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Biography of William Keppel 1727-1782

Paternal Family Tree: Keppel

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey 1608-1662

On 21st February 1722 [his father] William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle (age 19) and [his mother] Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle (age 18) were married at Caversham, Reading. She by marriage Countess Albermarle. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 49) and [his grandmother] Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond (age 51). He the son of [his grandfather] Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle and [his grandmother] Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle.

On 5th November 1727 William Keppel was born to William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle (age 25) and Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle (age 24). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Around 1737 William Keppel (age 9) educated at Westminster School [Map].

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

On 17th December 1761 William Keppel (age 34) was appointed Colonel of the 56th Regiment of Foot.

In 1762 William Keppel (age 34) was appointed Lieutenant general.

In 1762 William Keppel (age 34) directed at Morro Castle Havana.

In 1762 William Keppel (age 34) was appointed Major-General.

In 1763 William Keppel (age 35) was appointed Governor of Cuba.

On 31st May 1765 William Keppel (age 37) was appointed Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 18th October 1775 William Keppel (age 47) was appointed Colonel of the 12th Royal Lancers.

In March 1782 William Keppel (age 54) died.

William Keppel 1727-1782 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of William Keppel 1727-1782

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

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

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Keppel 1727-1782

Great x 1 Grandfather: Oswald Keppel

GrandFather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle

Father: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle

Great x 1 Grandfather: Adam Van Der Duyn

GrandMother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle

William Keppel Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 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 4 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 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 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Guillaume de Penancoët Seigneur de Kéroualle

Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth

Great x 3 Grandfather: Sébastien de Plœuc Marquis du Timeur et de Kergolay

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie de Plœuc

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tresham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Throckmorton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Savage Countess Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Kitson Countess Rivers 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Savile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Savile 1st Baron Savile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hussey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Sussex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Sheldon of Howley in Leicestershire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey