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Ned (b. 1970) - Viscount Cranborne - is son of Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury (born 30 September 1946), is a British Conservative politician Sorry for my poor english translation. --- History A viscount was: * or an officer of the Duke of judicature or county for the government of a city [1] or of a province (towns pagus a) secondary or administration of justice [2] They freed themselves from the authority of the counts in the tenth century (Narbonne, Nimes, Albi) and became barons in the eleventh century (Melun, Bourges, Thouars). We use the term "Viscountess"for women. --- Contemporary In France, the title of "Viscount"is, since the First Empire, a distinction which is attached to hereditary no power or prerogative. In the hierarchy of titles of nobility, it is placed between the baron and the count. According to ancient customs, one could only say "Earl" and "Countess", assuming that Viscount, etymologically, means "Deputy Earl" and always called people by the title that they replace. Like we say "Mr. President" to the vice-chairman of a board of directors -> Created for Ned Gascoyne-Cecil |
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