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1330 Execution of Roger Mortimer

1377 Death of Edward III

1408 Battle of Bramham Moor

1453 Battle of Castillon

1460 Battle of Northampton

1644 Trial and Execution of the Hothams

On 21 Mar 1076 Robert I Duke Burgundy (age 65) died. His grandson Hugh I Duke Burgundy (age 19) succeeded I Duke Burgundy.

On 24 May 1153 King David I of Scotland (age 69) died at Carlisle, Cumberland [Map]. His grandson Malcolm IV King Scotland (age 12) succeeded King Scotland.

On 04 Jun 1155 Baldwin Redvers 1st Earl Devon died. His grandson Richard Redvers 2nd Earl Devon succeeded 2nd Earl Devon.

Around 1170 Hugh Lusignan VIII Count Lusignan (age 62) died. His grandson Hugh Lusignan IX Count Lusignan (age 7) succeeded IX Count Lusignan.

On 10 Sep 1217 William Redvers 5th Earl Devon died. His grandson Baldwin Redvers 6th Earl Devon succeeded 6th Earl Devon.

On 09 Apr 1248 Hugh Chatillon I Count Blois V Count Saint Pol (age 50) died. His grandson Hugh Chatillon II Count Blois succeeded II Count Blois.

On 20 May 1257 Maurice Fitzgerald 2nd Lord Offaly (age 63) died. His grandson Maurice Fitzgerald 3rd Lord Offaly (age 19) succeeded 3rd Lord Offaly.

In Mar 1266 Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke (age 60) died. Her grandson Henry Lacy 4th Earl Lincoln, Earl Salisbury (age 15) succeeded 4th Earl Lincoln.

On 29 Sep 1304 John Warenne 6th Earl Surrey (age 73) died at Kennington, Kent. He was buried at Lewes Priory [Map]. His grandson John Warenne 7th Earl Surrey (age 18) succeeded 7th Earl Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].

In 1321 Enguerrand 5th Lord de Coucy died. His grandson Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy (age 8) succeeded 6th Lord de Coucy.

On 17 Sep 1322 Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders (age 73) died. His grandson Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders (age 18) succeeded I Count Flanders.

On 25 Oct 1324 John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort (age 59) died. His grandson John Botetort 2nd Baron Botetort (age 6) succeeded 2nd Baron Botetort.

In Jul 1325 Ralph Vernon 9th Baron Shipbrook (age 84) died at Bostock [Map]. His grandson Richard Vernon 10th Baron Shipbrook (age 10) succeeded 10th Baron Shipbrook.

On 29 Jul 1326 Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl Ulster (age 67) died at Altassel Priory. His grandson William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl Ulster (age 13) succeeded 3rd Earl Ulster.

On 31 Aug 1330 John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 61) died. His grandson John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster (age 10) succeeded 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster. Given his young age he became a ward of the King who sold his wardship and marriage to Bishop Henry Burghesh (age 38) who then married him to his niece Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster (age 11), daugher of his brother Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh (age 43).

Execution of Roger Mortimer

On 29 Nov 1330 Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 43) was hanged naked at Tyburn [Map] accused of assuming royal power and of various other high misdemeanours. His body hung at the gallows for two days and nights. He was buried at Christ Church Greyfriars [Map]. Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 35) subsequently requested his burial at Wigmore Abbey [Map] and, after firstly refusing, King Edward III of England (age 18) allowed his remains to be removed to Wigmore Abbey [Map]. His grandson Roger Mortimer 2nd Earl March (age 2) succeeded 2nd Earl March, 4th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.

Before 10 Feb 1346 Mark Hussey 3rd Baron Hussey (age 30) died. His grandson Henry Hussey 4th Baron Hussey succeeded 4th Baron Hussey.

On 02 Jun 1347 John Harrington 1st Baron Harington (age 66) died at Aldingham Furness. His grandson John Harrington 2nd Baron Harington (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baron Harington.

He was buried at Cartmel Priory [Map]. His wife Margaret aka Joan Dacre Baroness Harington (age 64) was buried with him.

John Harrington 2nd Baron Harington: In 1328 he was born to Robert Harrington and Elizabeth Multon. In 1350 John Harrington 2nd Baron Harington and Joan Bermingham were married. The marriage somewhat speculative? On 28 May 1363 John Harrington 2nd Baron Harington died at Gleaston Castle. His son Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington succeeded 3rd Baron Harington. Given his young age Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington became a ward of King Edward III of England who granted his wardship to his daughter Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons and her husband Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons.

Margaret aka Joan Dacre Baroness Harington: John Harrington 1st Baron Harington and she were married. Around 1283 she was born to William Dacre and Joan Gernet at Aldingham Furness. In 1326 John Harrington 1st Baron Harington was created 1st Baron Harington by writ of summons to Parliament. She by marriage Baroness Harington. On 02 Jul 1347 Margaret aka Joan Dacre Baroness Harington died at Aldingham Furness.

On 02 May 1377 Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 73) died at Exeter, Devon [Map]. His grandson Edward "Blind Earl" Courtenay 11th Earl Devon (age 20) succeeded 11th Earl Devon, 6th Baron Okehampton.

Death of Edward III

On 21 Jun 1377 King Edward III of England (age 64) died of a stroke at Sheen Palace [Map]. He was buried in the Chapel of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His grandson King Richard II of England (age 10) succeeded II King England.

On 19 Mar 1383 Piers Mauley 4th Baron de Mauley (age 52) died at Nether Hallam Manor West Riding. His grandson Piers Mauley 5th Baron de Mauley (age 5) succeeded 5th Baron Mauley.

Around 1391 Thomas Ros 2nd Baron Ros Kendal (age 84) died. His grandson Robert Ros 3rd Baron Ros Kendal succeeded 3rd Baron Ros Kendal.

On 14 Dec 1392 John Grey 3rd Baron Grey of Codnor (age 87) died at Aylesford, Kent [Map]. His grandson Richard Grey 1st or 4th Baron Grey of Codnor (age 21) succeeded 4th Baron Grey of Codnor. Elizabeth Bassett Baroness Grey Codnor (age 20) by marriage Baroness Grey of Codnor. Or he was created 1st Baron Grey of Codnor depending on whether the first three Barons were ever summoned to Parliament.

On 08 Sep 1398 John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton (age 72) died at Maxstoke. His grandson William Clinton 4th Baron Clinton (age 20) succeeded 4th Baron Clinton.

On 18 Nov 1401 Thomas Ughtred 2nd Baron Ughtred (age 76) died. His grandson Thomas Ughtred 3rd Baron Ughtred (age 17) succeeded 3rd Baron Ughtred.

In Aug 1402 Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh (age 60) died. Her grandson Richard Despencer 4th Baron Burghesh (age 5) succeeded 4th Baron Burghesh.

In 1404 Thomas Erskine 13th Earl Mar (age 58) died at Erskine. His grandson Thomas Erskine 2nd Lord Erskine 14th Earl Mar de jure 14th Earl Mar.

On 12 Jan 1405 Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 60) died at Sussex. She was buried at Lewes Priory [Map]. Her grandson John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baron Maltravers.

Battle of Bramham Moor

On 19 Feb 1408 Thomas Rokeby's force of Yorkshire levies defeated the Percy army during the Battle of Bramham Moor bringing to an end the Percy rebellion.

Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 66) was killed. His body was afterwards hanged, drawn and quartered, his head being sent to London bridge and his quarters to diverse places. His grandson Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 15) succeeded 5th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 13th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.

Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf (age 38) was killed. Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk had been forfeited in 1406 when Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf (age 38) was declared a traitor. It was restored on 19 Jul 1408 to his two daughters Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 18) and Joan Bardolf (age 17) and their husbands William Clifford (age 33) and William Phelip (age 25).

On 28 Mar 1421 Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys (age 70) died. He was buried at St George's Church Trotton. His grandson Hugh Camoys 2nd Baron Camoys (age 8) succeeded 2nd Baron Camoys.

On 21 Oct 1425 Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 61) died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map]. His grandson Ralph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmoreland (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl of Westmoreland. Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland (age 30) by marriage Countess of Westmoreland.

Monument to Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 61) and his wives Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby and Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 46). Early Plate Bascinet Period. Orle. Man with Two Wives.

Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland: Around 1395 she was born to Henry "Hotspur" Percy and Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys at Alnwick Castle. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Around 1404 John Clifford 7th Baron Clifford and she were married. She by marriage Baroness de Clifford. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. In 1426 Ralph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmoreland and she were married. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. On 26 Oct 1436 Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland died.

On 17 Aug 1434 John Seton 2nd Lord Seton (age 64) died at Seton. His grandson George Seton 3rd Lord Seton (age 19) succeeded 3rd Lord Seton.

On 30 Sep 1440 Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 78) died. His grandson Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 23) succeeded 4th Baron Grey of Ruthyn.

On 10 Jan 1443 Richard Cornwall 5th Baron Burford (age 82) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. His grandson Thomas Cornwall 6th Baron Burford (age 36) succeeded 6th Baron Burford.

Around 1445 Christopher Plunkett 1st Baron Killeen (age 80) died. His grandson Christopher Plunkett 2nd Baron Killeen succeeded 2nd Baron Killeen.

On 30 Nov 1447 Christopher Fleming 3rd Baron Slane (age 63) died. His grandson Christopher Fleming 4th Baron Slane (age 13) succeeded 4th Baron Slane.

Battle of Castillon

On 03 Mar 1457 William Harrington 5th Baron Harington (age 67) died at Gleaston Castle [Map]. His grandson William Bonville 6th Baron Harington (age 15) succeeded 6th Baron Harington.

1460 Battle of Northampton

On 10 Jul 1460 the Yorkist army led by the future King Edward IV of England (age 18) and including Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 31), Archbishop George Neville (age 28), William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 55), Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 45) and John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 22) defeated the Lancastrian army at the 1460 Battle of Northampton.

Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 43) had started the day as part of the Lancastrian army but did nothing to prevent the Yorkist army attacking.

King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 38) was captured.

Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 57) was killed. His grandson Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 5) succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 7th Earl Stafford, 8th Baron Stafford.

John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 42) was killed. His son John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 11) succeeded 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl Waterford, 8th Baron Furnivall, 12th Baron Strange Blackmere, 9th Baron Talbot.

Thomas Percy 1st Baron Egremont (age 37) was killed.

John Beaumont 1st Viscount Beaumont (age 50) was killed. His son William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22) succeeded 2nd Viscount Beaumont, 7th Baron Beaumont.

William Lucy (age 56) was killed apparently by a member of the Stafford family who wanted his wife Margaret Fitzlewis (age 21).

Thomas Tresham (age 40) fought.

William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22) and William Norreys (age 19) were knighted.

Thomas "Bastard of Exeter" Holland was executed following the battle.

The battle was fought south of the River Nene [Map] in the grounds of Delapré Abbey.

Around 1469 Andrew Gray 1st Lord Gray (age 79) died. His grandson Andrew Gray 2nd Lord Gray (age 23) succeeded 2nd Lord Gray.

On 30 Dec 1469 George Neville 1st Baron Latimer of Snape (age 62) died at Well. He was buried at St Michaels Church, Well. His grandson Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape (age 1) succeeded 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape.

Around 1470 Alexander Montgomerie 1st Lord Montgomerie (age 57) died. His grandson Alexander Montgomerie 2nd Lord Montgomerie succeeded 2nd Lord Montgomerie. The date somewhat confusing since his grandchild Alexander Montgomerie 2nd Lord Montgomerie who succeeded him appears to have predeceased him?

On 10 Feb 1474 Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley (age 69) died at Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire. Her grandson Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell (age 18) succeeded 7th Baron Deincourt and the feudal barony of Bedale.

On 16 May 1474 John Bourchier 1st Baron Berners (age 58) died. His grandson John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners (age 7) succeeded 2nd Baron Berners.

On 01 Aug 1474 Walter Blount 1st Baron Mountjoy (age 58) died. His grandson Edward Blount 2nd Baron Mountjoy (age 10) succeeded 2nd Baron Mountjoy.

In 1478 George Seton 3rd Lord Seton (age 63) died at Blackfriars. His grandson George Seton 4th Lord Seton (age 47) succeeded 4th Lord Seton.

On 08 Mar 1486 Joan Dacre 7th Baroness Dacre Gilsland (age 53) died. Her grandson Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 14) succeeded 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland.

On 24 May 1487 Robert Ughtred 5th Baron Ughtred (age 65) died. His grandson Henry Ughtred 6th Baron Ughtred succeeded 6th Baron Ughtred.

On 30 Sep 1487 John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley (age 86) died at Stafford, Staffordshire [Map]. He was buried at Dudley Priory [Map]. His grandson Edward Dudley 2nd Baron Dudley (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baron Sutton of Dudley.

Between 26 Mar 1491 and 16 Jan 1493 Robert Fleming 1st Lord Fleming (age 77) died. His grandson John Fleming 2nd Lord Fleming (age 26) succeeded 2nd Lord Fleming.

On 25 Sep 1491 John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu (age 76) died. His grandson Engelbert La Marck Count Nevers (age 28) succeeded Count Eu and Count Nevers.

On 06 Feb 1499 Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland (age 43) died at Hornby Castle [Map]. His grandson Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland succeeded 4th Earl of Westmoreland three weeks before his first birthday.

On 29 Jul 1504 Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 69) died. He was buried at Burscough Priory [Map]. His grandson Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Derby, 10th Baron Strange Knockin, 6th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 3rd Baron Stanley.

On 13 Nov 1507 George Lumley 2nd Baron Lumley (age 62) died. On 13 Nov 1507 His grandson Richard Lumley 3rd Baron Lumley (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baron Lumley.

On 12 Jan 1519 Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 59) died. His grandson Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) succeeded V Holy Roman Emperor.

On 21 Jan 1524 Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley died at Perth [Map]. His grandson George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley (age 10) succeeded 4th Earl Huntley.

On 09 Sep 1534 Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 62) died. He was buried at Herstmonceux. His grandson Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 19) succeeded 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland.

On 21 Sep 1538 George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme (age 71) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map]. His grandson George Tailboys 2nd Baron Tailboys 10th Baron Kyme (age 15) de jure 10th Baron Kyme.

In Jun 1545 Hugh Montgomerie 1st Earl Eglinton (age 85) died. His grandson Hugh Montgomerie 2nd Earl Eglinton succeeded 2nd Earl Eglinton.

Between 27 Nov 1547 and 13 Jul 1548 James Ogilvy 4th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie died. His grandson James Ogilvy 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie (age 6) succeeded 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie.

