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Capell was the son of William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex (1696–1743), by his marriage to Lady Elizabeth Russell, a daughter of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford (1680–1711). He was born in 1732 in Turin.
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William Anne Holles Capell
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In January 1743, at the age of ten, he inherited his father"s titles and estates. In 1753, at the age of twenty-one, he took his seat in the House of Lords. The Earl of Essex married firstly Frances Hanbury-Williams the daughter of Charles Hanbury Williams (1709–1757) of Coldbroke, Monmouthshire) and of Lady Francis Coningsby (1707–1781) of Hampton Court, Herefordshire.
Essex died on 4 March 1799 at Street James"s Palace, Westminster.
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