| His horse got to be prime minister, and he apparently sold a chart-topping number of dukedoms, earldoms and baronetcies. |
| The wealth of Edward's lands exceeded that of the greatest earls, but they were scattered among the southern earldoms. |
| The dominant kindred were the Stewarts, who came to control many of the earldoms. |
| Shires became the largest secular subdivision in England and earldoms disappeared. |
| The Scottish aristocracy, made up of dukes, marquesses, earldoms and viscounts, still in this age of post-deference hold significant power and wealth. |
| After 1075 all earldoms were held by Normans, and Englishmen were only occasionally appointed as sheriffs. |
