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Family. Bedford married firstly the Hon. Georgiana Byng, daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington, in 1786. The marriage lasted 15 years and they had three sons: Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford; Lord George William Russell; Lord John Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and grandfather of philosopher Bertrand Russell.
Mar 28, 2022 · Title: 6th Duke of Bedford. Bedford was sworn of the Privy Council in 1806 and appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1830. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, held other titles as follows: 6th Marquess of Tavistock. 10th Earl of Bedford.
- July 6, 1766
- October 20, 1839
Jul 16, 2023 · Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England. Immediate Family: Son of Marquess of Tavistock, Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock and Lady Elizabeth Russell, Marchioness of Tavistock. Husband of The Hon Georgiana Elizabeth Russell and Georgiana Elizabeth Russell (Gordon), Duchess of Bedford.
- England
- October 20, 1839
- July 6, 1766
When John Russell was born on 6 July 1766, in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Russell, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Keppel, was 26. He married Georgiana Elizabeth Byng on 21 March 1786, in Brussels, Belgium. They were the parents of at least 6 sons.
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.
The Russell family had been one of the principal Whig dynasties in England since the 17th century, and were among the richest handful of aristocratic landowning families in the country, but as a younger son of the 6th Duke of Bedford he was not expected to inherit the family estates.
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