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978 Murder of King Edward the Martyr
1242 Henry VII King Germany Dies Conrad I Succeeds
Around 664 Ealhfrith King Deira (age 34) died. His half brother Ecgfrith (age 19) succeeded King Deira. Æthelthryth Wuffingas Queen Consort Deira and Northumbria (age 28) by marriage Queen Consort Deira.
On 20th May 685 Bridei III Picts (age 57) defeated the Northumbrian army at the Battle of Dun Nechtain.
King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (age 40) was killed at Dunnichen, Angus. His half brother Aldfrith succeeded King Northumbria.
On 27th October 939 King Æthelstan I of England (age 45) died in Gloucester [Map]. His half brother Edmund (age 18) succeeded King of England.
On 18th March 978 King Edward I of England (age 16) was murdered at Corfe Castle, Dorset [Map] when visiting his younger half-brother Æthelred (age 12) and his [Æthelred's] mother Aelfthryth (age 33). He was buried in Wareham, Dorset [Map] without ceremony. His half brother Æthelred succeeded II King of England.
On 10th March 1040 Odo Duke Gascony and Aquitaine (age 30) died. His half brother William (age 17) succeeded VII Duke Aquitaine.
On 17th March 1040 Harold "Harefoot" King England (age 24) died at Oxford, Oxfordshire [Map]. His half brother Harthacnut (age 22) succeeded King of England.
On 8th June 1042 King Harthacnut of Denmark and England (age 24) died. His half brother Edward (age 39) succeeded King of England.
In 1104 Peter I King Aragon I King Pamplona (age 36) died. His half brother Alfonso (age 31) succeeded I King Aragon, I King Pamplona.
On 12th June 1152 Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria (age 38) died. His half brother Simon (age 54) succeeded 4th Earl Huntingdon, 4th Earl of Northampton. His son Malcolm (age 11) succeeded 2nd Earl of Northumbria.
On 12th February 1242 Henry VII King Germany (age 31) died. His half brother Conrad (age 13) succeeded King Germany.
In 1310 Otto Cleves Count Cleves (age 32) died. His half brother Dietrich (age 19) succeeded VIII Count Cleves. Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves by marriage Countess Cleves.
On 30th April 1341 John Capet III Duke Brittany (age 55) died. Earl Richmond extinct. The succession of the Duchy of Brittany was disputed between Joan "Lame" Capet Countess Penthièvre (age 22) and John Montfort IV Duke Brittany (age 46) leading to the War of the Breton Succession. Joanna Dampierre Duchess Brittany (age 46) by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. His niece Joan succeeded Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. Charles "Saint" Chatillon Duke Brittany (age 22) by marriage Duke Brittany 1221 Dreux. His half brother John succeeded IV Duke Brittany 1221 Dreux.
On 12th November 1346 Alan Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 29) died. His half brother Hugh (age 8) succeeded 3rd Baron Zouche Mortimer.
On 23rd March 1369 Peter "Cruel" I King Castile (age 34) was murdered by his half-brother Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile (age 35) outside the wall of the castle of Montiel, La Mancha. His half brother Henry succeeded II King Castile.
On 22nd October 1383 Ferdinand I King Portugal (age 37) died. His half brother John (age 31) succeeded I King Portugal.
On 27th January 1471 John de Lisle 7th Baron Lisle (age 64) died. His half brother Nicholas succeeded 8th Baron Lisle.
On 10th September 1504 Philibert "Handsome Good" Savoy 2nd Duke Savoy (age 24) died. His half brother Charles (age 17) succeeded 3rd Duke Savoy.
In 1524 Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent (age 43) died at the Sign of the George having much wasted his estate by gaming. His half brother Henry (age 29) succeeded 4th Earl Kent, 7th Baron Grey of Ruthyn although by reason of his slender estate, declined to take upon him the title of Earl. Henry tried, with little success, to reacquire the property his brother Richard had sold, and had to live as a modest gentleman, never formally taking title as earl.
Between 12th March 1561 and 8th June 1561 Christopher Plunkett 6th Baron Killeen (age 38) died. His half brother James (age 19) succeeded 7th Baron Killeen.