In 1548 William Eure 1st Baron Eure (age 65) died. In 1548 His grandson William Eure 2nd Baron Eure (age 18) succeeded 2nd Baron Eure.

On 11 Jun 1557 John III King Portugal (age 55) died. His grandson Sebastian King Portugal (age 3) succeeded King Portugal: Aviz. Sebastian's paternal grandmother Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 50) acted as Regent during his minority being replaced by Henrique Aviz Cardinal King Portugal (age 45) when she resigned in 1562.

On 17 Sep 1558 Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford (age 70) died. His grandson Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex (age 17) succeeded 2nd Viscount Hereford, 11th Baron Ferrers of Chartley.

In 1560 Thomas Sandys 2nd Baron Sandys Vyne (age 63) died. In 1560 His grandson William Sandys 3rd Baron Sandys Vyne (age 15) succeeded 3rd Baron Sandys of The Vyne in Hampshire.

In 1561 Joan Bourchier 3rd Baroness Berners died. Her grandson Thomas Knyvet 4th Baron Berners (age 22) de jure 4th Baron Berners. He failed to formally claim the title Baron Berners until 1616, when the office of the Earl Marshall certified his "right and title to the Barony of Berners", but he died shortly thereafter, before the new king James I could confirm the title.

On 10 Feb 1561 John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath (age 62) died. He was buried on 10 Mar 1561 at the Church of St John Lateran, Hengrave. His grandson William Bourchier 3rd Earl Bath (age 3) succeeded 3rd Earl Bath, 13th Baron Fitzwarin.

On 24 Sep 1562 Henry Grey 4th Earl Kent (age 67) died. His grandson Reginald Grey 5th Earl Kent (age 22) succeeded 5th Earl Kent, 8th Baron Grey of Ruthyn.

On 24 May 1571 William Graham 2nd Earl Montrose (age 79) died. His grandson John Graham 3rd Earl Montrose (age 23) succeeded 3rd Earl Montrose.

On 24 Feb 1580 Henry Fitzalan 19th Earl Arundel (age 67) died. His grandson Philip Howard 20th Earl Arundel (age 22) succeeded 20th Earl Arundel Sussex, 10th Baron Maltravers, 10th Baron Arundel. Anne Dacre Countess Arundel (age 22) by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex.

On 07 Oct 1581 William Keith 4th Earl Marischal (age 75) died. His grandson George Keith 5th Earl Marischal (age 28) succeeded 5th Earl Marischal. Margaret Home Countess Marischal by marriage Countess Marischal.

On 28 Jul 1585 Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford (age 58) died. His grandson Edward Russell 3rd Earl Bedford (age 12) succeeded 3rd Earl Bedford, 3rd Baron Russell of Cheneys.

In 1591 Andrew Stewart 2nd Lord Ochiltree (age 70) died. His grandson Andrew Stewart 1st Baron Castle Stuart (age 31) succeeded 3rd Lord Ochiltree.

On 19 Oct 1592 Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu (age 63) died. His grandson Anthony Maria Browne 2nd Viscount Montagu (age 18) succeeded 2nd Viscount Montagu.

On 20 Aug 1595 William Vaux 3rd Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 60) died. His grandson Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 6) succeeded 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden.

On 03 Dec 1600 Roger North 2nd Baron North (age 70) died. His grandson Dudley North 3rd Baron North (age 18) succeeded 3rd Baron North.

On 18 Oct 1602 John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy Aston (age 62) died at Aston. His grandson John Darcy 3rd Baron Darcy Aston (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baron Darcy of Aston. Rosamund Freschville Baroness Darcy (age 26) by marriage Baroness Darcy of Aston.

Around 09 Mar 1606 James Stewart 6th of Traquair (age 71) died. His grandson John Stewart 1st Earl Traquair (age 6) succeeded 7th Lord Traquair.

In Sep 1606 William Douglas 6th Earl Morton (age 66) died. His grandson William Douglas 7th Earl Morton (age 24) succeeded 7th Earl Morton. Anne Keith Countess Morton by marriage Countess Morton.

In 1611 Andrew Leslie 5th Earl Rothes (age 70) died. His grandson John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes (age 11) succeeded 6th Earl Rothes.

On 26 Nov 1613 Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley (age 79) died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Berkeley. His grandson George Berkeley 8th Baron Berkeley (age 12) succeeded 8th Baron Berkeley.

On 26 Jul 1614 Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Groby (age 67) died. His grandson Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baron Grey of Groby.

Before 09 Feb 1616 Thomas Knyvet 4th Baron Berners (age 77) died. He was buried on 09 Feb 1616. His grandson Thomas Knyvet 5th Baron Berners (age 19) de jure 5th Baron Berners. He would maintain his claim to the Barony for several years, but never succeed in obtaining it.

On 09 Jan 1617 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 76) died. He was buried at Masham. His grandson Marmaduke Wyvill 2nd Baronet (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baronet Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire.

On 10 Apr 1617 David Barry 5th Viscount Buttevant (age 67) died at Barryscourt Castle. His grandson David Barry 1st Earl Barrymore (age 12) succeeded 6th Viscount Buttevant.

On 12 Nov 1622 George Savile 1st Baronet (age 72) died. His grandson George Savile 2nd Baronet (age 11) succeeded 2nd Baronet Savile of Thornhill.

On 15 Mar 1624 Theobald Dillon 1st Viscount Dillon (age 67) died. His grandson Lucas Dillon 2nd Viscount Dillon (age 14) succeeded 2nd Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

In 1625 Edward Stafford 4th Baron Stafford (age 53) died. His grandson Henry Stafford 5th Baron Stafford (age 3) succeeded 5th Baron Stafford.

In 1625 Philip Wharton 3rd Baron Wharton (age 70) died. His grandson Philip Wharton 4th Baron Wharton (age 11) succeeded 4th Baron Wharton.

On 07 Jan 1626 Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet (age 86) died at Barnet [Map]. He was buried at Wingham, Kent. His grandson Thomas Palmer 2nd Baronet succeeded 2nd Baronet Palmer of Wingham in Kent.

On 02 Jun 1631 William Pope 1st Earl Downe (age 57) died. His grandson Thomas Pope 2nd Earl Downe (age 8) succeeded 2nd Earl Downe.

On 24 Feb 1633 Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory (age 74) died. His grandson James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 22) succeeded 12th Earl Ormonde, 5th Earl Ossory. Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 17) by marriage Countess Ormonde.

In Nov 1638 Edward Allen 1st Baronet (age 52) died. His grandson Edmund Alleyn 2nd Baronet (age 6) succeeded 2nd Baronet Allen of Hatfield in Essex.

On 12 Jun 1639 Thomas Erskine 1st Earl Kellie (age 73) died. His grandson Thomas Erskine 2nd Earl Kellie succeeded 2nd Earl Kellie.

On 25 Feb 1640 Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 75) died at Winchester House Broad Street. His grandson John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Rivers, 2nd Viscount Colchester. Baron Darcy of Chiche extinct.

Trial and Execution of the Hothams

In Dec 1644 Parliament decided to execute the Hothams, father and son, John Hotham 1st Baronet (age 55) and John Hotham (age 34).

On 01 Jan 1645 John Hotham (age 35) was beheaded for treason by Parliamentarians at Tower Hill [Map]. His father was executed the next day.

