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Gertrude Russell, Duchess of Bedford (15 February 1715 – 1 July 1794), formerly the Hon. Gertrude Leveson-Gower, was the second wife of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. She was the eldest daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, and his wife, the former Lady Evelyn Pierrepont. [1] She married the Duke of Bedford on 2 April 1737.
Russell family, a famous English Whig family, the senior line of which has held the title of duke of Bedford since 1694. Originating in Dorset, the family first became prominent under the Tudor sovereigns , John Russell (died 1555) being created earl of Bedford for his part in suppressing a rebellion in 1549 against the Protestant innovations of Edward VI’s reign.
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford KG PC FRS (30 September 1710 – 5 January 1771) was an 18th-century British statesman. He was the fourth son of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Howland of Streatham, Surrey.
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771) RA Collection: People and Organisations Landowner, politician, in Britain. Son of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford (1680-1711); grandfather of Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765-1802).
23 de mar. de 2024 · John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, was a British Whig statesman and peer who served as the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1757 to 1761. A leading member of the Whig party during the Seven Years' War, he negotiated the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended the conflict.
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, KG, PC, FRS (30 September 1710 – 5 January 1771) was an 18th-century British statesman. Bedford was a leading Whig political figure around the time of the Seven Years' War, and negotiated the Treaty of Paris which ended the conflict in 1763. He was also an early promoter of cricket and a patron of the arts who commissioned many works from artists, most ...
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) National Portrait Gallery, London Back to image. Photo credit: National Portrait Gallery ...
