Admiral Edward Russell

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Admiral Edward Russell was a prominent late 17th-century English naval officer and politician, best known for his leadership in major fleet actions against France and his role in securing English maritime power.

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Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English admiral
naval officer
peer of England
politician
allegiance Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
birthDate 1653-08-01
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Chenies, Buckinghamshire
conflict Nine Years' War
Nine Years' War
surface form: War of the Grand Alliance
country Kingdom of England
deathDate 1727-11-26
deathPlace Covent Garden (part)
surface form: Covent Garden, London
education probably privately educated
familyName Russell
givenName Edward
heldPosition First Lord of the Admiralty
Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Treasurer of the Navy
house Russell family
knownFor commanding the Anglo-Dutch fleet at Barfleur and La Hogue
helping secure English control of the Channel against France
language English
memberOf House of Commons of England
House of Lords
militaryBranch Royal Navy
monarchServed George I of Great Britain
Mary II of England
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Queen Anne

William III of England
nobleTitle Baron Shingay
Earl of Orford
notableBattle Battle of Barfleur
Battle of La Hogue (1692)
surface form: Battle of La Hogue
occupation Member of Parliament
naval commander
parliamentaryConstituency Cambridgeshire, England
surface form: Cambridgeshire

Launceston
Plymouth
Tavistock
politicalAlignment Whig Party
surface form: Whig
rank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
surface form: Admiral of the Fleet
relative William Russell, Lord Russell
Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford
serviceEndYear 1727
serviceStartYear 1671
spouse Margaret Russell NERFINISHED
supportedEvent Glorious Revolution

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Nine Years' War hasCommander Admiral Edward Russell