (1860–1935) and The Marchioness of Reading GBE (1866–1930) (Both Liberal)
 * The 1st Marquess of Reading GCB GCSI GCIE GCVO and The Marchioness of Reading, Baroness Swanborough GBE (1894–1971) (became life peeress as a widow) (Both Liberal)
 * The 1st Marquess of Willingdon GCMG GBE GCIE (1866–1941) and The Marchioness of Willingdon DBE (1875–1960) (Both Liberal)
 * The 5th Marquess of Lansdowne KG GCSI GCMG GCIE (1845–1927) and The Marchioness of Lansdowne GBE (1850–1932)
 * The 5th Marquess of Abergavenny KG (1914–2000) and The Marchioness of Abergavenny DCVO (1915–2005)
 * The 6th Marquess of Waterford KP (1875–1911) and The Duchess of St Albans, Marchioness of Waterford GBE (1877–1953)
 * The 1st Earl of Stockton (1894–1986) and Dame Dorothy Macmillan GBE (1900–1966; Dame Dorothy died before her husband was ennobled; never became Countess of Stockton) (Both Conservative)
 * The 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley KG (1867–1947) and The Countess Baldwin of Bewdley GBE (1869–1945) (Both Conservative)
 * The 2nd Earl of Liverpool GCB GCMG GBE (1870–1941) and The Countess of Liverpool GBE (1875–1948) (Both Liberal)
 * The 3rd Earl of Stradbroke KCMG (1862–1947) and The Countess of Stradbroke DBE (d. 1949) (Both Conservative)
 * The 4th Earl Granville KG GCVO (1880–1953) and The Countess Granville GCVO (1890–1967) (Both Conservative)
 * The 4th Earl of Gosford KP (1841–1922) and The Countess of Gosford DBE (1856–1944) (Both unknown)
 * The 5th Earl of Limerick KCB GBE (1888–1967) and The Countess of Limerick DBE (1897–1981) (Both unknown)
 * The 6th Earl of Rosebery and 2nd Earl of Midlothian (1882–1972) and The Countess of Rosebery DBE (1892–1987) (Both Liberal)
 * The 7th Earl of Jersey GCB GCMG (1845–1915) and The Countess of Jersey DBE (1849–1945) (Both Conservative)
 * The 8th Earl of Darnley (1859–1927) and The Countess of Darnley DBE (d. 1944) 9Both Unknown)
 * The 9th Earl De La Warr GBE (1900–1976) GBE and The Countess De La Warr DBE (1903–1992) (Both Conservative)
 * The 11th Earl of Airlie (1856–1900) and The Countess of Airlie GCVO GBE (1866–1956) (Both unknown)
 * The 15th Earl of Eglinton (1848–1919) and The Countess of Eglinton DBE (d. 1923) (Both unknown)
 * The 1st Viscount Rhondda (1856–1918) and The Viscountess Rhondda DBE (1857–1941) (Both Liberal)
 * The 1st Viscount Novar KT GCMG (1860–1934) and The Viscountess Novar GBE (Both Conservative)
 * The 1st Viscount Simon GCVO GCSI (1873–1954) and The Vicountess Simon DBE (1872–1955) (Both Conservative)
 * The 1st Viscount Brookeborough KG (1888–1973) and The Viscountess Brookeborough DBE (d. 1970) (Both Conservative)
 * The 1st Viscount Davidson GCVO (1889–1970) and The Viscountess Davidson, Baroness Northchurch DBE (1894–1985) (became a life peeress as a widow) (Both Conservative)
 * Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden (1921–1984) and Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden DBE (b. 1921) (NOTE: Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden was only a peer by courtesy) (Both Conservative)
 * The 1st Baron Mount Stephen (1829–1921) and The Baroness Mount Stephen, DBE (Both unknown)
 * The 1st Baron St Helier GCB (1843–1905) and The Baroness St Helier DBE (d. 1931) (Both unknown)
 * The 1st Baron Northcote GCMG GCIE (1846–1911) and The Baroness Northcote DBE (d. 1934) (Both Conservative)
 * The 1st Baron Baden-Powell GCMG GCVO KCB (1857–1941) and The Baroness Baden-Powell GBE (1889–1977) (Both Conservative)
 * The 1st Baron Lugard GCMG (1858–1945) and The Baroness Lugard DBE (1852–1929) (Both unknown)
 * The 1st Baron Freyberg GCMG KCB KBE (1889–1963) and The Baroness Freyberg GBE (d. 1973) (Both unknown)
 * The 1st Baron Adrian (1889–1977) and The Baroness Adrian DBE (1899–1966) (Both unknown)
