Russell, John (1485 - 1554/5)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 16
Total events naming patron - 13
Troupes - 8
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
Legend

patron legend

Base layers

Data layers

Tag this record 

Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1485
Death Date: 1555-03-14

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Sapcote, Anne ( - 1559)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1526-10
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union began sometime between November 1525 and October 1526

Offspring

From Sapcote, Anne ( - 1559)

  1. Male offspring: Russell, Francis (1526 - 1585) (patron)

Primary Title

Baron Russell

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1522-07-02
    Vacated 1554/5-03-14
  • Baron Russell
    Assumed 1538/9-03-09
    Vacated 1554/5-03-14
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1539-04-24 (installed 18 May 1539)
    Vacated 1554/5-03-14
  • 3rd Earl of Bedford
    Assumed 1549/50-01-19
    Vacated 1554/5-03-14

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Sheriff, Dorset 1527-11-16 n.d.
Sheriff, Somerset 1527-11-16 n.d.
MP, Buckinghamshire 1529 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1536 n.d.
JP, Buckinghamshire 1536 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1536 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1536 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1536 1554/5-03-14
Comptroller of the Household, England 1537-10-18 1539
Chief Steward & Receiver, Somerset 1537/8-2-23 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1537/8 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1537/8 1539
JP, Hertfordshire 1537/8 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1538 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1538 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire 1538 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1538 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1538 1540
Constable, Cornwall 1539-9-18 n.d.
High Steward, Duchy of Cornwall 1539-7-4 1554/5-03-14
JP, Somerset 1539 1541
JP, Hertfordshire 1539 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1539 1540
JP, Devon 1539 1541
JP, Buckinghamshire 1539 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1539 1540
Keeper, Devon 1539-9-18 n.d.
Keeper, Cornwall 1539-9-18 n.d.
President, Council in the West, England 1539-4-12 n.d. Comprising Cornwall, Devon, Dorset & Somerset
Steward, Devon 1539-9-18 n.d.
Warden of the Stannaries, Cornwall 1539-7-4 1554/5-03-14 Stannaries also in Devon
JP, Wiltshire 1539/40 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1539/40 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1539/40 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1539/40 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1539/40 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Northamptonshire 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset 1540 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall 1540 n.d.
Lord High Admiral, England 1540-7-28 1542/3-01-17
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Berkshire 1540/1 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hampshire 1540/1 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire 1540/1 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wiltshire 1540/1 1545
JP, Essex 1542 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1542 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1542 n.d.
JP, Rutland 1542 1543
JP, Buckinghamshire 1542 1543
JP, Lincolnshire 1542 1544
JP, Hampshire 1542 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1542 1543
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1542 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1542 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1542 1543
JP, Cumberland 1542 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1542 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1542 1543
JP, Gloucestershire 1542 n.d.
JP, Kent 1542 1543
Keeper of the Privy Seal, England 1542-12-3 1554/5-03-14
JP, Monmouthshire 1542/3 1544
JP, Devon 1542/3 1544
JP, Middlesex 1542/3 1544
JP, Derbyshire 1542/3 n.d.
JP, Nottinghamshire 1542/3 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1542/3 1544
JP, Berkshire 1542/3 1544
JP, Somerset 1542/3 1544
JP, Shropshire 1542/3 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1542/3 1544
JP, Herefordshire 1542/3 n.d.
High Steward, Oxfordshire 1543 1554/5-03-14
JP, Hertfordshire 1543 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1543 1544
JP, Cheshire 1543 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1543 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1543/4 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1543/4 n.d.
JP, Gloucestershire 1543/4 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1543/4 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1543/4 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1543/4 1545
JP, Warwickshire 1543/4 1545
JP, Sussex 1543/4 1545
Chief Steward, Lincolnshire 1544-6-3 n.d.
Constable & Keeper, Northamptonshire 1544-6-3 n.d.
JP, Essex 1544 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1544 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1544 n.d.
Keeper, Northamptonshire 1544-6-3 n.d.
Keeper & Steward, Hertfordshire 1544-6-3 n.d.
Steward, Lincolnshire 1544-6-3 1547
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1544/5 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1544/5 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1544/5 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Devon 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Wales 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Dorset 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Gloucestershire 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Cornwall 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Somerset 1545 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Devon 1545 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Somerset 1545 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Cornwall 1545 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Dorset 1545 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1547 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1547 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1547 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1547 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1547 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Herefordshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1547 n.d.
JP, Kent 1547 n.d.
JP, Devon 1547 n.d.
JP, Rutland 1547 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1547 n.d.
JP, Buckinghamshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Middlesex 1547 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1547 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1547 n.d.
JP, Northumberland 1547 n.d.
JP, Gloucestershire 1547 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1547 n.d.
JP, Essex 1547 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Nottinghamshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1547 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1547 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Cheshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Westmorland 1547 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1547 n.d.
Lord Protector, England 1547-1-31 n.d.
Steward, Lincolnshire 1548 1554/5-03-14
Lord Lieut, Dorset 1549 1553
Lord Lieut, Devon 1549 1553
Lord Lieut, Somerset 1549 1553
Lord Lieut, Cornwall 1549 1553
Lord Lieut, Buckinghamshire 1552 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Chenies, Buckinghamshire
    Via wife
    Acquired: ca. 1526
  • Russell House, London (city-county)
  • Bedford House, Exeter (city-county) in Devon
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1539
    Divested: 1554/5

Lands

  • Berkshire
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Dorset: Berwick
  • Hertfordshire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Middlesex
  • Northamptonshire
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1552-1552 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Bedford's Minstrels
Performance 1540-1541 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Lord Admiral's Players
Performance 1541-1541 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Lord Admiral's Players
Performance 1548-1549 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Lord Privy Seal's Interluders
Performance 1551-1551 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Privy Seal's Minstrels
Performance 1554-1554 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Privy Seal's Minstrels
Performance 1543-1544 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Privy Seal's Players
Performance 1546-1547 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Lord Privy Seal's Players
Performance 1547-1547 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Lord Privy Seal's Players
Performance 1547-1548 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Lord Privy Seal's Players
Performance 1549-1549 Plymouth (Unknown), Plymouth , Devon Lord Privy Seal's Trumpeters
Performance 1552-1553 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Lord Russell's Interluder/s
Dismissal 1541-1541 Bristol (Unknown), Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Russell's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Bedford's Minstrels Russell, John (1485 - 1555) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Admiral's Players Russell, John (1485 - 1555) Players 2
Lord Privy Seal's Interluders Russell, John (1485 - 1555) Players 1
Lord Privy Seal's Minstrels Russell, John (1485 - 1555) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Lord Privy Seal's Players Russell, John (1485 - 1555) Players 4
Lord Privy Seal's Trumpeters Russell, John (1485 - 1555) Musicians 1
Lord Russell's Interluder/s Russell, John (1485 - 1555) Players 1
Lord Russell's Players Russell, John (1485 - 1555) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Bedford House Exeter (city-county) in Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

View a list of abbreviations.

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
The Dictionary of National Biography. 1882–1901 (66 vols); 1908–9 (28 vols). 2 vols. London: Oxford UP, 1975.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)