Complex sentence: Abingdon was plagued by financial problems from the moment he inherited the earldom, and with his own extravagant lifestyle doing little to alleviate his problems, he died insolvent in 1799.
Split into simpler sentences: Abingdon was plagued by financial problems from the moment he inherited the earldom. With his own extravagant lifestyle doing little to alleviate his problems, he died insolvent in 1799.