page_title: John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
section_title: Family
hierarchical_section_title: John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford / Family
caption_attribution_description: English: Study of Rachel Russell (1826-1898), daughter of Georgina, the second wife of John, sixth Duke of Bedford oil on panel 35.5 x 25.4 cm signed: EL/Rachel/July 1835
context_page_description: John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford KG PC FSA, known as Lord John Russell until 1802, was a British Whig politician who notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the Ministry of All the Talents. He was the father of Prime Minister John Russell, 1st Earl Russell.
context_section_description: Bedford married firstly the Hon. Georgiana Byng, daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington, in 1786. The marriage lasted 15 years and they had three sons:
  Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford
  Lord George William Russell
  Lord John Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and grandfather of philosopher Bertrand Russell.
  After Georgiana's early death in October 1801, Bedford married secondly Lady Georgiana, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, in 1803. They had ten children, including:
  Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Russell (d. 22 March 1867), married Charles Romilly and had issue
  Reverend Lord Wriothesley Russell (11 May 1804 – 6 April 1886), married Elizabeth Russell, his second cousin once removed, died without issue
  Admiral Lord Edward Russell (24 April 1805 – 21 May 1887), married Mary Ann Taylor and died without issue
  Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles James Fox Russell (10 February 1807 – 29 June 1894), married Isabella Davies and had issue
  Lady Louisa Jane Russell (8 July 1812 – 31 March 1905), married James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and had issue.
  Lord Cosmo Russell (1817 – 1875)
  General Lord Alexander Russell (16 September 1821 – 10 January 1907), married Anne Holmes and had issue
  Lady Rachel Evelyn Russell (1826 – 21 February 1898), married Lord James Butler and had issue.
  
  The Duchess of Bedford was a great patroness of the arts, and had a longstanding relationship with the painter Sir Edwin Landseer, a man twenty years her junior. The Bedfords' marriage was nevertheless considered to be a very happy one. Bedford was succeeded by his eldest son from his first marriage, Francis. The Duchess of Bedford died in February 1853, aged 71.
caption: Study of Rachel Russell. Unsubstantiated gossip said that Rachel was the daughter of Edwin Landseer.[4] (Edwin Henry Landseer, 1835)
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