Biography of Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford 1788-1861

Paternal Family Tree: Russell

Maternal Family Tree: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington

In 1786 [his father] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 19) and [his mother] 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 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 21) and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng (age 20). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Around 1800 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 11) educated at Westminster School [Map].

On 23 Jun 1803 [his father] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 36) and [his step-mother] 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.

In 1808 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 19) graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].

Before 01 Jul 1809 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 21) and 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 01 Jul 1809 [his son] William Russell 8th Duke Bedford was born to Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 21) and [his wife] Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford (age 25).

On 16 Jun 1816 Augustus Fitzgerald 3rd Duke Leinster (age 24) and [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Augusta Stanhope Duchess Leinster (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Leinster. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 63) and [his mother-in-law] Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 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 05 Sep 1829 [his father-in-law] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 76) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanhope 4th Earl of Harrington (age 49) succeeded 4th Earl Harrington, 4th Viscount Petersham, 4th Baron Harrington.

Greville Memoirs. 22 Nov 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 (age 42), [his brother] Lord John Russell's (age 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 (age 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. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 23 Apr 1831 [his brother-in-law] Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope 5th Earl of Harrington (age 46) and Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington (age 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. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20 Oct 1839 [his father] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 73) died. 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 wife] Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford (age 56) by marriage Marchioness Tavistock.

On 26 Mar 1847 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 58) was appointed 702nd Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 27).

On 03 Mar 1851 [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanhope 4th Earl of Harrington (age 70) died. His brother [his brother-in-law] Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope 5th Earl of Harrington (age 66) succeeded 5th Earl Harrington, 5th Viscount Petersham, 5th Baron Harrington. Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington (age 42) by marriage Countess Harrington.

On 03 Jul 1857 [his wife] Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford (age 73) died.

On 14 May 1861 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 73) died. His son [his son] William Russell 8th Duke Bedford (age 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 22 May 1861 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (deceased) was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies.

Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford 1788-1861 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 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford 1788-1861

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 England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Ancestors of Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford 1788-1861

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter 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 Grand Son 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 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son 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 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Great x 2 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 2 x Great Grand Son 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 Grand Daughter 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 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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 Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Savage Countess Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Sussex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Mother: Georgiana Elizabeth Byng 10 x Great Grand Daughter 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 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Howard Countess Orrery 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 4th Earl Cork 4th Earl Orrery 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Boyle 5th Earl Cork 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Manners Countess Exeter 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Cork 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland