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William Russell 1st Duke of Bedford 1613–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 1613

Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 7 September 1700

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Lord (churchhill)

Mother: Hon. Brydges

Spouse(s): Anne Bedford

Children(s): Lord Russell, Lady Alington, James Bedford, Sir Russell, Lord Russell, Francis Russell, Lady Russell,, Lady Russell

In 1613, William Russell 1st Duke of Bedford entered the world in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, born to Lord Francis Henry Russell Of Thornhaugh 4Th Earl Of Bedford Princes Diana S 9Th Great Grandfather Churchhill And Hon Catharine Baroness Russell Of Thornhaugh Brydges. William Russell 1st Duke of Bedford married Anne Carr Russell Countess Of Bedford, and had children including Francis Lord Russell, James Russell Earl Of Bedford, Lady Diana Russell Verney Alington, Lady Margaret Russell, Lord Edward Russell, Lord William Russell 3Rd Duke Of Bedford Lord Russell, Sir Robert Russell. William Russell 1st Duke of Bedford passed away in 1700 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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  • In 1613, William Russell 1st Duke of Bedford entered the world in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, born to Lord Francis Henry Russell Of Thornhaugh 4Th Earl Of Bedford Princes Diana S 9Th Great Grandfather Churchhill And Hon Catharine Baroness Russell Of Thornhaugh Brydges.
  • William Russell 1st Duke of Bedford married Anne Carr Russell Countess Of Bedford, and had children including Francis Lord Russell, James Russell Earl Of Bedford, Lady Diana Russell Verney Alington, Lady Margaret Russell, Lord Edward Russell, Lord William Russell 3Rd Duke Of Bedford Lord Russell, Sir Robert Russell.
  • William Russell 1st Duke of Bedford passed away in 1700 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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William Bedford's Ancestors

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William Bedford
1613–1700
Birth Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th Earl of Bedford, (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather), (churchhill)
1593–1641
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Hon. (Catharine Baroness Russell of Thornhaugh) Brydges
1597–1656
Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Lord (William 3rd Earl of Bedford, 1st Baron of Thornhaugh) Russell
1558–1613
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Longe Countess of Bedford) Russel
1562–1611
Shingay, Cambridgeshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bedford's Descendants

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William (Russell 1st Duke of) Bedford (August 1613–7 September 1700) m. Anne (Carr Russell, Countess of) Bedford (9 December 1615–10 May 1684)
  1. 1. Lord (William Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford, Lord) Russell 1639–1683
  2. 2. Lady (Diana Russell Verney) Alington 1652–1701
  3. 3. James (Russell, Earl of) Bedford 1644–1712
  4. 4. Sir (Robert) Russell 1643–1713
  5. 5. Lord (Edward) Russell 1643–1712
  6. 6. Francis (Lord) Russell 1638–1678
  7. 7. Lady (Margaret) Russell, 1656–1702
  8. 8. Lady (Margaret) Russell 1635–1701

William Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1613
August 1613
Birth of William Russell 1st Duke of Bedford in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
1700
7 September 1700
Age 87
Death of William Russell 1st Duke of Bedford in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 1613
    Event Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1700
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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