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1076 Revolt of the Earls

1340 Battle of Sluys

1397 Battle of Nicopolis

1415 Battle of Agincourt

1428 Siege of Orléans

1460 Murder of Lord Scales

1460 Battle of Wakefield

1476 Death of the Duke of Norfolk

1477 Battle of Nancy

1516 Ferdinand II King Aragon Dies Joanna Queen Castile Succeeds

1542 Death of King James V of Scotland

1570 James Stewart 1st Earl Moray Assassinated by Firearm

1688 Abdication of James II

1952 Death of George VI Accession of Elizabeth II

1979 Death of Louis Mountbatten

Before 21 Mar 51BC Ptolemy XII Auletes Pharoah of Egypt 117BC 51BC (age 66) died. His daughter Cleopatra VII Philopator 69BC 30BC (age 18) succeeded Pharaoh of Egypt.

Revolt of the Earls

In 1080 Herbert Vermandois IV Count Vermandois (age 52) died. His son Odo "Insane" Vermandois I Count Vermandois succeeded I Count Vermandois but he was declared insane. His daughter Adelaide I Countess Vermandois succeeded I Countess Vermandois.

In 1130 Edward of Salisbury 1st Baron Trowbridge 1st Baron Chitterne died. His daughter Maud of Salisbury 2nd Baroness Trowbridge succeeded 2nd Baroness Trowbridge Feudal. His son Walter of Salisbury 2nd Baron Chitterne (age 39) succeeded 2nd Baron Chitterne Feudal. Sybilla Chaworth Baroness Chitterne (age 30) by marriage Baroness Chitterne Feudal.

On 06 Jan 1148 William Warenne 3rd Earl Surrey (age 29) died. His daughter Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey (age 11) succeeded 4th Countess Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].

On 17 Sep 1148 Conan "Fat" Canhiart III Duke Brittany (age 52) died. He had disinherited his son Hoel on his deathbed for being illegitimate. His daughter Bertha Canhiart I Duchess Brittany (age 23) succeeded I Duchess Brittany. Odo II Duke Brittany by marriage Duke Brittany.

In 1173 Matthew Metz Count Boulogne died. His daughter Ida Metz Countess Boulogne (age 13) succeeded Countess Boulogne.

Around 1175 William Percy 3rd Baron Percy Topcliffe died. His daughter Agnes Percy 4th Baroness Percy Topcliffe (age 40) succeeded 4th Baroness Percy of Topcliffe.

In 1196 William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 46) died. His daughter Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury (age 9) succeeded 3rd Countess Salisbury.

On 14 Aug 1196 Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 84) died. His daughter Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 9) succeeded Countess Luxemburg.

On 04 Nov 1203 Dirk Gerulfing VII Count Holland died. His daughter Ada Gerulfing I Countess Holland (age 15) succeeded I Countess Holland.

In 1205 Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainault (age 34) died. His daughter Joan I Countess Flanders (age 6) succeeded I Countess Flanders.

On 04 Oct 1221 William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu (age 42) died. His daughter Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu (age 22) succeeded Countess Ponthieu.

On 02 May 1230 William de Braose (age 26) was hanged by Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 58) for having been found in the bedchamber of his wife Joan Plantagenet (age 39). His daughter Eva de Braose (age 3) succeeded 10th Baron Bergavenny (Feudal Creation). William Cantilupe by marriage Baron Bergavenny Feudal Creation.

In 1242 Maol Choluim Angus 5th Earl Angus (age 52) died. His daughter Matilda Angus 6th Countess Angus (age 20) succeeded 6th Countess Angus.

In 1256 Niall Carrick 2nd Earl Carrick died. His daughter Marjorie Carrick 3rd Countess Carrick (age 3) succeeded 3rd Countess Carrick.

On 04 Aug 1266 Odo Burgundy (age 36) died at Acre. His daughter Yolande Burgundy II Countess Nevers and Flanders (age 19) succeeded II Countess Nevers.