 * The 2nd Baron Wakehurst KG GCMG (1895–1970) and The Baroness Wakehurst DBE (d. 1994) Both Conservative)
 * The 1st Baron Melchett (1868–1930) and The Baroness Melchett DBE (d. 1945) (Both Conservative)
 * The 2nd Baron Ampthill GCSI GCIE (1869–1935) and The Baroness Ampthill GCVO GBE (1874–1957) (Both Conservative)
 * The 3rd Baron Denman GCMG KCVO (1874–1954) and The Baroness Denman GBE (1884–1954) (Both Liberal)
 * The Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth DBE (1914–1981) and Sir Robert Jackson KCVO (1911–1991) (Both Unknown)
 * The Baron Thorneycroft (1909–1994) and The Baroness Thorneycroft DBE (1914–2007) (Both Conservative)


 * Baronets
 * Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, 1st Baronet (1861-1941) and Dame Annie de Sausmarez GBE (died 1947) (married) (Both Unknown)
 * Sir Abraham Bailey, 1st Baronet KCMG (1864-1940) and Dame Mary Bailey DBE (1890-1960) (married) (Both Unknown)
 * Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet (1866-1921) and Dame Ethel Pearson DBE (c.1870–1959) (married) (Both Conservative)
 * Sir Robert Houston, 1st Baronet (1853–1926) (married) (Both Conservative) and Dame Lucy Houston DBE (1857—1936) (married) (Lady Houston Conservative, Sir Robert Houston Unknown)
 * Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet KBE (1866–1930) and Dame Harriet Findlay DBE (1880–1954) (married) (Both Unknown)
 * Sir Thomas Dixon, 2nd Baronet (1868–1950) and Dame Edith Dixon DBE (died 1964) (married) (Both Unknown)
 * Major Sir John Alexander Arnott, 2nd Baronet (1853-1940) and Dame Caroline Arnott DBE (died 1933) (married) (Both Unknown)
 * Sir Thomas Hugh Bell, 2nd Baronet of Rounton Grange (1844–1931) and Dame Florence Bell DBE (1851-1930) (married) (Both Unknown)
 * Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet (1915–2003) and The Baroness Thatcher (b. 1925) (married) (Both Conservative)
 * Sir Timothy Cassel, 4th Baronet (b. 1942) and The Baroness Mallalieu (b. 1945) (divorced) (Both Unknown)


 * Living
 * Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG and Sophie, Countess of Wessex GCVO (married) (Both Unknown)
 * Sir Angus Ogilvy KCVO and Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy LG, GCVO (married) (Both Unknown)
 * The 11th Duke of Grafton KG and The Duchess of Grafton GCVO (married) (Both Unknown)
 * Sir William Fraser GCB and Lady Marion Fraser LT (married) (Both Unknown)
 * The 8th and 13th Earl of Airlie KT, GCVO and Countess of Airlie DCVO (married) (Both Unknown)
 * The 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford and Dame Ruth Runciman DBE (disclaims use of the title of Viscountess) (married) (Both Unknown)
 * Sir Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright DBE (became a dame as a widow; she is not a life peer) (Both Unknown)
 * Sir Jonathan Mance, Baron Mance and Dame Mary Arden DBE (married) (Both Unknown)
 * Sir Christopher Soames, Baron Soames GCMG GCVO and The Baroness Soames LG, DBE (married) (Both Conservative)
 * Sir Leslie Plummer and The Baroness Plummer (married) (Both Labour)
 * Sir Richard Sharples KCMG and The Baroness Sharples (married) (Both Conservative)
 * The Baron Brittan of Spennithorne and The Baroness Brittan of Spennithorne DBE (married) (Baron Brittan Conservative, Baroness Unknown)
 * Sir Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins KBE and The Baroness Higgins DBE (married) (Sir Terence Higgins is Conservative; Lady Higgins Unknown)
 * Sir Bernard Williams and The Baroness Williams of Crosby (divorced) (Both Lib-Dem)
 * Sir Alan Beith and The Baroness Maddock (married) (Both Lib-Dem)
 * Sir Timothy Garden, Baron Garden KCB and The Baroness Garden of Frognal (became life peeress as a widow) (Both Lib-Dem)

Both with knighthood
Post-nominals are only given in those instances where the knighthood is not a Knight Bachelor.
