Women, hereditary peerages and gender inequality in the line . . . Fewer than 90 peerages can be inherited by a female heir thereby limiting the number of women eligible to stand and be elected to the House of Lords as hereditary peers This article examines proposals put forward by campaign groups, and some parliamentarians, to change the rules that prevent women inheriting peerages
List of peerages inherited by women - Wikipedia Some of the oldest English baronies were created by writ and pass to female heirs when a peer dies with daughters and no sons, while some titles are created with a man's family in mind, if he is without sons and unlikely to produce any The following is a list of women who have inherited titles with the British peerages
Titles in The Female Line - Debretts Although the great majority of hereditary peerage titles may descend only in the male line, there is a significant number of titles in the female line that may also be inherited by a female heir, and may pass in the female line
Has a female ever inherited a title? Yes, quite a few females have inherited titles; it is rare but not impossible Hereditary peerage dignities may be created with Writs of Summons or by Letters Patent Letters patent explicitly create a dignity and specify its course of inheritance; while it is usually agnatic succession (like the Salic Law - direct male line), a contrary method
Succession to Peerages and Baronetcies Bill [HL] The Succession to Peerages and Baronetcies Bill [HL] would enable female heirs to a hereditary peerage to succeed to a title that currently can only be succeeded to by a male heir It would also allow female heirs to succeed to a baronetcy
Peerage, Abdication, Inheritance, and Questions of Legality Prior to the Act’s passage, a member of the House of Lords had essentially to be male and in possession of an hereditary title (only a few exceptions occurred) Life peers receive the title of baron or baroness and are members of the HOL until their passage