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Earl of Albemarle is a title that has been created four times. The word Albemarle (or Albermarle) is an early variant of the French Aumale (Latin, Alba Marla, or English, White Marl, marl being a type of fertile soil), other forms being Aubemarle and Aumerle, and is described in the patent of nobility granted in 1697 by William III to Arnold Joost van Keppel as "a town and territory in the Dukedom of Normandy. Marl or Marlstone is a Calcium carbonate or lime -rich mud or Mudstone which contains variable amounts of Clays and Aragonite William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" Arnold Joost van Keppel 1st Earl of Albemarle KG, and lord of De Voorst in Guelders (Gelderland (c Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. "

The fief of Aumale was granted by the Archbishop of Rouen to Odo II of Champagne, brother-in-law of William the Conqueror, who erected it into a countship in 1081. Aumale is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in northern France. Eudes II of Troyes, (d1115 was Count of Troyes and of Meaux from 1047 to 1066 then Count of Aumale from 1069 to 1115 William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages On Odo's death his son Stephen of Aumale succeeded not only to the Countship of Aumale, but to the Lordships of Holderness, of Bytham in Lincolnshire, etc. Stephen of Aumale (before 1070 – 1127 was Count of Aumale from 1082 to 1127 Holderness is an area of England on the coast of Yorkshire. An area of rich agricultural land Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. , which were subsequently known as the "Fee and Honor of Albemarle. " Stephen, who as a crusader had fought at Antioch, died about 1127, leaving by his wife Hawise, daughter of Ranulph de Mortimer, a son —William, known as "le Gros". The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents Antioch on the Orontes (Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Δάφνῃ Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Μεγάλη Antiochia ad Orontem also Ranulph de Mortimer (Ralf de Mortemer-en-Bray Ralph was Lord of Wigmore, Herefordshire, England and Seigneur of St William le Gros (died 20 August 1179) was the Count of Aumale (Earl of Albemarle Earl of Yorkshire, and Lord of Holderness. William, who distinguished himself at the Battle of the Standard, and shared with King Stephen in the defeat of Lincoln (1141), married Cicely, daughter of William fitz Duncan, grandson of Malcolm III, King of Scots, who as "Lady of Harewood" brought him vast estates. The Battle of the Standard, sometimes called the Battle of Northallerton in which English forces repelled a Scottish army, took place on 22 August 1138 on Cowton William fitz Duncan is a modern Anglicisation of either the Old French Guillaume fils de Duncan or the Middle Irish Uilleam mac Donnchada Máel Coluim mac Donnchada ( Modern Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Dhonnchaidh) called in most Anglicised regnal lists Malcolm III, and in later centuries The monarch of Scotland was the Head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland. He founded abbeys at Meaux in Holderness and at Thornton, and died in 1179. Meaux (pronounced /mjus/ "mewss" is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Thornton Abbey was founded as a priory in 1139 by William le Gros the Earl of Yorkshire, and raised to the status of Abbey in 1148

His elder daughter and heiress Hawise married:

  1. William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex (d. William de Mandeville 3rd Earl of Essex (1st Creation (d 14 November, 1189) was a loyal councilor of Henry II and Richard I of England 1189),
  2. William de Fortibus (de Fors, de Fortz or des Forts),
  3. Baldwin de Betun or Bethune, all of whom bore the title of Earls of Albemarle. William de Fortibus (d 1195 was a minor Anglo-Norman noble from Fors in Poitou, associated by marriage to the title Earl of Albemarle.

The title then passed to William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle. William de Forz 3rd Earl of Albemarle (d March 26, 1242) was an English nobleman

The "Honour of Albemarle" was claimed, in 1278, by John de Eston, or Aston, as heir of Amicia, younger daughter of William le Gros,; but he released his right to the earldom of Albemarle to the crown in exchange, for certain lands in Thornton. Thornton is a small hamlet south of Horncastle, Lincolnshire.

In 1660 Charles II bestowed the title of Duke of Albemarle on General George Monk. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The Dukedom of Albemarle has been created twice in the Peerage of England, each time ending in extinction George Monck 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG ( 6 December 1608 &ndash 3 January 1670) was an English soldier and politician Monk's hereditary claim to this semi-royal peerage was a very shadowy one, being based—as was also his subordinate style of Baron Beauchamp—on his descent from the youngest of the three co-heiresses of Richard, Earl of Warwick, and, with yet more remote applicability, on that from Arthur Plantagenet, a natural son of Edward IV. The titles Baron Beauchamp and Viscount Beauchamp have been created several times throughout English and British history Earl of Warwick (pronounced "Worrick" is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the Peerages of the Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October The title became extinct in 1688, on the death of Christopher, 2nd Duke of Albemarle.

