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 77. If he dies without an in-wedlock 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.

References[]

• 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.