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Fu fatto consigliere, e compì commissioni diplomatiche alla corte di Carlo IX di Francia e di Maria, Regina di Scozia. Dal febbraio 1564 al ottobre 1567 fu governatore di Berwick e guardiano delle Marche ad est della Scozia , in cui condusse varie trattative fra Elisabetta e Maria.
La famiglia Russell attualmente detiene il titolo di conte e duca di Bedford. John Russell, consigliere strettamente legato a Enrico VIII d'Inghilterra, ottenne il titolo di 'Conte di Bedford nel 1551 ed un suo discendente, William, venne creato duca dopo la restaurazione della Gloriosa Rivoluzione.
Francis Russell, II conte di Bedford (1527 – Londra, 28 luglio 1585), è stato un nobile e politico inglese.
Francis Russell, IX duca di Bedford (Londra, 16 ottobre 1819 – Londra, 14 gennaio 1891), è stato un politico e agronomo britannico
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Francis was the son of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford and Anne Sapcote. He was educated at King's Hall, Cambridge and accompanied his father, to sit in the House of Commons. He represented Buckinghamshire in parliament in 1545–47 and 1547–52. In 1547 he was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. He assisted to quell the risi...
When Elizabeth I of England ascended the throne in November 1558 the Earl of Bedford, as Russell had been since 1555, became an active figure in public life. He was made a privy councillor, and was sent on diplomatic errands to Charles IX of France and Mary, Queen of Scots. From February 1564 to October 1567 he was governor of Berwick and warden of...
His first wife was Margaret (née St John) Gostwick (1533–1562), a widow of Sir John Gostwick. Margaret was a daughter of Sir John St John (great-grandson of Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso) and Margaret Waldegrave (a daughter of Sir William Waldegrave). Together, they were the parents of four sons and three daughters: 1. Lady Anne Russell (1548–1603),...
Prince, Hugh C. (2008). Parks in Hertfordshire Since 1500. Hertfordshire Publications.Tittler, Robert; Richards, Judith (2014). The Reign of Mary I. Routledge.tudorplace.com.ar[unreliable source]Accessed 27 October 2007Richardson, Douglas, Kimball G. Everingham, and David Faris. Plantagenet Ancestry A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Royal ancestry series.Baltimore, Md: Genealogical Pub. Co, 2004. Accesse...Francis Russell, 2o Conte di Bedford, KG (c. Il 1527 – il 28 luglio 1585) è stato un nobiluomo inglese, un soldato e un politico e un padrino a Francis Drake. Vita Prima vita. Francis è stato il figlio di John Russell, il 1o Conte di Bedford e Anne Sapcote. È stato istruito alla Sala di re, Cambridge e ha accompagnato il suo padre, per ...
Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, KG (c. 1527 – 28 July 1585) of Chenies in Buckinghamshire and of in Exeter, Devon, was an English nobleman, soldier, and politician. He was a godfather to the Devon-born sailor Sir Francis Drake. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon (1584-5).
