Peerage members are members of the British nobility, and include Earls (5 letters) and Counts (6 letters). Earls are the highest rank in the British peerage, below the monarch, and are usually granted a title and a coat of arms. Counts are the second highest rank in the British peerage, and are usually granted a title and a coat of arms. Both Earls and Counts are members of the peerage and have the right to sit in the House of Lords.