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| − | Son of [[crossreferences::Arthur Capel]], 1st Earl of Essex, who died in disgrace as a conspirator. He was a [[occupation::courtier]] to William and Mary and | + | Son of [[crossreferences::Arthur Capel]], 1st Earl of Essex, who died in disgrace as a conspirator. He was a [[occupation::courtier]] to William and Mary and had a commission as [[occupation::Colonel]] of the [[organisations::4th Regiment of Dragoons]]. |
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Algernon CAPEL or CAPELL, 2nd Earl of Essex 1670-1710
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Biographical Note
Son of Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex, who died in disgrace as a conspirator. He was a courtier to William and Mary and had a commission as Colonel of the 4th Regiment of Dragoons.
Books
Capel inherited his father's extensive library at the family seat at Cassiobury, near Watford, which he augmented further, though we do not know the extent of the library at the time of his death.
Characteristic Markings
Capel used two engraved armorial bookplates, of different sizes (Franks 5079-80/*54, *57), dated 1701. Two slightly different armorial stamps used by him are recorded in the Armorials Database.
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Algernon Capell, Wikipedia.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.