Earl Shaftesbury
Earl Shaftesbury is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
1st: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury. Died 1683. Son.
2nd: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 2nd Earl Shaftesbury. Died 1699. Son.
3rd: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury. Died 1713. Son.
4th: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury. Died 1771. Son.
5th: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury. Died 1811. Brother.
6th: Cropley Ashley-Cooper 6th Earl Shaftesbury. Died 1851. Son.
7th: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl Shaftesbury. Died 1885. Son.
8th: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 8th Earl Shaftesbury. Died 1886. Son.
9th: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury. Died 1961. Grandson.
10th: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury. Died 2004. Son.
11th: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 11th Earl of Shaftesbury. Died 2005. Brother.
12th: Nicholas Ashley-Cooper 12th Earl of Shaftesbury. Extant.
In 1672 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury (age 50) was created 1st Earl Shaftesbury, 1st Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles. Margaret Spencer Countess Shaftesbury (age 47) by marriage Countess Shaftesbury.
On 21 Jan 1683 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury (age 61) died. His son Anthony Ashley-Cooper 2nd Earl Shaftesbury (age 31) succeeded 2nd Earl Shaftesbury, 2nd Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 3rd Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton. Dorothy Manners Countess Shaftesbury (age 27) by marriage Countess Shaftesbury.
On 02 Nov 1699 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 2nd Earl Shaftesbury (age 47) died. His son Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury (age 28) succeeded 3rd Earl Shaftesbury, 3rd Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 4th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
In 1709 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury (age 37) and Jane Ewer Countess Shafetsbury (age 29) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. He the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 2nd Earl Shaftesbury and Dorothy Manners Countess Shaftesbury. They were third cousins.
On 16 Feb 1713 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury (age 41) died. His son Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 2) succeeded 4th Earl Shaftesbury, 4th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 5th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
Before 1758 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 46) and Susannah Noel Countess Shaftesbury (age 47) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. She the daughter of Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough and Dorothy Manners Countess Gainsborough. He the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury and Jane Ewer Countess Shafetsbury. They were second cousins.
Before 17 Sep 1761 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 50) and Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. He the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury and Jane Ewer Countess Shafetsbury.
On 27 May 1771 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 60) died. His son Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury (age 9) succeeded 5th Earl Shaftesbury, 5th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 6th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
On 17 Jul 1786 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury (age 24) and Barbara Webb Countess Shaftesbury were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. He the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury and Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 55).
On 14 May 1811 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury (age 49) died. His brother Cropley Ashley-Cooper 6th Earl Shaftesbury (age 42) succeeded 6th Earl Shaftesbury, 6th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 7th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton. Anne Spencer-Churchill Countess Shaftesbury (age 38) by marriage Countess Shaftesbury.
On 02 Jun 1851 Cropley Ashley-Cooper 6th Earl Shaftesbury (age 82) died. His son Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl Shaftesbury (age 50) succeeded 7th Earl Shaftesbury, 7th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 8th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton. Emily Caroline Catherine Frances Cowper Countess Shaftesbury by marriage Countess Shaftesbury.
On 01 Oct 1885 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl Shaftesbury (age 84) died. His son Anthony Ashley-Cooper 8th Earl Shaftesbury (age 54) succeeded 8th Earl Shaftesbury, 8th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 9th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton. Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina Chichester Countess Shaftesbury by marriage Countess Shaftesbury.
On 13 Apr 1886 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 8th Earl Shaftesbury (age 54) died. His son Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 16) succeeded 9th Earl Shaftesbury, 9th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 10th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
On 15 Jul 1899 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 29) and Constance Grosvenor Countess of Shaftesbury (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. He the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 8th Earl Shaftesbury and Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina Chichester Countess Shaftesbury.
On 25 Mar 1961 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 91) died. His grandson Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 22) succeeded 10th Earl Shaftesbury, 10th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 11th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
In Jul 1966 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 28) and Bianca Maria de Paolis Countess of Shaftesbury were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. They divorced in 1948 on the grounds of his adultery with an unnamed woman. There was no issue from the marriage.
In Jul 1966 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 28) and Christina Eva Montan Countess of Shaftesbury (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury.
On 05 Nov 2002 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 64) and Jamila Ben M'Barek Countess of Shaftesbury (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. The marriage lasted until April 2004 when he started a relationship with Nadia Orche. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 05 Nov 2004 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 66) was murdered by the brother, Mohammed M'Barek, of his wife Jamila Ben M'Barek Countess of Shaftesbury (age 43) on her behalf. On 07 Apr 2005 the remains of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 66) were discovered in a valley at Théoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes on the outskirts of Cannes. His son Anthony Ashley-Cooper 11th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 27) succeeded 11th Earl Shaftesbury, 11th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 12th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton. He died six months later, six weeks after assuming the title.
On 15 May 2005 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 11th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 27) died of a heart attack. His brother Nicholas Ashley-Cooper 12th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 25) succeeded 12th Earl Shaftesbury, 12th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 13th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
