to Chenies Manor House, the family estate which he had made his principal home and where he had entertained Queen Elizabeth in 1570. He was succeeded as third Earl by his grandson, Edward Russell (1572–1627), only son of Francis Russell, Lord Russell. Descendants Through his grandson, Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1587–1641) who was born two years after Lord Bedford's death in 1585, he was a great-grandfather of William Russell (1616–1700) who married Lady Anne Carr (a daughter of Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset) and became the 5th Earl of Bedford before he was created Duke of Bedford and Marquess of Tavistock on 11 May 1694. See also Chenies Manor House References Sources External links tudorplace.com.ar Accessed 27 October 2007 thepeerage.com Accessed 27 October 2007 Richardson, Douglas, Kimball G. Everingham, and David Faris. Plantagenet Ancestry A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Royal ancestry series. Baltimore, Md: Genealogical Pub. Co, 2004. Accessed 28 October 2007 |- 1527 births 1585 deaths Year of birth uncertain Francis 2 Francis Knights of the Garter Lord-Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire Lord-Lieutenants of Cornwall Lord-Lieutenants of Devon Lord-Lieutenants of Dorset F High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire High Sheriffs of Buckinghamshire 16th-century English soldiers 16th-century Puritans Ambassadors of England to Scotland English MPs 1545–1547 English MPs 1547–1552 16th-century English diplomats 16th-century English nobility