SIR WILLIAM CAPEL was lord mayor of London, 1503, and his descendants settled in Essex. His great-grandson, sir Henry, m. Catherine, da. of Thomas Manners, earl of Rutland, and by her was father of sir Arthur, father of sir Henry, father of

ARTHUR, 1st lord Capel, created baron Capel, of Hadham, 6 Aug. 1641; he was eminent for his loyalty, and beheaded by the rebels, with James, duke of Hamilton, earl of Cambridge, &c., in Old Palace Yard, 9 March 1649; m. Elizabeth, da. and sole h. of sir Charles Morrison, of Cashiobury, co. Herts, knt., and by her had issue,

1. ARTHUR, 1st earl.

2. Sir HENRY, K.B., lord-lieut. of Ireland; created, 11 April 1692, baron Capel, of Tewkesbury, and d. in Dublin, 30 May 1696, s.p.

3. EDWARD; 4. CHARLES; both d. unm. 5. ELIZABETH; 6. THEODOSIA; both d. young.

7. MARY, m., 1st, Henry Seymour, lord Beauchamp, son of William, 2d duke of Somerset, and 2dly, Henry, 1st duke of Beaufort.

8. ELIZABETH, m. Charles Dormer, earl of Carnarvon.

9. THEODOSIA, m. Henry Hyde, earl of Clarendon.

10. ANNE, m. John Strangways, of Melbury-Sandford, co. Dorset, esq.

ARTHUR, 1st earl of Essex, was, 20 April 1661, created viscount Malden and earl of Essex. He was, in 1672, appointed lordlieut. of Ireland; recalled in 1677, and was accused, among many others, of the fanatic plot, and was sent prisoner to the Tower, where, 13 July 1683, he was found with his throat cut, but not without strong suspicion of his having been murdered. He m. Elizabeth, da. of Algernon Percy, 10th earl of Northumberland, and by her (who d. 1718) had six sons and two das., whereof only one son and one da. lived to maturity, viz.

1. ALGERNON, 2d earl.

2. ANNE, m. Charles, 3d earl of Carlisle. The earl was succeeded by his only surviving son,

ALGERNON, 2d earl, m. Mary Bentinck, eldest da. of William, 1st earl of Portiand, and by her (who afterwards m. sir Conyers D'Arcy,) left issue,

1. WILLIAM, 3d earl.

2. ELIZABETH, m., 1st, Samuel Molyneux, esq., who d. 1728; and, 2dly, Nathaniel St. Andre, esq.

3. MARY, m. Alan Brodrick, 2d viscount Midleton.

The earl d. 1709, and was succeeded by his

son,

WILLIAM, 3d earl, b. 1697, m., 1st, 27 Nov. 1718, Jane, eldest surviving da. of Henry Hyde, earl of Clarendon and Rochester, and by her (who d. 3 Jan. 1724) had issue,

1. CAROLINE; 2. JANE; both d. young. 3. CHARLOTTE, b. 2 Oct. 1721, m. Thomas Villiers, 1st earl of Clarendon.

4. MARY, b. 13 Oct. 1722, m., 26 Aug. 1758, admiral hon. John Forbes, son of George, 3d earl of Granard.

The earl m., 2dly, 3 Feb. 1726, Elizabeth, da. of Wriothesley, 2d duke of Bedford, by whom (who d. 8 June 1784) he had,

5. WILLIAM-ANNE-HOLLES, 4th earl. 6. DIANA, b. 22 Feb. 1728, and d. 22 Sept. 1780.

7. ANNE, b. 13 May 1730, d. 8 Jan. 1804. The earl d. 8 Jan. 1743, and was succeeded by his son,

WILLIAM-ANNE-HOLLES, 4th earl, b. 7 Oct. 1732, m., 1st, 1 Aug. 1754, Frances, da. and co-h. of sir Charles-Hanbury Williams, K.B., (by Frances, da. of Thomas, earl of Coningsby,) by whom (who d. 19 July 1759) he had issue,

