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