William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle

Lieutenant-Colonel William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle, KCMG, PC, MP, ADC (15 April 1832 - 28 August 1894), styled Viscount Bury between 1851 and 1891, was a British soldier and politician. He served in the British Army before entering Parliament in 1857. Initially a Liberal, he served as Treasurer of the Household between 1859 and 1866 in the Liberal administrations headed by Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell. He later switched to the Conservatives and held office as Under-Secretary of State for War under Lord Beaconsfield between 1878 and 1880 and under Lord Salisbury between 1885 and 1886.

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Lieutenant-Colonel The Right Honourable The Earl of Albemarle KCMG PC MP ADC
Viscount Bury, by Carlo Pellegrini, 1875.
Under-Secretary of State for War
In office 4 March 1878 – 21 April 1880
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Beaconsfield
Preceded by	The Earl Cadogan
Succeeded by	The Earl of Morley
In office 26 June 1885 – 28 June 1886
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	The Earl of Morley
Succeeded by	The Lord Sandhurst
Personal details
Born	William Coutts Keppel 15 April 1832 London, England
Died	28 August 1894(1894-08-28) (aged 62)
Political party	Liberal Conservative
Spouse	Sophia MacNab ​ (m. 1855)​
Children	Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle Hon. Gertrude Keppel Lady Theodora Davidson Sir Derek Keppel Lady Hilda Keppel Hon. George Keppel Lady Leopoldina Keppel Lady Susan Townley Lady Mary Tagart Florence Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery
Parents	George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle Susan Coutts Trotter

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Lord Albemarle was sixth in direct line of descent from King Charles II, and he was the great-great-grandfather of Queen Camilla.