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In 676 Escwin King Wessex died. His great uncle Centwine succeeded King Wessex.
In 716 Ceolred King Mercia died. He was buried at Lichfield Cathedral [Map]. His great uncle Eowa succeeded King Mercia.
In 1193 Richard Redvers 4th Earl Devon died. His great uncle William succeeded 5th Earl Devon.
On 21st November 1361 Philip I Duke Burgundy (age 15) died. His great uncle John succeeded Count Auvergne.
On 8th August 1493 Christoph Duke Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 44) died. His great uncle William succeeded III Duke Bavaria.
On 23rd August 1683 William Verney 18th Baron Latimer 10th Baron Willoughby (age 15) died. He was buried at Compton Verney Chapel [Map]. His great uncle Richard (age 62) succeeded 19th Baron Latimer of Corby, 11th Baron Willoughby Broke.
On 28th December 1683 Edward Carr 4th Baronet (age 17) died unmarried. His great uncle Rochester succeeded 5th Baronet Carr of Sleaford in Lincolnshire.
In 1732 Henrietta Ashburnham 5th Baroness Strange Knockin (age 16) died. Her great uncle James (age 67) succeeded 6th Baron Strange Knockin.
On 10th August 1779 Henry Howard 13th Earl Suffolk 6th Earl Berkshire, who had been born posthumously, died two days old. His great uncle Thomas (age 58) succeeded 14th Earl Suffolk, 7th Earl Berkshire, 7th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 7th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
On 24th February 1936 Anthony Francis Vincent 14th Baronet (age 41) died. His great uncle Frederick (age 84) succeeded 15th Baronet Vincent of Stoke d'Abernon which title he held for one week before he died.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 16th August 1938 Lawrence Edward Broomfield Palk 4th Baron Haldon (age 42) died. His great uncle Edward (age 84) succeeded 5th Baron Haldon of Haldon in Devon, 8th Baronet Palk of Haldon House in Devon.