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Culture, Lords of England, Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earl Bedford
Earl Bedford is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Bedford (1st Creation)
Earl Bedford is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
In 1138 Hugh Beaumont (age 32) was created 1st Earl Bedford. There is some doubt as to whether this creation existed.
After 1138 Hugh Beaumont (deceased) died. Earl Bedford extinct.
Earl Bedford (2nd Creation)
Earl Bedford is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
In 1366 Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 26) was created 1st Earl Bedford. Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons (age 33) by marriage Countess Bedford.
On 26 Aug 1377 Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 37) renounced his title Earl Bedford following the accession of King Richard II of England (age 10).
On 18 Feb 1397 Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 57) died whilst a prisoner following the Battle of Nicopolis without male issue. Earl Bedford extinct. His daughter Marie de Coucy Countess Soissons (age 30) succeeded Countess Soissons 1367.
Earl Bedford (3rd Creation)
Earl Bedford is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
1st: John Russell 1st Earl Bedford. Died 1555. Son
2nd: Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford. Died 1585. Grandson.
3rd: Edward Russell 3rd Earl Bedford. Died 1627. First Cousin.
4th: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford. Died 1641. Son
5th: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford. Died 1700. Grandson.
6th: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford. Died 1711. Son
7th: Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford. Died 1732. Brother.
8th: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford. Died 1771. Grandson.
9th: Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford. Died 1802. Brother.
10th: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford. Died 1839. Son
11th: Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford. Died 1861. Son
12th: William Russell 8th Duke Bedford. Died 1872. First Cousin.
13th: Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford. Died 1891. Son
14th: George William Sackville 10th Duke Bedford. Died 1893. Brother.
15th: Herbrand Arthur Sackville 11th Duke Bedford. Died 1940. Son
16th: Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford. Died 1953. Son
17th: John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford. Died 2002. Son
18th: Henry Robin Ian Russell 14th Duke Bedford. Died 2003. Son
On 19 Jan 1550 John Russell 1st Earl Bedford (age 65) was created 1st Earl Bedford. Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford (age 71) by marriage Countess Bedford.
On 14 Mar 1555 John Russell 1st Earl Bedford (age 70) died. His son Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford (age 28) succeeded 2nd Earl Bedford, 2nd Baron Russell of Cheneys. Margaret St John Countess Bedford (age 22) by marriage Countess Bedford.
On 25 Jun 1566 Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford (age 39) and Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford (age 40) were married. She by marriage Countess Bedford. He the son of John Russell 1st Earl Bedford and Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 28 Jul 1585 Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford (age 58) died. His grandson Edward Russell 3rd Earl Bedford (age 12) succeeded 3rd Earl Bedford, 3rd Baron Russell of Cheneys.
On 12 Dec 1594 Edward Russell 3rd Earl Bedford (age 21) and Lucy Harrington Countess Bedford (age 14) were married at St Dunstan's Church Stepney. She by marriage Countess Bedford. She brought an enormous dowry of £10000 and the estate of Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire [Map].
On 03 May 1627 Edward Russell 3rd Earl Bedford (age 54) died at Moor Park, Hertfordshire. His first cousin Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford (age 34) succeeded 4th Earl Bedford, 4th Baron Russell of Cheneys. Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford (age 47) by marriage Countess Bedford.
On 09 May 1641 Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford (age 48) died. His son William Russell 1st Duke Bedford (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl Bedford, 5th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 3rd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh. Anne Carr Countess of Bedford (age 25) by marriage Countess Bedford.
On 07 Sep 1700 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford (age 84) died at Bedford House Covent Garden. His grandson Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Bedford, 2nd Marquess Tavistock, 6th Earl Bedford, 6th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 4th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 2nd Baron Howland of Streatham.
On 26 May 1711 Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford (age 30) died. His son Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford (age 3) succeeded 3rd Duke Bedford, 3rd Marquess Tavistock, 7th Earl Bedford, 7th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 5th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 3rd Baron Howland of Streatham.
On 23 Oct 1732 Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford (age 24) died at A Coruña. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother John Russell 4th Duke Bedford (age 22) succeeded 4th Duke Bedford, 4th Marquess Tavistock, 8th Earl Bedford, 8th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 6th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th Baron Howland of Streatham. Diana Spencer Duchess Bedford (age 22) by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 05 Jan 1771 John Russell 4th Duke Bedford (age 60) died at Woburn, Bedfordshire. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His grandson Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford (age 5) succeeded 5th Duke Bedford, 5th Marquess Tavistock, 9th Earl Bedford, 9th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 7th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 5th Baron Howland of Streatham.
On 02 Mar 1802 Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford (age 36) died unmarried at Woburn, Bedfordshire. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 35) succeeded 6th Duke Bedford, 6th Marquess Tavistock, 10th Earl Bedford, 10th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 8th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 6th Baron Howland of Streatham.
On 20 Oct 1839 John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 73) died. His son Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 51) succeeded 7th Duke Bedford, 7th Marquess Tavistock, 11th Earl Bedford, 11th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 9th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 7th Baron Howland of Streatham. Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford (age 56) by marriage Marchioness Tavistock.
On 14 May 1861 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 73) died. His son William Russell 8th Duke Bedford (age 51) succeeded 8th Duke Bedford, 8th Marquess Tavistock, 12th Earl Bedford, 12th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 10th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 8th Baron Howland of Streatham.
On 27 May 1872 William Russell 8th Duke Bedford (age 62) died. His first cousin Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 52) succeeded 9th Duke Bedford, 9th Marquess Tavistock, 13th Earl Bedford, 13th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 11th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 9th Baron Howland of Streatham
On 14 Jan 1891 Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 71) committed suicide having shot himself as a result of insanity in Eaton Square, Belgravia. His son George William Sackville 10th Duke Bedford (age 38) succeeded 10th Duke Bedford, 10th Marquess Tavistock, 14th Earl Bedford, 14th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 12th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 10th Baron Howland of Streatham. Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford (age 38) by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 23 Mar 1893 George William Sackville 10th Duke Bedford (age 40) died. George William Sackville 10th Duke Bedford was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother Herbrand Arthur Sackville 11th Duke Bedford (age 35) succeeded 11th Duke Bedford, 11th Marquess Tavistock, 15th Earl Bedford, 15th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 13th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 11th Baron Howland of Streatham. Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 27 Aug 1940 Herbrand Arthur Sackville 11th Duke Bedford (age 82) died. His son Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 51) succeeded 12th Duke Bedford, 12th Marquess Tavistock, 16th Earl Bedford, 16th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 14th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 12th Baron Howland of Streatham. Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 09 Oct 1953 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 64) died. His son John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 36) succeeded 13th Duke Bedford, 13th Marquess Tavistock, 17th Earl Bedford, 17th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 15th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 13th Baron Howland of Streatham. Lydia Yarde-Buller Duchess Bedford (age 35) by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 25 Oct 2002 John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 85) died at Santa Fe. His son Henry Robin Ian Russell 14th Duke Bedford (age 62) succeeded 14th Duke Bedford, 14th Marquess Tavistock, 13th Marquess Tavistock, 18th Earl Bedford, 18th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 16th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 14th Baron Howland of Streatham. Henrietta Joan Tiarks Duchess Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 13 Jun 2003 Henry Robin Ian Russell 14th Duke Bedford (age 63) died. His son Andrew Ian Henry Russell 15th Duke Bedford (age 41) succeeded 15th Duke Bedford, 15th Marquess Tavistock, 19th Earl Bedford, 19th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 17th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 15th Baron Howland of Streatham.