On 22 Jul 1274 Henry I King Navarre (age 30) died. His daughter Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 1) succeeded I Queen Navarre.

In 1285 Hugh IV Count Rethel (age 41) died. His daughter Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel succeeded Countess Rethel.

After Oct 1305 Hugh Nesle Count Soissons died. His daughter Margaret Nesle Countess Soissons succeeded Countess Soissons.

In 1310 Stephen Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 27) died. His daughter Maud Burghesh 3rd Baroness Burghesh (age 6) succeeded 3rd Baroness Burghesh.

On 26 Nov 1313 Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon (age 37) died. His daughter Margaret "Flower of Gillesland" Multon Baroness Dacre Gilsland 2nd Baroness Multon Gilsland succeeded 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland.

In 1331 Guy Capet Count Penthièvre (age 44) died. His daughter Joan "Lame" Capet Countess Penthièvre (age 12) succeeded Countess Penthièvre.

Battle of Sluys

On 24 Jun 1340 King Edward III of England (age 27) attacked the French fleet at anchor during the Battle of Sluys capturing more than 200 ships, killing around 18000 French. The English force included John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick (age 24), William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 30), Henry Scrope 1st Baron Scrope Masham (age 27), William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby (age 10), John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 22), Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 38), Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 30), Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny (age 30), Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 32) and Richard Pembridge (age 20).

Thomas Monthermer 2nd Baron Monthermer (age 38) died from wounds. His daughter Margaret Monthermer Baroness Montagu 3rd Baroness Monthermer succeeded 3rd Baroness Monthermer.

On 05 Dec 1355 John Brabant III Duke Brabant (age 55) died. His daughter Joanna Reginar Duchess Brabant (age 33) succeeded as Duchess Brabant.

Around 1360 Margaret Graham 2nd Countess Menteith and Mar died. Her daughter Margaret Graham Countess Menteith and Fife (age 26) succeeded 3rd Countess Menteith.

On 05 Apr 1369 Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 41) died. He was buried at Lady Chapel Walsingham Priory. His daughter Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh (age 27) succeeded 3rd Baroness Burghesh.

In 1372 William 5th Earl Ross died. His daughter Euphemia 6th Countess of Ross succeeded 6th Countess Ross. Walter Leslie Earl of Ross by marriage Earl Ross.

On 12 Jan 1372 Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny (age 62) died. His daughter Anne Manny Countess Pembroke succeeded 2nd Baroness Manny. John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 24) by marriage Baron Manny.

On 10 Sep 1382 Louis I King Hungary King Poland (age 56) died. His daughter Mary Hungary I Queen Hungary (age 11) succeeded I Queen Hungary.

In 1383 William Furnival 4th Baron Furnivall (age 56) died. His daughter Joan Furnival 5th Baroness Furnivall (age 8) succeeded 5th Baroness Furnivall.

On 30 Jan 1384 Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders (age 53) died. His daughter Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy (age 36) succeeded III Countess Flanders.

Battle of Nicopolis

On 18 Feb 1397 Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 57) died whilst a prisoner following the Battle of Nicopolis without male issue. Earl Bedford extinct. His daughter Marie de Coucy Countess Soissons (age 30) succeeded Countess Soissons 1367.

On 14 Mar 1406 Thomas Neville Baron Furnivall (age 44) died at Worksop Priory [Map]. His daughter Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall (age 13) succeeded 6th Baroness Furnivall.

In 1412 Guy 12th de Laval Baron died. His daughter Anne 13th de Laval Baroness Laval (age 27) succeeded 21th Baroness Laval. Guy Montfort Baron Laval (age 27) by marriage Baron Laval.

Battle of Agincourt

On 25 Oct 1415 King Henry V of England (age 29) defeated the French army at the Battle of Agincourt. King Henry V of England (age 29) commanded the Main Battle. Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys (age 64) commanded the Rearguard.

Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford (age 30) commanded. Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 25) was wounded, and was protected by his brother King Henry V of England (age 29).

