Lord William Russell
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Lord William Russell was a 17th-century English Whig politician and staunch opponent of royal absolutism who was executed for his alleged involvement in the Rye House Plot against King Charles II.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English politician
ⓘ
Whig politician ⓘ human ⓘ martyr ⓘ |
| accusedOf | participation in the Rye House Plot ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Protestant succession
ⓘ
limitations on monarchical power ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Rye House Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| consideredBy | later Whigs as a martyr for liberty ⓘ |
| convictedOf | treason ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1683-07-21 ⓘ |
| deathCause | beheading ⓘ |
| diedIn |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
legislator
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| heritage | English nobility ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Parliament of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtDeath | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringActivity | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Country Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Russell family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in the Rye House Plot
ⓘ
opposition to royal absolutism ⓘ |
| notableWork | parliamentary speeches against arbitrary government ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
policies of King Charles II of England
ⓘ
royal absolutism ⓘ |
| parliamentaryFaction | Opposition to the Court party ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Chenies, Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Whig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament of England ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse | Rachel Wriothesley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Lord Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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