Francis Russell
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Francis Russell (bef. 1587 - 1641)

Francis "4th Earl of Bedford" Russell
Born before in Watford, Hertfordshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 26 Feb 1608 in St. Mary le Strand, London, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died after age 53 in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, Englandmap
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Profile last modified | Created 30 Oct 2013
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Preceded by
Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford
Earl of Bedford
1627-1641
Succeeded by
William Russell, 5th Earl/1st Duke of Bedford

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Biography

European Aristocracy
Francis Russell was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1587-1641) was the son of William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh and Elizabeth Long.[1] He was baptised 19 Oct 1587, and reported to have been born in 1593.

He succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh on 9 August 1613. After his cousin Edward, son of Francis Russell, died in 1627, he succeeded as 4th Earl of Bedford on 3 May 1627.[2]

Marriage

He married Hon. Catharine Brydges, daughter of Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudeley and Lady Frances Clinton, on 26 February 1608/9 at St. Mary le Strand, London, England. They are the parents of:

  1. Hon. Edward Russell d. 21 Sep 1665
  2. Lady Margaret Russell d. Nov 1676
  3. Francis Russell
  4. Colonel Hon. John Russell
  5. William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford b. Aug 1616, d. 7 Sep 1700
  6. Lady Catherine Russell b. 1618, d. c 1 Dec 1676
  7. Lady Anne Russell b. c 1620, d. 26 Jan 1696/97
  8. Lady Diana Russell b. c 1624, d. 30 Jan 1694/95

Death

Francis died on 9 May 1641 at age 53, from smallpox and was buried at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.

Sources

  • Lundy, D. The Peerage. Web.[3]
  • Burke's DORMANT & EXTINCT PEERAGES (1883), p. 84
  • Nicholas, H. & Courthope, W. (1857). "Bedford," in The Historic Peerage of England, pp. 53. London: John Murray. Google Books.
  • Wikipedia: Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford
  • Dunlop, R. (1897). "Russell, William (1558?-1613)." ONDB. WikiSource.com.[4]
  1. see also: Francis Russell (1593 - 09 May 1641 London). Britannica.com[1]
  2. Note that both Edward and his father Francis Russell died in 1627 on successive days. Francis was slain.[2]




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Thank-you for double-checking!:) And, you should be right. [1] I've been mainly focused on the feudal barons, so I didn't finish adding in details of the children.
posted by [Living Ogle]
Francis (Russell), 4th Earl of Bedford, is the father of William (Russell), 5th Earl of Bedford. Russell-6057 is the father of Russell-10612.
posted by James Canning

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