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Anne van Keppel, Countess of Albemarle
British court official and noble
British court official and noble
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| honorific_prefix | The Right Honourable |
| name | The Countess of Albemarle |
| image | Anne, 2nd Countess of Albemarle by Sir Joshua Reynolds.jpg |
| caption | Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| birth_name | Lady Anne Lennox |
| birth_date | |
| death_date | |
| parents | Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond |
| Anne Brudenell | |
| spouse | |
| children | George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle |
| Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel | |
| Hon. William Keppel | |
| Hon. Frederick Keppel | |
| Lady Caroline Adair | |
| Elizabeth Russell, Marchioness of Tavistock | |
| relatives | Charles II of England (paternal grandfather) |
Anne Brudenell Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel Hon. William Keppel Hon. Frederick Keppel Lady Caroline Adair Elizabeth Russell, Marchioness of Tavistock Anne van Keppel (; 24 June 1703 – 20 October 1789) was a British court official and noble, the daughter of the 1st Duke of Richmond and Anne Brudenell. Her father Charles was an illegitimate child of King Charles II, thus making her the king's granddaughter.
Marriage and children
On 21 February 1722, she married the 2nd Earl of Albemarle at Caversham, Oxfordshire (now Berkshire), whereupon she became Countess of Albemarle. She was mother to six children:
- George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle (1724–1772)
- Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel (1725–1786)
- Lt.-Gen. Hon. William Keppel (1727–1782)
- Rt. Rev. Hon. Frederick Keppel (1728–1777)
- Lady Caroline Keppel (1734–1769), who married Robert Adair
- Lady Elizabeth Keppel (1739–1768), who married Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock.
From 1725 to 1737, she was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Caroline. Anne died in 1789 at Admiralty House aged 86.[File:Anne Keppel, Countess of Albemarle - Thomas Hudson - 71 1948 1.jpg|alt=Oil painting on black background of a white woman in a white silk dress, a painting from the 18th century.|left|thumb|This portrait of Anne by [Thomas Hudson is a pendant to that of her husband, William Anne Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle.]]
Philanthropy
The Countess was 'one of 21 ladies of quality and distinction' who signed a petition in 1735 calling for the establishment of the Foundling Hospital in London, UK. The petition was presented to King George II by philanthropist Thomas Coram and although it was initially rejected, it was instrumental in gaining further support for the children's home which was granted a royal charter in 1739.
Ancestry
References
References
- G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 94.
- Fund, Art. "The Foundling Museum: Putting women back in the picture". Art Fund.
- "Campaigning for children {{!}} Coram".
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