Earl of Wessex rather than a duke. His wife Sophie became "The Countess of Wessex". "The Sunday Telegraph" newspaper reported that he was drawn to the historic title of Earl of Wessex after watching the 1998 film "Shakespeare in Love", in which a character with the title 'Lord Wessex' is played by Colin Firth. The current Earl of Wessex is also Viscount Severn. This subsidiary title is used as a courtesy title by the Earl's son and heir to his title, who was born on 17 December 2007. Earl of Wessex Earl of Wessex is a title that has been created three times
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