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William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of Bedford 1616–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1616

Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire

Death Date: 7 September 1700

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Lord grandfather)(churchhill)

Mother: Honorable Bridges

Spouse(s): Anne Bedford

Children(s): Sir Russell, Lord Russell, John Russell, Lord Russell, Lord Russell, Anne Bedford, Lord Russell, George Russell, Lady Russell, Lady Russell, Lord Russell, Katherine Russell, Margaret Springer, Mathew Russell, Lady Russell

The story of William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of Bedford began in 1616 in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire. William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of Bedford married Anne Carr Countess Of Bedford, Elizabeth, and had children including Anne Countess Russell Bedford, George Russell, John Russell, Katherine Russell, Lady Diana Russell, Lady Margaret Russell, Lord Edward Russell, Lord Francis Russell, Lord James Russell, Lord Robert Russell, Lord William Russell, Margaret Springer, Mathew Russell, Sir Lord Robert William 3Rd Duke Bedford Russell 5Th Earl 1St Duke Of Russell. William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of Bedford passed away in 1700 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of Bedford began in 1616 in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire.
  • William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of Bedford married Anne Carr Countess Of Bedford, Elizabeth, and had children including Anne Countess Russell Bedford, George Russell, John Russell, Katherine Russell, Lady Diana Russell, Lady Margaret Russell, Lord Edward Russell, Lord Francis Russell, Lord James Russell, Lord Robert Russell, Lord William Russell, Margaret Springer, Mathew Russell, Sir Lord Robert William 3Rd Duke Bedford Russell 5Th Earl 1St Duke Of Russell.
  • William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First 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
1616–1700
Birth Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire
Parents
Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather)(churchhill)
1587–1641
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Honorable (Lady Catharine Margaret Russell, Baroness of Thornhaugh) Bridges
1580–1657
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William (Blanchard Russell, 1st Earl of Thornhaugh, 2nd Earl of Thornhaugh and 3rd Earl of) Bedford)
1558–1613
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Longe (Countess of Bedford)) Russel
1562–1611
Shingay, Cambridgeshire, England
Frances (Isabella) Clinton
1551–1623
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Russell
1527–1585
Margaret Russell
1533–1572
William Longe
1542–1618
Annys Touchyn
1540–1618
Edward Lincoln
1512–1584
Ursula Stourton
1518–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anne Sapcote
1489–1559
John Russell
1515–1575
John Bletsoe
1498–1527
Margaretha Waldegrave
1485–1567
John 15GGF
1510–1582
Anne Basse
1520–1588
Thomas Clinton
1490–1517
Joan Clinton
1490–1553
William Stourton
1484–1548
Elizabeth Dudley
1488–1560

William Bedford's Descendants

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William (1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of) Bedford (7 Aug 1616–7 September 1700) m. Anne (Carr Countess of) Bedford (9 December 1615–10 May 1684)
  1. 1. Sir (Lord Robert William 3rd Duke Bedford Russell 5th Earl\1st Duke of) Russell 1639–1683
  2. 2. Lord (Francis) Russell 1638–1678
  3. 3. John Russell 1641–1642
  4. 4. Lord (Edward) Russell 1643–1714
  5. 5. Lord (Robert) Russell 1645–1703
  6. 6. Anne (Countess Russell) Bedford 1650–1657
  7. 7. Lord (James) Russell 1651–1712
  8. 8. George Russell 1652–1692
  9. 9. Lady (Diana) Russell 1652–1701 m. Greville Verney 1634–1684
    1. 1. Diana Warburton 1676–1705 m. George Warburton 1675–1743
      1. 1. Diana Warburton –1730
      2. 2. Dockwra Warburton 1705–
      3. 3. Giles Warburton 1703–
    2. 2. Giles Alington 1680–1691
    3. 3. Catharine Napier 1677–1724 m. Nathaniel Napier 1668–1728
      1. 1. Gerard (Napier) MP 1701–1759
      2. 2. Diana Napier 1699–1740
      3. 3. William Napier 1696–1753
      4. 4. Wyndham Napier –1734
    4. 4. William Verney 1668–1683
  10. 10. Lady (Margaret) Russell 1656–1702
  11. 11. Lord (William) Russell 1650–1679
  12. 12. Katherine Russell 1640–
  13. 13. Margaret Springer 1658–1698
  14. 14. Mathew Russell 1652–
  15. 15. Lady (Margaret) Russell 1635–1701

William Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1616
7 Aug 1616
Birth of William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of Bedford in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire
1700
7 September 1700
Age 84
Death of William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of Bedford in Bedford House, Strand, Londen
Bedford House, Strand, Londen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1616
    Event Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1700
    Event Place: Bedford House, Strand, Londen

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

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