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      • From the outset of Downton Abbey, the inheritance of the Downton estate is brought to the forefront of the show, because it requires a male heir. After the sinking of the Titanic, Robert discovers that his cousin and heir, Patrick Crawley, was aboard the ship, and the tragedy claimed his life.
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  1. Apr 2, 2024 · But the series kicked off with the 1912 sinking of Titanic, on which Patrick was supposedly a passenger. When he was presumed dead, succession fell to the next living male heir: a distant cousin named Matthew Crawley, who was too middle-class for the Downton Crawleys' liking.

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  3. Jan 22, 2023 · From the outset of Downton Abbey, the inheritance of the Downton estate is brought to the forefront of the show, because it requires a male heir. After the sinking of the Titanic, Robert discovers that his cousin and heir, Patrick Crawley, was aboard the ship, and the tragedy claimed his life.

  4. Patrick Crawley (d. 15 April 1912) was the only son of James Crawley. His father was the first cousin of Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham. Because Robert had no sons, James was heir presumptive to the Earldom, Downton Abbey, and family fortune, and thus was Patrick after him. Patrick worked for...

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  5. Dec 24, 2023 · The story begins with the aftermath of the Titanic sinking in 1912, leading to the loss of Lord Grantham's presumptive heir, James, and his son, Patrick. In response, Lord Grantham embarks on a search for a new heir.

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  6. Mar 9, 2021 · The Titanic sank, taking Robert Crawley’s heir and his wife’s fortune with it. Maybe? The first episode of Downton Abbey begins with a race between the news of an unsinkable ship sinking and a man with a cane.

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  7. Feb 18, 2020 · As some of you may remember from my first Passion Blog last semester, Patrick Crawley was believed to have drowned on the Titanic. Therefore, Matthew replaced him as heir. However, if this truly is Patrick Crawley, he would replace Matthew as the future Earl of Grantham.

  8. Robert Crawley, the 7th Earl of Grantham, is shocked to learn that his heir, Patrick Crawley, presumably drowned after the Titanic sank. Cora Crawley, the Countess of Grantham and Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, discuss who will inherit.