1. ELIZABETH, b. 10 Aug. 1755, m., 18 July 1777, John, 3d lord Monson. 2. GEORGE, present earl.

3. FRANCES, b. 19 July 1759, and d. an infant.

His lordship m., 2dly, 3 March 1767, Harriett, da. of colonel Thomas Bladen, by whom (who d. 26 March 1821) he had issue,

4. JOHN-THOMAS, b. 2 March 1769, m., 2 April 1792, lady Caroline Paget, da. of Henry, 1st earl of Uxbridge, d. 5 March 1819, leaving issue,

1. Arthur-Algernon, b. 27 Jan. 1803, m., 14 July 1825, lady Caroline Beauclerk, da. of the late duke of St. Alban's, and has, 1. Arthur de Vere, b. 22 July 1826; 2. AdelaCaroline-Harriett, b. 4 March 1828; 3. Regi nald-Algernon, b. 3 Oct. 1830; 4. Alfred, b. 28 March 1832.

2. Algernon-Henry-Champagné, capt.

R.N., b. 23 Oct. 1807, m., 10 Dec. 1832, Caroline, 2d da. of vice-admiral sir Charles Paget, G.C.H.

3. Horatio, b. 1 Nov. 1808.

4. Adolphus - Frederick - Molyneux, b. June 1813, m., 22 Dec. 1834, CharlotteMary, eldest da. of Henry, viscount Maynard, and has a son, b. June 1837.

5. Harriett-Jane, b. 19 Feb. 1793, m., 26 Dec. 1817, David-Okeden Parry-Okeden, of More-Crichell, co. Dorset, esq., and d. 24 June 1819.

6. Caroline, b. 1794, d. young.

7. Georgiana, b. 13 May 1795, m., 16 Aug. 1821, Ralph Smith, of Gaybrook, co. Northampton, esq., and 2dly, 18 June 1831, Pierce-O'Bryen Butler, of Dunboyne Castle, co. Meath, esq.

8. Louisa-Anne, d. an infant.

9. Maria, m., 13 Dec. 1821, the marquess Marius de Espinasse de Fontenelle.

10. Jane, m., Nov. 1833, D. Macloughlin, esq., M.D.

11. Louisa-Anne, b. 8 May 1805, m., 1827, count Auguste de Fontenelle.

12. Mary, b. 23 April 1811.
13. Amelia, b. 15 July 1815.

5. EDWARD, lieut.-gen. in the army, b. 25 March 1770.

6. WILLIAM-ROBERT, b. 28 April 1775, in holy orders, M.A., chaplain to her majesty, rector of Raine, co. Essex, and vicar of Watford, co. Herts, m., 7 June 1803, Sarah, only da. of Samuel Salter, of Rickmansworth, co. Herts, esq., and has issue,

1. William, b. 21 April 1804, m., 14 April

1831, Jane-Anne, da. of Thomas Clutterbuck, esq.

2. Henry-Robert, b. 27 Nov. 1806, in the army.

3. Edward, b. 16 Jan. 1811.

4. Jane-Selina, b. 25 Oct. 1805, m., 9 May 1826, Thomas Truesdale Clarke, of Swak leys, co. Middlesex, esq.

5. Louisa, b. 20 April 1808, m., 21 March 1831, the rev. James-Charles Clutterbuck. 6. Georgiana, b. 3 Oct. 1809, m., 28 Sept. 1829, rev. Nathaniel Wodehouse, vicar of Worle and Dulverton, nephew to John, 1st lord Wodehouse.

7. Isabella, b. 15 June 1812.

7. Sir BLADEN-THOMAS, b. 25 Aug. 1776, vice-admiral of the blue, and K.C.B., m., 10 May 1816, Harriet - Catherine, only da. of Francis - George Smyth, of Upper Brookstreet, esq., but has no issue.

His lordship d. 5 March 1799, and was succeeded by his son,

GEORGE, present and 5th earl.

Heir Presumptive-ARTHUR - ALGERNON CAPEL, esq., nephew to the earl.

Creations Baron Capel, 6 Aug. 1641; Viscount Malden, and Earl of Essex, 20 April 1661.

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Crest-A demi-lion rampant, supporting a cross-crosslet fitchée or.

