Events in ... 1948 ...
In 1948 John Montague Neville 1948-1965 was born to John Henry Guy Neville 5th Marquess Abergavenny 1914-2000 (33) and Mary Patricia Harrison Marchioness Abergavenny 1915-2000 (32).
In 1948 Emily Mary Seymour 1873-1948 (75) died.
In 1948 Beatrice Venetia Stanley 1887-1948 (61) died.
In 1948 Blanche Elizabeth Campbell Balfour 1880-1948 (68) died.
In 1948 Annabel Crewe-Milnes 1881-1948 (67) died.
In 1948 George Ormsby-Gore 3rd Baron Harlech 1885-1964 (62) was appointed 904th Knight Garter: George VI.
In 1948 Charles Robert Cecil Weld-Forester 1919-1988 (28) and Moyra Rosamund Butler 1920-1959 (27) were divorced.
In 1948 William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck 7th Duke Portland 1893-1977 (54) was appointed 903rd Knight Garter: George VI.
Jan 1948
13 Jan 1948
On 13 Jan 1948 Peter Charles Beauclerk 1948- was born to Charles Beauclerk 13th Duke St Albans 1915-1988 (32) and Suzanne Marie Fesq Duchess St Albans 1921-2010 (26).
31 Jan 1948
Feb 1948
04 Feb 1948
On 04 Feb 1948 Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl Derby 1865-1948 (82) died at Knowsley Hall, Knowsley, Lancashire. His grandson Edward John Stanley 18th Earl Derby 1918-1984 (29) succeeded as 18th Earl Derby (3C 1485).
14 Feb 1948
On 14 Feb 1948 Friedrich Josias Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1918-1998 (29) and Denyse Henrietta Muralt were married.
Apr 1948
04 Apr 1948
On 04 Apr 1948 Francis William George Egerton 1873-1948 (74) died.
23 Apr 1948
On 23 Apr 1948 Albrecht Christian Adolf Glücksburg 1863-1948 (85) died.
May 1948
12 May 1948
On 12 May 1948 Vere Fane 14th Earl Westmoreland 1893-1948 (55) died. His son David Fane 15th Earl Westmoreland 1924-1993 (24) succeeded as 15th Earl Westmoreland (2C 1624).
13 May 1948
On 13 May 1948 William Henry Lawrence Peter Wentworth-Fitzwiliam 8th Earl Fitzwilliam 1910-1948 (37) and Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy 1920-1948 (28) died in a plane crash at the Plateau du Coiron, Saint-Bauzile during the course of their journey from Paris. His titles were inhertited by his second cousin Eric Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwiliam 9th Earl Fitzwilliam 1883-1952 (64). His wealth, estimated at 45 million pounds, including half of the Wentworth Woodhouse, Wentworth, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire estate, the Coolattin estate in County Wicklow, Ireland, and a large part of the Fitzwilliam art collection.
After 13 May 1948 Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy 1920-1948 was buried at Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor, Chatsworth, Derbyshire.
Jun 1948
02 Jun 1948
On 02 Jun 1948 Henry Walter Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis 1864-1948 (83) died.
10 Jun 1948
On 10 Jun 1948 Michael Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1921- and Anne Bourbon-Parma were married.
Jul 1948
15 Jul 1948
On 15 Jul 1948 Lillian Adelaide Katherine Mary Fitzclarence 1873-1948 (74) died.
Sep 1948
03 Sep 1948
On 03 Sep 1948 Gerald Berkeley Fitzharding 7th Viscount Portman 1875-1948 (73) died.
10 Sep 1948
On 10 Sep 1948 Ferdinand Maximilian Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1861-1948 (87) died.
14 Sep 1948
On 14 Sep 1948 Norah Strutt 1876-1948 (72) died.
22 Sep 1948
On 22 Sep 1948 Adalbert Hohenzollern 1884-1948 (64) died.
Nov 1948
14 Nov 1948
On 14 Nov 1948 Charles Windsor 1948- was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh 1921- and Elizabeth II Queen United Kingdom 1926-.
20 Nov 1948
On 20 Nov 1948 Edgar Cecil Wolstan Weld-Forester 1871-1948 (77) died.
Dec 1948
21 Dec 1948
On 21 Dec 1948 Amy Courtenay 1865-1948 (83) died in Powderham, Devon.