Anne van Keppel, Countess of Albemarle
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Anne van Keppel, Countess of Albemarle, by Sir Joshua Reynolds
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| Born |
Lady Anne Lennox 24 June 1703 |
| Died | 20 October 1789 (aged 86) |
| Spouse(s) | William Anne Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle |
| 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 |
| Parent(s) |
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond Anne Brudenell |
| Relatives | Charles II of England (paternal grandfather) |
Anne van Keppel (24 June 1703 – 20 October 1789) was born Lady Anne Lennox, 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 his granddaughter.
On 21 February 1722, she married the 2nd Earl of Albemarle at Caversham, Oxfordshire (now Berkshire), whereupon she became Countess of Albemarle. She was the mother to six children;
From 1725 to 1737, she was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Caroline. Anne died in 1789 at Admiralty House at age 86.
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