On 12th September 1573 Archibald Campbell 5th Earl Argyll (age 39) died. His half brother Colin (age 29) succeeded 6th Earl Argyll.
On 20th February 1618 Philip William Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 63) died. His half brother Prince (age 50) succeeded I Prince Orange.
On 23rd April 1625 Prince Maurice I of Orange (age 57) died. His half brother Frederick (age 41) succeeded II Prince Orange.
In July 1638 William Playters 2nd Baronet (age 44) died. His half brother Lyonel (age 33) succeeded 3rd Baronet Playters of Sotterley in Suffolk.
On 3rd October 1642 Charles Howard 2nd Earl Nottingham (age 63) died. His half brother Charles (age 31) succeeded 3rd Earl Nottingham, 4th Baron Howard of Effingham. Arabella Smith Countess Nottingham by marriage Countess Nottingham.
On 3rd June 1665 at the Battle of Lowestoft an English fleet commanded by King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 31), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 45) and Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich (age 39) defeated a Dutch Fleet.
Richard Boyle was killed.
Charles Maccarthy Viscount Muskerry was killed.
Charles Berkeley 1st Earl Falmouth (age 35) was killed by a cannonball aboard the Royal Charles. Earl Falmouth extinct, Baron Botetourt Langport in Somerset extinct. His father Charles (age 65) succeeded 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry. Penelope Godolphin Viscountess Fitzhardinge by marriage Viscountess Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry. Possibly the only occasion when a father has succeeded his son.
Charles Weston 3rd Earl of Portland (deceased) was killed by a cannon shot. On 13th June 1665 His uncle Thomas (age 55) succeeded 4th Earl of Portland, 4th Baron Weston of Nayland in Suffolk.
Thomas Allin 1st Baronet (age 53) was present.
Admiral Jeremy Smith commanded the Mary.
Captain George Batts fought. He was assigned to Sir George Ayscue's (age 49) division in the Blue Squadron.
James Ley 3rd Earl Marlborough (age 47) was killed at the Battle of Lowestoft commanding Old James attempting to recover a captured ship. His half brother William (age 53) succeeded 4th Earl Marlborough.
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In 1671 Robert Wingfield 3rd Baronet (age 19) died unmarried. His half brother Henry (age 16) succeeded 4th Baronet Wingfield of Godwyns in Suffolk.
On 8th July 1674 William Herbert 6th Earl Pembroke 3rd Earl Montgomery (age 33) died. His half brother Philip (age 22) succeeded 7th Earl Pembroke, 4th Earl Montgomery.
On 5th November 1677 Edward Rouse 2nd Baronet died. His half brother Francis succeeded 3rd Baronet Rouse of Rouse Lench in Worcestershire. Frances Archer Lady Rouse (age 20) by marriage Lady Rouse of Rouse Lench in Worcestershire.
On 6th February 1679 John Jackson 2nd Baronet (age 25) died. His half brother Bradwardine (age 9) succeeded 3rd Baronet Jackson of Hickleton in Yorkshire.
In 1684 John Drake 2nd Baronet (age 37) died. His half brother Bernard (age 29) succeeded 3rd Baronet Drake of Ashe in Devon.
On 18th September 1691 Charles Fane 3rd Earl of Westmoreland (age 56) died without issue. His half brother Vere (age 46) succeeded 4th Earl of Westmoreland, 7th Baron Despencer, 4th Baron Burghesh in Suffolk. Rachel Bence Countess of Westmoreland by marriage Countess of Westmoreland.
On 30th November 1692 John Stawell 2nd Baron Stawell (age 23) died. His half brother William (age 10) succeeded 3rd Baron Stawell of Somerton in Somerset.
On 12th February 1703 Oliver Style 3rd Baronet (age 24) died. His half brother Thomas (age 18) succeeded 4th Baronet Style of Wateringbury in Kent.
