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 | | The position is an hereditary one, and was originally held by Robert Malet, a sonof one of the leading companions of William theConqueror. |
 | | Thus, the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth Earls of Oxford held the position on a hereditary basis until 1626, when the eighteenth Earl died, again leaving a distant relative as a male heir, but a closerone as a female heir. |
 | | In 1779, however, the fourth Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven died,leaving two sisters as female heirs, and an uncle as a male heir. |
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