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23 de may. de 2024 · The first Duke died in 1700 and was succeeded by his grandson, Lord Russell's son, Wriothesley, who died in 1711 and was followed by his son, another Wriothesley. The third Duke died without issue in 1732, and his brother, John, became the fourth holder of the title.
23 de may. de 2024 · His daughter and heir Elizabeth married in 1695 Wriothesley Russell, duke of Bedford (d. 1711), and retained Dry Drayton as dowager duchess until her death in 1724. (fn. 22) It was then assigned to her younger son John Russell, (fn. 23) who succeeded as 4th duke in 1732 and died in 1771.
Hace 1 día · This John succeeded his elder brother Wriothesley as Duke of Bedford in the year 1732, and became a character of considerable eminence in the political world. In 1744 he was appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and in 1748 succeeded the Earl of Chesterfield as one of his Majesty's principal secretaries of state.
21 de may. de 2024 · In 1545 King Henry VIII granted to his ancestor Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, Chancellor of England, the manor of Bloomsbury (now in Central London), which descended by the 4th Earl's second daughter and heiress to the Russell family, and is now part of the Bedford Estate.
Hace 2 días · Rachel's son and heir was Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford (1680–1711). By the 18th century, Covent Garden had become a well-known red-light district, attracting notable prostitutes such as Betty Careless and Jane Douglas.
22 de may. de 2024 · The third son of the 6th Duke of Bedford, Russell was educated at Westminster School and Edinburgh University before entering Parliament in 1813. In 1828 he took a leading role in the repeal of the Test Acts which discriminated against Catholics and Protestant dissenters.
13 de may. de 2024 · Wriothesley Russell, 2. Bedford Dükü KG(1 Kasım 1680 - 26 Mayıs 1711) bir İngiliz asilzadesi ve politikacıydı. William Russell, Lord Russell ve karısı Lady Rachel Wriothesley 'in oğluydu. 1683'ten 1694'e kadar, Lord Russell ve 1695'ten 1700'deki üyeliğine kadar Tavistock Markisi .
