Paternal Family Tree: Russell
Maternal Family Tree: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington
In 1786 [his father] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 19] and [his mother] Georgiana Elizabeth Byng [aged 18] were married. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 13th May 1788 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 21] and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng [aged 20]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
Around 1800 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford [aged 11] educated at Westminster School [Map].
On 11th October 1801 [his mother] Georgiana Elizabeth Byng [aged 33] died.
On 2nd March 1802 [his uncle] Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford [aged 36] died unmarried at Woburn, Bedfordshire. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother [his father] John [aged 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 23rd June 1803 [his father] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 36] and [his step-mother] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She the daughter of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon [aged 60] and Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon [aged 55]. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1808 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford [aged 19] graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
Before 1st July 1809 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford [aged 21] and Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington [aged 56] and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington [aged 54]. He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 42] and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 1st July 1809 [his son] William Russell 8th Duke Bedford was born to Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford [aged 21] and [his wife] Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford [aged 25]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 16th June 1816 Augustus Fitzgerald 3rd Duke Leinster [aged 24] and [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Augusta Stanhope Duchess Leinster [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Duchess Leinster. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington [aged 63] and [his mother-in-law] Jane Fleming Countess Harrington [aged 61]. He the son of William Robert Fitzgerald 2nd Duke Leinster and Emilia St George Duchess Leinster. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 5th September 1829 [his father-in-law] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington [aged 76] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles [aged 49] succeeded 4th Earl Harrington, 4th Viscount Petersham, 4th Baron Harrington.
Greville Memoirs. 22nd November 1830. Dined yesterday at Sefton's; nobody there but Lord Grey and his family, Brougham and Montrond, the latter just come from Paris. It was excessively agreeable. Lord Grey in excellent spirits, and Brougham, whom Sefton bantered from the beginning to the end of dinner.22 Be Brougham's political errors what they may, his gaiety, temper, and admirable social qualities make him delightful, to say nothing of his more solid merits, of liberality, generosity, and charity; for charity it is to have taken the whole family of one of his brothers who is dead—nine children—and maintained and educated them. From this digression to return to our dinner: it was uncommonly gay. Lord Grey said he had taken a task on himself which he was not equal to, prided himself on having made his arrangements so rapidly, and on having named no person to any office who was not efficient; he praised Lyndhurst highly, said he liked him, that his last speech was luminous, and that he should like very much to do anything he could for him, but that it was such an object to have Brougham on the Woolsack. So I suppose he would not dislike to take in Lyndhurst by-and-by. He would not tell us whom he has got for the Ordnance. John Russell was to have had the War Office, but Tavistock23 entreated that the appointment might be changed, as his brother's health was unequal to it; so he was made Paymaster. Lord Grey said he had more trouble with those offices than with the Cabinet ones. Sefton did nothing but quiz Brougham—'My Lord' every minute, and 'What does his Lordship say?' 'I'm sure it is very condescending of his Lordship to speak to such canaille as all of you,' and a thousand jokes. After dinner he walked out before him with the fire shovel for the mace, and left him no repose all the evening. I wish Leach could have heard Brougham. He threatened to sit often at the Cockpit, in order to check Leach24, who, though a good judge in his own Court, was good for nothing in a Court of Appeal; he said that Leach's being Chancellor was impossible, as there were forty-two appeals from him to the Chancellor, which he would have had to decide himself; and that he (Brougham) had wanted the Seal to be put in Commission with three judges, which would have been the best reform of the Court, expedited business, and satisfied suitors; but that Lord Grey would not hear of it, and had forced him to take it, which he was averse to do, being reluctant to leave the House of Commons.
Note 22. Lord Brougham had taken his seat on the Woolsack as Lord High Chancellor on the afternoon of this day, the 22nd of November. The patent of his peerage bore the same date.
Note 23. The Marquis of Tavistock [aged 42], Lord John Russell's [aged 38] eldest brother, afterwards Duke of Bedford. Lord John has since held almost every Cabinet office: his brother's notion that his health was unequal to the War Office in 1830 is amusing.
Note 24. The Master of the Rolls was at that time the presiding Judge of Appeal at the Privy Council, which was commonly spoken of as 'the Cockpit,' because it sat on the site of the old Cockpit at Whitehall; but the business was very ill done, which led Lord Brougham to bring in and carry his Act for the creation of the Judicial Committee in 1832—one of his best and most successful measures.
In 1831 [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanhope 4th Earl of Harrington [aged 50] and Maria Foote Countess Harrington were married. She by marriage Countess Harrington. He the son of [his father-in-law] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington and [his mother-in-law] Jane Fleming Countess Harrington.
On 23rd April 1831 [his brother-in-law] Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope 5th Earl of Harrington [aged 46] and Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington [aged 22] were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of [his father-in-law] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington and [his mother-in-law] Jane Fleming Countess Harrington.
In 1832 [his brother-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn [aged 20] and [his half-sister] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of [his father] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 65] and [his step-mother] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford [aged 50]. He the son of James Hamilton and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen [aged 39].
On 11th April 1835 [his brother] John Russell 1st Earl Russell [aged 42] and [his sister-in-law] Adelaide Lister [aged 27] were married. He the son of [his father] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 68] and [his mother] Georgiana Elizabeth Byng.
On 20th October 1839 [his father] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 73] died. His son Francis [aged 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. [his wife] Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford [aged 56] by marriage Marchioness Tavistock.
On 20th July 1841 [his brother] John Russell 1st Earl Russell [aged 48] and [his sister-in-law] Frances Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Countess Russell [aged 25] were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 2nd Earl Minto [aged 58] and Mary Brydone Countess Minto. He the son of [his father] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and [his mother] Georgiana Elizabeth Byng.
On 26th March 1847 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford [aged 58] was appointed 702nd Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 27].
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On 3rd March 1851 [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanhope 4th Earl of Harrington [aged 70] died. His brother Leicester [aged 66] succeeded 5th Earl Harrington, 5th Viscount Petersham, 5th Baron Harrington. Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington [aged 42] by marriage Countess Harrington.
On 3rd July 1857 [his wife] Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford [aged 73] died.
In 1861 [his brother] John Russell 1st Earl Russell [aged 68] was created 1st Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset. [his sister-in-law] Frances Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Countess Russell [aged 45] by marriage Countess Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset. They had four children.
On 14th May 1861 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford [aged 73] died. His son William [aged 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 22nd May 1861 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford [deceased] was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 10 Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 9 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Howland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Child
Grandfather: Francis Russell 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Father: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 2 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oswald Keppel 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Van Der Duyn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle
Grandmother: Elizabeth Keppel Great Granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland 
son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 
daughter of Henry IV King France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guillaume de Penancoët Seigneur de Kéroualle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie de Plœuc
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan 
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Savage Countess Cardigan 
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex 
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Sussex 
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford 3 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington 
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington
Grandfather: George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington
Mother: Georgiana Elizabeth Byng 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Boyle 1st Earl Orrery 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Boyle 2nd Earl Orrery 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Howard Countess Orrery 
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 4th Earl Cork 4th Earl Orrery 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Sackville Countess Orrery 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Boyle 5th Earl Cork 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter 
5 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Manners Countess Exeter 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Cork 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire 
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Grandmother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland