Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle

Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle (born 16 July 1965) is an award-winning product designer and the founder of the men's-shirt company Albemarle of London. [http://www.albemarleoflondon.com]

Early life and Education

Albemarle is the son of Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury and his wife, the former Marina Davidoff, a daughter of Count Serge Orloff-Davidoff. [http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/listpopup.php?tid=70 New York Social Diary: Rufus Albemarle] ] Since his father predeceased his grandfather, the 9th Earl of Albemarle, Keppel succeeded to the Earldom at the age of fourteen on the death of his paternal grandfather in 1979. Known professionally as Rufus Albemarle, he is on the hereditary list of the Lord Great Chamberlain in succession of his father.

Keppel's early life was spent living with his parents successively in England and Italy. He was educated at St. Christopher School in Hertfordshire and Chelsea School of Art in London as well as Central St Martins School of Art & Design.

Marriage and child

The Earl of Albemarle married Sally Claire Tadayon, a sculptor of Danish and Persian ancestry, in 2001 in Havana, Cuba. Tom Ford of Yves St Laurent designed the bride's gown and the wedding was featured in "Town & Country"Gunlocke, Gretchen: "Sally Albemarle," "Town & Country", March 2005.] and Vanity Fair. [http://nymag.com/nymetro/urban/home/design/features/5859/ Larocca, Amy: "Home Design 2002: Posh Spice," "New York Magazine", 8 April 2002] ]

The couple has one child, who is heir apparent to the earldom:
* Augustus Sergei Darius Keppel, Viscount Bury, born in 2003.

Titles

* The "Honourable" Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel (1965-1979)
* 10th Baron Ashford, 10th Viscount Bury, and 10th Earl of Albemarle (14 July 1979)

Website

[http://www.albemarleoflondon.com Albemarle of London]

Footnotes

References

* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p1648.htm The Peerage website]