Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford

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1680 – 1711

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Who was Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford?

Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford KG was the son of William Russell, Lord Russell, and his wife Lady Rachel Wriothesley. From 1683 until 1694, he was styled Lord Russell, and from 1695 until his accession in 1700, Marquess of Tavistock.

Russell married the rich heiress Elizabeth Howland, daughter of John Howland of Streatham, on 23 May 1695. Shortly thereafter, his grandfather, the Duke of Bedford, was created Baron Howland of Streatham to commemorate the marriage. The couple had six children:

⁕William Russell, Marquess of Tavistock

⁕William Russell, Marquess of Tavistock

⁕Lady Rachael Russell, married Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgwater and had issue.

⁕Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford

⁕Lt.-Gen. Sir John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

⁕Lady Elizabeth Russell, married William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex and had issue.

On 13 May 1696, Tavistock, as he then was, matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford. Around 1698, he began the construction of the Howland Great Wet Dock on the Thames, on some of his wife's dowry lands in Rotherhithe.

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Born
Nov 1, 1680
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  • Magdalen College, Oxford
Died
May 26, 1711

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on July 23, 2013

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