He took immediate leave and returned to Ireland .
It signalled that his bachelor cousin , the 6th Earl of Belmore , had died and that he , a great nephew of the 4th Earl , had succeeded to the earldom .
nephew took immediate leave and returned to Ireland .
It signalled that his bachelor cousin , the 6th Earl of Belmore , had died and that he , a great nephew of the 4th Earl , had succeeded to the earldom .