Why did Castle Howard not remain with the main family line?
It sometimes happens that the Earl does not have a son to succeed him – he might never have married, had only daughters, or been childless. In this case the title would go to the nearest male relative. “The 7th Earl served for 17 years as an MP until defeated in 1841, after which he toured North America for a year. He never married and was succeeded by his brother, William, who for more than 40 years was Rector of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Between 1864 and 1880 the 7th Earl’s younger brother, Admiral Edward Howard, Lord Lanerton, lived at Castle Howard, owing to the 8th Earl’s mental infirmity. George, 9th Earl of Carlisle, was their nephew and the last Earl of Carlisle to live at Castle Howard. [He was married to Rosalind.] He died in 1911, and his eldest son Charles, 10th Earl, only survived him by 9 months. After the death of Rosalind in 1921, the family estates were divided according to Liberal principles. Castle Howard came to Mary Murray, their eldest daughte