Supporters-Two lions or, ducally crowned gules.

Motto-Fide et fortitudine. By faith and fortitude.

SIR ROBERT BRUDENELL, descended from an ancient family seated in the counties of Oxford and Bucks, was chief justice of the Common Pleas in the reign of Henry VIII. His great-grandson,

THOMAS, 1st earl, was created a bart. 1611, baron Brudenell, of Stanton Wyvill, co. Leicester, 26 April 1627, and earl of Cardigan, 20 April 1661, d. 1664, and was succeeded by his son,

ROBERT, 2d earl, who d. 16 July 1703, and (his only son, Francis, having d. in his lifetime) was succeeded by his grandson,

GEORGE BRUDENELL, 3d earl of Cardigan, m. Elizabeth Bruce, eldest da. of Thomas, 2d earl of Ailesbury, and by her (who d. Dec. 1745) he left issue,

1. GEORGE, 4th earl. 2. JAMES, 5th earl.

3. ROBERT, b. 20 Sept. 1726, in the army, m., 27 Jan. 1759, Anne, da. of sir Cecil Bisshopp, bart., father of Cecil, lord Zouche, (see that title,) and d. 20 Oct. 1768, leaving issue by her, (who d. 8 Oct. 1803,)

1. ROBERT, 6th earl.

2. Augusta, b. 8 July 1760, some time maid of honour to queen Charlotte.

3. Charlotte, b. 18 Feb. 1762, d. young. 4. THOMAS, assumed the name and arms of Bruce, by royal sign manual, 9 Dec. 1767; and, in Feb. 1741, succeeded his uncle, the earl of Ailesbury, as baron Bruce, of Tottenham, and was, 10 July 1776, by patent, created earl of Ailesbury. (See marquess of AILESBURY.)

5. FRANCES, m. Oliver Tilson, esq.

6. MARY, m., 1st, Richard Powys, of Hintlesham Hall, co. Suffolk, esq., and 2dly,

Thomas Boulby, esq.

The earl d. 5 July 1732, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

GEORGE, 4th earl, m. Mary, 3d da. and co-h. of John, 2d and last duke of Montagu (by Mary, 4th da. and co-h. of John Churchill, duke of Marlborough). On the death of his father-in-law, in 1749, he took the surname and arms of MONTAGU, and, 5 Nov. 1766, was created marquess of Monthermer and duke of Montagu, and 21 Aug. 1786, baron Montagu, of Boughton, with limitation to James, 2d son of his da. Elizabeth, duchess of Buccleuch. By his wife, above mentioned, (who d. 1 May 1775,) he had issue,

1. JOHN, who was created, 8 May 1762, baron Montagu, of Boughton, and d. unm. 11 April 1770.

2. MARY; 3. HENRIETTA, d. young.

4. ELIZABETH, m. Henry, 3d duke of Buccleuch, K.G.

His grace d. 23 May 1790, when the titles of duke of Montagu and marquess of Monthermer became extinct; the barony of Montagu, of Boughton, descended to James, 2d son of his da. Elizabeth; and the earldom of Cardigan devolved on his next brother,

JAMES, 5th earl of Cardigan, b. 10 April 1725, was created baron Brudenell, by patent, 17 Oct. 1780; succeeded his brother, George, duke of Montagu, in the earldom of Cardigan, 23 May 1790; m., 1st, 23 Nov. 1760, Anne, eldest da. of George, viscount Lewisham, son of William, 1st earl of Dartmouth, and by her (who d. 12 Jan. 1786) had no issue; and 2dly, 28 April 1791, Elizabeth, sister to George, 4th earl of Waldegrave, and by her (who d. 23 June 1823) had no issue.

The earl d. 24 Feb. 1811, and was succeeded by his nephew,

ROBERT, 6th earl, b. posthumous, 26 April 1769, m., 8 March 1794, Penelope-Ann, 2d da. of George-John Cooke, of Harefield Park, co. Middlesex, esq., and by her (who

d. 2 Feb. 1826) had issue,

1. ELIZABETH-ANNE, b. 6 March 1795, m., 20 Aug. 1816, the hon. John Perceval, eldest son of Charles-George, lord Arden, and 2dly, 16 March 1824, the rev. WilliamJohn Brodrick, son of the archbishop of Cashell, and d. 21 Nov. 1824.

2. JAMES, b. 13 Aug. 1796, d. young. 3. JAMES-THOMAS, present earl.

4. HARRIETT-GEORGIANA, b. 18 Dec. 1799, m., 20 March 1820, Richard-William-Penn Curzon-Howe, earl Howe.

5. CHARLOTTE PENELOPE, b. 17 Feb. 1802, m., July 1820, Henry Charles Sturt, of Critchell House, co. Dorset, esq.

6. EMMA, b. 13 Sept. 1804, m., 10 Oct. 1827, David Pennant, of Downing, co. Flint, esq., who d. 15 Feb. 1835.

7. MARY, b. 4 July 1806, m., Aug. 1828, Henry-Thomas, earl of Chichester.

8. AUGUSTA, b. 26 Jan. 1808, m., 30 June 1827, Henry-Bingham Baring, esq., M.P., major in the army.

9. ANNE, b. 29 June 1809, m., 29 June 1829, George-Charles, lord Bingham, son of the earl of Lucan.

10. EMILY, b. 6 May 1811, d. an infant. The earl d. 14 Aug. 1837, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

JAMES-THOMAS, present and 7th earl.
Heir Apparent-

Creations Baronet 1611; Baron Brudenell, of Stanton Wyvill, co. Leicester, 26 April 1627; Earl of the county of Cardigan, 20 April 1661.

Arms-Argent, a cheveron gules, between three chapeaus or caps of maintenance, their fronts turned towards the sinister

azure.

Crest-A sea-horse argent.

Supporters-Derter, a stag argent, a cross formée fitché between the attires, and in the mouth a dart point downwards, all gold. Sinister, a horse argent, charged on the breast with a cross flory, quarterly, sable and argent.

Motto-En grace affie. On grace depend.

LORD WILLIAM HOWARD, (3d son of Thomas, 4th duke of Norfolk, by his 2d wife, Margaret, sole heiress of Thomas, lord Audley, of Walden,) is the ancestor of this branch of the noble family of Howard; lord William m. Elizabeth, sister and co-h. of George, lord Dacre, of Gillesland, whose elder sister, Anne, was wife of lord William's elder brother, Philip, earl of Arundel. In the division of the inheritance of the Dacres, the earl of Arundel obtained the eastle of Greystock, in Dacreland, and lord William became possessed of Gillesland and the castle of Naworth, which were originally granted temp. Henry III. to Herbert de Vallibus, or Vaux, and which passed to the family of Multon temp. Edward I., by the marriage of Maud, only da. and h. of another Herbert de Vaux, with Thomas de Multon; and from the Multons to the Dacres, temp. Edward III., by the marriage of Margaret, only da. and h. of Thomas de Multon, (grandson of Thomas above named,) with Ralph de Dacre, from whom George, lord Dacre, of Gillesland, above mentioned, was 8th in descent. Lord William also became possessed of the castle of Henderskelf, in Yorkshire, the site of Castle Howard, the present residence of the earl of Carlisle. Lord William d. 1640, having had issue 5 sons and 3 das.; of the sons, Philip, the eldest, was father of sir William, father of Charles, 1st earl of Carlisle; and sir Francis, the 2d son, who d. 1659, by Mary, da. of sir Henry Widdrington, his 2d wife, was ancestor of the Howards of Corby Castle, co. Cumberland.

CHARLES, the 1st earl, was, 20 April 1661, created baron Dacre, of Gillesland, viscount Howard, of Morpeth, and earl of Carlisle, m. Anne, da. of Edward, lord Howard, of Escrick, and by her had,

1. EDWARD, 2d earl.

2. FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN, killed at the battle of Luxemberg, 1684.

3. MARY, m. sir John Fenwick, bart., who was beheaded Jan. 1697.

4. ANNE, m. sir Richard Graham, of Netherby, co. Cumberland, bart., afterwards viscount Preston, of Scotland.

The earl d. 24 July 1686, and was succeeded by his eldest and only surviving son,

EDWARD, 2d earl, m. Elizabeth, da. and co-h. of sir William Uvedale, of Wickham, co. Hants, knt., and relict of sir William Berkeley, knt., 3d son of Charles, viscount Fitzharding,and had issue 3 sons and two das., who all d. unm. except

CHARLES, 3d earl, who, 23 April 1692, succeeded his father; 1st lord of the treasury, constable of the Tower of London, and governor of Windsor Castle; m. Anne, da. of Arthur Capel, 1st earl of Essex, and by her had issue,

1. HENRY, 4th earl.

2. Sir CHARLES, K.B., a general, and col. 3d dragoon guards, d. unm. 1765.

3. ELIZABETH-ANNE, m., 1st, Nicholas, lord Lechmere, who d. s.p. 18 June 1727,

when the title became extinct; and 2dly, sir Thomas Robinson, of Rokeby Park, co. York, bart.

4. ANNE, m., 1st, Richard, viscount Irwin; and 2dly, James Douglas, esq.

The earl d. 1 May 1738, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

HENRY, 4th earl, K.G., b. 1694, m., 1st, 27 Nov. 1717, Frances Spencer, da. of Charles, earl of Sunderland, and h. of her mother, Arabella, da. and co-h. of Henry Cavendish, duke of Newcastle, by whom (who d. 27 July 1742) he had issue,

1. CHARLES; 2. HENRY; 3. ROBERT ; all d. young.

4. ARABELLA, who, 1741, m. Jonathan Cope, esq., son and h. of sir Jonathan Cope, of Brewerne Abbey, co. Oxford, bart., to whom she carried the seat and manor of Overton-Longueville, part of the Newcastle estate, and d. 1746.

5. DIANA, m., Jan. 1749, Thomas Duncombe, of Helmesley, co. York, esq., and d. 18 March 1770.

His lordship m., 2dly, 8 June 1743, Isabella, da. of William, 4th lord Byron, by whom (who d. 22 Jan. 1795) he had issue, 6. FREDERICK, 5th earl. 7. ANNE, b. 1744.

8. FRANCES, b. 1745, m., April 1768, John Radcliffe, esq., and d. April 1808.

9. ELIZABETH, b. 1747, m., 1st, 16 Feb. 1769, Peter Delme, esq.; and 2dly, 13 Jan. 1794, captain Charles Garnier, R.N., (who was unfortunately drowned, 16 Dec. 1796,) and d. June 1813.

10. JULIANA, b. 6 July 1750.

The earl d. 4 Sept. 1758, and was succeeded by his son,

FREDERICK, 5th earl, K.G., b. 28 May 1748, m., 12 March 1770, Margaret-Caroline, da. of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st marquess of Stafford, and by her (who d. 27 Jan. 1824) had issue,

1. GEORGE, present earl.

2. ISABELLA-CAROLINE, b. 3 Sept. 1771, m. John, 1st lord Cawdor.

3. CHARLOTTE, b. 15 Nov. 1774, d. unm. 4. SUSAN-MARIA, b. 26 Feb. 1776, d. 28 Jan. 1783.

5. LOUISA, b. 3 March 1778, d. May 1781. 6. ELIZABETH, b. 13 Nov. 1780, m. JohnHenry, duke of Rutland, K.G.

7. WILLIAM, b. 25 Dec. 1781, M.P. for Sutherlandshire.

8. GERTRUDE, b. 30 Jan. 1783, m., 23 June 1806, William Sioane Stanley, of Paultons, co. Hants, esq.

9. FREDERICK, b. Dec. 1785, a major 10th hussars, killed at Waterloo, m., 6 Aug. 1811, Frances-Susan, only da. of William-Henry Lambton, of Lambton Hall, Durham, esq.,by whom (who re-m., 16 June 1819, hon. HenryFrederick-Compton Cavendish) he had

1. Frederick-John, b. 1 March 1814, M.P. for Youghall, m., 1 July 1837, Fanny, da. of William Cavendish, esq. and sister of the earl of Burlington.

2. Villiers-Frederick-Francis, b. 18 Nov.