William Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle

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William Charles Keppel, 4th Earl of Albermarle GCH PC (May 14, 1772 – October 30, 1849) was the son of George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albermarle.

He married, firstly, Hon. Elizabeth Southwell, daughter of Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford, on 9 April 1792. He married, secondly, Charlotte Hunloke, daughter of Sir Henry Hunloke, 4th Baronet, on 11 February 1822 and they had nine children:.

• William Keppel, Viscount Bury (1793–1804), died young.
• Augustus Frederick Keppel, 5th Earl of Albemarle (1794–1851)
• Lady Sophia Keppel (c. 1798–1824), married Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet and had issue.
• George Thomas Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle (1799–1891)
• Lady Anne Amelia Keppel (1803–1844), married Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester and had issue.
• Admiral Hon. Sir Henry Keppel (1809–1904), married Katherine Crosby and had issue.
• Reverend Hon. Thomas Robert Keppel (1811–1863), married Frances Barrett-Lennard, daughter of Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, 1st Baronet and had issue.
• Lady Caroline Elizabeth Keppel (1814–1898), married Very Rev. Thomas Garnier and had issue.
• Lady Mary Keppel (c. 1817–c.1898), married Henry Stephenson and had issue.

Political Offices
Preceded by: The Earl of Sandwich	Master of the Buckhounds 1806	Succeeded by: Marquess Cornwallis
Preceded by: The Duke of Leeds	Master of the Horse 1830–1834	Succeeded by: The Duke of Dorset
Preceded by: The Duke of Dorset	Master of the Horse 1835–1841	Succeeded by: The Earl of Jersey
Peerage of England
Preceded by: George Keppel	Earl of Albemarle 1772–1849	Succeeded by: Augustus Keppel