Earl of Salisbury Earl of Salisbury Earl of Salisbury is a title that has been created several times in English and British history. It has a complex history, being first created for Patrick de Salisbury in the middle twelfth century. It was eventually inherited by Alice, wife of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. When the Earl of Lancaster lost his titles and was executed for treason in 1322, the Countess surrendered all of her titles to the King, and the titles lapsed. The title was created for a second time in 1337 for William Montacute of the Noble House of Montagu. It was inherited
Arthur Capell, 6th Earl of Essex aged 52 and so the Earl of Essex title passed to Arthur Algernon's grandson, George Capell. Photographic portraits of the 6th Earl are held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London. Arthur Capell, 6th Earl of Essex Arthur Algernon Capell (27 January 1803 – 11 September 1892) was an English aristocrat who succeed to the title Earl of Essex in 1839. Arthur Algernon Capell was the son of Hon. John Thomas Capel and Lady Caroline Paget. He was the grandson of William Capell, 4th Earl of Essex from William's second marriage to Harriet Bladen. He was given the