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 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.

He married, secondly, Charlotte Hunloke, daughter of Sir Henry Hunloke, 4th Baronet, on 11 February 1822, without 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