Edward York 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle (age 42), commander of the Vanguard, was killed; the most senior English casualty. Duke Albemarle aka Aumale, Earl of Rutland and Earl Cork extinct. Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York (age 4) inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].

John Fortescue (age 35), Dafydd Gam Brecon (age 35) and Edward Burnell (age 44) and Roger Vaughan of Bredwardine (age 38) were killed.

Michael de la Pole 3rd Earl Suffolk (age 21) was killed. His brother William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Suffolk.

The English included: Louis Robbessart (age 25), Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 33), William Botreaux 3rd Baron Botreaux (age 26), William Bourchier 1st Count Eu (age 41), John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke (age 51), Edward Courtenay (age 30), Ralph Cromwell 3rd Baron Cromwell (age 12), Thomas Dutton (age 19), Edmund Ferrers 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 29), Roger Fiennes (age 31), Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh (age 57), John Grey (age 28), John Grey 1st Earl Tankerville (age 31), William Harrington (age 42) as the King's Standard Bearer, Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 37), Piers Legh (age 26) (wounded), Alfred Longford, Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury (age 27), Thomas Morley 6th Baron Marshal 5th Baron Morley (age 22), John Rodney, Richard Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 22), Robert Strelley (age 18), James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (age 17), Robert Umfraville (age 52), Thomas West 2nd Baron West (age 35), Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby (age 30). Thomas Erpingham (age 60) commanded the archers. Thomas Rempston (age 26) was present. Thomas Strickland (age 48) carried the Banner of St George.

Thomas Tunstall (age 57) was killed.

The Welsh included: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert (age 35), Walter Sais (age 95), Roger Vaughan (age 70) and his son Roger Vaughan (age 5). Owen Tudor (age 15) is believed to have been present as a squire.

The French army suffered significant casualties. Charles Albret (age 46), Philip Valois II Count Nevers (age 26), John of Bar (age 35), Jacques Chatillon (age 48), David Rambures (age 51) and his three sons: Jean Rambures, Hugues Rambures, Philippe Rambures, Waleran Luxemburg (age 60) and Hector de Chartres were killed.

Charles Valois Duke Orléans (age 20) was captured by Richard Waller (age 20) for which he was knighted on the battlefield by King Henry V of England (age 29).

John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon (age 34) and Charles Artois Count Eu (age 21) were captured.

Robert of Bar Count Soissons Count Marle (age 25) was killed. His daughter Jeanne of Bar Countess Soissons succeeded Countess Soissons 1367.

Edward of Bar III Duke of Bar (age 38) was killed. His brother Cardinal Louis of Bar (age 38) succeeded I Duke Bar.

John Valois I Duke Alençon was killed. His son John Valois II Duke Alençon (age 6) succeeded II Duke Alençon.

Frederick Metz I Count Vaudémont (age 47) was killed. His son Antoine Count of Vaudémont (age 15) succeeded Count Vaudémont.

Anthony Valois Duke Brabant (age 31) was killed. His son John Valois IV Duke Brabant (age 12) succeeded IV Duke Brabant. Jacqueline Wittelsbach Duchess Brabant and Gloucester (age 14) by marriage Duchess Brabant.

Jean II Le Maingre "Boucicaut" (age 49) was captured.

Georges de La Trémoille (age 33) was captured.

On 15 Jun 1416 John Valois 1st Duke Berry (age 75) died. Duke Berry extinct. His daughter Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge (age 41) succeeded I Duchess Auvergne.

On 20 Jun 1424 Philip Despencer 2nd Baron Despencer (age 59) died. His daughter Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros (age 27) de jure 3rd Baroness Despencer.

In or after 1427 Elizabeth Fitzwarin 8th Baroness Fitzwarin (age 24) died. Her daughter Thomasine Hankford 9th Baroness Fitzwarin (age 4) succeeded 9th Baroness Fitzwarin.

Siege of Orléans

On 03 Nov 1428 Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury (age 40) died from wounds received at the Siege of Orléans. His daughter Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury (age 21) succeeded 5th Countess Salisbury, 4th Baroness Montagu, 7th Baroness Montagu, 6th Baroness Monthermer. Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 28) by marriage Earl Salisbury.