On 02 Jan 1645 John Hotham 1st Baronet (age 55) was beheaded for treason by Parliamentarians; his son having been executed the previous day. His grandson John Hotham 2nd Baronet (age 12) succeeded 2nd Baronet Hotham of Scorborough in Yorkshire.

In 1646 Henry Jerningham 1st Baronet died. His grandson Henry Jerningham 2nd Baronet (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baronet Jerningham of Cossey.

On 28 Jun 1646 William Eure 4th Baron Eure (age 67) died. His grandson William Eure 5th Baron Eure succeeded 5th Baron Eure.

In 1648 John St John 1st Baronet (age 62) died. His grandson John St John 2nd Baronet (age 6) succeeded 2nd Baronet St John Lydiard Tregoze in Wiltshire.

In 1648 John Mill 1st Baronet (age 60) died. His grandson John Mill 2nd Baronet (age 6) succeeded 2nd Baronet Mill of Camois Court in Sussex.

On 22 Mar 1648 Edward Hussey 1st Baronet (age 62) died. His grandson Thomas Hussey 2nd Baronet (age 9) succeeded 2nd Baronet Hussey of Honington in Lincolnshire.

On 18 Jan 1650 Robert Ker 1st Earl Roxburghe (age 80) died at Floors Castle. His grandson William Ker 2nd Earl Roxburghe (age 27) succeeded 2nd Earl Roxburghe.

On 17 Dec 1650 George Seton 3rd Earl Winton (age 66) died. His grandson George Seton 4th Earl Winton (age 9) succeeded 4th Earl Winton.

On or before 05 Feb 1651 George Gresley 1st Baronet (age 71) died. He was buried on 05 Feb 1651 at Temple Church, London [Map]. His grandson Thomas Gresley 2nd Baronet (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baronet Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire. Frances Morewood Lady Gresley (age 20) by marriage Lady Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire.

On 24 Oct 1652 George Booth 1st Baronet (age 96) died at Bowdon Chester. His grandson George Booth 1st Baron Delamer (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baronet Booth of Dunham Massey.

In 1654 Henry Mildmay 15th Baron Fitzwalter (age 69) died. His grandson Henry Mildmay 16th Baron Fitzwalter (age 9) de jure 16th Baron Fitzwalter. His title was recognised in Aug 1660

On 14 Dec 1654 Thomas Holte 1st Baronet (age 83) died. His grandson Robert Holte 2nd Baronet (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baronet Holte of Aston in Warwickshire.

In 1655 Philip Hungate 1st Baronet (age 83) died. His grandson Francis Hungate 2nd Baronet (age 11) succeeded 2nd Baronet Hungate of Saxton in Yorkshire.

In 1655 Edward Corbet 1st Baronet died. His grandson Richard Corbet 2nd Baronet (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baronet Corbet of Leighton in Montgomeryshire.

Around Dec 1655 Robert Bacon 3rd Baronet (age 85) died. He was buried in Ryburgh, Norfolk. His grandson Edmund Bacon 4th Baronet (age 22) succeeded 4th Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. Susan Alington Lady Bacon (age 50) by marriage Lady Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk.

After 01 Jul 1656 William Masham 1st Baronet (age 64) died. His grandson William Masham 2nd Baronet succeeded 2nd Baronet Masham of Long Ashton.

On 19 Feb 1660 William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas (age 71) died at Douglas Castle, Douglas. His grandson James Douglas 2nd Marquess Douglas (age 14) succeeded 2nd Marquess Douglas.

On 24 Oct 1660 William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 72) died. His grandson William Seymour 3rd Duke Somerset (age 6) succeeded 3rd Duke Somerset, 2nd Marquess Hertford, 3rd Earl Hertford.

In Mar 1661 Robert Napier 2nd Baronet (age 58) died. His grandson Robert Napier 3rd Baronet succeeded 3rd Baronet Napier of Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire although it appears he may have been disinherited by his grandfather and probably never assumed the title.

On 04 Apr 1661 Alexander Leslie 1st Earl Leven (age 81) died. His grandson Alexander Leslie 2nd Earl Leven (age 23) succeeded 2nd Earl Leven. Margaret Howard Countess Leven (age 26) by marriage Countess Leven.

On 05 May 1662 Mary Witham 1st Baronetess Bolles (age 82) died at Heath Old Hall. Her grandson William Jobson 2nd Baronet (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baronet Bolles then Jobson of Osberton.

In 1663 Humphrey Forster 1st Baronet (age 68) died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Aldermaston [Map]. His grandson Humphrey Forster 2nd Baronet (age 14) succeeded 2nd Baronet Forster of Aldermaston in Berkshire.

Before 12 Mar 1663 Richard Lumley 1st Viscount Lumley (age 73) died. His grandson Richard Lumley 1st Earl Scarborough (age 13) succeeded 2nd Viscount Lumley.

In 1664 William Cowper 1st Baronet (age 82) died. His grandson William Cowper 2nd Baronet (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.

On 31 Jan 1665 Richard Grosvenor 2nd Baronet (age 61) died. His grandson Thomas Grosvenor 3rd Baronet (age 8) succeeded 3rd Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire.

In Aug 1665 Donough Maccarthy 1st Earl Clancarty (age 71) died. His grandson Charles Maccarthy 2nd Earl Clancarty (age 2) succeeded 2nd Earl Clancarty. Margaret Burke Lady Muskerry by marriage Countess Clancarty.

On 26 Feb 1666 Nicholas Crispe 1st Baronet (age 67) died. He was buried at St Mildred's Church, Bread Street. His grandson Nicholas Crispe 2nd Baronet (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baronet Crispe of Hammersmith in Middlesex.

On 21 May 1667 Theophilus Clinton 4th Earl Lincoln (age 67) died. His grandson Edward Clinton 5th Earl Lincoln succeeded 5th Earl Lincoln, 13th Baron Clinton.

After May 1668 Patrick Plunkett 9th Baron Dunsany (age 73) died. His grandson Christopher Plunkett 10th Baron Dunsany succeeded 10th Baron Dunsany.

On 03 Dec 1668 William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 77) died. His grandson James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury (age 20) succeeded 3rd Earl Salisbury. Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury by marriage Countess Salisbury.

On 19 May 1671 John Scudamore 1st Viscount Scudamore (age 70) died. His grandson John Scudamore 2nd Viscount Scudamore (age 21) succeeded 2nd Viscount Scudamore.

In 1672 Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet (age 67) died. His grandson Thomas Gower 3rd Baronet (age 6) succeeded 3rd Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.

On 22 Feb 1672 Thomas Leigh 1st Baron Leigh (age 77) died. His grandson Thomas Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.

On 25 Apr 1672 William Stourton 11th Baron Stourton (age 78) died. His grandson William Stourton 12th Baron Stourton (age 28) succeeded 12th Baron Stourton.

On 21 Aug 1673 Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford (age 74) died. His grandson Thomas Grey 2nd Earl Stamford (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Stamford, 3rd Baron Grey of Groby.

On or before 05 Nov 1676, the date he was buried at St James' Church, Clerkenwell, John Cropley 1st Baronet died. His grandson John Cropley 2nd Baronet (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cropley of Clerkenwell in Middlesex.

In 1678 William Thorold 1st Baronet (age 87) died. His grandson William Thorold 2nd Baronet (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baronet Thorold of Marston in Lincolnshire.

