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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2016-08-12</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2016-08-15</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001648955</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Capitol Acquisition Corp. III</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CLAC</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001574445</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Dryden L. Dyson</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP. III</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>509 7TH STREET, N.W.</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WASHINGTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>DC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>20004</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President, CFO, Treasurer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Convertible Promissory Note</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>1.00</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-08-12</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>115910</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Warrants (right to buy)</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>115910</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>115910</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Capitol Acquisition Founder 3 LLC</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The promissory note is convertible, at the Reporting Person's option, at the closing of the Issuer's initial business combination.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each warrant entitles the Reporting Person to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share.  The warrants become exercisable 30 days after the completion of an initial business combination or 12 months from the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The convertible promissory note was issued in consideration of a loan made by the Reporting Person in the same amount.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Mr. Dryden is the managing member of Capitol Acquisition Founder 3 LLC.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This Form 4 was amended to reflect that the securities are indirectly held by the Reporting Person.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ L. Dyson Dryden</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-08-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
