Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 11th Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Nils Christian Ashley-Cooper, 11th Earl of Shaftesbury (24 June 1977 – 15 May 2005) was the elder son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury by his second marriage to the Swedish-born Christina Eva Montan.
The Right Honourable The Earl of Shaftesbury | |
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| Predecessor | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury |
| Successor | Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury |
| Other titles | 11th Baron Cooper of Pawlett 11th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles |
| Born | Anthony Nils Christian Ashley-Cooper 24 June 1977 |
| Died | 15 May 2005 (aged 27) St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Buried | Wimborne Parish Church |
| Nationality | British |
| Residence | Earl's Court, London Mainsail Haul, Wimborne St Giles |
| Locality | East Dorset |
| Parents | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury Christina Eva Montan |
He became the 11th Earl of Shaftesbury (retroactively) in 2004, as a result of the discovery of his father's body in 2005 at the bottom of a ravine in Théoule-sur-Mer, on the outskirts of Cannes in the south of France.
The 10th Earl went missing in November 2004 and his body was discovered in early 2005. The then Lord Ashley technically inherited the earldom immediately upon the death of his father, who was murdered by the brother of his third wife, Jamila M'Barek. However, as his father was only believed to be missing, the inheritance was actually not confirmed until his body was found.