Duke of Bedford

Duke of Bedford ( named after the place in Bedfordshire England ) is a British hereditary title of nobility, which was awarded several times in the Peerage of England. The title is managed by the Russell family.

The family seat is at Woburn Abbey Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Ceremonies

The first award of the Dukedom was in the 14th century to John of Lancaster, the third son of Henry IV and later regent of France. Further commitments were provided in 1470 to George Neville, the nephew of Richard Neville ( called Warwick the Kingmaker ), and 1485 to Jasper Tudor, uncle of Henry VII.

Today the Russell family holds the title of Earl and Duke of Bedford. John Russell, a close advisor of Henry VIII and Edward VI. was appointed in 1551 to the Earl of Bedford, his descendant William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford, after the Glorious Revolution to the Duke.

Subordinate title

The subsidiary title of the Duke of Bedford are: Marquess of Tavistock ( 1694 ), Earl of Bedford ( 1550), Baron Russell ( 1539), Baron Russell ( 1603) and Baron Howland ( 1695). They all belong to the peerage of England.

The courtesy title of the eldest son of the Marquess of Tavistock Dukes is.

List of Dukes and Earls of Bedford

Earl of Bedford, First Creation (1138)

  • Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford ( fall 1142 )

Earl of Bedford, Second Creation ( 1366)

  • Enguerrand de Coucy, 1st Earl of Bedford ( 1338-1398 ) (resigned in 1377 )

Duke of Bedford, First Creation ( 1414)

  • John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford ( 1389-1435 )

Duke of Bedford, Second Creation ( 1470 )

  • George Neville, 1st Duke of Bedford ( 1457-1483 ), ( withdrawn 1478)

Duke of Bedford, third Creation ( 1478)

  • George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford ( 1477-1479 )

Duke of Bedford, Fourth Creation ( 1485 )

  • Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford ( 1431-1495 )

Earl of Bedford, third Creation ( 1551 )

  • John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford ( 1485-1555 )
  • Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford ( 1527-1585 )
  • Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford ( 1572-1627 )
  • Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford ( 1593-1641 )
  • William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford ( 1616-1700 ), ( 1694 was the Duke of Bedford applicable)

Duke of Bedford, Fifth Creation ( 1694 )

  • William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford ( 1616-1700 )
  • Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford ( 1680-1711 )
  • Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford ( 1708-1732 )
  • John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford ( 1710-1771 )
  • Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford ( 1765-1802 )
  • John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford ( 1766-1839 )
  • Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford ( 1788-1861 )
  • William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford ( 1809-1872 )
  • Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford ( 1819-1891 )
  • George William Francis Sackville Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford ( 1852-1893 )
  • Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford ( 1858-1940 )
  • Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford ( 1888-1953 )
  • John Robert Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford ( 1917-2002 )
  • Henry Robin Ian Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford ( 1940-2003 )
  • Andrew Ian Henry Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford ( b. 1962 )

His heir is Henry Robin Charles Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (* 2005).

Henry IV of England Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick Henry VII of England Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy
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