On 18 Jan 1680 George Carteret 1st Baronet (age 70) died. His grandson George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret (age 12) succeeded 2nd Baronet Carteret of Metesches in Jersey.

On 07 Dec 1680 Thomas Southwell 1st Baronet (age 70) died. His grandson Thomas Southwell 1st Baron Southwell (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baronet Southwell of Castle Matress.

On 06 May 1681 Philip Wodehouse 3rd Baronet (age 72) died. His grandson John Wodehouse 4th Baronet (age 12) succeeded 4th Baronet Woodhouse of Wilberhall.

On 29 Dec 1683 John Monson 2nd Baronet (age 84) died. His grandson Henry Monson 3rd Baronet (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baronet Monson of Carleton in Lincolnshire.

In Nov 1685 William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald (age 80) died. His grandson John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Dundonald.

On 21 Jul 1688 James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 77) died. His grandson James Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde (age 23) de jure 2nd Duke Ormonde, 2nd Marquess Ormonde, 13th Earl Ormonde, 6th Earl Ossory. Mary Somerset Duchess Ormonde (age 24) by marriage Duchess Ormonde.

On 13 Dec 1688 Wilfrid Lawson 1st Baronet (age 78) died. His grandson Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 24) succeeded 2nd Baronet Lawson of Isel Hall in Cumbria. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Isel where his memorial has the inscription: "Here lies Sir Wilfrid Lawson, baronet, and his Lady Jane. He departed this life 13th day of December 1688 aged 79 And she the 8th June 1677 aged 65. Having married four sons and eight daughters. Vivit post funers virtue [He lives after the funeral by virtue].

On 18 Sep 1689 Richard Head 1st Baronet (age 80) died. His grandson Francis Head 2nd Baronet (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baronet Head of Hermitage in Kent.

In 1691 William Crichton 2nd Earl of Dumfries (age 93) died. His grandson William Crichton 3rd Earl of Dumfries succeeded 3rd Earl Dumfries.

On 02 May 1691 Henry O'Brien 7th Earl Thomond (age 71) died. His grandson Henry O'Brien 8th Earl Thomond (age 2) succeeded 8th Earl Thomond.

On 22 Jan 1692 James Long 2nd Baronet (age 75) died. His grandson Robert Long 3rd Baronet (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baronet Long of Westminster in London.

On 09 Feb 1692 Coplestone Bamfylde 2nd Baronet (age 54) died. His grandson Coplestone Warwick Bamfylde 3rd Baronet (age 2) succeeded 3rd Baronet Bampfylde of Poltimore in Devon.

On 13 Dec 1692 Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness (age 70) died. His grandson Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness (age 11) succeeded 3rd Earl Holderness, 10th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 7th Baron Conyers, 4th Baron Darcy of Meinhill.

Around 1695 Robert Hales 1st Baronet (age 85) died. His grandson Thomas Hales 2nd Baronet (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baronet Hales of Beakesbourne in Kent.

On 20 Dec 1697 Arthur Gore 1st Baronet (age 68) died. His grandson Arthur Gore 2nd Baronet (age 12) succeeded 2nd Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo.

On 15 Jan 1698 Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 85) died. His grandson Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Burlington.

On 16 Dec 1699 George Villiers 4th Viscount Grandison (age 82) died. On 16 Dec 1699 His grandson John Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Earl Grandison (age 15) succeeded 5th Viscount Grandison.

On 30 Aug 1700 Richard Cust 1st Baronet (age 78) died. His grandson Richard Cust 2nd Baronet (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire.

On 18 Jul 1701 William Leman 2nd Baronet (age 63) died. His grandson William Leman 3rd Baronet (age 16) succeeded 3rd Baronet Leman of Northaw in Hertfordshire.

On 23 Jul 1701 John Kennedy 7th Earl Cassilis (age 47) died. His grandson John Kennedy 8th Earl Cassilis (age 1) succeeded 8th Earl Cassilis.

In 1702 James Clavering 1st Baronet (age 82) died. His grandson James Clavering 2nd Baronet (age 34) succeeded 2nd Baronet Clavering of Axwell in County Durham.

On 03 Apr 1702 Henry Goring 2nd Baronet (age 79) died. His grandson Charles Goring 3rd Baronet (age 34) succeeded 3rd Baronet Bowyer aka Goring of Highden in Sussex.

On 01 Aug 1702 William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon (age 73) died. His grandson William Courtenay 6th Earl Devon (age 26) de jure 6th Earl Devon.

On 12 Sep 1702 John Cotton 3rd Baronet (age 81) died in Stratton. His grandson John Cotton 4th Baronet (age 22) succeeded 4th Baronet Cotton of Conington in Huntingdonshire.

On 30 Nov 1702 William Keyt 2nd Baronet (age 63) died. His grandson William Keyt 3rd Baronet (age 14) succeeded 3rd Baronet Keyt of Ebrington in Gloucestershire.

On 16 Jul 1703 Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan (age 96) died. His grandson George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan (age 17) succeeded 3rd Earl Cardigan.

On 04 Jul 1708 Henry Hare 2nd Baron Coleraine (age 72) died. His grandson Henry Hare 3rd Baron Coleraine (age 15) succeeded 3rd Baron Coleraine.

On 09 Mar 1714 Hugh Acland 5th Baronet (age 75) died. His grandson Hugh Acland 6th Baronet (age 17) succeeded 6th Baronet Acland of Columb John in Devon.

On 22 Mar 1715 Francis Wyndham 3rd Baronet (age 61) died. His grandson Francis Wyndham 4th Baronet (age 8) succeeded 4th Baronet Wyndham of Trent.

On 18 Jan 1716 Robert Burdett 3rd Baronet (age 76) died. His grandson Robert Burdett 4th Baronet succeeded 4th Baronet Burdett of Bramcote in Warwickshire. The title had originally been claimed by Walter, younger brother of Robert Burdett 3rd Baronet. However, Elizabeth Tracy (age 35), wife of Robert Burdett 3rd Baronet's son Robert, who had died sixteen days before his father, subsequently gave birth to a son who became the 4th Baronet.

On 26 Dec 1718 William Wilson 2nd Baronet (age 74) died. His grandson William Wilson 3rd Baronet (age 13) succeeded 3rd Baronet Wilson of Eastbourne in Sussex.

In 1720 John Osborn 2nd Baronet (age 70) died. His grandson Danvers Osborn 3rd Baronet (age 4) succeeded 3rd Baronet Osborn of Chicksands in Bedfordshire.

On 13 Feb 1722 William Bowyer 2nd Baronet (age 83) died. His grandson William Bowyer 3rd Baronet (age 12) succeeded 3rd Baronet Bowyer of Denham Court.

On 01 Sep 1723 Henry Liddell 3rd Baronet (age 79) died. His grandson Henry Liddell 1st Baron Ravensworth (age 15) succeeded 4th Baronet Liddell of Ravensworth Castle.

On 10 Dec 1723 Thomas Mansel 1st Baron Mansel (age 55) died. His grandson Thomas Mansel 2nd Baron Mansel (age 4) succeeded 2nd Baron Mansel of Margam, 6th Baronet Mansel of Margam.

In 1727 William Gage 2nd Baronet (age 76) died. His grandson Thomas Gage 3rd Baronet (age 17) succeeded 3rd Baronet Gage of Hengrave in Suffolk.

