# Baron Ampthill

Baron Ampthill, of Ampthill in the County of Bedfordshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 March 1881 for the diplomat Lord Odo Russell. He was the third son of Major-General Lord George Russell, second son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford.
His son, the second Baron, served as Governor of Madras from 1899 to 1906 and was interim Viceroy of India in 1904. His grandson, the fourth Baron, was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remained in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sat as a cross-bencher. As of 2014 the title is held by the latter's son, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2011.

## Coat of arms

The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the barony is: Argent, a lion rampant gules, on a chief sable three escallops argent, a mullet or for difference.

## Barons Ampthill (1881)

* Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–1884)
* Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (1869–1935)
* John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill (1896–1973)
* Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill (1921–2011)
* David Whitney Erskine Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (b. 1947)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, Anthony John Mark Russell (b. 1952).

## Family tree

| | | | | | | Duke of Bedford | Duke of Bedford | Duke of Bedford | Duke of Bedford | Duke of Bedford | Duke of Bedford |
| | | | | | | Duke of Bedford | Duke of Bedford | Duke of Bedford | Duke of Bedford | Duke of Bedford | Duke of Bedford | | | | | | | John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839) | John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839) | John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839) | John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839) | John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839) | John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earl Russell | Earl Russell | Earl Russell | Earl Russell | Earl Russell | Earl Russell |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earl Russell | Earl Russell | Earl Russell | Earl Russell | Earl Russell | Earl Russell | Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford (1788–1861) | Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford (1788–1861) | Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford (1788–1861) | Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford (1788–1861) | | | | | | | Lord George William Russell (1790–1846) | Lord George William Russell (1790–1846) | Lord George William Russell (1790–1846) | Lord George William Russell (1790–1846) | Lord George William Russell (1790–1846) | Lord George William Russell (1790–1846) | | | | | | | Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878) P.M. 1846–52, 1865–66 | Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878) P.M. 1846–52, 1865–66 | Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878) P.M. 1846–52, 1865–66 | Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878) P.M. 1846–52, 1865–66 | Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878) P.M. 1846–52, 1865–66 | Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878) P.M. 1846–52, 1865–66 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | BARON AMPTHILL, 1881 | | | | | | | | | | | | | William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1809–1872) | William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1809–1872) | William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1809–1872) | William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1809–1872) | William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1809–1872) | William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1809–1872) | | | Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford (1819–1891) | Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford (1819–1891) | Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford (1819–1891) | Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford (1819–1891) | Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford (1819–1891) | Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford (1819–1891) | | | Lord Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–1884) | Lord Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–1884) | Lord Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–1884) | Lord Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–1884) | Lord Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–1884) | Lord Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–1884) | | | John Russell, Viscount Amberley (1842–1876) | John Russell, Viscount Amberley (1842–1876) | John Russell, Viscount Amberley (1842–1876) | John Russell, Viscount Amberley (1842–1876) | John Russell, Viscount Amberley (1842–1876) | John Russell, Viscount Amberley (1842–1876) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (1869–1935) | Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (1869–1935) | | | | | | | Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872–1970) Philosopher | Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872–1970) Philosopher | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | 10th and subsequent Dukes of Bedford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Christabel Hulme Hart (1895–1976) | Christabel Hulme Hart (1895–1976) | Christabel Hulme Hart (1895–1976) | Christabel Hulme Hart (1895–1976) | Christabel Hulme Hart (1895–1976) | Christabel Hulme Hart (1895–1976) | | | John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill (1896–1973) | John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill (1896–1973) | John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill (1896–1973) | John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill (1896–1973) | John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill (1896–1973) | John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill (1896–1973) | | | Adeline Mary Constance Hone (1909–2004) | Adeline Mary Constance Hone (1909–2004) | Adeline Mary Constance Hone (1909–2004) | Adeline Mary Constance Hone (1909–2004) | Adeline Mary Constance Hone (1909–2004) | Adeline Mary Constance Hone (1909–2004) |
| | | | | | | | | | | Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill (1921–2011) | Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill (1921–2011) | | | | | | | | | John Hugo Trenchard Russell (born 1950) | John Hugo Trenchard Russell (born 1950) |
| David Whitney Erskine Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (born 1947) | David Whitney Erskine Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (born 1947) | David Whitney Erskine Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (born 1947) | David Whitney Erskine Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (born 1947) | David Whitney Erskine Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (born 1947) | David Whitney Erskine Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (born 1947) | James Nicholas Geoffrey Russell (1948–1969) | James Nicholas Geoffrey Russell (1948–1969) | James Nicholas Geoffrey Russell (1948–1969) | James Nicholas Geoffrey Russell (1948–1969) | James Nicholas Geoffrey Russell (1948–1969) | James Nicholas Geoffrey Russell (1948–1969) | Anthony John Mark Russell (born 1952) heir presumptive | Anthony John Mark Russell (born 1952) heir presumptive | Anthony John Mark Russell (born 1952) heir presumptive | Anthony John Mark Russell (born 1952) heir presumptive | Anthony John Mark Russell (born 1952) heir presumptive | Anthony John Mark Russell (born 1952) heir presumptive | | | Henry John Trenchard Russell (born 1977) | Henry John Trenchard Russell (born 1977) | Henry John Trenchard Russell (born 1977) | Henry John Trenchard Russell (born 1977) | Henry John Trenchard Russell (born 1977) | Henry John Trenchard Russell (born 1977) | | | James Peter Faber Russell (born 1980) | James Peter Faber Russell (born 1980) | James Peter Faber Russell (born 1980) | James Peter Faber Russell (born 1980) | James Peter Faber Russell (born 1980) | James Peter Faber Russell (born 1980) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | William Odo Alexander Russell (born 1986) | William Odo Alexander Russell (born 1986) | | | William Russell (born 2010) | William Russell (born 2010) | | | Oliver Odo Jonathan Russell (born 2010) | Oliver Odo Jonathan Russell (born 2010) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The 5th Baron is 4th cousin once removed of the 15th Duke of Bedford and is currently 16th in the line of succession to the dukedom.