On 10 Aug 1430 James Dunbar 4th Earl Moray (age 30) died. His daughter Elizabeth Dunbar 5th Countess Moray (age 5) succeeded 5th Countess Moray.

On 25 Jan 1431 Charles Metz II Duke Lorraine (age 66) died at Nancy. His daughter Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine (age 31) succeeded I Duchess Lorraine.

On 13 Jan 1434 Joan Pole 4th Baroness Cobham died. She was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cobham. Her daughter Joan Braybrooke 5th Baroness Cobham (age 31) succeeded 5th Baroness Cobham. Thomas Brooke Baron Cobham (age 43) by marriage Baron Cobham.

Murder of Lord Scales

On 20 Jul 1460 Thomas Scales 7th Baron Scales (age 63) was murdered by boatmen whilst travelling from the Tower of London [Map] to Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth Scales Countess Rivers succeeded 8th Baroness Scales. She was, or had been married to, Henry Bourchier (the year of his death may been 1458). She was in 1466 married to Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers (age 20), brother of King Edward IV's (age 18) wife Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 23); an example of the Woodville family marrying rich heiresses.

On 30 Dec 1460 the Lancastrian army took their revenge for the defeats of the First Battle of St Albans and the Battle of Northampton during the at Sandal Castle [Map]. The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30), Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 24) and Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39), and included John Courtenay 15th Earl Devon (age 25) and William Gascoigne XIII (age 30), both knighted, and James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40), John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford (age 25), John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 50), Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 33), Henry Roos and Thomas St Leger (age 20).

The Yorkist army was heavily defeated.

Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York (age 49) was killed. His son King Edward IV of England (age 18) succeeded 4th Duke York, 7th Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York (age 49), 9th Earl Ulster, 3rd Earl Cambridge.

Thomas Neville (age 30), and Edward Bourchier were killed.

Father and son Thomas Harrington (age 60) and John Harrington (age 36) were killed, the former dying of his wounds the day after.

William Bonville 6th Baron Harington (age 18) was killed. His daughter Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset succeeded 7th Baroness Harington.

Thomas Parr (age 53) fought in the Yorkist army.

Following the battle Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 60) was beheaded by Thomas "Bastard of Exeter" Holland. William Bonville (age 40) was executed.

Edmund York 1st Earl of Rutland (age 17) was killed on Wakefield Bridge [Map] by John "Butcher" Clifford (age 25) by which he gained his sobriquet "Butcher". Earl of Rutland extinct.

On 26 Apr 1471 Thomas Cobham 5th Baron Cobham (age 59) died. His daughter Anne Cobham 6th Baroness Cobham, Baroness Mountjoy and Strabolgi (age 4) succeeded 6th Baroness Cobham.

Death of the Duke of Norfolk

On 14 Jan 1476 John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 31) died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. Suspicious since he was only 32? Duke Norfolk, Earl Surrey and Earl Nottingham extinct. His daughter Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (age 3) succeeded 8th Countess Norfolk, 11th Baroness Mowbray, 12th Baroness Segrave and inherited the vast Mowbray estates. She was subsequently married to Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke York (age 2) two years later.

Battle of Nancy

On 05 Jan 1477 Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 43) was killed at the Battle of Nancy. His daughter Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy (age 19) succeeded Duchess Burgundy.

On 09 Sep 1488 Francis Montfort II Duke Brittany (age 55) died. His daughter Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 11) succeeded Duchess Brittany 1364 War of Montfort.

Around 23 Apr 1493 Thomas Scrope 6th Baron Scrope Masham (age 34) died. His daughter Alice Scrope 7th Baroness Scrope Masham succeeded 7th Baroness Scrope Masham.

On 10 Oct 1503 Peter Bourbon II Duke Bourbon (age 64) died. His daughter Suzanne Bourbon Duchess Bourbon (age 12) succeeded Duchess Bourbon.

