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Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, KG (c. 1527 – 28 July 1585) of Chenies in Buckinghamshire and of Bedford House in Exeter, Devon, was an English nobleman, soldier, and politician. He was a godfather to the Devon-born sailor Sir Francis Drake. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon (1584-5).
Russell was born on 27 September 1739. He was the eldest son of the John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford and, his second wife, Lady Gertrude Leveson-Gower.His father was a prominent Whig statesman and peer who served as the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Privy Seal, Lord President of the Council, and British Ambassador to France.
Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1593–1641), cousin of the 3rd Earl and son of Lord Russell of Thornhaugh (fourth son of the 2nd Earl) William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford (1616–1700), eldest son of the 4th Earl, was created Duke of Bedford in 1694 Francis Russell, Lord Russell (1638–1679), eldest son of the 5th Earl, died unmarried
Sir John Russell, 3rd Baronet; William Russell, baptized at Chippenham, 9 March 1635; probably he died young. Robert Russell, born at Chippenham, 21 October 1644; he resided at Feckenham, and at Mildenhall, in Suffolk. He married a widow, who was the daughter and co-heir of Thomas Soame, of Thurlow, in Suffolk, a captain of foot in the service ...
Lord Russell: Francis Russell c. 1554 –1585 Lord Russell: William Russell c. 1558 –1613 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh: Edward Russell 1572–1627 3rd Earl of Bedford and Baron Russell: Francis Russell 1593–1641 4th Earl of Bedford and Baron Russell, 2nd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh: Duke of Bedford (6th creation) and Marquess of ...
Francis H. Russell, American diplomat; Francis Russell (MP for Cheltenham), British cavalry Major-General and Member of Parliament for Cheltenham, 1895–1900; Francis William Russell (1800–1871), Member of the UK Parliament for Limerick City; Francis Albert Rollo Russell, son of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell and first person to be born to a ...
He was the son of Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell and his wife, Eleanor Forster. [1] He was the paternal grandson of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford. His maternal grandparents were Sir John Forster of Bamburgh and Jane Radcliffe. [1] His father was shot and killed at a meeting on the Scottish border on 27 July 1585.
Baron Russell of Thornhaugh is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1603 for the English military leader, the Honourable Sir William Russell. He was the fourth son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford. His son succeeded as Earl of Bedford in 1627 and the barony has been united with the earldom ever since.