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Post by Cinderella on Jul 31, 2014 20:13:28 GMT
My Earl has died leaving an only child, a daughter. She has married a commoner. They have two children, eldest a boy and a daughter. Would the son inherit the title? Owen, I'm guessing you are writing a novel. As I understand it, in England generally the title would die out if the earl died without a son or another male relative through the male line (for example, the earl's brother or brother's son). It could not be inherited by his daughter's son. However, I'm not an expert on this subject, so I hope someone can verify or correct my answer. |
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Post by observer on Aug 2, 2014 23:01:42 GMT
My Earl has died leaving an only child, a daughter. She has married a commoner. They have two children, eldest a boy and a daughter. Would the son inherit the title? Owen, I'm guessing you are writing a novel. As I understand it, in England generally the title would die out if the earl died without a son or another male relative through the male line (for example, the earl's brother or brother's son). It could not be inherited by his daughter's son. However, I'm not an expert on this subject, so I hope someone can verify or correct my answer. Succession would depend on the terms of the letters patent issued when the peerage was created. The usual succession was legitimate male heirs of the body only. Some peerages, like Mountbatten of Burma, allowed for succession by daughters. Others allowed succession by other relatives, like the peerages awarded to Lord Nelson. Peerages have been created with the original peer being succeeded by a second son rather than the eldest, a brother, nephew, and so on. If it's a Scots peerage, then the late peer's daughter might inherit, e.g., the Countess of Mar, under the terms of creation. And if you want really complicated succession conditions, look at the Marlboroughs! So, unless you know the succession terms set out in the original letters patent and which peerage it is in, there is no way of answering the original question. If you are writing a book, rather than thinking of a real case, you can create you own succession rules. |
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Post by Kevin Mattheus on Feb 5, 2016 9:05:19 GMT
Is there any written data on Lady Charlotte Augusta Sophia Kallenberg,born 1873, daughter on Baron Kallenberg who married a commoner in South Africa?
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