I have some questions I have read that Gen. William Howe was an illegitimate descent of King George 1 and When British General George Augustus Howe the 3rd Viscount died the title passed to the younger brother Richard (making him 4th Viscount) than when Richard died in 1799 William succeedede to the Irish Title becoming the 5th Viscount. My question is why did the title pass to the younger brother Richard first and to the older brother William ?. I thought that the oldest son would receive the title first Ann

Hi Ann, The way I read it is George is the 3rd, Richard the 4th and William the 5th ... because William has been noted as being "the youngest'' of the three brothers. Jan Ann Keegan wrote: > I have some questions I > have read that Gen. William Howe was an > illegitimate descent of King George 1 and When > British General George Augustus Howe the 3rd Viscount > died the title passed to the younger brother Richard (making him 4th > Viscount) than when Richard died in 1799 William > succeedede to the Irish Title becoming the 5th Viscount. > My question is why did the title pass to the younger brother Richard first > and to the older brother William ?. I thought that the oldest son would > receive the title first Ann > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp