Q:Facts: - issue: james russell edward russell diana russell russell margaret russell john russell francis russell william - title: duke of bedford - other titles: 1st baron russell 3rd baron russell of thornhaugh 1st baron howland marquess of tavistock 5th earl of bedford 5th - caption: '' william russell , 1st duke of bedford '' - successor: wriothesley russell , 2nd duke - death date: 7 september 1700 -lrb- aged 85 -rrb- - parents: francis russell , 4th earl of bedford catharine brydges - spouse: anne carr , countess of bedford - tenure: 11 may 1694 -- 7 september 1700 - birth date: august 1616 - name: the duke of bedford - image size: 180px - image: william russell , 1st duke of bedford.jpeg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william russell , 1st duke of bedford .
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william russell , 1st duke of bedford kg pc -lrb- august 1616 -- 7 september 1700 -rrb- was an english politician who sat in the house of commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited his peerage as 5th earl of bedford and removed to the house of lords .he fought in the parliamentarian army and later defected to the royalists during the english civil war .he is also known for developing the bloomsbury area of london .