Elizabeth Capell, Countess of Essex (1704 – 8 June 1784) was the second wife of

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, 2 ...

, and the mother of William Anne Capell, 4th Earl of Essex. Lady Elizabeth was the daughter of

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 L ...

. 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 Andrea Soldi ( – ) 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 h ...

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 1981 and is housed in a Grade II-listed Georgia ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Essex, Elizabeth Capell, Countess of 1704 births 1784 deaths English countesses Russell family Capell family 18th-century English nobility 18th-century English women Daughters of British dukes