Capell, Arthur 1st Earl of Essex

1631 - 1683  (52 years)

• Name	Capell, Arthur
  Suffix	1st Earl of Essex
  Born	28 Jan 1631	Little Hadham Hertfordshire England
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jul 1683	Tower of London England
  	Cut his own throat
  Person ID	I19775	GrangerMusgrave
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	Capell, Arthur 1st Baron Capell of Hadham,   b. 20 Feb 1603, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. 9 Mar 1649  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Morrison, Elizabeth,   b. 26 Mar 1610, Watford Hertfordshire England ,   d. 26 Jan 1660  (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F18392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Percy, Lady Elizabeth,   b. 1636, Petworth, Sussex, England ,   d. 5 Feb 1717  (Age 81 years)
  Married	19 May 1653	Petworth, Sussex, England
  Children	1. Capell, Lt.-Gen. Algernon 2nd Earl of Essex,   b. 28 Dec 1670, Maldon, Essex, England ,   d. 10 Jan 1710, Hertfordshire England  (Age 39 years)   2. Capell, Lady Anne de Vere,   b. 1675, Maldon, Essex, England ,   d. 14 Oct 1752, Watford Hertfordshire England  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F5838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Arthur Capell

  
  

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  He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Capell of Hadham co. Hertford [E. 1641] on 9 March 1648/49. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire between 1660 and 1681. He was created 1st Viscount Malden co. Essex [England] on 20 April 1661. He was created 1st Earl of Essex [England] on 20 April 1661. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire between 1668 and 1672. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1672 and 1677. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) between January 1672 and 1680/81. He held the office of First Lord of Treasury between March 1679 and November 1679. In June 1683 he was accused of taking part in the Rye House Plot and imprisoned in the Tower of London.