Fourth Cousin and Higher
Fourth Cousin and Higher is in Cousins.
Half Fourth Cousin
On 24 Aug 1313 Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor (age 38) died. He was buried at Pisa Duomo. His half fourth cousin Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor (age 31) succeeded IV Holy Roman Emperor.
Fourth Cousin Twice Removed
In 729 Osric King Northumbria died. His fourth cousin twice removed Ceolwulf King Northumbria succeeded King Northumbria.
On 08 Nov 1862 John Campbell 2nd Marquess Breadalbane (age 66) died in Switzerland. Marquess Breadalbane extinct. His fourth cousin twice removed John Alexander Campbell 6th Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 38) succeeded 6th Earl Breadalbaine and Holland.
Fifth Cousin
On 26 Feb 1266 the Battle of Benevento was fought between King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 38) and Manfred King Sicily (age 34). Manfred King Sicily (age 34) was killed. His fifth cousin King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 38) succeeded King Sicily. Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort Sicily.
On 06 Nov 1453 Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 64) died. Her fifth cousin William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 15) succeeded 6th Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk.
On 28 Jul 1859 Robert Sherard 6th Earl Harborough (age 61) died. Earl Harborough, Viscount Sherard and Baron Sherard of Harborough extinct. His fifth cousin Henry or Philip Sherard 9th Baron Sherard (age 55) succeeded 9th Baron Sherard of Leitrim.
On 12 Feb 1926 Frederick Arundell de la Pole 11th Baronet (age 65) died. His fifth cousin John Carew Pole 12th Baronet (age 23) succeeded 12th Baronet Pole of Shute House in Devon.
Fifth Cousin Once Removed
On 02 Oct 1789 Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon (age 60) died unmarried at the home of his nephew Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings (age 34). His fifth cousin once removed Theophilus Henry Hastings 11th Earl Huntingdon (age 60) de jure 11th Earl Huntingdon although he wasn't aware of the fact. His sister Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira (age 58) succeeded 16th Baroness Botreaux, 15th Baroness Hungerford, 13th Baroness Moleyns and 13th Baroness Hastings
On 18 Nov 1851 John Cope 11th Baronet (age 83) died without issue. His fifth cousin once removed William Henry Cope 12th Baronet (age 40) succeeded 12th Baronet Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire.
In 2000 John Venables-Vernon 10th Baron Vernon (age 77) died. His fifth cousin once removed Anthony Vernon-Harcourt 11th Baron of Kinderton (age 60) succeeded 11th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
Fifth Cousin Twice Removed
On 05 Apr 1751 Frederick I King Sweden (age 74) died. His fifth cousin twice removed Adolph Frederick King Sweden (age 40) succeeded King Sweden. He the first king of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
Half Fifth Cousin Once Removed
On 13 Feb 1633 James Home 2nd Earl of Home (age 26) died. His half fifth cousin once removed James Home 3rd Earl of Home (age 17) succeeded 3rd Earl of Home. Jean Douglas Countess Home by marriage Countess of Home.
On 07 Feb 1750 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset (age 65) died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His half fifth cousin once removed Edward Seymour 8th Duke of Somerset (age 55) succeeded 8th Duke Somerset. Earl Hertford. Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset and Baron Seymour of Trowbridge extinct. Mary Webb Duchess Somerset (age 53) by marriage Duchess Somerset. His daughter Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baroness Percy. His nephew Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont (age 39) succeeded 2nd Earl Egremont.
Half Fifth Cousin Three times Removed
On 02 Jan 1938 Montague Peregrine Albemarle Bertie 12th Earl Lindsey (age 76) died. His half fifth cousin three times removed Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley Bertie 8th Earl of Abingdon 13th Earl Lindsey (age 50) succeeded 13th Earl Lindsey.
Sixth Cousin
On 01 Feb 1736 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 71) died. His sixth cousin Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby (age 46) succeeded 11th Earl Derby. A rare succession; they shared a great great great great grand-parent. His first cousin once removed James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 45) succeeded 7th Baron Strange Knockin.
Sixth Cousin Once Removed
On 12 Aug 1332 Domhnhall Mar 9th Earl Mar died. His sixth cousin once removed Thomas Mar 10th Earl Mar (age 2) succeeded 10th Earl Mar.
Half Sixth Cousin
On 30 Jul 1990 Victor Cavendish-Bentinck 9th Duke of Portland (age 93) died without surviving male issue. He was buried at St Winifred's Church, Holbeck. Duke Portland extinct. His half sixth cousin Henry Charles Bentinck 11th Earl of Portland (age 70) succeeded 11th Earl of Portland.
Seventh Cousin
On 13 May 2017 David Cooke 12th Baronet (age 82) died. His seventh cousin Anthony Edmund Cooke-Yarborough 13th Baronet (age 60) succeeded 13th Baronet Cooke of Wheatley Hall in Yorkshire.
Seventh Cousin Once Removed
On 02 Aug 1952 Edward Henry Scudamore-Stanhope 12th Earl Chesterfield died. His seventh cousin once removed James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield (age 71) succeeded 13th Earl Chesterfield, 13th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire, 7th Baronet Stanhope of Stanwell although he didn't claim the titles.
Half Eighth Cousin
In 1856 Bertrand Arthur Talbot 17th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 24) died. His half eighth cousin Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 52) succeeded 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, 18th Earl Waterford.
Ninth Cousin Twice Removed
On 25 Dec 1988 Edward Pelham-Clinton 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 68) died. Duke Newcastle under Lyme extinct. His ninth cousin twice removed Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton 18th Earl of Lincoln (age 75) succeeded 18th Earl Lincoln.