Frederick Keppel
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The Right Reverend Frederick Keppel |
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| Bishop of Exeter | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Exeter |
| In office | 1762–1777 |
| Predecessor | George Lavington |
| Successor | John Ross |
| Other posts | Dean of Windsor (1765–1777) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1728 |
| Died | 27 December 1777 (aged 49) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents |
Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle Lady Anne Lennox |
| Spouse | Laura Walpole (m.1758) |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Frederick Keppel (19 January 1728 – 27 December 1777) was a British cleric.
Keppel was the fifth and fourth surviving son of Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle and his wife Lady Anne Lennox, daughter of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, illegitimate son of King Charles II. His older brothers were George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle, who had succeeded their father as earl, Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, an admiral, raised to the peerage in his own right and the politician and military commander Hon. William Keppel.
He entered Westminster School in 1743, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, on 26 June 1747, graduating B.A. in 1752, M.A. in 1754, and D.D., by diploma, on 19 October 1762.
After his graduation, Keppel was appointed Canon of the Eleventh Stall at St George's Chapel, Windsor in 1754, acting as chaplain first to King George II of Great Britain and then to the latter's son King George III of the United Kingdom. He was consecrated as Bishop of Exeter in 1762 and became Dean of Windsor as well as consequently Register of the Order of the Garter three years later, holding all three posts until his death in 1777.
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