Duke Bedford is in Dukedoms of England Alphabetically.
1414 Henry V awards his brothers Dukedoms
1433 John Duke of Bedford marries Jacquetta Luxemburg
On 16th May 1414 King Henry V of England created Dukedoms for his two brothers:
Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester was created 1st Duke Gloucester, 1st Earl Pembroke.
John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford was created 1st Duke Bedford, 1st Earl Kendal.
On 13th May 1423 John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford and Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford were married at Troyes, France. She by marriage Duchess Bedford She the daughter of John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy and Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy. He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun.
On 14th September 1435 John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford died at Rouen Castle without legitimate issue. Duke Bedford, Duke Bedford, Earl Kendal and Earl Richmond extinct. Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester became heir to the throne.
In 1433 John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford was created 1st Duke Bedford. It isn't clear what had happened to the original title? Possibly re-created with a different remainder?
On 22nd April 1433 John Duke Bedford and Jacquetta Luxemburg were married at Thérouanne. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of Peter Luxembourg I Count Saint Pol and Margherita Baux. He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun.
The marriage caused a rift with Philip "Good" Duke Burgundy, John's late wife's brother, who regarded the marriage, some five months after his sister's death, an insult to her memory. There was no issue from the marriage with John dying a year and a half later.
On 14th September 1435 John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford died at Rouen Castle without legitimate issue. Duke Bedford, Duke Bedford, Earl Kendal and Earl Richmond extinct. Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester became heir to the throne.
On 27th March 1470 George Neville 1st Duke Bedford was created 1st Duke Bedford by King Edward IV of England in preparation for his marriage to Elizabeth York Queen Consort England which didn't, in the end, take place. He, George, was nephew to Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury whose defection to the Lancastrian side may have caused the King to change his mind about his daughter's marriage.
In 1478 George Neville 1st Duke Bedford, by an Act of Parliament, Duke Bedford forfeit. Ostensibly for lack of money to maintain the style of a duke but more likely to ensure he didn't make claim on his inheritance.
In 1478 George York 1st Duke Bedford was created 1st Duke Bedford by King Edward IV of England.
In March 1479 George York 1st Duke Bedford died of plague at Windsor Castle. Duke Bedford extinct.
On 28th October 1485 Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford was created 1st Duke Bedford by Henry VII for having supported Henry's claim to the throne. Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham and Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.
Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby was created 1st Earl Derby.
Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon was created 1st Earl Devon. It is believed he was restored as 11th Baron Okehampton at the same time?
Reginald Bray, John Fitzwalter, Thomas Cokesge, Roger Lewknor, Henry Haydon and John Verney were appointed Knight of the Bath.
On 21st December 1495 Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford died at Thornbury Manor without legitimate issue. He was buried at Keynsham Abbey. Duke Bedford, Earl Pembroke extinct.
On 11th May 1694 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford was created 1st Duke Bedford, 1st Marquess Tavistock.
On 7th September 1700 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford died at Bedford House Covent Garden. Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 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.
Before 13th August 1703 Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 26th May 1711 Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford died. Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford 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 22nd April 1725 Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford and Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She was the step-daughter of his sister Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater. She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater and Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater. He the son of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford.
On 23rd October 1732 Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford died at A Coruña. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 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 by marriage Duchess Bedford.
In April 1737 John Russell 4th Duke Bedford and Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. He the son of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford.
On 5th January 1771 John Russell 4th Duke Bedford died at Woburn, Bedfordshire. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford 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 2nd March 1802 Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford died unmarried at Woburn, Bedfordshire. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 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 23rd June 1803 John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She the daughter of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon and Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon.
On 20th October 1839 John Russell 6th Duke Bedford died. Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford 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 by marriage Marchioness Tavistock.
On 18th January 1844 Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She the daughter of George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr and Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr.
On 14th May 1861 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford died. William Russell 8th Duke Bedford 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 27th May 1872 William Russell 8th Duke Bedford died. Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford 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 14th January 1891 Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford shot himself as a result of insanity at 81 Eaton Square, Belgravia. George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford 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 by marriage Duchess Bedford.
Monument in the Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies erected by Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford in 1892.
On 23rd March 1893 George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford died. George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford 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 27th August 1940 Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford died. Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford 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 9th October 1953 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford died. John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford 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 by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 4th September 1960 John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford and Nicole Schnedier Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. He the son of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.
On 25th October 2002 John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford died at Santa Fe. Henry Robin Ian Russell 14th Duke Bedford 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 13th June 2003 Henry Robin Ian Russell 14th Duke Bedford died. Andrew Ian Henry Russell 15th Duke Bedford 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.