Charles Petty-FitzMaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne
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Charles Hope Petty-Fitzmaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne (9 January 1917 – 30 August 1944) was the son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne
.
He died in 1944, aged 27 in Italy
, killed in action during the Second World War. Lord Lansdowne was unmarried and childless and his titles passed to his cousin, George Petty-Fitzmaurice
, as his younger brother had also been killed in action in Normandy three weeks earlier. The Scottish title Lord Nairne
however passed to his elder sister Katherine Evelyn Constance Petty-Fitzmaurice (1912–1995), who became the 12th Baroness of Nairne. She also inherited Derreen House and Gardens (Lauragh, County Kerry
, Republic of Ireland
) from her brother.
Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne DSO MVO , styled Earl of Kerry until 1927, was a British soldier and politician.-Background:...
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He died in 1944, aged 27 in Italy
Italy
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, killed in action during the Second World War. Lord Lansdowne was unmarried and childless and his titles passed to his cousin, George Petty-Fitzmaurice
George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne
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, as his younger brother had also been killed in action in Normandy three weeks earlier. The Scottish title Lord Nairne
Lord Nairne
Lord Nairne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, which since 1995 is held by the Viscount Mersey. It was created in 1681 for the Scottish lawyer Sir Robert Nairne, with remainder to his son-in-law Lord William Murray, fourth son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl. Nairne notably served as a...
however passed to his elder sister Katherine Evelyn Constance Petty-Fitzmaurice (1912–1995), who became the 12th Baroness of Nairne. She also inherited Derreen House and Gardens (Lauragh, County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
) from her brother.