Catharine <I>Brydges</I> Russell

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Catharine Brydges Russell

Birth
Gloucestershire, England
Death
29 Jan 1657 (aged 76–77)
Buckinghamshire, England
Burial
Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Russell family vault inside church
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Daughter of Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudeley and Lady Frances Clinton, she was born about 1583 at Sudeley Castle near Winchcombe.

She married Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, on 26 February 1608/9 at St. Mary le Strand, London, England. As a result of her marriage, she became Baroness Russell of Thornhaugh on 9 August 1613 and Countess of Bedford on 3 May 1627.

She and her husband had the following children:
Hon. Edward Russell d. 21 Sep 1665
Lady Margaret Russell d. Nov 1676
Francis Russell
Col. Hon. John Russell
William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford, Aug 1616-7 Sep 1700
Lady Catherine Russell 1618-1 Dec 1676
Lady Anne Russell abt 1620-26 Jan 1696/97
Lady Diana Russell abt 1624-30 Jan 1694/95

She died on 29 January 1656/57 at Chiswick and was buried on 16 February at St. Michael's parish church next to her husband.
Daughter of Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudeley and Lady Frances Clinton, she was born about 1583 at Sudeley Castle near Winchcombe.

She married Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, on 26 February 1608/9 at St. Mary le Strand, London, England. As a result of her marriage, she became Baroness Russell of Thornhaugh on 9 August 1613 and Countess of Bedford on 3 May 1627.

She and her husband had the following children:
Hon. Edward Russell d. 21 Sep 1665
Lady Margaret Russell d. Nov 1676
Francis Russell
Col. Hon. John Russell
William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford, Aug 1616-7 Sep 1700
Lady Catherine Russell 1618-1 Dec 1676
Lady Anne Russell abt 1620-26 Jan 1696/97
Lady Diana Russell abt 1624-30 Jan 1694/95

She died on 29 January 1656/57 at Chiswick and was buried on 16 February at St. Michael's parish church next to her husband.


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