A royal warrant of precedence is a warrant issued by the monarch of the United Kingdom to determine precedence amongst individuals or organisations.
Most warrants of this type are issued to grant a rank to a member of the nobility or gentry that they would normally have enjoyed when their relative (usually their sibling) inherits a title, but failed to assume automatically due to such circumstances as the death of their father (see courtesy title). The warrants are usually issued to the following effect:
The King/Queen has been pleased to ordain that <name> shall henceforth have, hold and enjoy the title, rank, place, pre-eminence and precedence as the younger son/daughter of a duke/marquess/earl etc. which would have been due to him/her had his/her father, <name>, survived his <e.g. brother>, <name and title>, and thereby succeeded to the said title and dignity of Duke/Marquess/Earl etc. of Somewhere. And to command that the said Royal Concession and Declaration be recorded in His/Her Majesty's College of Arms [and also in His/Her Majesty's Lyon Office if a Scottish title].
Below is a list of such warrants in descending order of rank (note: the Orders of Precedence for males and females are separate from one another):
| Date | Warrant in favour of | Sibling of |
|---|---|---|
| 1817[1] | Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard | Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk |
| 1846[2] | James Charles Plantagenet Murray | George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl |
| 1858[3] | William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire | |
| 1859[4] | George Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds | |
| 1865[5] | Charles Greatheed Bertie Percy | George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland |
| 1872[6] | Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford | |
| 1880[7] |
|
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland |
| 1884[8] | Arthur Charles Wellesley | Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington |
| 1908[9] | Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire | |
| 1936[10] | John Percy Samuel FitzRoy | Charles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton |
| 1963[11] | Robert George Grosvenor | Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster |
| 1975[12] | Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk | |
| 1977[13] | Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck | Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland |
| Date | Warrant in favour of | Deceased husband |
|---|---|---|
| 1925[235] | Ethel Rose Hood | Maurice Henry Nelson Hood (son of Arthur Hood, 2nd Viscount Bridport) |
| Date | Warrant in favour of | Deceased husband |
|---|---|---|
| 1945[236] | Pamela Margaret Hore-Ruthven | (Alexander) Patrick Hardinge Hore-Ruthven (son of Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie) |
| Date | Warrant in favour of | Deceased husband |
|---|---|---|
| 1913[166] | Letitia Mary Borthwick | Thomas Borthwick, 1st Baronet |
| 1920[309] | Gladys Cecil | William Amherst Cecil (son of Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney) |
| 1921[310] | Alice Susan Campbell | John Beresford Campbell (son of Hallyburton Campbell, 3rd Baron Stratheden and Campbell) |
| 1929[174] | Cara Leland Broughton | Urban Hanlon Broughton |
| 1955[195] | Pamela Helen Fullerton Melba Vestey | William Howarth Vestey (son of Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey) |
| Date | Warrant in favour of | Deceased husband |
|---|---|---|
| 1917[335] | Evelyn Maud Chaloner | Richard Godolphin Hume Long Chaloner (son of Richard Chaloner, 1st Baron Gisborough) |
| Date | Warrant in favour of | Deceased husband |
|---|---|---|
| 1858[387] | Hannah Shepherd Havelock | Henry Havelock |
| 1882[388] | Emily Eliza Adam | William Patrick Adam |