In 1704 George Hastings 8th Earl Huntingdon (age 27) died. His half brother Theophilus (age 7) succeeded 9th Earl Huntingdon, 14th Baron Botreaux, 13th Baron Hungerford, 11th Baron Moleyns and 11th Baron Hastings. His sister Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 21) inherited the his share of her grandfather John Lewis 1st Baronet's estates.
On 5th March 1706 John Dillington 4th Baronet (age 41) died. His half brother Tristram (age 28) succeeded 5th Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire.
In January 1714 Charles Goring 3rd Baronet (age 46) died. His half brother Henry (age 34) succeeded 4th Baronet Bowyer aka Goring of Highden in Sussex.
On 5th July 1714 Henry Bingham 3rd Baronet (age 60) died. His half brother George succeeded 4th Baronet Bingham of Castlebar in County Mayo.
In 1722 John Walter 3rd Baronet (age 48) died without issue. His half brother Robert (age 42) succeeded 4th Baronet Walter of Saresden in Oxfordshire.
On 30th September 1726 Heneage Finch 5th Earl Winchilsea (age 69) died. His half brother John (age 43) succeeded 6th Earl Winchilsea, 6th Viscount Maidstone, 7th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
In 1751 Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Clinton (age 55) died unmarried. Earl Clinton extinct. His half brother Matthew (age 32) succeeded 2nd Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill. Baron Clinton abeyant between his sister Margaret Fortescue and his second cousin Margaret Rolle Countess Orford (age 41).
On 10th August 1759 Ferdinand VI King Spain (age 45) died without issue. His half brother Charles (age 43) succeeded King Spain.
On 27th September 1764 John Trevor 3rd Baron Trevor (age 69) died. His half brother Robert (age 58) succeeded 4th Baron Trevor Bromham.
In 1779 Thomas Samwell 3rd Baronet (age 67) died. His half brother Wenman (age 51) succeeded 4th Baronet Samwell of Upton in Northamptonshire.
On 11th December 1781 Francis Dashwood 11th Baron Despencer (age 73) died without legitimate issue. His half brother John (age 65) succeeded 3rd Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. Baron Despencer abeyant between his sister, Rachel Dashwood (age 75), and the descendants of his aunt, Catherine Fane. When his sister died without issue in 1788 the barony was called out of abeyance in favour of Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 15), the only surviving descendant of his aunt.
In 1784 Charlton Leighton 4th Baronet (age 37) died unmarried. His half brother Robert (age 32) succeeded 5th Baronet Leighton of Wattlesborough. Anna-Maria Leighton and her husband Nicholas Smythe (age 54) inherited Condover Hall, Shropshire.
In December 1790 Alexander Jardine 4th Baronet (age 78) died unmarried. His half brother William (age 69) succeeded 5th Baronet Jardine of Applegirth in Dumfrieshire.
On 3rd August 1793 John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 69) died. His half brother George (age 61) succeeded 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire, 3rd Baron Hobart, 7th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire (age 54) by marriage Countess Buckinghamshire. Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 31) inherited Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map].
On 2nd August 1799 Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke Hamilton 5th Duke Brandon (age 43) died at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton. His uncle Archibald (age 59) succeeded 9th Duke Hamilton, 6th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 5th Marquess Douglas, 6th Baron Dutton of Cheshire. His half brother George (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire.
In 1806 Charles Playters 7th Baronet died. His half brother William (age 49) succeeded 8th Baronet Playters of Sotterley in Suffolk.
On 26th February 1807 Thomas Ralph Maude 2nd Viscount Hawarden (age 39) died. His half brother Cornwallis (age 26) succeeded 3rd Viscount Hawarden, 3rd Baron Montalt of Hawarden in Tipperary, 5th Baronet of Dundrum in Tipperary.
On 15th November 1809 John Petty 2nd Marquess Lansdowne (age 44) died. His half brother Henry (age 29) succeeded 3rd Marquess Lansdowne, 4th Earl Shelburne in County Wexford. Louisa Emma Fox-Strangways Marchioness of Lansdowne (age 24) by marriage Marchioness Lansdowne.
