William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford


The Duke of Bedford

Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Tenure11 May 1694 – 7 September 1700
SuccessorWriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford
Other titles1st Marquess of Tavistock
5th Earl of Bedford
5th Baron Russell
3rd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh
1st Baron Howland
BornAugust 1616
Died7 September 1700
(aged 84)
Spouse(s)Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford
IssueFrancis Russell
William Russell
John Russell
Edward Russell
Robert Russell
Anne Russell
James Russell
George Russell
Diana Russell
Catharine Russell
Margaret Russell
ParentsFrancis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford
Catharine Brydges

William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford KG PC (August 1616 – 7 September 1700) was an English nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited his Peerage as 5th Earl of Bedford and removed to the House of Lords. He fought in the Parliamentarian army and later defected to the Royalists during the English Civil War.