The Duke of Bedford | |
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 Portrait by Godfrey Kneller | |
| Tenure | 11 May 1694 – 7 September 1700 |
| Successor | Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford |
| Other titles | 1st Marquess of Tavistock 5th Earl of Bedford 5th Baron Russell 3rd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh 1st Baron Howland |
| Born | August 1616 |
| Died | 7 September 1700 (aged 84) |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford |
| Issue | Francis Russell William Russell John Russell Edward Russell Robert Russell Anne Russell James Russell George Russell Diana Russell Catharine Russell Margaret Russell |
| Parents | Francis 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.