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Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell, MP

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Birthplace: Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Death: July 27, 1585 (26-35)
Badby, Northamptonshire, England (Mortally wounded in a fray at the Scottish border)
Place of Burial: Badby, , England
Immediate Family:

Son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and Lady Margaret Russell, Countess of Bedford
Husband of Juliana Russell
Father of Sir Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford
Brother of John Russell, Baron Russell; Anne Russell, Countess of Warwick; Baron Henry Russell; Elizabeth Bourchier; William Russell, 1st Baron of Thornhaugh and 1 other

Title of Nobility: 5th Baron of Bedford
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About Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell, MP


Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell was the son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and Margaret St. John.1 He married Juliana Foster, daughter of Sir John Foster, on 15 April 1571.2 He died on 27 July 1585, mortally wounded in a fray on the Scottish border.2 He was buried at Alnwick, Northumberland, England.2 He died intestate and his estate was administered on 14 September 1585.2

He was invested as a Knight in 1570 for services in Scotland, by the Earl of Sussex.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northumberland between 1572 and 1584.2 He was styled as Lord Russell from 1584 to 1585.1


Francis Russell, Baron Russell (c.1554 – 27 July 1585), MP for Northumberland 1572-84; mortally wounded in a fray on the Scottish border, dying hours before his father.[2] Married Juliana Foster


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Was not the son of Bridget, Lady Morrison.

From Burke's

"Bridget, Lady Morrison, married 2ndly, Henry, Earl of Rutland, and 3rdly, Francis, Earl of Bedford, but had issue by neither."

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http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/FrancisRussell(5BRussell).htm

Francis Russell, (5th B. Russell)

  • Born: 1553, Badby, Northamptonshire, England
  • Died: 27 Jul 1585
  • Father: Francis RUSSELL (2° E. Bedford)
  • Mother: Margaret St. JOHN (C. Bedford)
  • Married: Juliana FORSTER (b. 1555 - d. 1585)
    • (dau. and coh. of Sir John Foster of Bamborourgh and Jane Radcliffe)
    • 15 Apr 1571, Badby Parish, Northampton, England
  • Children:
    • 1. Edward RUSSELL (3° E. Bedford)
    • 2. Mary Anne RUSSELL
  • Kntd. 28 Aug 1570; styled Lord Russell from 1584.
  • Chamberlain, Berwick- upon-Tweed from 1575;
  • j.p. Northumb. from c.1573, q. 1580,
  • sheriff 1577;
  • border commr. 1581;
  • capt. Tynemouth castle from 1583.
  • Russell preferred the active, military life of the northern borders to a career at court. His father was at one time warden of the east march and governor of Berwick, and Russell was probably with him, though his name does not appear in the records of these parts until 1570, when he joined the Earl of Sussex's punitive expedition against the Scots, in Annandale, being knighted by the Earl at Carlisle. Three years later he distinguished himself at the siege of Edinburgh castle.
  • Between campaigns he may have stayed at Alnwick abbey, one of the houses of the warden of the middle marches, his friend Sir John Foster, whose daughter he married.
  • Even to an earl's son, Foster, a formidable politician with great influence along the borders, could offer valuable patronage. In 1575 Russell was an obvious choice as chamberlain of Berwick, and in the following year, no doubt with Foster's backing, he secured the lease of part of the forfeited Neville estate in the barony of Baliol, on Tyneside.
  • By the '80s, Russell was well established in Northumberland, and in virtually permanent residence either at Berwick, Alnwick, or, after 1583, at Tynemouth castle, which he gained from Sir Henry Percy's custody in 1583.
    • He visited the court early in 1582 when he was chosen to escort the Duke of Anjou to Antwerp, and he was elected to two Parliaments as knight of the shire for Northumberland, his recorded activity being his membership of the committee considering the bill for ‘the better and more reverent observing of the Sabbath Day’, 10 Dec 1584 and the subsidy committee, 24 Feb 1585.
    • On 15 Feb 1585 he took part in a conference with the Lords on procedure.
  • On his return north, at the session's close, Russell occupied himself with Tynemouth castle, which he had found badly decayed.
    • He frequently sent the Privy Council requests for ordnance and for his allowances, which had been stopped.
  • On 27 Jul 1585, Russell accompanied his father-in-law to a meeting with some Scotch officials at Hexpathgate, on Windy Gail, during which he was shot.
    • He died shortly afterwards, and was buried at Alnwick.
    • The English government, prompted by Foster, claimed that the killing was premeditated and used it as a political lever to overthrow the Earl of Arran.
  • Russell died only a few hours before his father, and the earldom passed to his son Edward, who was then only 13. In commending the young Earl to the Queen, Foster wrote of the father:
    • "No doubt but your Majesty lost a jewel of him, and the poor inhabitants of Northumberland had as great a loss of him as of any nobleman that ever came among them; and for his time, the like of his calling is not to be found that shall be so well thought of with poor and rich as he was."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Russell,_2nd_Earl_of_Bedford

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (his father)

  • His first wife was Margaret St John (Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, 1533 - 27 August 1562),
    • daughter of Sir John St John (great-grandson of Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso) and Margaret Waldegrave,
    • by whom he had four sons and three daughters:
      • 1) Anne Russell (1548–1603), married Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick
      • 2) Henry Russell, Baron Russell (1551–1572), married Jane Sybilla Morrison of Cashiobury, without issue
      • 3) John Russell, Baron Russell (c.1553–1584), married Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke and Anne FitzWilliam. They had one son, Francis (died young), and two daughters, who included Hon. Anne, Countess of Worcester, wife of the 1st Marquess of Worcester.[1]
      • 4) Francis Russell, Baron Russell (c.1554 – 27 July 1585), MP for Northumberland 1572-84; mortally wounded in a fray on the Scottish border, dying hours before his father.[2] Married Juliana Foster and had issue, including Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford, and Mary Ann Russell, wife of John Roote, and had issue
      • 5) William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh (c.1557–1613)
      • 6) Elizabeth Russell (d. 1605), married William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath
      • 7) Margaret Russell (1560–1616), married George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland.
  • His second wife was Bridget (d. 1601), daughter of John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford, twice widowed.
  • He was succeeded as third Earl by his grandson, Edward (1572–1627), only son of Francis, Lord Russell (c. 1554–1585).

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Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell, MP's Timeline

1554
1554
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
1572
December 20, 1572
1585
July 27, 1585
Age 31
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
1991
October 26, 1991
Age 31
October 29, 1991
Age 31
1993
November 11, 1993
Age 31
1994
August 12, 1994
Age 31
1999
August 17, 1999
Age 31
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Badby, , England