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Russell, Edward (1572 - 1627)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1572-12-20
Death Date: 1627-05-03

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1594-12-12
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced 1 daughter who was born and died on 5 September 1610

Primary Title

  • 5th Earl of Bedford

Titles

  • Baron Russell
    Assumed: 1585-07-27
    Vacated: 1627-05-03
  • 5th Earl of Bedford
    Assumed: 1585-07-27
    Vacated: 1627-05-03

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Bedfordshire Possibly held this office
JP, Buckinghamshire Possibly held this office
JP, Cornwall Possibly held this office
JP, Dorset Possibly held this office
JP, Devon Possibly held this office
JP, Hertfordshire Possibly held this office
JP, Huntingdonshire Possibly held this office
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Devon 1603 1619

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Chenies, Buckinghamshire
  • Moor Park, Hertfordshire

Lands

  • Bedfordshire
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Hertfordshire
  • Lincolnshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Bridport (Unknown), Bridport, Dorset Earl of Bedford's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Bedford's Players Russell, Edward (1572 - 1627) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

  • 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
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.