Bedford family
E681970
The Bedford family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage historically associated with the Dukes of Bedford and extensive landholdings in London and elsewhere in England.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | aristocratic family ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEstate |
Bedford Estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woburn Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamilyName | Russell family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarchy | British monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Bedfordshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bloomsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Covent Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Tavistock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsUsed | arms of the Dukes of Bedford ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agricultural rents
ⓘ
ground rents ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| familyName | Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditaryTitleInheritance | primogeniture ⓘ |
| historicallyNotableFor |
large estates in England
ⓘ
large landholdings in London ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
influential political family
ⓘ
major London ground landlords ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf |
Bedford Estate in London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bloomsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Covent Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landholdingsType |
rural estates
ⓘ
urban property ⓘ |
| languageOfFamilyName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfCategory |
British aristocratic families
ⓘ
English ducal families ⓘ landed families of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nobilityStatus | peerage of England ⓘ |
| nobleRank | ducal ⓘ |
| nobleTitleAssociatedWith | Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBranchTitle |
Baron Russell of Chenies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marquess of Tavistock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentHistorically | Whig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Woburn Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass |
aristocracy
ⓘ
landed gentry ⓘ |
| titleCreatedIn | Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bedford Square, Tavistock