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Francis, 5th Duke of Bedford, Russell Square WC1 - geograph.org.uk - 1337844.jpg 479 × 640; 129 KB State of Francis Russell in Russell Square.jpg 3,264 × 4,896; 11.81 MB Statue of Francis Russell in Russell Square (Boarded Up).jpg 4,592 × 3,448; 15.36 MB
It was partly because of his son’s fame as patriot-martyr that the 5th earl was granted a dukedom in 1694. He was succeeded by his grandson Wriothesley Russell (1680–1711), 2nd duke, who was succeeded by his son Wriothesley Russell, (1708–32), 3rd duke. This article was most recently revised and updated by
Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford primary name: Russell, Francis other name: (Duke of) Bedford
The 5th Earl of Bedford (1613-1700) was created Duke of Bedford in 1694. His eldest son William, Lord Russell (1639-83), married in 1669 Lady Rachel Wriothesley, daughter and co-heir of the 4th Earl of Southampton, through whom the Bloomsbury (Middlesex) estate and land in Hampshire (Stratton, Micheldever, etc) came to the Russell family.
Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford. John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford. Lord William Russell. Parent (s) John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. Hon. Gertrude Leveson-Gower. Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (27 September 1739 – 22 March 1767) was a British politician and heir apparent to the dukedom of Bedford until his death in 1767.
Inside the gates at each entrance to the square there is a modern information board, erected when the square was renovated in 2003. About this statue it says: 'The bronze statue by Sir Richard Westmacott R. A. was unveiled on 3rd August 1809. It depicts Sir Francis Russell, the agriculturalist (a member of the first Board of Agriculture), with his hand on a plough with sheep at his feet and ...
When Sir Francis Russell 5th Duke of Bedford was born on 23 July 1765, in Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Russell Marquess of Tavistock, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Keppel, was 25. He died on 2 March 1802, in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 36, and was buried in Chenies ...
