father death_date birth_date spouse article_title
sir francis russell 3 may 1627 20 december 1572 lucy harington edward russell , 3rd earl of bedford

edward russell , 3rd earl of bedford

edward russell , 3rd earl of bedford -lrb- 20 december 1572 -- 3 may 1627 -rrb- was the son of sir francis russell , lord russell and his wife , eleanor forster .
he was the paternal grandson of francis russell , 2nd earl of bedford .
his maternal grandparents were sir john forster of bamburgh and jane radcliffe .
he married lucy harington , daughter of john harington , 1st baron harington of exton , on 12 december 1594 , bringing him # 10,000 and the estate of minster lovell .
in 1601 he engaged in the insurrection of the earl of essex , was fined # 10,000 and was briefly imprisoned .
he held the office of custos rotulorum of devon between 1596 and 1619 .
he died in 1627 , aged 54 at moor park , hertfordshire , england , without surviving issue , where he had resided since 1614 .
he was buried on 11 may 1627 in the ` bedford chapel ' at st. michael 's church , chenies , buckinghamshire and his titles passed to his cousin , francis russell .
