Biography of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle 1772-1849

Paternal Family Tree: Keppel

On 22 Dec 1754 [his grandfather] William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle (age 52) died. His son [his father] George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle (age 30) succeeded 3rd Earl Albermarle, 3rd Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 3rd Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent.

On 20 Apr 1770 [his father] George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle (age 46) and [his mother] Anne Miller Countess Albermarle (age 44) were married at Yattendon Castle [Map]. She by marriage Countess Albermarle. He the son of William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle and Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle (age 66). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 14 May 1772 William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle was born to George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle (age 48) and Anne Miller Countess Albermarle (age 46). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 13 Oct 1772 [his father] George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle (age 48) died. On 13 Oct 1772 His son William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle succeeded 4th Earl Albermarle, 4th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 4th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent.

On 01 Nov 1777 Edward Southwell 20th Baron Clifford (age 39) died. His son [his future brother-in-law] Edward Southwell 21st Baron Clifford (age 10) succeeded 21st Baron de Clifford.

Around 1786 William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 13) educated at St John's College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 09 Apr 1792 William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 19) and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle were married. She by marriage Countess Albermarle. He the son of George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle and Anne Miller Countess Albermarle (age 66). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1793 [his son] William Keppel was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 20) and [his wife] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 02 Jun 1794 [his son] Augustus Frederick Keppel 5th Earl Albermarle was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Around 1798 [his daughter] Sophia Keppel was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 25) and [his wife] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 13 Jun 1799 [his son] George Thomas Keppel 6th Earl Albermarle was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 27) and [his wife] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1800 [his son] Edward Southwell Keppel was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 27) and [his wife] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1803 [his daughter] Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 30) and [his wife] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1804 [his son] William Keppel (age 11) died.

In 1804 [his daughter] Mary Keppel was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 31) and [his wife] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1809 [his son] Admiral Henry Keppel was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 36) and [his wife] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1811 [his son] Thomas Robert Keppel was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 38) and [his wife] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 03 Apr 1814 [his daughter] Caroline Elizabeth Keppel was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 41) and [his wife] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 04 May 1816 [his son] Augustus Frederick Keppel 5th Earl Albermarle (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Steer Countess Albemarle aka Aumale were married. He the son of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 43) and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1822 [his son-in-law] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 67) and [his daughter] Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester (age 19) were married. The difference in their ages was 48 years. She the daughter of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 49) and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1824 [his daughter] Sophia Keppel (age 26) died.

On 03 Jul 1824 [his mother] Anne Miller Countess Albermarle (age 98) died.

On 27 Feb 1826 [his son-in-law] Henry Frederick Stephenson (age 35) and [his daughter] Mary Keppel (age 22) were married. She the daughter of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 53) and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He the illegitmate son of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1832 [his brother-in-law] Edward Southwell 21st Baron Clifford (age 65) died.

In 1839 [his son] Admiral Henry Keppel (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Katherine Crosby were married. He the son of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 66) and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

11 Feb 1840. Tuesday. Supplement to the London Gazette.

St James's Palace [Map]. February 10, 1840.

THIS day the Marriage of the QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY (age 20) with Field Marshal His ROYAL HIGHNESS FRANCIS ALBERT AUGUSTUS CHARLES EMANUEL, DUKE OF SAXE, PRINCE OF SAXE COBOURG AND GOTHA, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (age 20), was solemnized at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace.

Field Marshal His Royal Highness the Prince Albert (age 20), attended by his Suite, proceeded from Buckingham-Palace [Map] this day, about half past eleven o'clock, to St. James's-Palace [Map], in the following order:

The first Carriage,.

Conveying General Sir George Anson, G.C.B. (age 43); George Edward Anson, Esq (age 28); and Francis Seymour, Esq (age 26); the Bridegroom's Gentlemen of Honour.

The second Carriage,.

Conveying the Lord Chamberlain of the Household, the Earl of Uxbridge (age 42) (who afterwards returned to Buckingham-Palace [Map], to attend in Her Majesty's Procession), and the Officers of the Suite of His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, viz. Count Kolowrath (age 62), Baron Alvensleben, and Baron De Lowenfels.

The third Carriage,.

Conveying His Royal Highness the Prince Albert (age 20), His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe Colourg and Gotha (age 56) (father), and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha (age 21) (elder brother).

Her Majesty (age 20), attended by Her Royal Household, accompanied by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (age 53), proceeded, at twelve o'clock, from Buckingham-Palace [Map] to St James's Palace [Map], in the following order:

The first Carriage,

Conveying two Gentlemen Ushers, Charles Heneage, Esq (age 33) and the Honourable Heneage Legge (age 51); Yeoman of the Yeomen of the Guard, Charles Hancock, Esq,; and the Groom of the Robes, Captain Francis Seymour (age 51).

The second Carriage,.

Conveying the Equerry in Waiting, Lord Alfred Paget (age 23); two Pages of Honour, Charles T. Wemyss, Esq and Henry William John Byng (age 8), Esq j and the Groom in Waiting, the Honourable George Keppel.

The third Carriage,.

