ARNOLD JOOST VAN KEPPEL

This article appears in Volume V01, Page 493 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: APO-ARN

ARNOLD JOOST VAN KEPPEL , 1st

earl

EARL

of Albemarle, and lord of Voorst in Gelderland (c. 1670-1718), son of

Oswald

OSWALD (c. 605—642)
OSWALD (d. 992)

van Keppel and his wife Anna Geertruid van Lintello, was born in Holland about 167o. He became page to William III., accompanied him to England in 1688, and was made groom of the bed-chamber and master of the robes in 1695. On the loth of February, .1696/7 he was created

earl

EARL

of Albemarle, Viscount Bury and Baron Ashford. In 1700 William gave him lands of enormous extent in Ireland, but parliament obliged the king to cancel this grant, and William then bestowed on him 50,000. The same year he was made a knight of the Garter. Meanwhile he had served both with the English and Dutch troops, was major-general in 1697, colonel of several regiments and

governor

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

of Bois-le-Duc. Of handsome person and engaging disposition,: he rivalled

Portland

, whose jealousy he aroused in the royal favour, possessed William's full confidence and - accompanied him everywhere. In February 1702 he was sent by William, then prostrated with his last -illness, to Holland to arrange the, coming campaign, and only returned in time to receive William's last commissions on. his deathbed, After the death of the latter,: who bequeathed to him 200,000 guilders and some landp, he
returned to Holland, took his seat as a noble in the states-general, and was made a general of horse in the Dutch army. He joined the forces of the allies in 1703, was present at Ramillies in 1706 and at Oudenarde in. 1708, and distinguished himself at the siege of Lille. He commanded at the siege of Aire in 1710, led Marlborough's second line in 1711, and was general of the Dutch forces in 1712, being defeated at Denain after the withdrawal of ! Ormonde and the English forces and taken prisoner. He died on the 3oth of May 1718, aged 48. He married Geertruid, daughter of

Adam

van der Denijn, by whom, besides a daughter,
he had a son, William Anne, who succeeded him as 2nd earl of Albemarle.
Of the later earls mention need only be made of the

sixth

SIXTH

, GEORGE THOMAS KEPPEL (17991891), British general, second son of the fourth earl, born on the 13th of June 1799. Educated at Westminster School he entered the army as

ensign

ENSIGN (through the Fr. enseigne from the Latin plural insignia)

, 14th Foot, in 1815. He joined his regiment in Belgium and took part in the Waterloo campaign and the march to Paris, joined the second battalion in Corfu, and was transferred to the 22nd Peet, with which he served in Mauritius and at the Cape, returning home in 1819, when he was appointed equerry to the duke of Sussex. Promoted to a lieutenancy hi the 24th Foot, he was transferred to the loth Foot, and went to India, where he was aide-de-camp to the marquess of Hastings until his resignation in 1823, when Keppel returned to England, travelling overland through Persia, Moscow and StPetersburg. He published in 1825 an account of his travels, entitled Journey from 'India to England. He was aide-de-camp to the Marquess Wellesley, lord-lieutenant of Ireland, for two years, was promoted captain in the 62nd Foot, studied in the senior department of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, and in 1827 obtained a half-pay unattached majority. He did not again serve on full pay, but rose to be a general. In 1829 he visited the seat of the Russo-Turkish war and was with the British

fleet

FLEET

in Turkish waters. In 1832 he was returned in the Whig

interest

INTEREST

to the first reformed parliament as member for

East

EAST
EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

Norfolk and sat until 1835. He was private secretary to the premier, Lord John Russell, in 1846, and M.P. for Lymington from' 1847 to 1849. He succeeded to the title on the death of his brother in 1851. He died in 1891 and was buried at Quidenham, Norfolk. He wrote an account of a Journey across the Balkans,
Memoirs of the Marquis of Rockingham, and ant autobigraphy entitled Fifty Years of My Life.
See G. E. C(ockayne), Complete Peerage, 8 vols. (London, 1887). For the two Williams de Fortibus, see s.v. Prof. T. F. Tout's articles in the Diet. of Nat. Biog.

End of Article: ARNOLD JOOST VAN KEPPEL

If you wish, you can link directly to this article.

<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/APO_ARN/ARNOLD_JOOST_VAN_KEPPEL.html">
ARNOLD JOOST VAN KEPPEL
</a>

(Previous)
ARNOLD

(Next)
ARNOLD, BENEDICT (1741-1801)

JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA 92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email