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Viscount and Baron in the United Kingdom Outline Introduction of Viscount Introduction of Baron Comparison and Conclusion Etymology Introduction of Viscount First recorded in 1440, when John Beaumont was created Viscount Beaumont by King Henry VI. Early viscounts were normally given their titles by the monarch(君主), not hereditary. Soon they tended to establish hereditary principalities(封邑). viscountship =viscounty =viscountcy Viscount: The Viscount [X] The Viscount [X] of [Y] Lord [X] Viscountess: Viscountess [X] Lady [X] Wife: Lady [X] Children: The honourable [Forename] [Surname] Style of address Coronet of Viscount two and a half bars of ermine(貂皮) A silver circlet 16 small silver balls around the rim He served in the infantry during World War I, distinguishing himself and getting seriously wounded. His victory over Rommel at the Battle of Alamein is a major turning point in North Africa during World War II. Representatives Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein He was in command of all Allied ground forces and developed the invasion plan at the Battle of Normandy. As a field marshal(陆军元帅) by the end of the war, he was made First Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in1946. Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh An Irish and British statesman British Foreign Secretary Chief Secretary for Ireland Acquired the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh in 1796. British Foreign Secretary Management of the coalition against Napoleon(from 1812) The principal diplomat at the Congress of Vienna Leader of the British House of Commons Chief Secretary for Ireland Put down the Irish Rebellion(1798) secure the passage of the Irish Act of Union(1800) Decline and death Attack and criticism A nervous breakdown suicide The Suicide of Lord Castlereagh by George Cruikshank, 1822 Introduction of Baron Etymology Since the Anglo-Saxons, the word baron has existe