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Francis "4th Earl of Bedford" Russell
(Bef 19 Oct 1587 - 9 May 1641)
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== Biography ==Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1587-1641) was the son of William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh and Elizabeth Long. He was baptised 19 Oct 1587, but was also reported to have been born in 1593. 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. He succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh on 9 August 1613. He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Bedford on 3 May 1627.
He died on 9 May 1641 at age 53, from smallpox and was buried at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.
Children of Hon. Catharine Brydges and Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford
#Hon. Edward Russell d. 21 Sep 1665
#Lady Margaret Russell d. Nov 1676
#Francis Russell
#Colonel Hon. John Russell
#William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford b. Aug 1616, d. 7 Sep 1700
#Lady Catherine Russell b. 1618, d. c 1 Dec 1676
#Lady Anne Russell b. c 1620, d. 26 Jan 1696/97
#Lady Diana Russell b. c 1624, d. 30 Jan 1694/95
== Sources ==
* http://www.thepeerage.com/p10538.htm#i105378
* Burke's DORMANT & EXTINCT PEERAGES (1883), p. 84
* [[Wikipedia: Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford]]* Dunlop, R. (1897). "Russell, William (1558?-1613)." ONDB. WikiSource.com.[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russell,_William_(1558%3F-1613)_(DNB00)]
==Old Notes=='''Francis Russell''' (1593 - 09 May 1641, London)[http://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Russell-4th-earl-of-Bedford]
==Titles==
* 4th Earl of Bedford
==Parents==Father: William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russell,_William_(1558%3F-1613)_(DNB00)]
Mother: Elizabeth Long[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russell,_William_(1558%3F-1613)_(DNB00)]
==Marriage==m. '''Catherine Brydges''' (d. 1657; father: Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos). Issue: 8[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Russell,_4th_Earl_of_Bedford#Children]
"Francis Russell, 4th earl of Bedford." Encyclopedia Brittanica.[http://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Russell-4th-earl-of-Bedford]
== Biography ==Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1587-1641) was the son of William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh and Elizabeth Long. He was baptised 19 Oct 1587, but was also reported to have been born in 1593. 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. He succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh on 9 August 1613. He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Bedford on 3 May 1627.
He died on 9 May 1641 at age 53, from smallpox and was buried at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.
Children of Hon. Catharine Brydges and Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford
#Hon. Edward Russell d. 21 Sep 1665
#Lady Margaret Russell d. Nov 1676
#Francis Russell
#Colonel Hon. John Russell
#William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford b. Aug 1616, d. 7 Sep 1700
#Lady Catherine Russell b. 1618, d. c 1 Dec 1676
#Lady Anne Russell b. c 1620, d. 26 Jan 1696/97
#Lady Diana Russell b. c 1624, d. 30 Jan 1694/95
== Sources ==
* http://www.thepeerage.com/p10538.htm#i105378
* Burke's DORMANT & EXTINCT PEERAGES (1883), p. 84
* [[Wikipedia: Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford]]* Dunlop, R. (1897). "Russell, William (1558?-1613)." ONDB. WikiSource.com.[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russell,_William_(1558%3F-1613)_(DNB00)]
==Old Notes=='''Francis Russell''' (1593 - 09 May 1641, London)[http://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Russell-4th-earl-of-Bedford]
==Titles==
* 4th Earl of Bedford
==Parents==Father: William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russell,_William_(1558%3F-1613)_(DNB00)]
Mother: Elizabeth Long[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russell,_William_(1558%3F-1613)_(DNB00)]
==Marriage==m. '''Catherine Brydges''' (d. 1657; father: Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos). Issue: 8[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Russell,_4th_Earl_of_Bedford#Children]
"Francis Russell, 4th earl of Bedford." Encyclopedia Brittanica.[http://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Russell-4th-earl-of-Bedford]
Events
| Birth | Bef 19 Oct 1587 | Watford, Herefordshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 26 Feb 1608 | St. Mary le Strand, London, England - Catherine Brydges | |||
| Death | 9 May 1641 | Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England | |||
| Reference No | 6722970 | ||||
| Reference No | 6950669 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine Brydges (1580 - 1656) |
| Child | Catherine Russell (1618 - 1676) |
| Father | William Russell (1562 - 1613) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Longe (1569 - 1611) |
| Sibling | Francis Russell (1593 - 1641) |