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Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle.
British diplomat and courtier (1702-1754)
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About Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle
Lieutenant-General Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle was a British Army officer, diplomat, courtier and colonial administrator. He held various roles in the household of George II of Great Britain, who was a personal friend, participated in negotiations to end the 1718 to 1720 War of the Quadruple Alliance and was British ambassador to France from 1748 to 1754.
Everything about Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle →- Occupation
- diplomat, ambassador, governor, military officer
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, colonial governor of Virginia
- Born
- June 5, 1702
- Died
- December 22, 1754