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What are the ranks of the British nobility?

Answer:

From highest rank to lowest rank:

  1. Duke
  2. Marquess
  3. Earl
  4. Viscount
  5. Baron

The are ranks of Gentry that include Knight and Baronet, but they are not considered "Peerage", therefore, not nobility under British law.

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