| Earldom of Albemarle | |
|---|---|
  Arms of Keppel, Earl of Albemarle: Gules, three escallops argent | |
| Creation date | 10 February 1697 |
| Created by | William III |
| Peerage | Peerage of England |
| First holder | Arnold Joost van Keppel |
| Present holder | Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle |
| Heir apparent | Augustus Keppel, Viscount Bury |
| Remainder to | the 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Bury Baron Ashford |
| Former seat(s) | Elveden Hall |
Earl of Albemarle is a title created several times from Norman times onwards. The word Albemarle is derived from the Latinised form of the French county of Aumale in Normandy (Latin: Alba Marla meaning "White Marl", marl being a type of fertile soil), other forms being Aubemarle and Aumerle. It is described in the patent of nobility granted in 1697 by William III to Arnold Joost van Keppel as "a town and territory in the Dukedom of Normandy."[1]
The family seat is Hurst Barns Farm, near East Chiltington, East Sussex.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 492.