Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle KG, and lord of De Voorst in Guelders (Gelderland), was the son of Oswald van Keppel and his wife Anna Geertruid van Lintelo. De Voorst is a large country house near Zutphen, financed by William III, and not unlike the royal palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn. Arnold Joost van Keppel was born in the Dutch Republic about 1670 and was the heir of a junior branch of an ancient and noble family in Gelderland, and 12th in descent from Walter van Keppel, living in 1179. He achieved fame and wealth as the right-hand man of William III of Orange. He became page of honor to William III in his mid-teens, possibly as early as 1685. According to some, he was already William's lover by the age of sixteen. Keppel accompanied William to England in the Revolution of 1688.... More • http://en.wikipedia. ... _Albemarle View • Books • Images • Videos • Search Related • Enlightenment • Great Britain • Netherlands • Nobles • 17th Century • 18th Century • People