On 26 Nov 1504 Isabella Queen Castile (age 53) died. Her daughter Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 25) succeeded Queen Castile. Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 26) by marriage King Castile.

Ferdinand II King Aragon Dies Joanna Queen Castile Succeeds

On 23 Jan 1516 Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 63) died. His daughter Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 37) succeeded Queen Aragon.

On 19 Mar 1533 John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners (age 66) died at Calais [Map]. His daughter Joan Bourchier 3rd Baroness Berners de jure 3rd Baroness Berners. Edmund Knyvet Baron Berners (age 49) by marriage Baron Berners.

On 13 Mar 1540 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count Eu died. Earl Essex, Viscount Bourchier extinct. His daughter Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier (age 23) succeeded 7th Baroness Bourchier. John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath (age 41) succeeded 2nd Count Eu. Neither he or his descendants used the title.

Death of King James V of Scotland

On 14 Dec 1542 King James V of Scotland (age 30) died at Falkland Palace [Map]. His daughter Mary Queen of Scots succeeded I Queen Scotland. She was six days old.

On 26 Sep 1543 William Herries 3rd Lord of Terregles (age 35) died. His daughter Agnes Herries 4th Lady of Terregles (age 9) succeeded 4th Lord Herries of Terregles.

On 25 May 1555 King Henry II of Navarre (age 52) died. His daughter Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre (age 26) succeeded III Queen Navarre.

James Stewart 1st Earl Moray Assassinated by Firearm

On 23 Jan 1570 James Stewart 1st Earl Moray Regent (age 39) was assassinated at Linlithgow by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary Queen of Scots (age 27). His daughter Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray (age 4) succeeded 2nd Countess Moray. As he was passing in a cavalcade in the main street below, Hamilton fatally wounded him with a carbine shot from a window of his uncle Archbishop Hamilton's (age 57) house. He was the first head of government to be assassinated by a firearm.

On 14 Apr 1587 Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 37) died at his home Ivy Bridge on the Strand [Map] or at Puddle Wharf aka Dock [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 12) succeeded 15th Baroness Ros Helmsley. His brother John Manners 4th Earl of Rutland (age 36) succeeded 4th Earl of Rutland. Elizabeth Charlton Countess Rutland (age 34) by marriage Countess of Rutland. He would be Earl for ten months only dying on 24 Feb 1588.

On 26 Aug 1601 James Douglas 5th Earl Buchan (age 21) died. His daughter Mary Douglas 6th Countess Buchan succeeded 6th Countess Buchan.

On 30 Oct 1605 George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 47) died. His brother Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland (age 46) succeeded 4th Earl of Cumberland. His daughter Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 15) succeeded 14th Baroness de Clifford.

Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland (age 46) bequeathed to Anne the sum of £15,000 in lieu of the estates she was legally entitled to. She engaged in a long and complex legal battle to obtain the family estates. In 1643, when Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland (age 14) died she regained her estates.

On 29 Jan 1622 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 42) shot himself with a crossbow at Rycote, Oxfordshire [Map]; probably deliberately.

On 31 Jan 1622 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 42) died of the wounds he had received two days earlier. He was buried at Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote. Earl Berkshire and Viscount Thame extinct.

After 30 May 1630 Mary Scrope died. Her daughter Catherine Bowes de jure 13th Baroness Scrope of Bolton.

On 14 Jun 1643 Charles Longueville 12th Baron Grey of Ruthyn (age 31) died. His daughter Susan Longueville 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn succeeded 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn.

On 11 Dec 1643 Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland (age 52) died. Earl of Cumberland extinct. His daughter Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifford.

Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 53) regained the estates she had been legally entitled to since her father died in 1605.

Around Nov 1645 Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 42) died. Her daughter Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey (age 18) succeeded 4th Baroness Norreys Rycote.

On 22 Nov 1651 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch (age 24) died. His daughter Mary Scott 3rd Countess Buccleuch (age 4) succeeded 3rd Countess Buccleuch.

In Dec 1655 William Murray 1st Earl Dysart (age 55) died. His daughter Elizabeth Murray Duchess Lauderdale (age 29) succeeded 2nd Countess Dysart.

On 01 Mar 1665 Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth (age 53) died. His daughter Henrietta Marie Wentworth 6th Baroness Wentworth (age 4) succeeded 6th Baroness Wentworth.

On 26 Jul 1681 John Leslie 1st Duke Rothes (age 51) died. Duke Rothes extinct. His daughter Margaret Leslie 8th Countess Rothes and Haddington succeeded Countess Rothes.

Abdication of James II

In 1694 Charles Livingston 2nd Earl of Newburgh died. Viscount of Newburgh extinct. His daughter Charlotte Livingstone 3rd Countess Newburgh succeeded 3rd Countess of Newburgh, 3rd Viscountess of Kinnaird.

On 26 Jun 1718 Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 31) died. Her daughter Henrietta Ashburnham 5th Baroness Strange Knockin (age 2) succeeded 5th Baroness Strange Knockin.

On 01 May 1729 Thomas Coningsby 1st Earl Coningsby (age 72) died. His daughter Margaret Coningsby 2nd Countess Coningsby (age 20) succeeded 2nd Countess Coningsbury.

On 29 Jan 1737 George Hamilton 1st Earl Orkney (age 70) died. His daughter Anne Hamilton 2nd Countess Orkney and Inchiquin succeeded 2nd Countess Orkney.

In 1744 John Hamilton 1st Earl Ruglen 3rd Earl Selkirk (age 80) died. His daughter Anne Hamilton 2nd Countess Ruglen (age 47) succeeded 2nd Countess Ruglen.

On 07 Feb 1750 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke Somerset (age 65) died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His half fifth cousin once removed Edward Seymour 8th Duke Somerset (age 55) succeeded 8th Duke Somerset. Earl Hertford 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.

On 04 Dec 1753 Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 59) died. Earl Burlington extinct. His daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 22) succeeded 6th Baroness Clifford.

On 08 Jan 1764 James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 73) died. His nephew John Murray 3rd Duke Atholl (age 34) succeeded 3rd Duke Atholl, 4th Marquess Atholl, 5th Earl Atholl, 6th Earl Tullibardine. Charlotte Murray Duchess Atholl (age 32) by marriage Duchess Atholl. His daughter Charlotte Murray Duchess Atholl (age 32) succeeded 8th Baroness Strange Knockin.

On 28 Apr 1786 James Mure-Campbell 5th Earl Loudon (age 60) died. His daughter Flora Mure-Campbell Marchioness of Hastings (age 6) succeeded 6th Countess Loudon.

On 10 May 1790 Mary O'Brien 3rd Countess Orkney and Inchquin (age 69) died. Her daughter Mary O'Brien 4th Countess Orkney (age 34) succeeded 4th Countess Orkney. Thomas Fitzmaurice Earl Orkney (age 47) by marriage Earl Orkney.

On 29 Jul 1791 Randal William MacDonnell 1st Marquess of Antrim (age 41) died. Marquess of Antrim 2C extinct. His daughter Anne MacDonnell 2nd Countess of Antrim (age 13) succeeded 2nd Countess Antrim 2C, 2nd Viscountess Dunluce.

On 10 Jan 1797 Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 73) died. Marquess Grey extinct. Her daughter Amabel Yorke Countess Grey (age 45) succeeded 5th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell.

On 05 Aug 1799 Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 73) died. Earl Howe and Viscount Howe extinct. His daughter Sophia Howe 2nd Baroness Howe succeeded 2nd Baroness Howe. His brother William Howe 5th Viscount Howe (age 69) succeeded 5th Viscount Howe, 5th Baron Glenawley. Frances Conolly Viscountess Howe by marriage Viscountess Howe.

On 29 Oct 1810 Henry Gould Yelverton 19th Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 30) died without male issue. His daughter Barbara Yelverton Marchioness Hastings succeeded 20th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn aged seven months.