Conveying the Clerk Marshal, Colonel the Honourable H. E. G. Cavendish (age 50); the Vice-Chamberlain, the Earl of Belfast, G. C. H. (age 43); and the Comptroller of the Household, the Right Honourable George Stevens Byng (age 33).

The fourth Carriage,.

Conveying the Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting, Mrs. Brand (age 60); the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the Earl of Ilchester (age 52); the Master of the Buck Hounds, Lord Kinaird; and the Treasurer of the Household, the Earl of Surrey (age 48).

The fifth Carriage,.

Conyeying the Maid of Honour in Waiting, the Honourable Caroline Cocks (age 45); the Duchess of Kent's Lady in Waiting, Lady K Howard; the Gold Stick, General Lord Hill, G. C.B., G. C. H.; and the Lord in Waiting, Viscount Torrington (age 27).

The sixth Carriage,.

Conveying the Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting, the Countess of Sandwich (age 27); the Master of the Horse, the Earl of Albemarle, G. C.H. (age 67); the Lord Steward, the Earl of Erroll, K.T. G.C.H. (age 38); and the Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of Uxbridge (age 42).

The seventh Carriage,.

Conveying Her Most Excellent Majesty the QUEEN (age 20); Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (age 53); and the Duchess of Sutherland, the Mistress of the Robes to Her Majesty (age 33).

The illustrious Personages, and others composing the Procession, then assembled in the Throneroom, and, having been called over by Garter Principal King of Arms, the Processions, moyed in the following order, to the Chapel Royal:

THE PROCESSION OF THE BRIDEGROOM.

Drums and Trumpets.

Serjeant Trumpeter.

Master of the Ceremonies, Sir Robert Chester, Knt.

Lancaster Herald, George Frederick Beltz, Esq K.H (age 65), York Herald, Charles George Young, Esq (age 44).

The Bridegroom's Gentlemen of Honour, viz. Francis Seymour, Esq (age 26) Gen. Sir George Anson, G.C B. (age 43) George Edward Anson, Esq (age 28).

Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, The Earl of Belfast, G.C.H. (age 43), Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, The Earl of Uxbridge.

Continues ...

THE QUEEN. Wearing the Collar of the Order of the Garter.

Her Majesty's Train borne by the following twelve unmarried Ladies, viz.

Lady Adelaide Paget (age 20), Lady Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox (age 20), Lady Sarah Frederica Caroline Villiers (age 18), Lady Elizabeth Anne Georgiana Dorothea Howard (age 23), Lady Frances Elizabeth Cowper (age 20), Lady Ida Harriet Augusta Hay (age 18), Lady Elizabeth West (age 21), Lady Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope, Lady Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston (age 20), Lady Jane Harriet Bouverie (age 20), Lady Eleanora Caroline Paget (age 12), Lady Mary Charlotte Howard (age 18).

Assisted by the Groom of the Robes, Captain Francis Seymour (age 51).

Master of the Horse, The Earl of Albemarle, G.C.H. (age 67), Mistress of the Robes, The Duchess of Sutherland (age 33).

Ladies of the Bedchamber, The Marchioness of Normanby (age 41), The Duchess of Bedford (age 56), The Countess of Burlington (age 28), The Countess of Sandwich (age 27), The Baroness Portman (age 30), The Dowager Lady Lyttleton (age 52), The Lady Barham (age 25).

Maids of Honour, The Hon. Amelia Murray, The Hon. Harriet Pitt, The Hon. Caroline Cocks, The Hon. Henrietta Anson, The Hon. Matilda Paget, The Hon. Harriet Lister, The Hon. Sarah Mary Cavendish.

Before 22 Feb 1841 [his son-in-law] Dean Thomas Garnier (age 31) and [his daughter] Caroline Elizabeth Keppel (age 26) were married. She the daughter of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 68) and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 30 Oct 1849 William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 77) died. His son [his son] Augustus Frederick Keppel 5th Earl Albermarle (age 55) succeeded 5th Earl Albermarle, 5th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 5th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent. [his daughter-in-law] Frances Steer Countess Albemarle aka Aumale by marriage Countess Albemarle aka Aumale1C 1127.

[his daughter] Georgiana Charlotte Keppel was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

[his son] Edward Southwell Keppel and Maria Clements were married. She the daughter of Nathaniel Clements 2nd Earl Leitrim and Mary Bermingham. He the son of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

[his son] Thomas Robert Keppel and Frances Barrett Lennard were married. He the son of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle 1772-1849 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685

Royal Ancestors of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle 1772-1849

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Royal Descendants of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle 1772-1849

Queen Consort Camilla Shand x 1

Ancestors of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle 1772-1849

Great x 2 Grandfather: Oswald Keppel

Great x 1 Grandfather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle

GrandFather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle

Great x 2 Grandfather: Adam Van Der Duyn

Great x 1 Grandmother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle

Father: George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guillaume de Penancoët Seigneur de Kéroualle

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sébastien de Plœuc Marquis du Timeur et de Kergolay

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie de Plœuc

GrandMother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Savage Countess Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savile 1st Baron Savile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Sussex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey

William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Miller 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Miller 2nd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Miller 3rd Baronet

GrandFather: John Miller 4th Baronet

Mother: Anne Miller Countess Albermarle