Complex sentence: His father was murdered when he was a small child, he fought a lengthy lawsuit against an uncle who sought to disinherit him, and in 1627 he killed a man and as a result was tried by his peers for manslaughter, but acquitted.
Split into simpler sentences: His father was murdered when he was a small child, he fought a lengthy lawsuit against an uncle who sought to disinherit him. In 1627 he killed a man, and as a result was tried by his peers for manslaughter, but acquitted.