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.

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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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Rye House Plot participant Lord William Russell