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George Keppel, (1724-1772) 3. er Conde de Albemarle, 3. er Barón de Ashford, General británico, comandante de la 20 división naval. Keppel fue el que dirigió la invasión y la ocupación inglesa de La Habana y el Este de Cuba en 1762.
George Keppel, MVO (14 de octubre de 1865 - 22 de noviembre de 1947) fue un soldado británico y el marido de Alice Keppel, quien fue amante del rey Eduardo VII del Reino Unido. Keppel fue el hijo menor de William Keppel, séptimo conde de Albemarle, y su esposa Sofía.
The Honourable George Keppel MVO (14 October 1865 – 22 November 1947) was a British army officer and the husband of Alice Keppel, the mistress of King Edward VII. Keppel was a descendant of King Charles II, [citation needed] and was also the great-grandfather of Queen Camilla .
- Early Life
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- Society Hostess
- Mistress and Confidante to Edward VII
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Alice Frederica Edmonstone (known as "Freddie" to her family) was born on 29 April 1868 in Woolwich Dockyard, Kent, to Mary Elizabeth, née Parsons (1823–1902), and Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Baronet (1810–1888), who was serving as Superintendent at the Dockyard at the time. Besides his position as a baronet, her father was a retired admiral in the...
On 1 June 1891, at the age of 23, she married the Honourable Lt Col George Keppel, son of the 7th Earl of Albemarle. He was four years older than Alice and was serving as a soldier in the British Army at the time of their marriage. The Keppel family had a history of service to the British monarchy as descendants of Arnold Joost van Keppel, who had ...
Keppel became one of the best-known society hostesses of the Edwardian era. She was described as being witty, kind and even-tempered. Her eldest daughter Violet wrote that, "She not only had a gift of happiness but she excelled in making others happy, she resembled a Christmas tree laden with presents for everyone". The British writer Sir Harold Ac...
In 1898, the 29-year-old Keppel met Edward, Prince of Wales, the 56-year-old heir apparent to the British throne. Despite a 27-year age difference, she soon became Edward's mistress. Keppel lived at 30 Portman Square, where Edward regularly visited her; her husband conveniently left during the visits.Her relationship with Edward lasted through his ...
In November 1910, the Keppels left Britain. Keppel stated it was because of her children's education, but it may also have been because of the King's death which had made her life change. The family spent two years travelling in the Far East and Ceylon. In 1910, the King had bought a new house for the Keppels at 16 Grosvenor Street, in London. Duri...
Holroyd, Michael (2011). A Book of Illegitimate Daughters, Absent Fathers. London: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-11558-6.Priestley, J. B. (1970). The Edwardians. London: Heinemann. ISBN 0-434-60332-5.Portraits of Alice Keppel at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonMrs. Keppel and her daughter a Book ReviewGeneral George Thomas Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle, DL, FGS, FSA (13 June 1799 – 21 February 1891), styled The Honourable from birth until 1851, was a British soldier, Liberal politician and writer.
George Keppel Murió el 13 de octubre de 1772 a la edad de 48 años, debido a una inflamación de los intestinos. Fue enterrado el 22 de octubre de 1772 en Quidenham, Norfolk, Inglaterra.
George Keppel, (1724-1772) 3.er Conde de Albemarle, 3.er Barón de Ashford, General británico, comandante de la 20 división naval. Keppel fue el que dirigió la invasión y la ocupación inglesa de La Habana y el Este de Cuba en 1762.
