Died in a hunting accident is in Accident.
In or before 1074 Richard Normandy [aged 19] died in a hunting accident at New Forest, Hampshire. He was buried at Winchester Cathedral [Map].
On 2nd August 1100 King William II of England [aged 44] died in a hunting accident, not known whether accidentally or otherwise, in the New Forest, Hampshire. His brother Henry [aged 32] succeeded I King of England. The brothers Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan [aged 60] and Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick [aged 50], and Roger de Clare [aged 34] and Gilbert de Clare [aged 34] were present.
On 13th November 1143 Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem [aged 54] died in a hunting accident. His wife Melisende Queen of Jerusalem [aged 38] continued to reign in her own right with their son Baldwin III King Jerusalem [aged 13].
On 28th November 1231 Valdemar the Young King of Denmark [aged 22] died in a hunting accident at Refsnæs, near Kalundborg.
On 19th May 1396 King John I of Aragon [aged 45] died in a hunting accident. His brother Martin [aged 39] succeeded I King Aragon.
On 13 or 20th October 1809 Thomas Charles Gascoigne [aged 23] died in a hunting accident. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Barwick-in-Elmet [Map]. 2,000 people and over 400 of his father's tenants attended his funeral.
On 12th December 1843 George Templer [aged 62] died in a hunting accident.
On 29th March 1859 Henry de la Poer Beresford 3rd Marquess Waterford [aged 47] died in a hunting accident. His brother John [aged 44] succeeded 4th Marquess Waterford. Christiana Leslie Marchioness of Waterford [aged 39] by marriage Marchioness Waterford.
On 24th April 1867 Fiennes Wykeham-Martin Cornwallis [aged 35] died in a hunting accident. His son Fiennes Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis [aged 2] inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].
On 3rd May 1893 James Charlemagne Dormer [aged 59] died in a hunting accident after having been mauled by a tiger while on a hunt on 25 April 1893 in the Nilgiris.
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On 11th June 1913 John Leslie-Melville 12th Earl of Leven 11th Earl of Melville [aged 27] died in a hunting accident unmarried. His brother Archibald [aged 22] succeeded 13th Earl Leven, 12th Earl Melville.
In 1927 Victoria Stanley died in a hunting accident.
On 19th October 1935 Frank Meyer 2nd Baronet [aged 49] died in a hunting accident. His son Anthony [aged 14] succeeded 3rd Baronet Meyer of Shortgrove.
