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This family, of great and undoubted antiquity, came out of Normandy with WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, to whom that prince gave lands and possessions for their valiant services. ROBERT DE COURÇON, Seigneur of Courçon, near Lisieux, Normandy, was granted Fishead, Oxfordshire, West Lockinge, Berkshire, etc by WILLIAM I.
Robert de Courçon's grandson,
RICHARD DE COURÇON, was granted Knights' fees of Croxall, Kedleston, Edinghall and Twyford, in the counties of Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
Richard's second son, STEPHEN, held Fauld, Staffordshire.
ROBERT OF COURÇON (also written Curzon), the celebrated English cardinal, was living in the reign of KING JOHN.
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| Robert of Courçon (Image: The National Trust) |
The senior line terminated in Mary, daughter and heir of Sir George Curzon, of Croxall Hall, who married, in 1612, Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset KG, the second line being Curzon of Kedleston, and the third, Curzon of Waterperry.
JOHN CURZON (1598-1686), of Kedleston, MP for Brackley, 1628, Derbyshire, 1640, was created a baronet in 1641, designated of Kedleston, Derbyshire.
Sir John married Patience, daughter of Sir Thomas Crewe, and sister of Baron Crew, of Stene; and dying in 1686, was succeeded by his only surviving son,
SIR NATHANIEL CURZON, 2nd Baronet (c1640-1719), who wedded Sarah, daughter of William Penn, of Buckinghamshire, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
SIR JOHN CURZON, 3rd Baronet (c1674-1727), MP for Derbyshire, 1701-7, who died unmarried, when the title devolved upon his brother,
SIR NATHANIEL CURZON, 4th Baronet (c1676-1758), MP, who espoused Mary, daughter and co-heir of Sir Ralph Assheton Bt, by whom he had issue,
SIR NATHANIEL CURZON, 5th Baronet (1726-1804), MP, who was elevated to the peerage, in 1761, in the dignity of BARON SCARSDALE, of Scarsdale, Derbyshire.
His lordship married, in 1750, Caroline, daughter of Charles, 2nd Earl of Portmore, and had issue,
NATHANIEL, 2nd Baron (1751-1837), who wedded firstly, in 1777, Sophia Susanna, third daughter of Edward, 1st Viscount Wentworth, and had issue,
NATHANIEL, 3rd Baron (1781-1856), who died unmarried, when the family honours devolved upon his cousin,
ALFRED NATHANIEL HOLDEN, 4th Baron (1831-1916), JP, who married, in 1856, Blanche, daughter of Joseph Pocklington Stenhouse, and had issue,
GEORGE NATHANIEL, 5th Baron (1859-1925), KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, who wedded firstly, in 1895, Mary Victoria, daughter of Levi Zeigler Leiter, and had issue,
Ancestral seat ~ Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire.
First published in February, 2019.
Sir John married Patience, daughter of Sir Thomas Crewe, and sister of Baron Crew, of Stene; and dying in 1686, was succeeded by his only surviving son,
SIR NATHANIEL CURZON, 2nd Baronet (c1640-1719), who wedded Sarah, daughter of William Penn, of Buckinghamshire, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
SIR JOHN CURZON, 3rd Baronet (c1674-1727), MP for Derbyshire, 1701-7, who died unmarried, when the title devolved upon his brother,
SIR NATHANIEL CURZON, 4th Baronet (c1676-1758), MP, who espoused Mary, daughter and co-heir of Sir Ralph Assheton Bt, by whom he had issue,
NATHANIEL, his successor;Sir Nathaniel was succeeded by his eldest son,
Assheton, created Viscount Curzon, in 1802.
SIR NATHANIEL CURZON, 5th Baronet (1726-1804), MP, who was elevated to the peerage, in 1761, in the dignity of BARON SCARSDALE, of Scarsdale, Derbyshire.
His lordship married, in 1750, Caroline, daughter of Charles, 2nd Earl of Portmore, and had issue,
NATHANIEL, his successor;He was succeeded by his eldest son,
Charles William;
John;
David Francis;
Henry;
Caroline; Juliana.
NATHANIEL, 2nd Baron (1751-1837), who wedded firstly, in 1777, Sophia Susanna, third daughter of Edward, 1st Viscount Wentworth, and had issue,
NATHANIEL, his successor;He espoused secondly, in 1798, Felicité Anne Josephe de Wattines, a Flemish lady, and had further issue,
Sophia Caroline.
Augustus;his lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
Edward;
William;
Frederick;
Ferdinand;
Alfred, grandfather of the 4th Baron;
Francis James;
Felicité; Mary; Caroline.
NATHANIEL, 3rd Baron (1781-1856), who died unmarried, when the family honours devolved upon his cousin,
ALFRED NATHANIEL HOLDEN, 4th Baron (1831-1916), JP, who married, in 1856, Blanche, daughter of Joseph Pocklington Stenhouse, and had issue,
GEORGE NATHANIEL, his successor;His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,
Alfred Nathaniel;
Francis Nathaniel;
Assheton Nathaniel;
Sophia; Mary; Blanche; Eveline; Elinor; Geraldine; Margaret.
GEORGE NATHANIEL, 5th Baron (1859-1925), KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, who wedded firstly, in 1895, Mary Victoria, daughter of Levi Zeigler Leiter, and had issue,
Mary Irene, Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston;His lordship espoused secondly, in 1917, Grace Elvina, daughter of Joseph Monroe Hinds.
Cynthia Blanche; Alexandra Naldera.
His lordship, VICEROY AND GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA, 1899-1905, was advanced to the dignity of a marquessate, in 1921, as MARQUESS CURZON OF KEDLESTON.
1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG etc
Ancestral seat ~ Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire.
First published in February, 2019.
On Monday 4th February 1907 Francis Curzon was best man at the wedding of Ralph Macan to Dorothy Howard, daughter of the Earl of Suffolk. General Redvers Buller gave the bride away. Ralph was a near cousin of grannie's. During National Service I enjoyed a spell of basic training at Buller Barracks. I think the wedding reception was a lot more fun.
ReplyDeleteI remember a burglary at Kedleston about ten years ago when silverware was stolen from Lord Curzon's Indian collection. The Dowager Lady Scarsdale was very critical of the security measures under the aegis of the National Trust.
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