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Elizabeth Capell, Countess Of Essex (1704-1784)
Elizabeth Capell, Countess of Essex (1704 – 8 June 1784) was the second wife of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex, and the mother of William Anne Capell, 4th Earl of Essex. Lady Elizabeth was the daughter of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford. The earl, whose first wife Jane had died in 1724, married Elizabeth on 3 February 1726. They had two sons and two daughters. The only one to survive infancy was William Anne (1732-1799), who would become the 4th Earl. She died in June 1784, aged about eighty. A portrait of the countess by Andrea Soldi is held by Watford Museum Watford Museum is a local museum in Watford, Hertfordshire, in the United Kingdom. It is owned by Watford Borough Council and is located on the Lower High Street in Watford. The museum opened in 1982 and is housed in a Grade II-listed Georgian .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Essex, Elizabeth Capell, Countess of 1704 births 1784 deaths English countesses Russell family Capell family 18th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Capell, 3rd Earl Of Essex
William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex, (11 January 16978 January 1743) was an English courtier and diplomat. Early life He was the son of the 2nd Earl of Essex and Lady Mary Bentinck. 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. 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). Career Capell was one of the founding governors of the charity, the Foundling Hospital, created in October 1739 to care for abandoned children. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Capell, 4th Earl Of Essex
William Anne Holles Capell, 4th Earl of Essex (7 October 1732 – 4 March 1799), was a British landowner and peer, a member of the House of Lords. Early life Capell was born on 7 October 1732 in Turin. He was the son of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex (1696–1743), by his second marriage, to Lady Elizabeth Russell. From his father's first marriage to Lady Jane Hyde (a Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales and the third daughter of Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon), he had several older half-sisters, including Lady Charlotte Capell (wife of Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon), and Lady Mary Capell (wife of Admiral of the Fleet John Forbes, second son of George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard). His paternal grandparents were Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex and Lady Mary Bentinck (eldest daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and Anne Villiers). His mother was a daughter of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford and the former Elizabeth Howland (dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke Of Bedford
Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford KG (1 November 1680 – 26 May 1711) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the son of William Russell, Lord Russell, and his wife Lady Rachel Wriothesley. From 1683 until 1694, he was styled Lord Russell, and from 1695 until his accession in 1700, Marquess of Tavistock. Russell married the rich heiress Elizabeth Howland, daughter of John Howland of Streatham, on 23 May 1695. Shortly thereafter (13 June 1695), his grandfather, the Duke of Bedford, was created Baron Howland of Streatham to commemorate the marriage. The couple had six children: *William Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (13 August 1703 – December 1703) *William Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (1704 – c. May 1707) *Lady Rachael Russell (c. 1707–1777), married Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgwater, as her first husband, and had issue. She was widowed on 11 January 1744. On 14 December 1745, at St James, Westminster, she married her second husband, Lt-General Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Capell, Countess Of Essex
Jane Capell, Countess of Essex (1694 – January 1724), previously Lady Jane Hyde, was a British court official, the first wife of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex. She was the daughter of Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon, and his wife, the former Jane Leveson-Gower. She married the Earl of Essex on 27 November 1718, and they had four daughters, including: * Lady Charlotte Capell (d. 1790), who married Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon, and had children. *Lady Mary Capell (d. 9 April 1782), married Admiral Hon. John Forbes (a son of George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard). They had two daughters, Maria Eleanor Forbes who married John Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, and Katherine Elizabeth Forbes, who married William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington. In 1722, the countess was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Caroline of Ansbach, Princess of Wales. One of her younger sisters was Catherine Hyde, who became Duchess of Queensberry, and her only brother to survive to adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Soldi
Andrea Soldi (1703–1771) was an Italian portraitist active in Britain. Life The only remaining source for this painter's early years is George Vertue, who in 1738 stated he was "about thirty-five or rather more", had been born in Florence and had come to England in about 1736 on the advice of British merchants belonging to the Levant Company, who had commissioned their portraits from him during his travels in the Middle East. From 1738 to 1744 he won much success in London's art market and among Italophile noblemen back from their Grand Tour, being preferred to both English portrait practice (fluctuating between Rococo and Kneller-like styles) and to other Italian portraitists in England at the time, such as the Cavaliere Rusca (worked in London 1738–39), and Andrea Casali (worked in London 1741–66). Beginning "above thirty portraits" from April to August 1738 alone (according to Vertue), Soldi's only serious rival was Jean-Baptiste van Loo (in London 1737–42). Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watford Museum
Watford Museum is a local museum in Watford, Hertfordshire, in the United Kingdom. It is owned by Watford Borough Council and is located on the Lower High Street in Watford. The museum opened in 1982 and is housed in a Grade II-listed Georgian town house which was previously the premises of Benskins Brewery. Its collection includes fine art, displays about local heritage, industry and sport, with a special collection related to the history of the Cassiobury Estate. History The mansion house at 194 Watford High Street was built for the Dyson family around 1775, although there are records of a brewery operating on the site since 1750. The three-storey, red-brick house, built in the Georgian neoclassical style, is fronted by a three-bay pediment with a central bull's eye window, and flanked by two lower wings which were added circa 1807. Tall, yellow-brick Victorian brewing premises once stood behind the house, although these have since been demolished. The house was bought in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1704 Births
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1784 Deaths
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English Countesses
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Russell Family
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Russell family may refer to: * Clan Russell of Scotland, with connections to the Dukes of Bedford **Russell family, an English aristocratic family headed by the Duke of Bedford **Russell family, British aristocracy, who were created baronets * Russell family (American political family), a Georgia family whose members have held prominent positions in the state government and U.S. government * Russell family (''Passions''), a fictional family on ''Passions'' See also * Russell (surname) Russell, also Rosel, Rousel, Russel or Rossell. The origin of the name has historically been subject to disagreement, with two distinct origins proposed. Early genealogists traced the Russel/Russell family of Kingston Russel from Anglo-Norman land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capell Family
Capell or Capel is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Capell * Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham (1608–1649), English politician * Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex (1631–1683), English statesman * Arthur Capell (1902–1986), Australian linguist * Edward Capell (1713–1781), English critic (not to be confused with Edward Capel - see below) * Ernest J. Capell, English amateur cyclist who in 1934 won the British Best All-Rounder competition * Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell (1638–1696), First Lord of the British Admiralty * Peter Capell (1912–1986), German actor * Robert Capell, 10th Earl of Essex (1920–2005) * William Jennings Capell (born 1953), American retired grocery clerk, heir presumptive to the Earldom of Essex Capel * Arthur Boy Capel (died 1919), English polo player and lover and muse of fashion designer Coco Chanel * Conner Capel (born 1997), American baseball player * David Capel (1963–2020), English former cricketer * Diego Capel (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century English Nobility
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