Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford

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Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and politician who served as a key advisor to Queen Elizabeth I and played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation and governance of Tudor England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman
Privy Councillor
courtier
peer of England
politician
associatedWith House of Russell NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 1527
burialPlace Chenies, Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED
child Anne Russell NERFINISHED
Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford NERFINISHED
Francis Russell (of the Isle of Wight) NERFINISHED
John Russell, Baron Russell NERFINISHED
William Russell NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 28 July 1585
era Tudor period
familyName Russell NERFINISHED
father John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford NERFINISHED
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
memberOf Privy Council of England NERFINISHED
monarchServed Edward VI of England NERFINISHED
Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
Mary I of England NERFINISHED
mother Anne Sapcote NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Russell family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle 2nd Earl of Bedford NERFINISHED
notableFor influence in Elizabeth I’s early reign
role in Tudor governance
support for the Protestant Reformation in England
parliamentaryRole member of the House of Lords
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Russell House, Strand, London NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Protestant faction at the Elizabethan court
positionHeld Ambassador to France
Ambassador to Scotland
Earl of Bedford NERFINISHED
Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed
Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Devon NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset NERFINISHED
Lord Warden of the Stannaries NERFINISHED
Warden of the East Marches NERFINISHED
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Chenies, Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED
Russell House, Strand, London NERFINISHED
spouse Margaret St John NERFINISHED
successor Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford NERFINISHED

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Russell family notableMember Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford