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CBE. Arthur Edward Capel CBE (December 1881 – 22 December 1919), known as Boy Capel, was an English polo player, possibly best-remembered for being a lover and muse of fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex and his wife Elizabeth, Countess of Essex, by studio of Peter Lely. In June 1648, then a sickly boy of sixteen, he was taken by Lord Fairfax's soldiers from Hadham to Colchester in Essex, which town his father was defending, and was carried every day around the works with the hope of inducing Lord Capell to surrender the town.
Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham[2] (20 February 1608 – 9 March 1649), of Hadham Hall and Cassiobury House, Watford, both in Hertfordshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Capell. He supported the Royalist cause in the Civil War and was executed ...
Arthur Algernon Capell's half-uncle, George Capel-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex, died in 1839 without any heirs, and the succession of the title passed to Arthur. Arthur's father, John Thomas Capel, was the half-brother of the 5th Earl and the nearest male sibling.
Pink's War. Second World War. Awards. Companion of the Order of the Bath. Distinguished Service Order. Distinguished Flying Cross. Mentioned in Despatches (3) Air Vice-Marshal Arthur John Capel, CB, DSO, DFC, DL, JP (11 December 1894 – 18 April 1979) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.
The portrait was painted in oil on canvas around 1641 and is 63 inches (160 cm) by 102 inches (260 cm). It shows Arthur Capel, his wife, Elizabeth Morrison and their children, Mary, Henry, Charles, Elizabeth and Arthur. In the background is the garden at Little Haddon.
She was born on 4 June 1633, one of nine children of Arthur, 1 st Baron Capel, and his wife Elizabeth, née Morrison. Her father was executed for his royalist activities in 1649. Before 1653, she married Charles Dormer, 2 nd Earl of Carnarvon. They had four surviving children: Lady Anna Sophia Dormer
Earl of Essex is a title in the Peerage of England which was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title has been recreated eight times from its original inception, beginning with a new first Earl upon each new creation. The most well-known Earls of Essex were Thomas Cromwell (c. 1485 – 1540) (sixth creation ...