| 1891[389] | Ellen Georgiana Kennard | Coleridge John Kennard |
| 1913[390] | Theodosia Bagot | Josceline FitzRoy Bagot |
| 1920[391] | Maude Winifred Rose | Philip Vivian Rose (son of Philip Rose, 2nd Baronet) |
| 1921[392] | Muriel Rolls Loder | Robert Egerton Loder (son of Edmund Loder, 2nd Baronet) |
| 1922[393] | Editha Ivy Brown | Gordon Hargreaves Brown (son of Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet) |
| 1927[394] | Lilian Throckmorton | Richard Courtenay Brabazon Throckmorton (son of Richard Throckmorton, 10th Baronet) |
| 1939[395] | Mary Grace Hills | John Waller Hills |
| 1948[396] | Barbara Montgomery-Cuninghame | Alexander Montgomery-Cuninghame (son of Thomas Montgomery-Cuninghame, 10th Baronet) |
| 1958[397] | Alice Mary Clifford | George Gilbert Joseph Clifford (nephew of Walter Clifford, 4th Baronet) |
| Date | Warrant in favour of | Deceased husband |
|---|---|---|
| 1856[398] | Eliza Rosetta Massey Corry | Armar Lowry Corry (KCB) |
| 1856[398] | Elizabeth Boxer | Edward Boxer (KCB) |
| 1856[398] | Caroline Bucknall-Estcourt | James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt (KCB) |
| 1856[398] | Mary Tylden | William Burton Tylden (KCB) |
| 1856[398] | Katherine Adams | Henry William Adams (KCB) |
| 1856[398] | Sophy Eliza Fox-Strangways | Thomas Fox-Strangways (KCB) |
| 1857[399] | Isabella Neill | James George Smith Neill (KCB) |
| 1870[400] | Charlotte Christiana Sturt | Charles Sturt (KCMG) |
| 1885[401] | Martha Christiana Nottage | George Swan Nottage (Kt.) |
| 1886[402] | Mary Elizabeth Cooper | William White Cooper (Kt.) |
| 1892[403] | Catherina de Soysa | Charles Henry de Soysa (Kt.) |
| 1894[404] | Emma Ellis | Alfred Burdon Ellis (KCB) |
| 1895[405] | Bessie Hawker | George Charles Hawker (Kt.) |
| 1898[406] | Anne Adair Skelton | John Skelton (KCB) |
| 1898[407] | Caroline Frances Bond | Edward Augustus Bond (KCB) |
| 1902[408] | Elizabeth Seymour | Horace Seymour (KCB) |
| 1907[409] | Lilla Billson | Alfred Billson (Kt.) |
| 1918[410] | Florence Eugenie Barwell Gundry | William Gundry (Kt.) |
| 1919[411] | Janet Ferguson Restler | James William Restler (KCB) |
| 1920[357] | Mary Harriet Carey | Bertram Sausmarez Carey (KCIE) |
| 1920[412] | Violet Mary Bickerton Brindley | Harry Samuel Bickerton Brindley (KCB) |
| 1920[413] | Frances Alice Anderson | Francis James Anderson (KCB) |
| 1924[414] | Octavia Jane Nolan | Robert Howard Nolan (KCB) |
| 1928[415] | Harriett Agnes Robinson | James Robinson (Kt.) |
| 1929[416] | Else Headlam-Morley | James Wycliffe Headlam-Morley (Kt.) |
| 1932[417] | Dorothy Eva Biscoe | Hugh Vincent Biscoe (KCB) |
| 1938[418] | Minona Frances Bourchier | Murray William James Bourchier (Kt.) |
| 1938[419] | Beryl Lennox Jarrad | Vivian Everard Donne Jarrad (Kt.) |
| 1938[420] | Mary Agnes Dunningham | John Montgomery Dunningham (KCB) |
| 1940[421] | Emily Illenden Fortuna Scott | Ernest Scott (Kt.) |
| 1943[422] | Eugenie Devaux | Justin Louis Devaux (Kt.) |
| 1944[423] | Margaret Adeline Monroe | James Harvey Monroe (Kt.) |
| 1945[424] | Kate Owen Evans | David Owen Evans (Kt.) |
| 1980[425] | Alma Hitchock | Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (KBE) |
| 1981[426] | Margaret Eileen Gonzalez Cargill | Ian Peter McGillivray Cargill (Kt.) |
| 1982[427] | Barbara Winsome Von Bibra | Donald Dean Von Bibra (Kt.) |
| 1982[428] | Laura Ellen Chetwynd | George Roland Chetwynd (Kt.) |
| 1988[429] | Dorian Dodge Fisher | Antony George Anson Fisher (Kt.) |
| 1991[430] | Ellen Leech | William Charles Leech (Kt.) |
| 1992[431] | Mary Elizabeth Stirling | James Frazer Stirling (Kt.) |
| 2007[432] | Penelope Jane Stirling | Roderick William Kenneth Stirling (KCVO) |
| 2016[433] | Ramesh Ghiassi Mackay | David John Cameron Mackay (Kt.) |
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