William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex
The Right Honourable The Earl of Essex | |
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Portrait of Lord Essex, by George Knapton, c. 1735 | |
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire | |
In office 1722–1743 | |
Preceded by | The 1st Earl Cowper |
Succeeded by | The 2nd Earl Cowper |
Personal details | |
Born | William Capell (1697-01-11)11 January 1697 |
Died | 8 January 1743(1743-01-08) (aged 45) |
Spouses | |
Children | Lady Charlotte Capell Lady Mary Capell William Capell, 4th Earl of Essex |
Parent(s) | Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex Lady Mary Bentinck |
William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex, KG PC (11 January 1697 – 8 January 1743) was an English courtier and diplomat.[1]
Early life
He was the son of the 2nd Earl of Essex and Lady Mary Bentinck.[2] His younger sister, Lady Mary Capel, married Alan Brodrick, 2nd Viscount Midleton. After his father's death, his mother remarried Rt. Hon. Sir Conyers Darcy (d. 1758), son of Hon. John Darcy.[3]
His paternal grandparents were Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex and Lady Elizabeth Percy (a daughter of Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland). His mother was the eldest daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and Anne Villiers (the fourth daughter, by his first wife, of Sir Edward Villiers, Knight Marshal of the Royal Household).[3]
Career
Capell was one of the founding governors of the charity, the Foundling Hospital, created in October 1739 to care for abandoned children.[4]
Lord Essex was a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales from c. 1718 to 1727; Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1722 to c. 1742. He was made a Knight of the Thistle on 2 February 1724 but resigned in 1738. He served as Ranger of St James's Park from 1727 to 1739 and Ranger of Hyde Park from 1728 to 1739.[3]
He served as the British Ambassador to Turin from 1732 to 1737. He was made a Privy Councillor c. 1734, a Knight of the Garter c. 1737, and was Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1739 until his death in 1743.[3]
Personal life
On 27 November 1718, Capell married Lady Jane Hyde, a Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales and the third daughter of the 4th Earl of Clarendon. Before Lady Jane died in 1724, they were the parents of two children:[3]
- Lady Charlotte Capell (1721–1790), who married Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon.[3]
- Lady Mary Capell (d. 1782), who married Admiral of the Fleet Hon. John Forbes, a son of George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard.[3]
On 3 February 1726, William was married to Lady Elizabeth Russell, a daughter of the 2nd Duke of Bedford and the former Elizabeth Howland (daughter and heiress of John Howland of Streatham). Together, they had one surviving son:[3]
- William Anne Capell, 4th Earl of Essex (1732–1799), who married Frances Hanbury Williams, daughter of Charles Hanbury Williams. After her death, he married Harriet Bladen, a daughter of Col. Thomas Bladen.[3]
Lord Essex died on 8 January 1743. His titles and estates were inherited by his ten-year-old son, William.[3]
Descendants
Through his second daughter, he was a grandfather of two girls, Maria Eleanor Forbes who married John Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, and Katherine Elizabeth Forbes who married William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington.
References
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Capel, William" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "Algernon Capel, 2nd Earl of Essex". npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Essex, Earl of (E, 1661)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Cassiobury Collection, Watford Museum.
External links
"Capel, William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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Preceded by | Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1739–1743 | Succeeded by |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire 1722–1743 | Vacant Title next held by The 2nd Earl Cowper |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by | Earl of Essex 1710–1743 | Succeeded by |
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