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Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford PC (1587 – 9 May 1641) was an English nobleman and politician. He built the square of Covent Garden, with the piazza and church of St. Paul's, employing Inigo Jones as his architect. He is also known for his pioneering project to drain The Fens of Cambridgeshire.
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Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765–1802) came of age...
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Duke of Bedford (named after Bedford, England) is a title...
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9 de may. de 2024 · Francis Russell, 4th earl of Bedford (born 1593—died May 9, 1641, London) was the 4th earl of Bedford, the only son of William, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh, who became earl of Bedford by the death of his cousin Edward, the 3rd earl, in May 1627.
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Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765–1802) came of age in 1786. He was a spendthrift gambler, with an interest in farming on the Woburn estate. However, he was not interested in Bedford House in Bloomsbury, instead living in the West End .
Duke of Bedford (named after Bedford, England) is a title that has been created six times (for five distinct people) in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1414 for Henry IV's third son, John, who later served as regent of France. In 1433 he surrendered the title and it was re-granted to him.
10 de ene. de 2022 · 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, and reported to have been born in 1593.
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- May 9, 1641
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13 de jun. de 2024 · Francis, the fourth Earl (1593–1641), was probably the most remarkable of the Bedfords; in the words of one of the Russells' nineteenth-century stewards, 'he lived in advance of his time altogether'.
Bedford, Francis Russell, 4th earl of (1593–1641). Bedford hoped to resolve the political crisis of early 1641, since he was acceptable to Charles I as well as the parliamentary leaders. Source for information on Bedford, Francis Russell, 4th earl of: The Oxford Companion to British History dictionary.