On 23 Feb 1727 Lionel Tollemache 3rd Earl Dysart (age 78) died. His grandson Lionel Tollemache 4th Earl Dysart (age 18) succeeded 4th Earl Dysart, 5th Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk.

On 23 Jul 1727 Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt (age 65) died. Some sources say 28 Dec 1727. His grandson Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt (age 13) succeeded 2nd Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire.

On 20 Oct 1729 Edward Montagu 3rd Earl Sandwich (age 59) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map]. His grandson John Montagu 4th Earl Sandwich (age 10) succeeded 4th Earl Sandwich.

After Aug 1730 William Boothby 3rd Baronet (age 66) died. His grandson William Boothby 4th Baronet (age 9) succeeded 4th Baronet Boothby of Broadlow Ash in Derbyshire.

On 19 Jul 1731 James Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Navan (age 81) died. His grandson James Jessop aka Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy of Navan (age 24) succeeded 2nd Baron Darcy of Navan.

On 06 Feb 1732 Anne Scott Duchess Monmouth and Buccleuch (age 80) died. Her grandson Francis Scott 2nd Duke Buccleuch (age 37) succeeded 2nd Duke Buccleuch.

On 31 Oct 1732 Victor Amadeus King Sardinia (age 66) died. His son Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia (age 31) succeeded Duke Savoy, III King Sardinia. On 31 Oct 1732 His grandson Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia (age 6) succeeded III King Sardinia.

In 1733 John Sutherland 16th Earl Sutherland (age 72) died. His grandson William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland (age 24) succeeded 17th Earl Sutherland.

On 03 May 1733 Richard Cox 1st Baronet (age 83) died of apoplexy. His grandson Richard Cox 2nd Baronet (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cox Dunmanway in County Cork.

On 29 Nov 1735 Thomas Hamilton 6th Earl Haddington (age 55) died at Newhailes House, Inveresk. His grandson Thomas Hamilton 7th Earl Haddington (age 14) succeeded 7th Earl Haddington.

In 1739 Thomas Brooke 3rd Baronet (age 75) died. His grandson Richard Brooke 4th Baronet (age 20) succeeded 4th Baronet Brooke of Norton Priory in Cheshire.

On 30 Aug 1743 Henry Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 80) died. His grandson Henry Paget 2nd Earl Uxbridge (age 24) succeeded 2nd Earl Uxbridge.

On 08 Jun 1748 William Honywood 2nd Baronet (age 94) died. His grandson John Honywood 3rd Baronet (age 38) succeeded 3rd Baronet Honywood of Evington in Kent.

On 15 Dec 1750 William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 78) died. His grandson William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Dartmouth, 3rd Baron Dartmouth.

On 20 Jan 1751 John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol (age 85) died. His grandson George William Hervey 2nd Earl Bristol (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Bristol.

On 22 Apr 1751 Francis Scott 2nd Duke Buccleuch (age 56) died. He was buried at Eton College Chapel [Map]. His grandson Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 4) succeeded 3rd Duke Buccleuch, 3rd Earl Doncaster, 3rd Baron Scott of Tynedale.

On 21 Mar 1757 Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk (age 71) died. He was buried at Charlton, Wiltshire. His grandson Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire (age 17) succeeded 12th Earl Suffolk, 5th Earl Berkshire.

On 19 Feb 1759 Thomas Clarges 2nd Baronet (age 70) died. His grandson Thomas Clarges 3rd Baronet (age 7) succeeded 3rd Baronet Clarges of St Martin's in the Fields in Middlesex.

On 25 Oct 1760 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76) died at Kensington Palace. His grandson King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 22) succeeded III King Great Britain and Ireland. Duke Cambridge merged with the Crown.

On 28 Mar 1765 Johnathan Cope 1st Baronet (age 74) died at Orton Longueville predeceasing his father. His grandson Charles Cope 2nd Baronet (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cope of Bruern in Oxfordshire.

On 11 Dec 1768 John Playters 5th Baronet (age 88) died. His grandson John Playters 6th Baronet (age 26) succeeded 6th Baronet Playters of Sotterley in Suffolk.

On 30 Jan 1771 Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon (age 77) died. His grandson Arthur Hill-Trevor 2nd Viscount Dungannon (age 7) succeeded 2nd Viscount Dungannon.

On 08 Nov 1773 Charles Palmer 5th Baronet died. His grandson Charles Palmer 6th Baronet (age 13) succeeded 6th Baronet Palmer of Wingham in Kent.

On 10 May 1774 Louis XV King France (age 64) died of smallpox. His grandson Louis XVI King France (age 19) succeeded XVI King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

On 24 Aug 1776 John Prideaux 6th Baronet (age 81) died. His grandson John Wilmot Prideaux 7th Baronet (age 28) succeeded 7th Baronet Prideaux of Netherton in Devon.

On 29 May 1779 John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland (age 82) died. His grandson Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland (age 25) succeeded 4th Duke Rutland, 4th Marquess Grandby, 12th Earl of Rutland. Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland (age 22) by marriage Duchess Rutland.

On 26 Dec 1781 John Honywood 3rd Baronet (age 71) died. His grandson John Honywood 4th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 4th Baronet Honywood of Evington in Kent.

On 07 Oct 1784 Thomas Trollope 4th Baronet (age 92) died. His grandson Thomas William Trollope 5th Baronet (age 22) succeeded 5th Baronet Trollope of Casewick in Lincolnshire.

On 24 Feb 1785 John Dyke Acland 7th Baronet (age 62) died. His grandson John Dyke Acland 8th Baronet (age 7) succeeded 8th Baronet Acland of Columb John in Devon.

On 27 Feb 1785 Lucius Charles Carey 7th Viscount Falkland (age 78) died. His grandson Henry Thomas Cary 8th Viscount Falkland (age 19) succeeded 8th Viscount Falkland.

On 13 Feb 1786 Cæsar Hawkins 1st Baronet (age 75) died. His grandson Cæsar Hawkins 2nd Baronet succeeded 2nd Baronet Hawkins of Kelston in Somerset.

On 27 Jan 1794 Elizabeth Cuffe 1st Countess Longford (age 74) died. Her grandson Thomas Pakenham 2nd Earl Longford (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Longford.

On 30 Dec 1796 Robert Hesketh 2nd Baronet (age 67) died. His grandson Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh 3rd Baronet (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baronet Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.

On 13 Feb 1797 Robert Burdett 4th Baronet (age 80) died. His grandson Francis Burdett 5th Baronet (age 27) succeeded 5th Baronet Burdett of Bramcote in Warwickshire.

On 29 Sep 1798 John Parker Mosley 1st Baronet (age 66) died. His grandson Oswald Mosley 2nd Baronet (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baronet Mosley of Ancoats.

On 22 Apr 1799 Henry Yelverton 3rd Earl of Sussex (age 70) died without suviving male issue. Earl of Sussex and Viscount Longueville and Baronet Yelverton of Easton Maudit in Northamptonshire extinct. His grandson Henry Gould Yelverton 19th Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 18) succeeded 19th Baron Grey of Ruthyn. Note. Many sources describe his death as 1779 which would be inconsistent with Henry Gould Yelverton 19th Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 18) succeeding.

On 13 Aug 1801 George Gordon 3rd Earl Aberdeen (age 79) died. His grandson George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 17) succeeded 4th Earl Aberdeen. His will provided for his illegitimate son Alexander Gorden Cavalry (age 20).

On 10 Jan 1802 Richard Sutton 1st Baronet (age 68) died. His grandson Richard Sutton 2nd Baronet (age 2) succeeded 2nd Baronet Sutton of Norwood Park in Nottinghamshire.

In 1809 Stair Agnew 6th Baronet (age 75) died. His grandson Andrew Agnew 7th Baronet (age 15) succeeded 7th Baronet Agnew of Lochnaw in Wigtownshire.

On 21 Dec 1811 Admiral Peter Parker 1st Baronet (age 90) died. He was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. His grandson Peter Parker 2nd Baronet (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baronet Parker of Bassingbourn in Essex.

On 23 Sep 1814 Thomas Egerton 1st Earl Wilton (age 65) died. His grandson Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 14) succeeded 2nd Earl Wilton, 2nd Viscount Grey de Wilton. Baron Grey Wilton extinct. His fourth cousin John Grey Egerton 8th Baronet (age 48) succeeded 8th Baronet Egerton and Oulton.

On 11 Feb 1817 John Palmer 5th Baronet (age 81) died. His grandson Thomas Palmer 6th Baronet (age 18) succeeded 6th Baronet Palmer of Carlton in Northampton.

On 12 Aug 1817 Anne Croker 1st Lady Crofton (age 66) died. Her grandson Edward Crofton 2nd Baron Crofton (age 11) succeeded 2nd Baron Crofton.

On 14 Dec 1819 Hugh Montgomerie 12th Earl Eglinton (age 80) died. His grandson Archibald William Montgomerie 13th Earl Eglinton (age 7) succeeded 13th Earl Eglinton.

On 28 Jan 1824 Hugh Bateman 1st Baronet (age 67) died. His grandson Francis Edward Scott 2nd and 3rd Baronet succeeded 2nd Baronet Bateman of Hartington Hall in Derbyshire.

On 21 May 1824 John Hill 3rd Baronet (age 83) died. His grandson Rowland Hill 2nd Viscount Hill (age 24) succeeded 4th Baronet Hill of Hawkestone in Shropshire. Anne Clegg Viscoutess Hill (age 9) by marriage Lady Hill of Hawkestone in Shropshire.

On 28 Jun 1831 Francis Hartwell 1st Baronet (age 74) died. His grandson Broderick Hartwell 2nd Baronet (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baronet Hartwell of Dale Hall in Essex.

On 30 Dec 1831 Mary O'Brien 4th Countess Orkney (age 76) died. Her grandson Thomas Fitzmaurice 5th Earl Orkney (age 28) succeeded 5th Earl Orkney. Isabella Irby Countess Orkney (age 24) by marriage Countess Orkney.

On 04 May 1834 George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 80) died. His grandson William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Burlington.

On 13 Jul 1837 William Hare 1st Earl Listowel (age 85) died. His grandson William Hare 2nd Earl Listowel (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Listowel in County Kerry. Maria Augusta Windham Countess Listowel (age 32) by marriage Countess Listowel in County Kerry.

On 13 Jan 1838 John Scott 1st Earl Eldon (age 86) died. His grandson John Scott 2nd Earl Eldon (age 32) succeeded 2nd Earl Eldon, 2nd Viscount Encoumbe of Encombe in Dorest, 2nd Baron Eldon of Eldon in County Durham. Louisa Duncombe Countess Eldon (age 30) by marriage Countess Eldon.

On 15 Jul 1839 John Ramsden 4th Baronet (age 83) died. His grandson John William Ramsden 5th Baronet (age 7) succeeded 5th Baronet Ramsden of Byram in Yorkshire.

On 22 Sep 1840 Louisa Tollemache 7th Countess Dysart (age 95) died without issue. Her grandson Lionel Tollemache 8th Earl Dysart (age 45) succeeded 8th Earl Dysart. Maria Elizabeth Toone Countess Dysart by marriage Countess Dysart.

On 15 May 1843 George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 58) died. His grandson George Coventry 9th Earl Coventry (age 5) succeeded 9th Earl Coventry.

On 11 Jul 1843 Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield (age 85) died. Her grandson William David Murray 4th and 3rd Earl Mansfield (age 37) succeeded 3rd Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.

On 24 Apr 1844 Timothy Shelley 2nd Baronet (age 90) died. His grandson Percy Florence Shelley 3rd Baronet (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baronet Shelley of Castle Goring in Sussex.

On 29 Jun 1856 Edmund Boyle 8th Earl Cork (age 88) died. His grandson Richard Boyle 9th Earl Cork (age 27) succeeded 9th Earl Cork. Emily Charlotte Burgh Countess Cork (age 27) by marriage Countess Cork.

On 10 Sep 1859 Robert Henry Cunliffe 4th Baronet (age 74) died. His grandson Robert Alfred Cunliffe 5th Baronet (age 20) succeeded 5th Baronet Cunliffe of Liverpool in Lancaster.

On 24 Mar 1860 William Browne ffolkes 2nd Baronet (age 73) died. His grandson William ffolkes 3rd Baronet (age 12) succeeded 3rd Baronet ffolkes of Hillington Hall in Norfolk.

On 29 Jan 1861 Francis North 6th Earl Guildford (age 88) died. His grandson Dudley Francis North 7th Earl Guildford (age 9) succeeded 7th Earl Guildford, 9th Baron Guildford.

On 09 Nov 1861 John Cæsar Hawkins 3rd Baronet (age 79) died. His grandson Reverend John Cæsar Hawkins 4th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 4th Baronet Hawkins of Kelston in Somerset.

On 19 Sep 1866 William Clayton 5th Baronet (age 80) died. His grandson William Robert Clayton 6th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 6th Baronet Clayton of Marden Park in Surrey.

On 20 Mar 1870 Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 81) died at Edinburgh [Map]. His grandson Robert Jocelyn 4th Earl Roden (age 23) succeeded 4th Earl Roden.

On 13 Apr 1871 John Lister Lister-Kaye 2nd Baronet (age 69) died. His grandson John Lister-Kaye 3rd Baronet (age 18) succeeded 3rd Baronet Lister-Kaye of Grange in Yorkshire.

On 28 May 1878 John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 85) died. His grandson Frank Russell 2nd Earl Russell (age 12) succeeded 2nd Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset.

On 22 Jan 1880 Henry Charles Blake 4th Baronet (age 85) died. His grandson Patrick James Graham Blake 5th Baronet (age 18) succeeded 5th Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk.

On 20 Jun 1880 Francis Needham 2nd Earl Kilmorley (age 92) died. His grandson Francis Needham 3rd Earl of Kilmorey (age 37) succeeded 3rd Earl Kilmorley.

On 09 Sep 1882 George Grey 2nd Baronet (age 83) died. His grandson Edward Grey 1st Viscount Fallodon (age 20) succeeded 3rd Baronet Grey of Fallodon.

On 11 Sep 1892 Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 89) died. His grandson George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 34) succeeded 7th Earl Essex.

On 24 Jul 1896 Thomas Parker 6th Earl Macclesfield (age 85) died. His grandson George Parker 7th Earl Macclesfield (age 8) succeeded 7th Earl Macclesfield whic title he held for seventy-nine years.

