Viscount Colville of Culross
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Viscount Colville of Culross, in the County of Perth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1902 for the politician and courtier, Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross
. He had already been created Baron Colville of Culross, in the County of Perth, in 1885, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2010. The fourth Viscount was judge and politician. Lord Colville of Culross was one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
s that remained in the House of Lords
after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
, and sat as a cross-bencher. The title of Lord Colville of Culross was created in the Peerage of Scotland
in 1604 for Sir James Colville
, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. The title descended among his male heirs until the death of his grandson, the fourth Lord, in circa 1680. He was succeeded by his kinsman Alexander Colvill, the fifth Lord. His grandson, the seventh Lord, was a distinguished naval commander. His nephew, the ninth Lord, was an Admiral of the White and also sat in the House of Lords
as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1818 to 1849. He was succeeded by his nephew, the aforementioned tenth Lord, who was elevated to a viscountcy in 1902.
"Culross" is pronounced Coo-ros.
The heir presumptive
is the present holder's brother the Hon. Richmond James Innys Colville (b. 1961)
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1902 for the politician and courtier, Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross
Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross
Charles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross KT, GCVO, PC , known as The Lord Colville of Culross between 1849 and 1902, was a British nobleman, Conservative politician and courtier.-Background and education:...
. He had already been created Baron Colville of Culross, in the County of Perth, in 1885, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2010. The fourth Viscount was judge and politician. Lord Colville of Culross was one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
s that remained in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
, and sat as a cross-bencher. The title of Lord Colville of Culross was created in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
in 1604 for Sir James Colville
James Colville, 1st Lord Colville of Culross
James Colville, 1st Lord Colville of Culross was a Scottish soldier and courtier.His first marriage was in 1570 to Isabel Ruthven, daughter of Patrick Ruthven, with whom he had five children. In 1599 he remarried Helen Schaw, niece of William Schaw, an event which caused a feud with Francis...
, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. The title descended among his male heirs until the death of his grandson, the fourth Lord, in circa 1680. He was succeeded by his kinsman Alexander Colvill, the fifth Lord. His grandson, the seventh Lord, was a distinguished naval commander. His nephew, the ninth Lord, was an Admiral of the White and also sat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1818 to 1849. He was succeeded by his nephew, the aforementioned tenth Lord, who was elevated to a viscountcy in 1902.
"Culross" is pronounced Coo-ros.
Lords Colville of Culross (1604)
- James Colville, 1st Lord Colville of CulrossJames Colville, 1st Lord Colville of CulrossJames Colville, 1st Lord Colville of Culross was a Scottish soldier and courtier.His first marriage was in 1570 to Isabel Ruthven, daughter of Patrick Ruthven, with whom he had five children. In 1599 he remarried Helen Schaw, niece of William Schaw, an event which caused a feud with Francis...
(1551–1629) - James Colville, 2nd Lord Colville of Culross (1604–1654)
- William Colville, 3rd Lord Colville of Culross (d. 1656)
- John Colville, 4th Lord Colville of Culross (d. c. 1680)
- Alexander Colville, 5th Lord Colville of Culross (1666–1717)
- John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross (1690–1741)
- Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross (1717–1770)
- John Colville, 8th Lord Colville of Culross (1725–1811)
- John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross (1768–1849)
- Charles John Colville, 10th Lord Colville of CulrossCharles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of CulrossCharles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross KT, GCVO, PC , known as The Lord Colville of Culross between 1849 and 1902, was a British nobleman, Conservative politician and courtier.-Background and education:...
(1818–1903) (created Viscount Colville of Culross in 1902)
Viscounts Colville of Culross (1902)
- Charles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of CulrossCharles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of CulrossCharles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross KT, GCVO, PC , known as The Lord Colville of Culross between 1849 and 1902, was a British nobleman, Conservative politician and courtier.-Background and education:...
(1818–1903) - Charles Robert William Colville, 2nd Viscount Colville of Culross (1854–1928)
- Charles Alexander Colville, 3rd Viscount Colville of Culross (1888–1945)
- (John) Mark Alexander Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of CulrossJohn Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of CulrossJohn Mark Alexander Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross QC was a British judge and politician. He was one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999....
(1933–2010) - Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of CulrossCharles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of CulrossCharles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross is a British television producer, director and peer. The son of the John Mark Alexander Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross, he succeeded to his father's title in 2010, and in July 2011 was elected to the House of Lords,...
(b. 1959)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is the present holder's brother the Hon. Richmond James Innys Colville (b. 1961)