Knight of the Garter, Knight of Chenies, Buckinghamshire and Russell Bedford House, the Strand, Middlesex. Governor of Berwick upon Tweed, Warden of the East Marches, Privy Councillor, Lieutenant of Devon, Dorset and Cornwall. Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Knight of the Shire for Buckinghamshire.
Son and heir to Sir John Russell, Earl of Bedford and Anne Sapcote, the daughter of Sir Guy.
Second husband of Margaret Saint John, daughter of John Saint John and Margaret Waldegrave, widow of William Gostwick. They were married about 1546 and had four sons and three daughters:
Edward, Lord Russell
John, Lord Russell
Sir Francis, Lord Russell
William, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh
Anne, wife of Sir Ambrose Dudley, Ealr of Warwick
Elizabeth, wife of William Bourchier, Earl of Bath
Margaret, wife of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland
He married secondly to Bridget Hussey, daughter of Sir John Hussey and his second wife, Anne Grey, daughter of George, the Earl of Kent. She was also the widow of Sir Richard Morrison of Casiobury who died 20 Mar 1556 and Sir Henry Manners, Earl of Rutland and Lord Ros who had died 17 Sept 1463. They had no issue.
Sir Francis was one of the forty knights who became Knights of Bath at the coronation of King Edward VI, 20 Feb 1547. He was summoned to Lords as Baron Russell in 1553 and succeeded as Earl of Bedford 1555.
He was Privy Councillor for Queen Elizabeth and entertained her 23 July 1570 at Chenies, and July of 1572 at Woburn Abbey.
Sir Francis died at Russell House of Gangrene and was buried with his first wife at Chenies. Bridget was buried at Watford.
Son and heir to Sir John Russell, Earl of Bedford and Anne Sapcote, the daughter of Sir Guy.
Second husband of Margaret Saint John, daughter of John Saint John and Margaret Waldegrave, widow of William Gostwick. They were married about 1546 and had four sons and three daughters:
Edward, Lord Russell
John, Lord Russell
Sir Francis, Lord Russell
William, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh
Anne, wife of Sir Ambrose Dudley, Ealr of Warwick
Elizabeth, wife of William Bourchier, Earl of Bath
Margaret, wife of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland
He married secondly to Bridget Hussey, daughter of Sir John Hussey and his second wife, Anne Grey, daughter of George, the Earl of Kent. She was also the widow of Sir Richard Morrison of Casiobury who died 20 Mar 1556 and Sir Henry Manners, Earl of Rutland and Lord Ros who had died 17 Sept 1463. They had no issue.
Sir Francis was one of the forty knights who became Knights of Bath at the coronation of King Edward VI, 20 Feb 1547. He was summoned to Lords as Baron Russell in 1553 and succeeded as Earl of Bedford 1555.
He was Privy Councillor for Queen Elizabeth and entertained her 23 July 1570 at Chenies, and July of 1572 at Woburn Abbey.
Sir Francis died at Russell House of Gangrene and was buried with his first wife at Chenies. Bridget was buried at Watford.
Knight of the Garter, Knight of Chenies, Buckinghamshire and Russell Bedford House, the Strand, Middlesex. Governor of Berwick upon Tweed, Warden of the East Marches, Privy Councillor, Lieutenant of Devon, Dorset and Cornwall. Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Knight of the Shire for Buckinghamshire.
Son and heir to Sir John Russell, Earl of Bedford and Anne Sapcote, the daughter of Sir Guy.
Second husband of Margaret Saint John, daughter of John Saint John and Margaret Waldegrave, widow of William Gostwick. They were married about 1546 and had four sons and three daughters:
Edward, Lord Russell
John, Lord Russell
Sir Francis, Lord Russell
William, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh
Anne, wife of Sir Ambrose Dudley, Ealr of Warwick
Elizabeth, wife of William Bourchier, Earl of Bath
Margaret, wife of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland
He married secondly to Bridget Hussey, daughter of Sir John Hussey and his second wife, Anne Grey, daughter of George, the Earl of Kent. She was also the widow of Sir Richard Morrison of Casiobury who died 20 Mar 1556 and Sir Henry Manners, Earl of Rutland and Lord Ros who had died 17 Sept 1463. They had no issue.
Sir Francis was one of the forty knights who became Knights of Bath at the coronation of King Edward VI, 20 Feb 1547. He was summoned to Lords as Baron Russell in 1553 and succeeded as Earl of Bedford 1555.
He was Privy Councillor for Queen Elizabeth and entertained her 23 July 1570 at Chenies, and July of 1572 at Woburn Abbey.
Sir Francis died at Russell House of Gangrene and was buried with his first wife at Chenies. Bridget was buried at Watford.
Son and heir to Sir John Russell, Earl of Bedford and Anne Sapcote, the daughter of Sir Guy.
Second husband of Margaret Saint John, daughter of John Saint John and Margaret Waldegrave, widow of William Gostwick. They were married about 1546 and had four sons and three daughters:
Edward, Lord Russell
John, Lord Russell
Sir Francis, Lord Russell
William, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh
Anne, wife of Sir Ambrose Dudley, Ealr of Warwick
Elizabeth, wife of William Bourchier, Earl of Bath
Margaret, wife of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland
He married secondly to Bridget Hussey, daughter of Sir John Hussey and his second wife, Anne Grey, daughter of George, the Earl of Kent. She was also the widow of Sir Richard Morrison of Casiobury who died 20 Mar 1556 and Sir Henry Manners, Earl of Rutland and Lord Ros who had died 17 Sept 1463. They had no issue.
Sir Francis was one of the forty knights who became Knights of Bath at the coronation of King Edward VI, 20 Feb 1547. He was summoned to Lords as Baron Russell in 1553 and succeeded as Earl of Bedford 1555.
He was Privy Councillor for Queen Elizabeth and entertained her 23 July 1570 at Chenies, and July of 1572 at Woburn Abbey.
Sir Francis died at Russell House of Gangrene and was buried with his first wife at Chenies. Bridget was buried at Watford.
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