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On 03 Aug 1515 Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde (age 89) died. His first cousin twice removed Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory (age 48) succeeded 8th Earl Ormonde. Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory by marriage Countess Ormonde.

Death of Queen Elizabeth I Accession of James I

On 24 Mar 1603 Elizabeth I (age 69) died at Richmond Palace [Map] around three in the morning. Her first cousin twice removed King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 36) succeeded I King England Scotland and Ireland.

Immediately following her death Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth (age 43) started on horseback for Edinburgh to inform King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 36) arriving at Holyrood Palace [Map] late on the 26 Mar 1603. His conduct met with general disapproval and merited censure as contrary to all decency, good manners and respect. George Carew and Thomas Lake (age 35) were sent by the Council to formally inform James of her death.

On 04 Aug 1637 Henry Stafford 5th Baron Stafford (age 15) died. His first cousin twice removed Roger Stafford 6th Baron Stafford (age 65) succeeded 6th Baron Stafford.

On 26 Apr 1681 Charles Howard 3rd Earl Nottingham (age 70) died. Earl Nottingham extinct. His first cousin twice removed Francis Howard 5th Baron Howard (age 37) succeeded 5th Baron Howard of Effingham. Philadelphia Pelham Baroness Howard (age 26) by marriage Baroness Howard of Effingham.

On 31 Aug 1700 William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 35) died without male issue. Marquess Halifax, Earl Halifax, Viscount Halifax and Baron Savile of Elland extinct. His first cousin twice removed John Savile 6th Baronet (age 50) succeeded 6th Baronet Savile of Thornhill

In 1728 Charles Englefield 5th Baronet (age 58) died. His first cousin twice removed Henry Englefield 6th Baronet succeeded 6th Baronet Englefield of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire.

In 1743 Mordaunt Lawson 5th Baronet (age 10) died. His first cousin twice removed Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 68) succeeded 6th Baronet Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria.

In 1745 Martha Lovelace 8th Baroness Wentworth (age 78) died. Her first cousin twice removed Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth (age 29) succeeded 9th Baron Wentworth.

On 02 Sep 1760 Henry L'Estrange 6th Baronet died. His first cousin twice removed Roger L'Estrange 7th Baronet (age 78) succeeded 7th Baronet Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.

In 1841 John Twisden 8th Baronet (age 57) died. His first cousin twice removed William Twisden 9th Baronet (age 22) succeeded 9th Baronet Twisden of Bradbourne in Kent although he appears to not have used the title.

On 17 Aug 1922 Edward Pellew 5th Viscount Exmouth (age 31) died. His first cousin twice removed Henry Pellew 6th Viscount Exmouth (age 94) succeeded 6th Viscount Exmouth, 6th Baron Exmouth of Canonteign, 6th Baronet Pellew of Treverry in Cornwall. He died six months later.

On 27 May 1942 Mary Thicknesse-Touchet 22nd Baroness Audley (age 83) died unmarried. Her first cousin twice removed Thomas Percy Tuchet-Jesson (age 28) succeeded 23rd Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire.

In 1943 Francis Henry Rivers Astley-Corbett 5th Baronet (age 28) was killed in action. His first cousin twice removed Francis Jacob Dugdale Astley 6th Baronet (age 34) succeeded 6th Baronet Astley of Everleigh in Wiltshire.

On 28 Jun 1962 Henry Paulet 16th Marquess of Winchester (age 99) died. His first cousin twice removed Richard Charles Paulet 17th Marquess of Winchester (age 57) succeeded 17th Marquess Winchester, 17th Earl Wiltshire, 17th Baron St John.

On 05 Feb 1984 Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset 10th Duke Beaufort (age 83) died at Badminton House without issue. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His first cousin twice removed David Fitzroy 11th Duke Beaufort (age 55) succeeded 11th Duke Beaufort, 13th Marquess Worcester, 17th Earl Worcester. Baron Botetort abeyant. Caroline Jane Thynne 11th Duchess Beaufort (age 56) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.