Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle

The Right Honourable The Earl of Albemarle
The Earl c. 1700.
Earl of Albemarle
Tenure	1697–1718
Predecessor	New creation
Successor	William van Keppel
Full name	Arnold Joost van Keppel
Baptised	30 January 1670 Zutphen, Dutch Republic
Died	30 May 1718(1718-05-30) (aged 48)
Noble family	De Voorst
Spouse(s)	Geertruid Johanna Quirina van der Duyn
Issue Detail	Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle Sophia van Keppel
Father	Oswald van Keppel
Mother	Anna Geertruid van Lintelo
Military career
Allegiance	Dutch Republic
Years of service	1703–1718
Battles / wars	Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession Battle of Elixheim Battle of Ramillies Siege of Ostend Battle of Oudenarde Siege of Lille Crossing of the Scheldt Siege of Tournai Battle of Malplaquet Siege of Aire Bombardment of Arras Battle of Denain

Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, KG (January 1670 – 30 May 1718) was a Dutch States Army officer and nobleman who fought for William III of England and became the first Earl of Albemarle. ^[1] He had a very close relationship with William and proved a capable cavalry commander. In the latter stages of the War of the Spanish Succession he sometimes assumed Dutch supreme command in absence of Claude Frédéric t'Serclaes, Count of Tilly.