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The titles of Earl or Duke of Bedford (named after Bedford, England) were created several times in the Peerage of England. Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It was first created for Enguerrand VII de Coucy, son-in-law of King Edward III, in the 14th century. Enguerrand VII de Coucy (1340 &ndash February 18, 1397, in captivity at Bursa) also known as Ingelram de Coucy was a 14th century French nobleman Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. Later, a Dukedom of Bedford was created for King Henry IV's third son, John, who later served as regent of France. Henry IV (3 April 1367 &ndash 20 March 1413 was King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399&ndash1413 John of Lancaster 1st Duke of Bedford ( 20 June 1389 – 14 September 1435) also known as John Plantagenet, was the third surviving It was created again in 1470 for George Nevill, nephew of Warwick the Kingmaker, and again in 1485 for Jasper Tudor, uncle of King Henry VII. George Nevill (1457&ndash1483 was an English nobleman who as a young boy had the possibility of becoming a great magnate Richard Neville Jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and Suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury ( 22 November Jasper Tudor ( Welsh: Siasbar Tudur) c 1431 &ndash December 21/26 1495 Earl of Pembroke and 1st Duke of Bedford, was the uncle of King

The Russell family currently holds the titles of Earl and Duke of Bedford. John Russell, a close advisor of Henry VIII and Edward VI, was granted the title of Earl of Bedford in 1551, and his descendant William, 5th Earl, was created Duke following the Glorious Revolution. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Edward VI (12 October 1537 &ndash 6 July 1553 became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland in 1688 by a union

The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Bedford, all in the Peerage of England, are: Marquess of Tavistock (created 1694), Earl of Bedford (1550), Baron Russell, of Cheneys (1539), Baron Russell of Thornhaugh in the County of Northampton (1603) and Baron Howland of Streatham in the County of Surrey (1695) (and possibly the Barony of Bedford, which was merged into it in 1138, 1366 or 1414). The Peerage of England comprises all Peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. Barony of England, Bedford England First creation Created for Paine de Beauchamp, by William Rufus William The courtesy title of the Duke of Bedford's eldest son and heir is Marquess of Tavistock. A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of Nobility used by children former wives and other close relatives of a peer.

The family seat is Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region.

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Earls of Bedford, First Creation (1138)

Earls of Bedford, Second Creation (1366)

Dukes of Bedford, First Creation (1414)

Dukes of Bedford, Second Creation (1470)

Dukes of Bedford, Third Creation (1485)

Earls of Bedford, Third Creation (1551)

Dukes of Bedford, Fourth Creation (1694)

The Heir Apparent is Henry Robin Charles Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Robin Charles Russell Marquess of Tavistock (born June 7, 2005) is the second child only son and Heir apparent of Andrew Ian Henry Russell 7 June 2005)

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Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The title Baron Russell of Thornhaugh was created in the Peerage of England in 1603 for the English military leader Sir William Russell.
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