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Culture, Lords of England, Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk

Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.

On 07 May 1788 Henry Gough-Calthorpe 1st Baron Calthorpe (age 39) was created 1st Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk. Frances Carpenter Baroness Calthorpe (age 26) by marriage Baroness Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk.

On 04 Nov 1790 Henry Gough-Calthorpe (age 6) died. On 04 Nov 1790 His brother Charles Gough-Calthorpe 2nd Baron Calthorpe (age 4) succeeded 2nd Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 3rd Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

On 05 Jun 1807 Charles Gough-Calthorpe 2nd Baron Calthorpe (age 21) died of consumption unmarried at Flushing, Cornwall. On 05 Jun 1807 His brother George Gough-Calthorpe 3rd Baron Calthorpe (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 4th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

In Sep 1851 George Gough-Calthorpe 3rd Baron Calthorpe (age 64) died unmarried at Lyon, France [Map]. His brother Frederick Gough 4th Baron Calthorpe (age 61) succeeded 4th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 5th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire. Charlotte Sophia Somerset 4th Baroness Calthorpe (age 56) by marriage Baroness Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk.

On 02 May 1868 Frederick Gough 4th Baron Calthorpe (age 77) died. His son Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 5th Baron Calthorpe (age 41) succeeded 5th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 6th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

On 25 Jun 1893 Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 5th Baron Calthorpe (age 66) died unmarried at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His brother Augustus Gough-Calthorpe 6th Baron Calthorpe (age 63) succeeded 6th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 7th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

On 22 Jul 1910 Augustus Gough-Calthorpe 6th Baron Calthorpe (age 80) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His brother Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 7th Baron Calthorpe (age 79) succeeded 7th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 8th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

On 16 Nov 1912 Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 7th Baron Calthorpe (age 81) died. His son Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 8th Baron Calthorpe (age 49) succeeded 8th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 9th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

On 06 Jul 1940 Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 8th Baron Calthorpe (age 77) died. His grandson Ronald Arthur Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 9th Baron Calthorpe (age 16) succeeded 9th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 10th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

On 09 Oct 1945 Ronald Arthur Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 9th Baron Calthorpe (age 21) died in a plane crash. His brother Peter Waldo Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 10th Baron Calthorpe (age 18) succeeded 10th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 11th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

His Mustang III (Serial: HB867) was one of six aircraft from the squadron took off from RAF Horsham at 14:30 hrs on an interception exercise with 65 Squadron. They intercepted at about 20,000 ft near Cromer. A general 'dog-fight' then took place. After which the leader called over the R/T to reform. A couple of minutes prior to the accident two or more aircraft were seen to be 'dog-fighting' at about 10,000 ft. over the area of Blythburgh. (witnesses on the ground confirm this and that they saw these aircraft were flying together and that they were executing violent manoeuvres for several minutes) One of the aircraft was then seen to begin a dive as if to try and catch up with another aircraft ahead of it - both were travelling very fast. The diving aircraft instead of pulling out gradually steepened its dive until it was probably over the vertical. It quickly gained enormous speed and one witness declared that as it is descended. it was executing an aileron turn to its right. It then struck the ground near the Blythburgh Poor Law Institute. Engine at full power it exploded on impact and caught fire.

On 23 May 1997 Peter Waldo Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 10th Baron Calthorpe (age 69) died. Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire extinct.