Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex


Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex PC of Cassiobury House, Watford, Hertfordshire, was an English nobleman, a soldier and courtier.

Origins

He was the son of Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex by his wife Elizabeth Percy, a daughter of Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland.

Career

After his father's suicide in 1683, Capell became the 2nd Earl of Essex. He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King William III between 1691 and 1702. He was Colonel of the 4th Dragoons between 1693 and 1710 and in 1708 was made a Privy Counselor by Queen Anne.

Marriage and children

On 28 February 1698 Algernon Capell married Mary Bentinck, a daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland by his wife Anne Villiers, by whom he had three children: