Paul Capell, 11th Earl of Essex

Frederick Paul de Vere Capell, 11th Earl of Essex (born 29 May 1944) is the current Earl of Essex. He succeeded his father Robert Capell, 10th Earl of Essex, in 2005.

Born to Robert Capell and his wife Doris, Lord Essex began his life as Frederick Paul de Vere Capell. His father was a distant cousin to the 9th Earl of Essex.

When his father proved that he was the heir to the earldom in 1989, Paul became entitled to call himself Viscount Malden. However, few people at Skerton County Primary School in Lancashire, where he was deputy headmaster, knew of his aristocratic status.[1]

Lord Essex is unmarried at age 76. If he dies without a legitimate son, the earldom will pass to William Jennings Capell, his fourth cousin once removed. William's father, Bladen Horace, was a strong claimant to the heirship of the earldom, before the 10th Earl proved his superior claim.

Shorthand titles

• Paul de Vere Capell, Esq (from birth; de jure until 1981; de facto until 1989)
• Viscount Malden (de jure from 1981, de facto from 1989, until 5 June 2005)
• The Right Honourable The Earl of Essex (since 5 June 2005)

Family tree

This chart shows the relation between Lord Essex, his recent predecessors, and William Capell.

(Frances Hanbury Williams, d.1759)

William Anne Capell, 4th Earl[2]

Harriet Bladen d.1821

George Capell, 5th Earl

The Hon. John Capel m. Lady Caroline Paget

Arthur Capell, 6th Earl m. Lady Caroline Beauclerk

The Hon. Algernon Capell m. Caroline Paget

The Hon. Adolphus Capell m. Charlotte Maynard

Arthur de Vere Capell, Viscount Malden m. Emma Meux

Charles Capell m. Alice Bellairs

Rev. Horatio Bladen Capell m. Ada Augusta Howkins

George de Vere Capell, 7th Earl m. Eleanor Hartford

Arthur de Vere Capell m. Alice Currie

Horace Capell m. Clara Jackson

Algernon de Vere Capell, 8th Earl m. Mary Stewart Freeman

Robert de Vere Capell, 10th Earl m. Doris Tomlinson

Bladen Ozro Capell m. Madge Crawford

Reginald de Vere Capell, 9th Earl

Paul de Vere Capell, 11th Earl

Bladen Horace Capell m. Mae Walley

William Jennings Capell

Kevin Capell

References

1. Bunyan, Nigel; Fenton, Ben (Jun 17, 2005). "New Earl of Essex is ever so humble". Retrieved May 5, 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
2. "Essex, Earl of (E, 1661)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

• Bunyan, Nigel; Fenton, Ben. New Earl of Essex is ever so humble, Daily Telegraph, June 18, 2005. Accessed August 22, 2010.
• Freer, Alan (2005). Conqueror6. Retrieved June 22, 2005.