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captain walter strickland lord jerilderie , new south wales , australia sussex , england earl of loudoun 22 july 1942 michaelabney-hastingsjerilderieshireopening . jpg michael abney-hastings , 14th earl of loudoun
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michael abney-hastings , 14th earl of loudoun

michael edward abney-hastings , 14th earl of loudoun -lrb- 22 july 194230 june 2012 -rrb- was a british australian , who is most noted because of the documentary `` britain 's real monarch '' , which alleged he was the rightful monarch of england instead of queen elizabeth ii .
he was born in england and educated at ampleforth college in yorkshire , but emigrated to jerilderie , new south wales as a teen , where he was a rice farmer and family man .
he was the heir-general of george plantagenet , the younger brother of edward iv of england .
if edward iv had been illegitimate and the crown of england had descended by male-preference primogeniture before 1500 , then george -lrb- and his heirs -rrb- would have been monarchs of england .
abney-hastings died on 30 june 2012 in new south wales .
