Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford

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Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, was an 18th-century British aristocrat and prominent Whig politician known for his role in developing London’s Bloomsbury district and for his influence in Georgian high society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aristocrat
Whig politician
human
associatedPlace Bedfordshire NERFINISHED
Bloomsbury NERFINISHED
birthDate 1765-07-23
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Chenies, Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
closeAssociate Charles James Fox NERFINISHED
Richard Brinsley Sheridan NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1802-03-02
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge
Westminster School
era Georgian era NERFINISHED
familyName Russell NERFINISHED
father Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock NERFINISHED
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
heirStatus died without legitimate issue
heldTitle Baron Russell of Thornhaugh NERFINISHED
Earl of Bedford NERFINISHED
Marquess of Tavistock NERFINISHED
interest agriculture
horse racing
knownFor development of Bloomsbury in London
influence in Georgian high society
patronage of architecture and urban development
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party NERFINISHED
mother Lady Elizabeth Keppel NERFINISHED
name Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Russell family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED
ordinalNumber 5th Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED
parliamentaryChamber House of Lords NERFINISHED
patronOf agricultural improvement
politicalAlignment Foxite Whig NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of the House of Lords
predecessor Francis Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED
residence Bedford House, Bloomsbury NERFINISHED
Woburn Abbey NERFINISHED
sibling John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED
succeededBy John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED
timePeriod 18th century
early 19th century
unmarried true

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Russell family notableMember Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford
Dukes of Bedford notableMember Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford