Precedence by Title Queen Elizabeth Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Keeper of the Great Seal/Lord Chancellor * Sir Nicholas Bacon 1558-79 | Sir Thomas Bromley 1579-87 Lord Treasurer * Marquess of Winchester 1550-72 | Lord Burghley 1572-98 Lord President of the Privy Council * Vacant for most of Elizabeth's reign Lord Privy Seal * Sir Francis Walsingham 1576-90 Archbishop of York Duke of Norfolk (before 1572 - attainted) Marquess of Northampton (extinct 1571) Marquess of Winchester Goes above as Lord Treasurer before 1572 Lord Great Chamberlain ** Earl of Oxford Earl Marshal ** Duke of Norfolk until 1572; Earl of Shrewsbury thereafter Lord Admiral ** Earl of Lincoln 1572-85 | Earl of Nottingham 1597-1619 Lord Steward ** Vacant for all of the '70s and most of the '80s Lord Chamberlain ** Earl of Sussex 1572-83 Earl of Arundel Earl of Oxford Goes above as Lord Great Chamberlain Earl of Northumberland Earl of Westmorland Earl of Shrewsbury Goes above as Earl Marshall after 1572 Earl of Kent Earl of Derby Earl of Worcester Earl of Rutland Earl of Cumberland Earl of Sussex Goes above as Lord Chamberlain after 1572 Earl of Huntingdon Earl of Bath Earl of Warwick Earl of Southampton Earl of Bedford Earl of Pembroke Earl of Hertford Earl of Leicester Earl of Essex Earl of Lincoln Goes above as Lord Admiral after 1572 Earl of Nottingham Goes above as Lord Admiral after 1597 Viscount Hereford (before 1572, when created Earl of Essex) Viscount Montague Viscount Howard of Bindon Bishop of London Bishop of Durham Bishop of Winchester All other Bishops, in order by their ancienty Lord Admiral ** Lord Clinton 1558-72 | Lord Howard of Effingham 1585- Baron Roos Baron Abergavenny Baron Audley Baron Clinton (before 1572, when cr. Earl of Lincoln) Goes above as Lord Admiral before 1572 Baron Strange (summoned to Parliament in vita patris) Baron Zouche of Haringworth Baron Willoughby d'Eresby Baron Berkeley Baron Morley Baron Dacre of the South (of Herstmonceaux) Baron Dacre of the North (of Gillesland and Greystoke) (in abeyance 1569) Baron Cobham of Kent Baron Stafford of Stafford Baron Grey de Wilton Baron Scrope of Bolton Baron Dudley Baron Latimer of Braybrooke (in abeyance 1521) Baron Stourton Baron Lumley Baron Mountjoy Baron Ogle of Bothall Baron Darcy of Menell and Aston Baron Monteagle Baron Sandys of the Vyne Baron Vaux of Harrowden Baron Windsor of Stanwell Baron Wentworth of Nettlestead Baron Burgh of Gainsburgh Baron Mordaunt of Turvey Baron St. John of Basing (summoned to Parliament in vita patris) Baron Cromwell of Oakham Baron Eure of Witton Baron Wharton of Wharton Baron Rich of Leze Baron Willoughby of Parham Baron Sheffield of Butterwick Baron Paget of Beaudesert Baron Darcy of Chiche Baron Howard of Effingham (before 1597, when cr. Earl of Nottingham) Goes above as Lord Admiral after 1585 Baron North of Kirtling Baron Chandos of Sudeley Baron Hastings of Loughborough (extinct 1572) Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon Baron St. John of Bletsoe Baron Buckhurst Baron de la Ware Baron Burghley Goes above as Lord Treasurer after 1572 Baron Compton Baron Cheney of Toddington (extinct 1587) Baron Norris of Rycote Baron Howard of Walden Principal Secretary, being below the rank of a baron **

The Great Offices of State alter their holders' precedence, either moving them to the head of the queue,* or to the head of their class.** This precedence does not affect their wives or other members of their families.

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