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1697 creation

George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albermarle
George Keppel,
3rd Earl of Albermarle

In 1697 King William III created his Dutch favourite Arnold Joost van Keppel Earl of Albemarle in the Peerage of England. William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" In historical writings when used in reference to a person favourite ( British English and the English of Commonwealth Countries or favorite ( American Arnold Joost van Keppel 1st Earl of Albemarle KG, and lord of De Voorst in Guelders (Gelderland (c He was made Baron Ashford, of Ashford in the County of Kent, and Viscount Bury, in the County of Lancaster, at the same time. Earl of Albemarle is a title created several times The word Albemarle (or Albermarle is an early variant of the French Aumale (Latin Alba Marla, or English White Keppel did not have any hereditary claim to the Albemarle title. The motive for choosing this title was probably that, apart from its traditions, it avoided the difficulty created by the fact that the Keppels had as yet no territorial possessions in the British Islands. Lord Albemarle was succeeded by his only son, the second Earl. He was a General in the Army and also served as Governor of Virginia and as Ambassador to France. This is a list of colonial governors of Virginia. Note Some of those who held the lead role as governors never visited the New World and governed through deputies resident in the Traditionally the Embassy to France was the most prestigious posting in the British foreign service although in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries diplomatic representation He married Lady Anne Lennox, daughter of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, illegitimate son of King Charles II. Anne van Keppel ( 24 June 1703 &ndash 20 October 1789) was born Lady Anne Lennox, the daughter of the 1st Duke of Richmond Charles Lennox 1st Duke of Richmond and 1st Duke of Lennox 1er Duc d' Aubigny ( 29 July 1672 &ndash 27 May 1723 was the illegitimate son of Charles II of Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

His eldest son, the third Earl, was also a successful military commander, best known as the commander-in-chief of the invasion and occupation of Havana and west Cuba in 1762. The British expedition against Cuba was a military action from March to August 1762 as part of the Seven Years' War. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He served as Master of the Buckhounds and as Master of the Horse. The Master of the Buckhounds was an officer in the Master of the Horse 's department of the British Royal Household The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases is a historical position of varying importance in several European nations His second but eldest surviving son, the fifth Earl, was also a soldier and fought at the Battle of Waterloo at an early age. In the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo Belgium He later represented Arundel in the House of Commons. Arundel was twice a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth Earl. He also fought at Waterloo in early life and was later promoted to General. Albemarle also sat as Member of Parliament for East Norfolk and Lymington. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. East Norfolk was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Norfolk. Lymington was a Parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs to the House of Commons from 1584

His only son, the seventh Earl, was a soldier and politician. At first a Liberal, he held minor office under Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell from 1859 to 1866. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party "Lord Palmerston" and "Henry Temple" redirect here John Russell 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC (18 August 1792 &ndash 28 May 1878 known as Lord John Russell before 1861 was an English In 1876 he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Ashford. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration was a type of writ of summons to the House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and Heir apparent He had previously joined the Conservative Party and served under Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Salisbury as Under-Secretary of State for War. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Benjamin Disraeli 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804 &ndash 19 April 1881 was "Lord Salisbury" redirects here For other holders of the title see Marquess of Salisbury. Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for War 1794-1947 1794 Sir Evan Nepean, Bt 1795 William Huskisson In 1801 the He was succeeded by his eldest son, the eighth Earl. He was a Colonel in the Army and also briefly represented Birkenhead in Parliament. Birkenhead is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As of 2007 the titles are held by his great-grandson, the tenth Earl, who succeeded his grandfather in 1979. Lord Albemarle is also in remainder to the ancient barony of de Clifford as the great-great-great-great-grandson the Hon. Baron de Clifford is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1299 for Robert de Clifford. Elizabeth Southwell, daughter of Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford and wife of the fourth Earl of Albemarle.

Several other members of the Keppel family have also gained distinction. Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, second son of the second Earl, was a prominent naval commander. Admiral Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel PC ( 25 April 1725 &ndash 2 October 1786) was an officer of the British Royal Navy The Hon. William Keppel, third son of the second Earl, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. William Keppel may refer to Willem Anne van Keppel 2nd Earl of Albemarle (1702&ndash1754 William Keppel (general (1727&ndash1787 Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the The Right Reverend the Hon. Frederick Keppel, fourth son of the second Earl, was Bishop of Exeter. Frederick Keppel ( 19 January 1728 &ndash 27 December 1777) was a British Clergyman The third son of the 2nd Earl The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter The Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, fourth son of the fourth Earl, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel, GCB, OM ( 14 June 1809 &ndash 17 January 1904) was a British Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Hon. Sir Derek Keppel, second son of the seventh Earl, was a soldier and prominent member of the Royal household. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Derek William George Keppel GCVO KCB CMG CIE VD ( 7 April 1863 &ndash 26 The Hon. George Keppel, third son of the seventh Earl, was the husband of Alice Edmondstone, the most well-known of the mistresses of King Edward VII, and the father of (although his paternity has been questioned) of the writer and socialite Violet Trefusis and of Sonia, Baroness Ashcombe. Lieutenant-Colonel George Keppel, MVO ( 14 October 1865 &ndash 22 November 1947) was a British soldier and the husband of Alice Frederica Keppel, Née Edmonstone ( 29 April, 1868 &ndash 11 September, 1947) was a British Socialite Violet Trefusis née Keppel ( June 6, 1894 &ndash March 1 1972) was an English Writer and Socialite Sonia Rosemary Cubitt Baroness Ashcombe (née Keppel OBE DStJ ( 24 May, 1900 &ndash 16 August 1986) was the daughter The latter was the grandmother of Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall.

List of Earls of Albemarle

Earls of Albemarle, First Creation (1081)

Earls of Albemarle, Second Creation (1138)

Earls of Albemarle, Third Creation (1412)

Earls of Albemarle, Fourth Creation (1697)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Augustus Sergei Darius Keppel, Viscount Bury (born 2003)

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