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Article: The heir presumptive, it has been revealed, to the earldom of Essex is William Capell.(The Week ...)(Brief Article)
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- August 29, 2005
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The heir presumptive, it has been revealed, to the earldom of Essex is William Capell. His fourth cousin, once removed, is the current incumbent--the eleventh--Frederick Paul de Vere Capell, who inherited the title in June at the age of 61. A bachelor, he has not yet produced any legitimate male offspring. The title, first created in 1139 for Geoffrey de Mandeville--a player of no fixed allegiance during the anarchy of King Stephen and the ascendancy of the Empress Matilda--has a checkered history. Several of the lines that have held ...
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