On 18th June 1813 George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (age 78) died. His half brother Henry (age 66) succeeded 3rd Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon (age 45) by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 29th May 1816 James Hope Johnstone 3rd Earl Hopetoun (age 74) died. His half brother John (age 50) succeeded 4th Earl Hopetoun.
On 2nd April 1819 Charles Dormer 9th Baron Dormer (age 66) died. His half brother John (age 48) succeeded 10th Baron Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire, 10th Baronet Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire. Elizabeth Kerr Baroness Dormer (age 53) by marriage Baroness Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire.
On 12th August 1822 Robert Stewart 2nd Marquess Londonderry (age 53) committed suicide at Loring Hall, Kent. His half brother Charles (age 44) succeeded 3rd Marquess Londonderry. Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 22) by marriage Marchioness Londonderry.
On 4th December 1828 Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl Liverpool (age 58) died. His half brother Charles (age 44) succeeded 3rd Earl Liverpool, 3rd Baron Hawkesbury of Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire, 9th Baronet Jenkinson of Walcot in Oxfordshire and of Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire.
On 23rd December 1832 Charles Henry Sloane 2nd Earl Cadogan (age 83) died unmarried in Enfield [Map]. His half brother George (age 49) succeeded 3rd Earl Cadogan, 3rd Viscount Chelsea, 5th Baron Cadogan.
On 19th May 1838 Richard Colt Hoare 2nd Baronet (age 79) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Stourton. His half brother Henry (age 76) succeeded 3rd Baronet Hoare of Barn Elms in Surrey.
In 1853 Edward Harbord 4th Baron Suffield (age 40) died. His half brother Charles (age 22) succeeded 5th Baron Suffield, 6th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
On 8th January 1858 Henry Fox-Strangways 3rd Earl of Ilchester (age 70) died. His half brother William (age 62) succeeded 4th Earl Ilchester, 4th Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 4th Baron Strangways of Woodford in Dorset, 4th Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset. Sophia Penelope Sheffield Countess Ilchester (age 16) by marriage Countess Ilchester.
On 8th November 1867 John Stuart 12th Earl of Moray (age 70) died. His half brother Archibald (age 57) succeeded 13th Earl Moray.
On 15th March 1871 Archibald Edmonstone 3rd Baronet (age 76) died. His half brother William (age 61) succeeded 4th Baronet Edmonstone of Duntreath in Stirlingshire.
On 25th November 1872 Frederick William Robert Stewart 4th Marquess Londonderry (age 67) died. His half brother George (age 51) succeeded 5th Marquess Londonderry. Mary Cornelia Edwards Marchioness Londonderry (age 43) by marriage Marchioness Londonderry.
On 11th September 1879 Bourchier Wrey 8th Baronet (age 90) died. His half brother Henry (age 82) succeeded 9th Baronet Wrey of Trebitch in Cornwall.
On 30th January 1880 Henry Paget 3rd Marquess Anglesey (age 58) died without issue at Albert Mansions Victoria Street. His half brother Henry (age 44) succeeded 4th Marquess Anglesey, 5th Earl Uxbridge, 13th Baron Paget Beaudasert, 7th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey.
On 9th June 1887 George Finch-Hatton 6th Earl Nottingham 11th Earl Winchilsea (age 72) died. His half brother Murray (age 36) succeeded 7th Earl Nottingham, 12th Earl Winchilsea, 12th Viscount Maidstone, 7th Baron Finch Daventry, 13th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Edith Harcourt Countess Winchelsea and Nottingham (age 31) by marriage Countess Nottingham, Countess Winchilsea.
On 11th April 1897 Alice Boyd 14th of Penkill (age 72) died without issue. Her half brother Eleanor succeeded 15th Lord Penkill.
In 1900 Charles Walters D'Oyly 9th Baronet (age 78) died. His half brother Warren (age 61) succeeded 10th Baronet D'Oyly of Shottisham in Suffolk. Henrietta Mary Halliday Lady D'Oyly (age 63) by marriage Lady D'Oyly of Shottisham in Suffolk.
In 1910 John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer (age 75) died. His half brother Charles (age 52) succeeded 6th Earl Spencer, 6th Viscount Althorp, 6th Viscount Spencer, 6th Baron Spencer Althorp. Margaret Baring Countess Spencer by marriage Countess Spencer.
