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Lieutenant-General Willem (or William) Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle KG KB PC (5 June 1702 – 22 December 1754) was a British soldier, diplomat and courtier.
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22 de dic. de 2021 · William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle, served as governor of Virginia from 1737 until his death in 1754. His father was a confidant of William of Orange and later was made first earl of Albemarle.
Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, second son of the second Earl, was a prominent naval commander, when he passed his home Elveden Hall to his nephew the 1st Earl Albemarle, who sold it. [5] William Keppel , third son of the second Earl, was a lieutenant-general in the army.
Diplomatist and general; born Whitehall, London; son of Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, Governor and Captain-General of Virginia; commanded the first line of the royal army at Culloden.
When Willem Anne van Keppel 2nd Earl of Albemarle was born on 5 June 1702, in London, England, his father, Arnold Joost van Keppel 1st Earl of Albemarle, was 32 and his mother, Geertruida Joanna van der Duyn, was 27.
Willem van Keppel (1702 – 1754) was the second earl of Albemarle. Albemarle County, Virginia was named after him. Keppel was a British soldier, a diplomat and held various roles in the household of King George II (1683-1760), who was a personal friend.
