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Rachel, Lady Russell | |
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Born | c. 1636 Titchfield |
Died | Southampton House, Bloomsbury, London | 29 September 1723 (aged 86–87)
Noble family | Wriothesley |
Spouse(s) | Francis, Lord Vaughan William, Lord Russell |
Issue | Anne Russell Rachel Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Catherine Russell Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford |
Father | Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton |
Mother | Rachel de Massue |
Rachel, Lady Russell (née Wriothesley /ˈraɪəθsli/ RYE-əths-lee;[1] c. 1636 – 29 September 1723) was an English noblewoman, heiress, and author. Her second husband was William, Lord Russell, who was implicated in the Rye House Plot and later executed. A collection of the many letters she wrote to her husband and other distinguished men was published in 1773.