James Colville, 2nd Lord Colville Of Culross

Viscount Colville of Culross, in the County of Perth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 July 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 Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross, fifth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2010. The Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross, fourth Viscount was a 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 James Colville, 1st Lord Colville of Culross, 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 fourth cousin Alexander Colville, the fifth Lord. His grandson, the Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross, seventh Lord, was a distinguished naval commander. His nephew, the John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross, 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.

Admiral Stanley Colville, Sir Stanley Colville (1861–1939) was the second son of the Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross, 1st Viscount. The diarist Jock Colville, Sir John "Jock" Colville (1915–1987) was the third son of the third son of the 1st Viscount.

"Culross" is pronounced ''Coo-ros''.

The family seat was Worlingham Hall, near Beccles, Suffolk.

Lord 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)''Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)'', George Dames Burtchaell / Thomas Sadleir, p. 164: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935.
*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 Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross, Charles John Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross (1818–1903) (created Baron Colville of Culross in 1885)

Baron Colville of Culross (1885)

*Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross, Charles John Colville, 1st Baron Colville of Culross (1818–1903) (created Viscount Colville of Culross in 1902)

Viscount Colville of Culross (1902)

* Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross, Charles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross (1818–1903)
* Charles Robert William Colville, 2nd Viscount Colville of Culross (1854–1928)
* (1888–1945)
* Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross, (John) Mark Alexander Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross (1933–2010)
* Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross, Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross (born 1959)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, the Hon. Richmond James Innys Colville (born 1961)

The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son, Alexander Richmond Philip Colville (born 1995)

Male-line family tree

Line of succession

* ''Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross, Charles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross (1818–1903)''
** ''Charles Colville, 2nd Viscount Colville of Culross, Charles Robert William Colville, 2nd Viscount Colville of Culross (1854–1928)''
*** ''Charles Alexander Colville, 3rd Viscount Colville of Culross (1888–1945)''
**** ''Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross, (John) Mark Alexander Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross (1933–2010) (representative peer 1999–2010, succeeded by Nicholas Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty, The Earl of Clancarty)''
***** Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross, Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross (born 1959) ''(representative peer from 2011, succeeding Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, Lord Ampthill)''
***** (1) ''Hon.'' Richmond James Innys Colville, ''Master of Colville'' (born 1961)
****** (2) Alexander Colville (born 1995)
****** (3) Oliver Colville (born 1996)
***** (4) ''Hon.'' Alexander Fergus Gale Colville (born 1964)
***** (5) ''Hon.'' Rupert George Streatfeild Colville (born 1966)
***** (6) ''Hon.'' Edmund Carleton Colville (born 1978)
**** (7) ''Hon.'' Charles Anthony Colville (born 1935)
***** (8) Robert Quintin Oxnam Colville (born 1971)
***** (9) Charles Alexander Colville (born 1974)
** ''Adm. Hon. Stanley Colville, Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville (1861–1939)''
*** ''Cdr. Sir Richard Colville (1907–1975)''
**** ''Peter Alan Colville (1935–2004)''
***** (10) James Richard Colville (born 1976)
** ''Hon. George Charles Colville (1867–1943)''
*** ''David Richard Colville (1909–1987)''
**** (11) Robert John Colville (born 1941)
**** (12) James Richard Charles Colville (born 1952)
***** (13) Charles David James Colville (born 1987)
***** (14) Edward Timothy George Colville (born 1988)
*** ''Jock Colville, Sir John Rupert Colville (1915–1987)''
**** (15) Rupert Charles Colville (born 1960)

See also

*Clan Colville

References

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Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
1604 establishments in Scotland
Noble titles created in 1902