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William Capell KG KT (1697 - 1743)

William "3rd Earl of Essex" Capell KG KT aka Capel
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Husband of — married 27 Nov 1718 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 3 Feb 1726 [location unknown]
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Died at age 45 in Watford, Hertsmap
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European Aristocracy
William Capell was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Sometime called Capel with singular L in surname, majority of references refer to himas Capell (double L) Byuse chosen to use Capell.


William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex (1697-1743) was the son of Lt.-Gen. Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex and Lady Mary Bentinck. He m.(1) Lady Jane Hyde, daughter of Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon and Jane Leveson-Gower, on 27 November 1718 and (2) Lady Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford and Elizabeth Howland, on 3 February 1726. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Essex on 10 January 1709/10. .He died on 8 January 1743.

William Capell succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Essex in 1710. He was invested as a Knight of the Thistle 2 Feb 1725, which he resigned in 1738 to be invested as a Knight of the Garter in Feb. 1738. He was appointed Privy Councillor in 1735.

Children of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex and Lady Jane Hyde

  1. Lady Mary Capell+1 d. Apr 1782
  2. Lady Charlotte Capell+4,3 b. 2 Oct 1721, d. 3 Sep 1790

Children of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex and Lady Elizabeth Russell

  1. William Anne Capell, 4th Earl of Essex+3 b. 7 Oct 1732, d. 5 Mar 1799

Sources

Jane Hyde, famous beauty of the reign of Queen Anne. Married William Capel, 3rd Earl of Essex.

  • kittybrewster.com/ancestry/hyde.htm




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Capel-82 and Capell-15 appear to represent the same person because: Both profiles are for the 3rd Earl of Essex and should be merged. Thank you
posted by John Atkinson