William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex
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William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex KG PC (1697–8 January 1743) was the son of the 2nd Earl of Essex.
Capell was one of the founding governors of the charity, the Foundling Hospital, created in October 1739 to care for abandoned children.
On 27 November 1718, he married Lady Jane Hyde, a daughter of the 4th Earl of Clarendon and they had two children:
- Charlotte Capell (d. 1790), married the Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon and had issue.
- Lady Mary Capell (d. 1782), married Admiral Hon. John Forbes (a son of George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard) and had two daughters, the younger of whom, Katherine Elizabeth Forbes married the 3rd Earl of Mornington
Lady Jane died in 1724 and William married Lady Elizabeth Russell, a daughter of the 2nd Duke of Bedford on 3 February 1726 and they had one son, William Anne Capell, 4th Earl of Essex (1732–1799).
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Duke of Manchester |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1739–1743 |
Succeeded by The Lord Berkeley of Stratton |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Algernon Capell |
Earl of Essex 1710–1743 |
Succeeded by William Capell |
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