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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 peers that remained in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sat as a crossbencher. 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 c. 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.〔Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, 〕 "Culross" is pronounced ''Coo-ros''. ==Lords Colville of Culross (1604)== *James Colville, 1st Lord Colville of Culross (1551–1629) *James Colville, 2nd Lord Colville of Culross (1604–1654) *William Colville, 3rd Lord Colville of Culross (died 1656) *John Colville, 4th Lord Colville of Culross (died 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 Culross (1818–1903) (created Baron Colville of Culross as well in 1885) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viscount Colville of Culross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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