Biography of William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 1697-1743

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On 28 Feb 1692 [his father] Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex (age 21) and [his mother] Mary Bentinck Countess Essex (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 42) and [his grandmother] Anne Villiers Countess Portland. He the son of [his grandfather] Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex (age 56). They were half third cousins.

On 11 Jan 1697 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex was born to Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex (age 26) and Mary Bentinck Countess Essex (age 17).

On 10 Jan 1710 [his father] Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex (age 39) died. His son William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 12) succeeded 3rd Earl Essex, 4th Baron Capell Hadham.

On 27 Nov 1718 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 21) and Jane Hyde Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon (age 46) and Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon. He the son of Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex and Mary Bentinck Countess Essex (age 39). They were fourth cousins.

On 10 Mar 1720 Charles Douglas 3rd Duke Queensberry (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Catherine Hyde Duchess Queensbury (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Queensberry. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon (age 47) and [his mother-in-law] Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon. He the son of James Douglas 2nd Duke Queensberry and Mary Boyle Duchess Queensbury. They were second cousins.

In Jan 1724 [his wife] Jane Hyde Countess Essex died.

After Jan 1724 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 26) and Elizabeth Russell Countess Essex (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford (age 42). He the son of Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex and Mary Bentinck Countess Essex (age 44). They were half fourth cousins.

On 22 Apr 1725 [his brother-in-law] Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford (age 16) and Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She was the step-daughter of his sister [his sister-in-law] Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 18). She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 43) and Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater. He the son of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford.

On 11 Oct 1731 [his brother-in-law] John Russell 4th Duke Bedford (age 21) and Diana Spencer Duchess Bedford (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland. He the son of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford. They were third cousins.

On 07 Oct 1732 [his son] William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex was born to William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Russell Countess Essex (age 21) at Turin.

On 23 Oct 1732 [his brother-in-law] Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford (age 24) died at A Coruña. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother [his brother-in-law] John Russell 4th Duke Bedford (age 22) succeeded 4th Duke Bedford, 4th Marquess Tavistock, 8th Earl Bedford, 8th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 6th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th Baron Howland of Streatham. Diana Spencer Duchess Bedford (age 22) by marriage Duchess Bedford.

Around 1735 George Knapton (age 37). Portrait of William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 37).

In Apr 1737 [his brother-in-law] John Russell 4th Duke Bedford (age 26) and Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 42) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. He the son of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford.

In 1738 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 40) was appointed 552nd Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 54).

On 08 Jan 1743 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 45) died. His son [his son] William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex (age 10) succeeded 4th Earl Essex, 5th Baron Capell Hadham.

In 1784 [his former wife] Elizabeth Russell Countess Essex (age 73) died.

[his daughter] Mary Capell was born to William Capell 3rd Earl Essex and Jane Hyde Countess Essex.

[his daughter] Charlotte Capell Countess Clarendon was born to William Capell 3rd Earl Essex and Jane Hyde Countess Essex.

Ancestors of William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 1697-1743

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Capell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Roper

Great x 2 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

GrandFather: Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Morrison

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Clerke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea Clerke

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hicks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard May

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden

Father: Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Percy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Harbottle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Devereux 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Hastings 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Knollys

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Brooke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Newton Baroness Cobham

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Cecil 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Dacre 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk

William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland

Mother: Mary Bentinck Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Villiers of Brooksby Leicestershire

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Collette Clarke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Saunders of Harrington Northamptonshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas St John 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dormer

GrandMother: Anne Villiers Countess Portland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Manderston Home

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Home 1st Earl Dunbar

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 3rd of Gight 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon Countess Dunbar 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Beaton

Royal Ancestors of William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 1697-1743

Ancestors of William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 1697-1743