The Earl bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Ednam (1860) in the Peerage of the UK and Baron Ward (1644) in the Peerage of England.

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1 Barons Ward (1644) 2 Viscounts Dudley and Ward (1763) 3 Earls of Dudley, First Creation (1827) 4 Barons Ward (1644) 5 Earls of Dudley, Second Creation (1860

Barons Ward (1644)

• Humble Ward, 1st Baron Ward (1614-1670)
• Edward Ward, 7th Baron Dudley, 2nd Baron Ward (1631-1701)
• Edward Ward, 8th Baron Dudley, 3rd Baron Ward (1683-1704)
• Edward Ward, 9th Baron Dudley, 4th Baron Ward (1704-1731)
• William Ward, 10th Baron Dudley, 5th Baron Ward (1680-1740)
• John Ward, 6th Baron Ward (1700-1774) (became Viscount Dudley and Ward in 1763)

• John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward (1700-1774)
• John Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward (1725-1788)
• William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward (1750-1823)
• John William Ward, 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward (1781-1833) (became Earl of Dudley in 1827)

• John William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (1781-1833)

• William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward (1781-1835)
• William Ward, 11th Baron Ward (1817-1885) (became Earl of Dudley in 1860)