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(2nd) Earl of Albemarle                    1702-1754
Sir William Anne van Keppel, K.G., P.C., Baronet, 2nd Baron Ashford, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, 2nd Viscount Bury, Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales (later HM King George I), Aide-de-Camp to the King, Governor of Virginia, Commander-in-Chief of the forces in Scotland, Ambassador to France, Groom of the Stole, Lord Justice, and Lieutenant-General.
His Lordship, The Godson of HM Queen Anne, was born on 5 June 1702, the son of Sir Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle and Gertrude de Quirna van der Duyn, at Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London. The former HRH (Diana) The Princess of Wales was a descendant of this Earl through the Dukes of Bedford.
Lady Anne Lennox                            1703-1789
Anne, Countess of Albemarle, was born on 24 June 1703, the daughter of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Anne Brudenell. She was 2nd in line of descent from HM King Charles II.
I have identified the following children. 		  (2nd) Earl of Albemarle
George Born 5 Apr 1724     Married Anne Miller
Augustus Born 2 Apr 1725     Never Married
William Born 5 Nov 1727     Never Married
Frederick Born 19 Jan 1728     Married Laura Walpole
Caroline Born abt 1734      
Elizabeth Born 15 Nov 1739     Married Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock,
Birth of Parents
William Anne van Keppel b: 5 Jun 1702  c: 16 Jun 1702       St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Covent Garden, London
son of Sir Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle and Gertrude de Quirna van der Duyn, Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London

Anne Lennox b: 24 Jun 1703        
daughter of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Anne Brudenell

Marriage
21 Feb 1722
Sir William Anne van Keppel
Lady Anne Lennox 		Caversham, Oxfordshire

Children
George van Keppel b: 5 Apr 1724              
son of Sir William Anne van Keppel and Lady Anne Lennox
Augustus van Keppel b: 2 Apr 1725              
son of Sir William Anne van Keppel and Lady Anne Lennox
William van Keppel b: 5 Nov 1727              
son of Sir William Anne van Keppel and Lady Anne Lennox
Frederick van Keppel b: 19 Jan 1728              
son of Sir William Anne van Keppel and Lady Anne Lennox
Caroline van Keppel b: abt 1734              
daughter of Sir William Anne van Keppel and Lady Anne Lennox
Elizabeth van Keppel b: 15 Nov 1739              
daughter of Sir William Anne van Keppel and Lady Anne Lennox

Death
Sir William Anne van Keppel
2nd Earl of Albemarle, KG		 Died 22 Dec 1754, Age 52,  at Paris, France,
Buried on 21 February 1755 at Chapel, South Audley Street, Grosvenor Sqaure, London

Death
Lady Anne (Lennox) van Keppel Died 20 Oct 1789, Age 86,  at New Street, Spring Gardens, London

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