On 8th June 1916 John Horace Savile 5th Earl Mexborough (age 73) died. His half brother John (age 48) succeeded 6th Earl Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal.
On 3rd December 1919 Thomas Grey 6th Baron Walsingham (age 76) died. His half brother John (age 70) succeeded 7th Baron Walsingham of Walsingham in Norfolk.
On 17th July 1922 Ernest Ambrose Vivian 2nd Baron Swansea (age 74) died unmarried. His half brother Odo (age 47) succeeded 3rd Baron Swansea of Singleton in Glamorganshire, 3rd Baronet Vivian of Singleton in Swansea in Glamorganshire.
On 19th May 1923 Arthur William Hill-Trevor 2nd Baron Trevor (age 70) died. His half brother Charles (age 59) succeeded 3rd Baron Trevor of Brynkinalt in Denbighshire.
On 6th July 1924 Francis William Clegg-Hill 5th Viscount Hill (age 57) died without issue. His half brother Charles (age 48) succeeded 6th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in Shropshire, 6th Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone in Shropshire, 8th Baronet Hill of Hawkestone in Shropshire.
On 23rd October 1925 Anthony Henley 5th Baron Henley 3rd Baron Northington (age 67) died. His half brother Francis (age 48) succeeded 6th Baron Henley, 4th Baron Northington of Watford in Northamptonshire. Dorothy Howard Baroness Henley and Northington by marriage Baroness Henley, Baroness Northington of Watford in Northamptonshire.
On 18th March 1929 William Pery 4th Earl of Limerick (age 65) died. His half brother Edmund (age 40) succeeded 5th Earl Limerick. Angela Olivia Trotter Countess of Limerick (age 32) by marriage Countess Limerick.
On 19th September 1934 Charles De Vere Beauclerk 11th Duke St Albans (age 64) died. His half brother Osborne (age 59) succeeded 12th Duke St Albans, 12th Earl Burford, 12th Baron Heddington, 9th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. Beatrix Petty-Fitzmaurice Duchess St Albans (age 57) by marriage Duchess St Albans.
On 15th May 1941 Arthur Foljambe 2nd Earl of Liverpool (age 70) died. His half brother Gerald (age 63) succeeded 3rd Earl Liverpool.
On 26th June 1941 Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse 4th Baronet (age 78) died without issue. His half brother Reginald (age 63) succeeded 5th Baronet Hobhouse of Chantry House Wiltshire and Westbury College in Gloucestershire.
On 11th September 1961 Reverend Francis Cooke Caulfield Heathcote 9th Baronet (age 93) died. His half brother Leonard (age 76) succeeded 10th Baronet Heathcote of Hursley in Hampshire.
In 1973 Victor Alexander Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill (age 83) died. His half brother Victor (age 39) succeeded 3rd Viscount Churchill of Rolleston in Leicestershire, 5th Baron Churchill Wychwood in Oxfordshire.
On 2nd October 1979 Reginald Walter Bagot 8th Baron Bagot (age 82) died. His half brother Heneage (age 65) succeeded 9th Baron Bagot of Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire, 14th Baronet Bagot of Blithfield Hall.
On 15th June 1980 Major Peter Stuart Bligh 10th Earl of Darnley (age 64) died. His half brother Adam (age 38) succeeded 11th Earl Darnley, 20th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
On 10th January 1999 Frederick William John Augustus Hervey 7th Marquess of Bristol (age 44) died of multiple organ failure due to chronic drug abuse almost penniless at Little Horringer Hall, Bury St Edmunds [Map]. His half brother Frederick (age 19) succeeded 8th Marquess of Bristol, 8th Earl Jermyn of Horningworth in Suffolk, 12th Earl Bristol, 13th Baron Hervey of Ickworth in Suffolk.
On 22nd June 2021 Hugh Lowther 8th Earl Lonsdale (age 72) died. His half brother William (age 63) succeeded 9th Earl Lonsdale, 10th Viscount Lowther, 10th Baron Lowther.