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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, PC, FRSE (28 April 1742 – 28 May 1811), styled as Lord Melville from 1802, was the trusted lieutenant of British prime minister William Pitt and the most powerful politician in Scotland in the late 18th century.
The latter was succeeded by his nephew, the ninth Viscount, the eldest son of the Honourable Robert Maldred St John Melville Dundas, second son of the seventh Viscount. As of 2014 [update] the titles are held by the ninth Viscount's eldest son, the tenth Viscount, who succeeded in 2011.
Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, KT, PC, FRS (14 March 1771 – 10 June 1851) was a British statesman, the son of Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount. Dundas was the Member of Parliament for Hastings in 1794, Rye in 1796 and Midlothian in 1801.
Robert Dundas, 9th Viscount Melville (1937–2011), British Army officer Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name.
Robert Dundas, 9th Viscount Melville (28 May 1937 – 21 July 2011) was a British Army officer and peer.. The eldest son of Robert Maldred St John Melville Dundas, the younger brother of the 8th Viscount Melville, and his wife Margaret, Dundas became the heir to the viscountcy when his father died in 1940.
Over time he became a confidant to the queen and friends to a great many of the leading figures of his time. [1] Dr Samuel Johnson once remarked that he was 'a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active ...
Entrance of Melville Castle. Notable descendants of Elizabeth Rannie, in addition to her son, include grandsons Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville and Richard Saunders Dundas. To this day, the peerage of Viscount Melville is descended from Elizabeth Rannie, and takes its name from the castle that Rannie brought into her marriage with Dundas. [4]
Anne married the future viscount on 29 August 1796, when he was an MP. He inherited the viscountcy in 1811, making her a viscountess. The couple had six children, including: Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville (1801-1876), who died unmarried; Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas (1802-1861), who died unmarried