Anne van Keppel (24 June 1703 – 20 October 1789) born Lady Anne Lennox, was a British court official and noble, the daughter of the 1st Duke of Richmond and Anne Brudenell. Her father Charles was an illegitimate child of King Charles II, thus making her the king's granddaughter.G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 94.

Marriage and children

On 21 February 1722, she married the 2nd Earl of Albemarle at Caversham,

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(now

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), whereupon she became Countess of Albemarle. She was mother to six children: *

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(1724–1772) *

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(1725–1786) *Lt.-Gen. Hon. William Keppel (1727–1782) *Rt. Rev. Hon.

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(1728–1777) *Lady Caroline Keppel (1734–?), who married Robert Adair * Lady Elizabeth Keppel (1739–1768), who married

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. From 1725 to 1737, she was a

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to Queen Caroline. Anne died in 1789 at Admiralty House aged 86.

Philanthropy

The Countess was ' one of 21 ladies of quality and distinction' who signed a petition in 1735 calling for the establishment of the

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in London, UK. The petition was presented to King George II by philanthropist

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and although it was initially rejected, it was instrumental in gaining further support for the children's home which was granted a Royal Charter in 1739.

Ancestry

References

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Anne van Keppel, Countess of Albemarle Anne van Keppel (24 June 1703 – 20 October 1789) born Lady Anne Lennox, was a British court official and noble, the daughter of the 1st Duke of Richmond and Anne Brudenell. Her father Charles was an illegitimate child of King Charles II, t ...

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