Biography of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 1766-1839

Paternal Family Tree: Russell

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey 1608-1662

On 08 Jun 1764 [his father] Francis Russell (age 24) and [his mother] Elizabeth Keppel (age 25) were married. She the daughter of William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle and Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle (age 60). He the son of John Russell 4th Duke Bedford (age 53) and Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 06 Jul 1766 John Russell 6th Duke Bedford was born to Francis Russell (age 26) and Elizabeth Keppel (age 27). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 22 Mar 1767 [his father] Francis Russell (age 27) died from a fall from a horse while out hunting.

In 1768 [his mother] Elizabeth Keppel (age 29) died.

In 1786 John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 19) and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng (age 18) were married. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 13 May 1788 [his son] Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 21) and [his wife] Georgiana Elizabeth Byng (age 20). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 08 May 1790 [his son] George Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 23) and [his wife] Georgiana Elizabeth Byng (age 22). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1792 [his brother-in-law] William Henry Byng (age 16) died.

On 18 Aug 1792 [his son] John Russell 1st Earl Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 26) and [his wife] Georgiana Elizabeth Byng (age 24). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 13 Oct 1792 [his brother-in-law] George Byng (age 15) died.

On 11 Oct 1801 [his wife] Georgiana Elizabeth Byng (age 33) died.

On 02 Mar 1802 [his brother] Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford (age 36) died unmarried at Woburn. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 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 23 Jun 1803 John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 36) and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She the daughter of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 60) and Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 55). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 11 May 1804 [his son] Wriothesley Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 37) and [his wife] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 22). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 24 Apr 1805 [his son] Edward Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 38) and [his wife] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 23). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

The London Gazette 15905. Dublin Castle, March 28, 1806.

The Duke of Bedford (age 39), who embarked at Holyhead on Tuesday Night the 25th Instant, on board His Majesty's Yacht the Dorset, arrived in this Harbour early this Morning. His Grace on his Arrival in Dublin, was received by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Commons of the City of Dublin.

His Grace, attended by a Squadron of Dragoons, proceeded to the Castle, and the Council having assembled at Three o'Clock, His Grace was introduced in form to His Excellency the Earl, of Hardwicke (age 48), who received him sitting under the Canopy of State in the Presence Chamber, from whence a Procession was made in the usual State to the Council Chamber: The Council sitting, His Grace's Commission was tead, and the Oath being administered to him, His Grace was invested with the Collar of the most illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, and received the Sword of State from the Earl of Hardwicke.

His Grace afterwards repaired to the Presence Chamber, and received the Compliments of the Nobility and other Persons of Distinction upon his safe Arrival, and taking upon him the Government of Ireland.

On 10 Feb 1807 [his son] Charles James Fox Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 40) and [his wife] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 25). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 08 Jan 1808 [his brother-in-law] Alexander Gordon (age 23) died.

Before 01 Jul 1809 [his son] Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 56) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 54). He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 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 08 Jul 1812 [his daughter] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 46) and [his wife] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 30). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1817 [his son] Cosmo Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 50) and [his wife] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 35). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 16 Oct 1819 [his son] George Russell (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Anne Rawdon were married. He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 53) and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 16 Sep 1821 [his son] Alexander Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 55) and [his wife] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 40). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 03 Sep 1824 [his former sister-in-law] Emily Byng (age 45) died.

On 19 Jun 1826 [his daughter] Rachel Evelyn Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 59) and [his wife] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 44). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1830 John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 63) was appointed 669th Knight of the Garter by King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 64).

In 1832 [his son-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 20) and [his daughter] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 65) and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 50). He the son of James Hamilton and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen (age 39). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

1835. George Hayter (age 42). Portrait of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 68).

On 11 Apr 1835 [his son] John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 42) and [his daughter-in-law] Adelaide Lister (age 27) were married. He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 68) and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20 Oct 1839 John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 73) died. His son [his son] Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 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 daughter-in-law] Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford (age 56) by marriage Marchioness Tavistock.

On 24 Feb 1853 [his former wife] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 71) died at Nice, France.

[his son] Georgiana Elizabeth Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

[his son] Wriothesley Russell and Elizabeth Laura Henrietta Russell were married. He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford. They were first 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.

James Wandesford Butler and [his daughter] Rachel Evelyn Russell were married. She the daughter of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford. He the son of James Wandesford Butler 1st Marquess Ormonde and Grace Louisa Staples Marchioness Ormonde. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 1766-1839 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 1694-1754

Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 1691-1727

King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685

Royal Ancestors of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 1766-1839

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Royal Descendants of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 1766-1839

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 1

Ancestors of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 1766-1839

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carr 1st Earl Somerset 13 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel de Massue Seigneur de Rouvigny

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton

GrandFather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Howland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Child

Great x 3 Grandfather: Josiah Child

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roycroft

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Child

Father: Francis Russell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 2 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe

Great x 1 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth

John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Oswald Keppel

Great x 1 Grandfather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle

GrandFather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle

Great x 2 Grandfather: Adam Van Der Duyn

Great x 1 Grandmother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle

Mother: Elizabeth Keppel Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guillaume de Penancoët Seigneur de Kéroualle

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sébastien de Plœuc Marquis du Timeur et de Kergolay

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie de Plœuc

GrandMother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Savage Countess Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savile 1st Baron Savile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Sussex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey