NOVEL NEXT Rebirth of England.
Chapter 003 Estate Tax and Debt
"What comes from dust shall return to dust. May the love of the Lord be with you forever, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen..."
It can be said that the funeral of the Devonshire family shocked the entire British aristocratic circle. After all, within a few days, three direct members of the family passed away one after another. In such a large ducal family, only the youngest son who had just grown up was left. This thing has not happened in England for too many years - the last time this kind of memory can be traced back to the two world wars...
This time the funeral of the Cavendish family was also quite grand. Not only were many nobles present, but even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Wales came to Derbyshire in person to attend the funeral.
"Lord Barron, please have your condolences..."
This is also the first time in two lives that Barron has seen a celebrity of the level of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. However, now is not the time for him to get excited. What he has experienced in the past few days has made him calm about anything. .
"Your Highness, thank you very much for coming here..."
In fact, through this period of understanding, he also understood that the reason why His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales came in person may not be because of his current father, the 12th Duke of Devonshire, but because of his grandmother. ——The 11th Duchess of Devonshire.
Speaking of her predecessor, the grandmother was also an extremely famous person.
Her name was Deborah Cavendish. She was once one of the famous "Six Mitford Sisters" in the British upper class. She was born on March 1920, 3. She was the son of David Ford, 31nd Baron Ridsdale. Young daughter of Freeman Mitford and Sydney Freeman Mitford.
Her family had been ennobled since the Germanic Conquest (5th-6th century).
It can be said that throughout World War II, the "Six Mitford Sisters" with very different personalities and political leanings were one of the most well-known labels in the British aristocratic circle.
It was like the Prince of Wales stood for a long time in front of Deborah Cavendish's photo and said to Barron:
"She will be greatly missed and she is not someone who will be forgotten easily. The joy she gave everyone through those books and her contribution to Chatsworth will not be forgotten..."
……
After the funeral, all the guests left, and the entire Chatsworth estate returned to silence.
But the matter is not over yet, what Barron needs to face is an even more troublesome thing!
According to relevant British laws, as the second son of the family, it can be said that the burden of the family will not fall on him - his predecessor thought so since he was a child. As the eldest son, his brother will inherit the Duke of Devonshire. title, and the other party is stable and mature, and has been trained as the heir of the family for a long time. In everyone's opinion, he is also the most suitable successor.
As the second son of the family, Barron Cavendish will at most inherit another lower-level title, well, at most he will receive part of the property...
Moreover, no matter who looks at it, this young master, who has a light personality and likes to hang out in nightclubs, although he looks more handsome, his out-of-the-box personality really does not look like a "traditional aristocrat".
But things were so dramatic. His father and brother died in a car accident at the same time. As the only direct member of the Cavendish family, Barron became the first heir and would inherit the title of Duke of Devonshire, as well as the family's title. All property.
Normally, he would be able to successfully become a British aristocrat with the flag and live a boring, shameless aristocratic life...
But things were not that simple. After asking Butler Sean, especially after checking the family's asset bills, Barron understood what kind of dilemma he was facing.
First of all, as the heir of the family, if he wants to inherit the title and family property, he must first solve the huge inheritance tax problem!
It can be said that the funeral of the Devonshire family shocked the entire British aristocratic circle. After all, within a few days, three direct members of the family passed away one after another. In such a large ducal family, only the youngest son who had just grown up was left. This thing has not happened in England for too many years - the last time this kind of memory can be traced back to the two world wars...
This time the funeral of the Cavendish family was also quite grand. Not only were many nobles present, but even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Wales came to Derbyshire in person to attend the funeral.
"Lord Barron, please have your condolences..."
This is also the first time in two lives that Barron has seen a celebrity of the level of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. However, now is not the time for him to get excited. What he has experienced in the past few days has made him calm about anything. .
"Your Highness, thank you very much for coming here..."
In fact, through this period of understanding, he also understood that the reason why His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales came in person may not be because of his current father, the 12th Duke of Devonshire, but because of his grandmother. ——The 11th Duchess of Devonshire.
Speaking of her predecessor, the grandmother was also an extremely famous person.
Her name was Deborah Cavendish. She was once one of the famous "Six Mitford Sisters" in the British upper class. She was born on March 1920, 3. She was the son of David Ford, 31nd Baron Ridsdale. Young daughter of Freeman Mitford and Sydney Freeman Mitford.
Her family had been ennobled since the Germanic Conquest (5th-6th century).
It can be said that throughout World War II, the "Six Mitford Sisters" with very different personalities and political leanings were one of the most well-known labels in the British aristocratic circle.
It was like the Prince of Wales stood for a long time in front of Deborah Cavendish's photo and said to Barron:
"She will be greatly missed and she is not someone who will be forgotten easily. The joy she gave everyone through those books and her contribution to Chatsworth will not be forgotten..."
……
After the funeral, all the guests left, and the entire Chatsworth estate returned to silence.
But the matter is not over yet, what Barron needs to face is an even more troublesome thing!
According to relevant British laws, as the second son of the family, it can be said that the burden of the family will not fall on him - his predecessor thought so since he was a child. As the eldest son, his brother will inherit the Duke of Devonshire. title, and the other party is stable and mature, and has been trained as the heir of the family for a long time. In everyone's opinion, he is also the most suitable successor.
As the second son of the family, Barron Cavendish will at most inherit another lower-level title, well, at most he will receive part of the property...
Moreover, no matter who looks at it, this young master, who has a light personality and likes to hang out in nightclubs, although he looks more handsome, his out-of-the-box personality really does not look like a "traditional aristocrat".
But things were so dramatic. His father and brother died in a car accident at the same time. As the only direct member of the Cavendish family, Barron became the first heir and would inherit the title of Duke of Devonshire, as well as the family's title. All property.
Normally, he would be able to successfully become a British aristocrat with the flag and live a boring, shameless aristocratic life...
But things were not that simple. After asking Butler Sean, especially after checking the family's asset bills, Barron understood what kind of dilemma he was facing.
First of all, as the heir of the family, if he wants to inherit the title and family property, he must first solve the huge inheritance tax problem!
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