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House of Curzon is an English aristocratic family of Anglo-Norman origins tracing back to 1066.Members of the Curzon family have held 14 hereditary titles such as: Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Earl Howe, Earl Curzon of Kedleston, Viscount Curzon, Viscount Scarsdale, Viscounts Howe, Curzon of Kedleston, Baron Scarsdale, Baron Ravensdale, Manor of Curzon, Baron Howe, Baron Curzon, Baronet ...
William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven; William Craven, 6th Earl of Craven; Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart; John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute; Henry Curtis (British Army officer) Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston
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.
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Pages in category "People from Kedleston" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
In 1916 he succeeded his father as fifth Baron Scarsdale and in 1921 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Kedleston and Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, with remainder to heirs male. Lord Curzon died without male issue in 1925 and the barony of Curzon of Kedleston, the two earldoms and the marquessate thus became extinct.
Shortly after they returned to England, Lord Curzon resigned, in 1905, at the end of a long period of Conservative government. Created Earl of Kedleston and Baron Ravensdale in 1911, the titles were in reversion to daughters as well as heirs male. Irene was a "tall and stately beauty" according to her friend Charlotte Greenwood.
In 1921 Curzon was granted the titles Earl of Kedleston, in the County of Derby, and Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. [69] In 1922, he was the chief negotiator for the Allies of the Treaty of Lausanne, which officially ended the war with the Ottoman Empire and defined the borders of Turkey. [citation needed]