On 01 Aug 1898 William David Murray 4th and 3rd Earl Mansfield (age 92) died. His grandson William Murray 5th and 4th Earl Mansfield (age 38) succeeded 5th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 4th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 10th Viscount Stormont.

In 1904 Henry Hugh Courtenay 13th Earl Devon (age 93) died. His grandson Charles Pepys Courtenay 14th Earl of Devon (age 34) succeeded 14th Earl Devon.

On 20 Feb 1912 John Gay Newton Alleyne 3rd Baronet (age 91) died. His grandson John Meynell Alleyne 4th Baronet (age 22) succeeded 4th Baronet Alleyne of Four Hills in Barbados.

On 30 Apr 1916 Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn (age 78) died. His eldest son Michael Hugh Hicks-Beach (deceased) had predeceased by one week having been killed in action. His grandson Michael Hicks-Beach 2nd Earl St Aldwyn (age 3) succeeded 2nd Earl St Aldwyn of Coln St Aldwyn in Gloucestershire, 10th Baronet Hicks-Beach of Beverston in Gloucestershire.

On 20 Jun 1924 Francis Blackwood 4th Baronet (age 85) died. His grandson Henry Palmer Temple Blackwood 5th Baronet (age 28) succeeded 5th Baronet Blackwood of the Navy.

In 1926 John Scott 3rd Earl Eldon (age 81) died. His grandson John Scott 4th Earl Eldon (age 26) succeeded 4th Earl Eldon, 4th Viscount Encoumbe of Encombe in Dorest, 4th Baron Eldon of Eldon in County Durham.

On 20 Jul 1927 Ferdinand "The Unfier" Hohenzollern Sigmaringen (age 61) died. His grandson Michael Hohenzollern Sigmaringen (age 5) succeeded I King Romania.

On 04 Dec 1928 Edmund Charles Nugent 3rd Baronet (age 89) died. His grandson George Guy Bulwer Nugent 4th (age 36) succeeded 4th Baronet Nugent of Waddesdon in Berkshire.

On 10 Jan 1930 Alfred Fitzroy 8th Duke Grafton (age 79) died. His grandson John Charles William Fitzroy 9th Duke Grafton (age 15) succeeded 9th Duke Grafton, 9th Earl Euston, 9th Viscount Ipswich, 9th Baron Sudbury, 10th Earl Arlington, 10th Viscount Thetford, 10th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 10th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex. Rita Emily Carr-Ellison Duchess Grafton (age 18) by marriage Duchess Grafton.

On 20 Feb 1930 Richard Bethell 3rd Baron Westbury (age 77) committed suicide. He jumped out of the bedroom window of his seventh floor St James's apartment after a long period of illness. He left a note that read: "I really cannot stand any more horrors and hardly see what good I am going to do here, so I am making my exit." His death was ruled "suicide while of unsound mind." His grandson Richard Morland Tollemache Bethell 4th Baron Westbury (age 15) succeeded 4th Baron Westbury of Westbury in Wiltshire.

On 29 May 1936 Charles John Darling 1st Baron Darling (age 86) died. His grandson Robert Charles Darling 2nd Baron Darling (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Darling of Langham in Essex.

On 10 Dec 1938 William Frederick North 12th Baron North (age 78) died. His grandson John Dudley North 13th Baron North (age 21) succeeded 13th Baron North.

On 05 Feb 1939 Francis Edmund George Astley-Corbett 4th Baronet (age 79) died. His grandson Francis Henry Rivers Astley-Corbett 5th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 5th Baronet Astley of Everleigh in Wiltshire.

On 09 Nov 1949 Frederick George North 8th Earl Guildford (age 72) died. His grandson Edward Francis North 9th Earl Guildford (age 16) succeeded 9th Earl Guildford, 11th Baron Guildford.

On 11 Mar 1953 Lancelot Edward Lowther 6th Earl Lonsdale (age 85) died. His grandson James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 30) succeeded 7th Earl Lonsdale, 8th Viscount Lowther, 8th Baron Lowther.

On 28 Nov 1961 Arthur Stanley Byng 10th Viscount Torrington (age 85) died. His grandson Timothy Byng 11th Viscount Torrington (age 18) succeeded 11th Viscount Torrington.

On 25 Sep 1965 Mary Cecil Curzon 17th Baroness Zouche (age 90) died. Her grandson James Assheton Frankland 18th Baron Zouche (age 22) succeeded 18th Baron Zouche Harringworth.

On 14 Sep 1967 Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness 2nd Earl Iveagh (age 93) died. His grandson Benjamin Guinness 3rd Earl of Iveagh (age 30) succeeded 3rd Earl Iveagh.

On 03 Sep 1971 Roundell Palmer 3rd Earl Selborne (age 84) died. His grandson John Palmer 4th Earl of Selborne (age 31) succeeded 4th Earl Selborne.

On 15 Sep 1973 Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden (age 90) died. His grandson Carl XVI King Sweden (age 27) succeeded XVI King Sweden. Silvia Sommerlath Queen Consort Sweden by marriage Queen Consort Sweden.

On 02 Jun 1974 Robin Edward Dysart Grey 6th Baronet (age 87) died. His grandson Anthony Dysart Grey 7th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 7th Baronet Grey of Fallodon.

On 31 Dec 1974 Philip Grantham Yorke 9th Earl of Hardwicke (age 68) died. His grandson Joseph Yorke 10th Earl of Hardwicke (age 3) succeeded 10th Earl Hardwicke, 10th Viscount Royston.

On 08 Mar 1976 John Shelley 10th Baronet (age 91) died. His grandson John Richard Shelley 11th Baronet (age 33) succeeded 11th Baronet Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.

On 29 Dec 1986 Harold Macmillan 1st Earl Stockton (age 92) died. His grandson Alexander Daniel Macmillan 2nd Earl of Stockton (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl of Stockton, 2nd Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, of Chelwood Gate in East Sussex and of Stockton-on-Tees in Cleveland.

On 09 Aug 1998 George Child-Villiers 9th Earl of Jersey (age 88) died. His grandson William Child-Villiers 10th Earl of Jersey (age 22) succeeded 10th Earl Jersey, 13th Viscount Grandison, 10th Viscount Villiers, 10th Baron Villiers.

On 07 Jul 2001 Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton 18th Earl of Lincoln (age 88) died. His grandson Robert Edward Fiennes-Clinton 19th Earl of Lincoln (age 29) succeeded 19th Earl Lincoln.

On 27 Aug 2010 Colin Tennant 3rd Baron Glenconner (age 83) died. His grandson Cody Charles Edward Tennant 4th Baron Glenconner (age 16) succeeded 4th Baron Glenconner of The Glen in Peebles, 5th Baronet Tennant of The Glen and St Rollox. He had made a new will shortly before his death leaving all of his assets to an employee, Kent Adonai. The family contested this will, and after a legal battle that lasted several years the estate was divided between Adonai and Cody Charles Edward Tennant (age 16).

On 07 Apr 2011 Hugh Denis Charles Fitzroy 11th Duke Grafton (age 92) died at Euston Hall, Suffolk. His grandson Henry Fitzroy 12th Duke Grafton (age 33) succeeded 12th Duke Grafton, 12th Earl Euston, 12th Viscount Ipswich, 12th Baron Sudbury. Olivia Staden Duchess Grafton by marriage Duchess Grafton.