Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex

Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex

Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex PC (Little Haddam, Hertford 1654 – January 10, 1710, Watford) was the son of Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex and Elizabeth Percy. After his father's suicide in 1683, Capell became the 2nd Earl of Essex. He married Mary Bentinck, daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, in 1691. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1708 by Queen Anne. He had one son, William, who inherited his title as the 3rd Earl of Essex.


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