 * Dame Clementine Churchill GBE (became life peeress as a widow) and Sir Winston Churchill KG
 * Dame Norma Ingram DCMG and Sir Keith Holyoake KG GCMG (married)
 * Dame Ada Norris DCMG and Sir John Gerald Norris (married)
 * Dame Isobel Cripps GBE and Sir Stafford Cripps (married)
 * Dame Pattie Menzies GBE and Sir Robert Menzies KT (married)
 * Dame Beryl Oliver GBE and Sir Henry Oliver GCB KCMG (married)
 * Dame Flora Reid GBE and Sir George Reid GCB, GCMG (married)
 * Dame Audrey Hylton-Foster DBE (became life peeress as a widow) and Sir Harry Hylton-Foster
 * Dame Olive Smith-Dorrien DBE and General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien GCB GCMG (married)
 * Dame Daphne du Maurier DBE and Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Browning GCVO, KBE (married)
 * Dame Mary Cramer, DBE and Sir John Cramer (married)
 * Dame Agatha Christie DBE and Sir Max Mallowan (married)
 * Dame Belle Cox DBE and Major-General Sir Percy Cox GCMG GCIE KCSI (married)
 * Dame Edith Sclater DBE and General Sir Henry Crichton Sclater GCB GBE (married)
 * Dame Gertrude Cosgrove DBE and Sir Robert Cosgrove KCMG (married)
 * Dame Violet Bonham Carter DBE and Sir Maurice Bonham Carter KCB KCVO (married)
 * Dame Alida Brittain DBE and Sir Henry Brittain KBE (married)
 * Dame Guinevere Tilney DBE and Sir John Tilney (married)
 * Dame Molly Gibbs DBE and Sir Humphrey Gibbs GCVO, KCMG (married)
 * Dame Agnes Jekyll DBE and Sir Herbert Jekyll KCMG (married)
 * Dame Mary Cook DBE and Sir Joseph Cook GCMG (married)
 * Dame Sybil Thorndike DBE and Sir Lewis Casson (married)
 * Dame Jean Conan Doyle DBE and Air Vice Marshal Sir Geoffrey Bromet KBE (married)
 * Dame Elisabeth Murdoch DBE and Sir Keith Murdoch (married)
 * Dame Una O'Dwyer DBE and Sir Michael O'Dwyer (married)
 * Dame Ethel Locke-King DBE and Sir Hugh Locke-King (married)
 * Dame Reniera Stanley DBE and Sir Herbert Stanley GCMG (married)
 * Dame Eileen Walwyn DBE and Sir Humphrey Walwyn KCMG (married)
 * Dame Thea Muldoon DBE and Sir Robert Muldoon GCMG (married)
 * Dame Edith Anderson DBE and Admiral Sir David Anderson KCB KCMG (married)
 * Dame Alix Kilroy DBE and Sir Francis Meynell (married)
 * Dame Rosamund Holland-Martin DBE and Admiral Sir Deric Holland-Martin GCB (married)
 * Dame Margaret Davidson DBE and Sir Walter Davidson KCMG (married)
 * Dame Katherine Trefusis-Forbes DBE and Sir Robert Watson-Watt KCB (married)
 * Dame Moyra Browne, DBE and Sir Denis Browne (married)
 * Dame Felicity Peake DBE and Air Commodore Sir Harald Peake (married)
 * Dame Jacobena Angliss DBE and Sir William Angliss (married)
 * Dame Cleo Laine DBE and Sir John Dankworth (married)
 * Dame Norma Major DBE and Sir John Major KG (married)
 * Dame Paddy Ridsdale DBE and Sir Julian Ridsdale (married)
 * Dame Margaret Drabble DBE and Sir Michael Holroyd (married)
 * Dame A.S. Byatt DBE and Sir Ian Byatt (divorced)
 * Dame Maggie Smith DBE and Sir Robert Stephens (divorced)
 * Dame Shirley Porter DBE and Sir Leslie Porter (married)
 * Dame Betty Kershaw DBE and Sir Ian Kershaw (married)
 * Dame Caroline Swift DBE and Sir Peter Openshaw (married)
 * Dame Carol Kidu DBE and Sir Buri Kidu KBE (married)