On 17 Jul 1813 Admiral Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham (age 86) died. His daughter Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 50) succeeded 2nd Baroness Barham.

On 29 Sep 1833 Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 48) died. His daughter Isabella II Queen Spain (age 2) succeeded Queen Spain. Her succession was disputed by her uncle Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain (age 45) since her father Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 48) had modified the laws of the Salic Spanish Succession, known as the Pragmatic Sanction, shortly before her birth. Traditionally the Spanish succession has allowed females to inherit. When Philippe V King Spain inherited the throne he introduced the French Salic Law barring females.

On 14 Feb 1835 Francis Basset 1st Baron Dunstanville 1st Baron Basset Stratton (age 77) died. His daughter Frances Basset 2nd Baroness Basset (age 53) succeeded 2nd Baroness Basset Stratton.

On 10 Dec 1899 Louisa Mary Berkeley 15th Baroness Berkeley (age 59) died. Her daughter Eva Mary FitzHardinge Milman 16th Baroness Berkeley (age 24) succeeded 16th Baroness Berkeley.

On 31 Oct 1900 Edward Bligh 7th Earl Darnley (age 49) died. His brother Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Darnley. Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 40) by marriage Countess Darnley. His daughter Elizabeth Bligh 17th Baroness Clifton succeeded 17th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

On 29 Apr 1907 Dudley Fitzgerald De Ros 23rd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 80) died at Old Court, County Down. His daughter Mary Fitzgerald De Ros 24th Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 52) succeeded 24th Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 16 Jan 1909 William Tyssen-Amherst 1st Baron Amherst (age 73) died. His daughter Mary Rothes Tyssen-Amherst 2nd Baroness Amherst (age 51) succeeded 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney in London.

On 29 Jan 1912 Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 62) died. His daughter Princess Alexandra Duff Duchess Fife (age 20) succeeded 2nd Duchess Fife.

On 25 Mar 1913 Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley (age 79) died. His daughter Frances Garnet Wolseley 2nd Viscountess Wolseley (age 40) succeeded 2nd Viscountess Wolseley of Wolseley in Staffordshire. Baron Wolseley of Cairo and Wolseley in Staffordshire extinct.

On 15 Dec 1917 Anne King-Noel 15th Baroness Wentworth (age 80) died. Her daughter Judith Blunt-Lytton 16th Baroness Wentworth (age 44) succeeded 16th Baroness Wentworth.

On 24 Jan 1941 Josslyn Victor Hay 22nd Earl of Erroll (age 39) died. His daughter Diana Hay 23rd Countess of Erroll (age 15) succeeded 23rd Countess Erroll.

Death of George VI Accession of Elizabeth II

On 06 Feb 1952 King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 56) died at Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. He was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His daughter Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 25) succeeded II Queen of the United Kingdom; she was at her Kenyan home Sagana Lodge.

On 03 Nov 1958 Nan Ino Cooper 10th Baroness Lucas (age 78) died. Her daughter Anne Rosemary Cooper 11th Baroness Lucas (age 39) succeeded 11th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell. Major Robert Jocelyn Palmer Baron Lucas (age 39) by marriage Baron Lucas of Crudwell.

After 24 Feb 1960 Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon (age 76) died. Her daughter Barbara Abney-Hastings 13th Countess of Loudoun (age 40) succeeded 13th Countess Loudon. Peter Griffiths Earl Loudon (age 35) by marriage Earl Loudon.

Baron Botreaux, Baron Stanley and Baron Hastings abeyant between her five daughters and their descendants.

Death of Louis Mountbatten

On 27 Aug 1979 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 79) was killed by an IRA bomb aboard his fishing boat in Mullaghmore, County Sligo. His daughter Patricia Mountbatten 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (age 55) succeeded 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma. John Knatchbull 7th Baron Brabourne (age 54) by marriage Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

Nicholas Timothy Knatchbull (age 14) was killed.

Pauk Maxwell, a local boy, was killed.

On 28 Aug 1979 Doreen Browne Baroness Brabourne (age 83) died from wounds in hospital the day after the bombing.