Viscount Scarsdale

Arms of Curzon, Barons Scarsdale

Viscount Scarsdale, of Scarsdale in Derbyshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for the prominent Conservative politician and former Viceroy of India George Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston, who was created Earl Curzon of Kedleston at the same time and was later made Marquess Curzon of Kedleston.

History

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The first member of the Curzon family to hold a hereditary title was John Curzon, who was created a baronet, of Kedleston in the County of Derby, in both the Baronetage of Nova Scotia (18 June 1636) and the Baronetage of England (11 August 1641).[1] His grandson, the third Baronet, sat as a Member of Parliament for Derbyshire. His younger brother, the fourth Baronet, represented Derby, Clitheroe and Derbyshire in the House of Commons. His eldest son, the fifth Baronet, also sat as a Member of Parliament for Clitheroe and Derbyshire. In 1761 he was created Baron Scarsdale, of Scarsdale in the County of Derby, in the Peerage of Great Britain. Lord Scarsdale later served as Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords. His son, the second Baron, represented Derbyshire in the House of Commons. His grandson, the fourth Baron, was Rector of Kedleston for sixty years.

The latter's eldest son George Curzon was a distinguished Conservative politician. On his appointment as Viceroy of India in 1898 he was created Baron Curzon of Kedleston, in the County of Derby, in the Peerage of Ireland, to enable him to potentially return to the House of Commons (as Irish peers did not have an automatic right to sit in the House of Lords). In the event he never returned to the House of Commons and following his return from India was elected an Irish representative peer in 1908. The barony of Curzon of Kedleston was the last title created in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1911 Curzon was made (1) Baron Ravensdale, of Ravensdale in the County of Derby, with remainder in default of male issue to his eldest daughter and the heirs of her body, failing whom to his other daughters in like manner in order of primogeniture, (2) Viscount Scarsdale, of Scarsdale in the County of Derby, with remainder in default of male issue to his father and the male heirs of his body, and (3) Earl Curzon of Kedleston, in the County of Derby, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. All these titles were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. In 1916 he also succeeded his father in the barony of Scarsdale. In 1921, he was further honoured when he was created Earl of Kedleston, in the County of Derby, and Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, with remainder to the male heirs of his body. Both titles were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Lord Curzon had no sons, and on his death the barony of Curzon of Kedleston, the earldoms of Curzon of Kedleston and of Kedleston and the marquessate became extinct while he was succeeded in the barony of Ravensdale according to the special remainder by his daughter Irene. The viscountcy of Scarsdale passed according to the special remainder to his nephew, Richard Curzon, the second Viscount, who also succeeded as sixth Baron Scarsdale and as tenth Baronet. On the second Viscount's death the titles passed to his first cousin, the third Viscount. He was the son of Francis Nathaniel Curzon, third son of the fourth Baron. As of 2018 the titles are held by the latter's son, the fourth Viscount Scarsdale, who succeeded his father in 2000.

Assheton Curzon, second son of the fourth Curzon baronet, was created Viscount Curzon in 1802 and is the ancestor of the Earls Howe (see this title for more information).

As of 31 January 2018 the present baronet has not successfully proved his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 2000.[2]

The family seat is Kedleston Hall, near Kedleston, Derbyshire.

Curzon baronets, of Kedleston (1636, 1641)

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Baron Scarsdale (1761)

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Earl Curzon of Kedleston (1911)

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Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1921)

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Viscount Scarsdale (1911; reverted)

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The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, the Hon. David James Nathaniel Curzon (born 1958).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son, Andrew Linton Nathaniel Curzon (born 1986).

Title succession chart

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Title succession chart, Curzon baronets (both creations), Barons Scarsdale and Viscounts Scarsdale
Sir John Curzon
1st Baronet

c. 1599 – 1686
Sir Nathaniel Curzon
2nd Baronet
1635–1719
Sir John Curzon
3rd Baronet

c. 1674 – 1727
Sir Nathaniel Curzon
4th Baronet

c. 1676 – 1758
Baron Scarsdale
Nathaniel Curzon
1st Baron Scarsdale

5th Baronet
1726–1804
Nathaniel Curzon
2nd Baron Scarsdale

1751–1837
Nathaniel Curzon
3rd Baron Scarsdale

1781–1856
Rev. Hon.
Alfred Curzon
1801–1850
George Curzon
1826–1855
Alfred Curzon
4th Baron Scarsdale

1831–1916
Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Earl of Kedleston
Earl Curzon of Kedleston
Viscount Scarsdale
Baron Ravensdale
Baron Curzon of Kedleston
George Curzon
1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

1st Earl of Kedleston
1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston
1st Viscount Scarsdale
1st Baron Ravensdale
1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston
5th Baron Scarsdale

9th Baronet (N.Sc., E.)
1859–1925
Col. Hon.
Alfred Curzon
1860–1920
Hon.
Francis Curzon
1865–1941
Marquessate, both earldoms
and Curzon barony extinct,
Ravensdale barony inherited
by Lady Irene Curzon
Richard Curzon
2nd Viscount Scarsdale

6th Baron Scarsdale

10th Baronet
1898–1977
Francis Curzon
3rd Viscount Scarsdale

7th Baron Scarsdale

11th Baronet
1924–2000
Peter Curzon
4th Viscount Scarsdale
8th Baron Scarsdale

12th Baronet
born 1949
John Curzon
1952–1952
Hon.
David Curzon
born 1958
Andrew Curzon
born 1986

Arms

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Coat of arms of Viscount Scarsdale
Crest
Argent on a Bend Sable three Popinjays Or collared Gules.
Escutcheon
A Popinjay rising wings displayed and inverted Or collared Gules.
Supporters
On either side a Female Figure the dexter representing Prudence habited Argent mantled Azure and holding in her sinister hand a Javelin entwined by a Remora proper the sinister representing Liberality habited Argent mantled Purpure and holding in both hands a Cornucopia proper.
Motto
Let Curzon holde what Curzon helde; Recte Et Suaviter (Justly and mildly).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1902), Complete Baronetage volume 2 (1625-1649), vol. 2, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 9 October 2018
  2. ^ "Official Roll of the Baronetage". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.