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Lord Rollo, of
Duncrub
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in the
County of Perth
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, is a title in the
Peerage of Scotland
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. It was created on 10 January 1651 for Sir Andrew Rollo. His great-great-grandson, the fifth Lord, was a Brigadier-General in the Army and fought in
North America
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during the
Seven Years' War
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. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth Lord. His grandson, the eighth Lord, sat in the
House of Lords
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as a
Scottish Representative Peer
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from 1841 to 1846. His son, the ninth Lord, was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1847 to 1852. His son, the tenth Lord, sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1860 to 1868. On 29 June 1869 he was created Baron Dunning, of
Dunning and Pitcairns in the
County of Perth
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, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. This title gave the Lords an automatic seat in the House of Lords. the titles are held by the tenth Lord's great-great-grandson, the fourteenth Lord, who succeeded his father in 1997. He is the hereditary
Clan Chief
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of
Clan Rollo
Clan Rollo is a Lowland Scottish clan seated at Pitcairns House, Perthshire. The Chief of the Clan is styled Lord Rollo.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin ...
.
The family seat was Duncrub Castle, near
Dunning,
Perthshire
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.
[Perth Post Office Directory 1860: List of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Country Seats]
Lords Rollo (1651)
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Andrew Rollo, 1st Lord Rollo
Lord Rollo, of Dunning, Perth and Kinross, Duncrub in the County of Perth, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 10 January 1651 for Sir Andrew Rollo. His great-great-grandson, the fifth Lord, was a Brigadier-General in the ...
(1577–1659)
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James Rollo, 2nd Lord Rollo (1600–1669)
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Andrew Rollo, 3rd Lord Rollo
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(d. 1700)
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Robert Rollo, 4th Lord Rollo
Robert Rollo, 4th Lord Rollo (12 June 1679 – 8 March 1758) was a Scottish nobleman and Jacobite.
Life
Lord Rollo was the son of Andrew Rollo, 3rd Lord Rollo and his wife Margaret Balfour, daughter to John Balfour, 3rd Lord Balfour of Burleigh ...
(c. 1680–1758)
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Andrew Rollo, 5th Lord Rollo
Andrew Rollo, 5th Lord Rollo, (18 November 1703, Duncrub – 20 June 1765, Leicester) was a Scottish army commander in Canada and Dominica during the Seven Years' War, who led the British land forces in the capture of Dominica on 6 June 176 ...
(c. 1703–1765)
**John Rollo, Master of Rollo (d. 1762)
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John Rollo, 6th Lord Rollo
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
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(1708–1783)
*James Rollo, 7th Lord Rollo (1738–1784)
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John Rollo, 8th Lord Rollo (1773–1846)
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William Rollo, 9th Lord Rollo (1809–1852)
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John Rogerson Rollo, 10th Lord Rollo (1835–1916)
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William Charles Wordsworth Rollo, 11th Lord Rollo
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(1860–1946)
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John Eric Henry Rollo, 12th Lord Rollo (1889–1947)
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Eric John Stapylton Rollo, 13th Lord Rollo (1915–1997)
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David Eric Howard Rollo, 14th Lord Rollo
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(b. 1943)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's eldest son, the Hon. James David William Rollo, Master of Rollo (b. 1972).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, Charles James Thomas Rollo (b. 2005)
Notes
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Rollo
Rollo ( nrf, Rou, ''Rolloun''; non, Hrólfr; french: Rollon; died between 928 and 933) was a Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy, today a region in northern France. He emerged as the outstanding warrior among the Norsemen who had se ...
1651 establishments in Scotland
Rollo
Rollo ( nrf, Rou, ''Rolloun''; non, Hrólfr; french: Rollon; died between 928 and 933) was a Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy, today a region in northern France. He emerged as the outstanding warrior among the Norsemen who had se ...