Biography of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford 1888-1953
Paternal Family Tree: Russell
On 31 Jan 1888 [his father] Herbrand Arthur Sackville 11th Duke Bedford (age 29) and [his mother] Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford were married at Barrackpore. He the son of Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 68) and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford (age 69). He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
On 21 Dec 1888 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford was born to Herbrand Arthur Sackville 11th Duke Bedford (age 30) and Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford.
On 23 Mar 1893 [his uncle] George William Sackville 10th Duke Bedford (age 40) died. George William Sackville 10th Duke Bedford (age 40) was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother [his father] 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. [his mother] Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.
Around 1900 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 11) educated at Eton College [Map].
Around 1904 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 15) graduated at Balliol College, Oxford University.
In Nov 1914 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 25) and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford were married. He the son of Herbrand Arthur Sackville 11th Duke Bedford (age 56) and Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford.
On 24 May 1917 [his son] John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford was born to Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 28) and [his wife] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.
On 02 Sep 1920 [his daughter] Daphne Crommelin Russell was born to Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 31) and [his wife] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.
In 1923 [his son] Hugh Hastings Russell was born to Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 34) and [his wife] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.
On 06 Apr 1939 [his son] John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Clare Bridgman (age 36) were married. His father Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 50) disinherited him as a consequence. He the son of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 50) and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.
On 27 Aug 1940 [his father] 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. [his wife] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 13 Feb 1947 [his son] John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Lydia Yarde-Buller Duchess Bedford (age 29) were married. She the daughter of John Yarde-Buller 3rd Baron Churston and Jessie Smither aka Denise Orme Duchess Leinster (age 61). He the son of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 58) and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.
On 09 Oct 1953 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 64) died. His son [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. [his daughter-in-law] Lydia Yarde-Buller Duchess Bedford (age 35) by marriage Duchess Bedford.
[his son] Hugh Hastings Russell and Rosemary Markby were married. He the son of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 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 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Russell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keppel Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle
Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Russell 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Elizabeth Byng 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Boyle 5th Earl Cork
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Anne Rawdon
Father: Herbrand Arthur Sackville 11th Duke Bedford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John West 1st Earl De La Warr 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John West 2nd Earl De La Warr 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Maccarthy Baroness De La Warr 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John West 4th Earl De La Warr 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sackville 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Leveson-Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johnathan Cope 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cope 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Arabella Howard
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cecil Bisshopp 6th Baronet
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Bisshopp Countess Liverpool 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Mother: Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford