William Craven, 6th Earl of Craven
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William Robert Bradley Craven, 6th Earl of Craven (8 September 1917 – 27 January 1965) was a British peer
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He was the son of William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven
, and inherited the earldom
in 1932.
He was succeeded by Thomas Craven, 7th Earl of Craven
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Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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He was the son of William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven
William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven
William George Bradley Craven, 5th Earl of Craven was a British peer and Member of Parliament.He was born 31 July 1897 at Combe Abbey, co. Warwick, England and baptised 26 August 1897 at Binley, near Coventry, co...
, and inherited the earldom
Earl of Craven
Earl of Craven, in the County of York, is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1664 in favour of the soldier William Craven, the eldest son of Sir William Craven, Lord...
in 1932.
He was succeeded by Thomas Craven, 7th Earl of Craven
Thomas Craven, 7th Earl of Craven
Thomas Craven, 7th Earl of Craven was a British peer, styled Viscount Uffington until 1965.He succeeded William Craven, 6th Earl of Craven, to the earldom in 1965. He committed suicide in his mother's house in 1983. He left a legacy to his illegitimate son Thomas Nicholson, while his title passed...
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