Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford

The Duke of Bedford
Arms of the Duke of Bedford
Born	(1962-03-30) 30 March 1962
Title	Duke of Bedford
Tenure	since 13 June 2003
Other titles	15th Marquess of Tavistock 19th Earl of Bedford 19th Baron Russell 17th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh 15th Baron Howland
Heir	Henry Russell, Marquess of Tavistock
Spouse(s)	Louise Rona Crammond
Issue	Lady Alexandra Louisa Clare Russell Henry Robin Charles Russell
Parents	Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford Henrietta Joan Tiarks

Andrew Ian Henry Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford (born 30 March 1962), is the son of Henry Robin Ian Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford, and his wife, Henrietta Joan Tiarks.

Biography

Born in Boston, Massachusetts^{[citation needed]}, United States, he was educated at The Hall School, Hampstead and Heatherdown Preparatory School, Harrow and Harvard, where he received his BA degree. Known as Lord Howland until his grandfather's death in 2002, when he adopted the courtesy title of Marquess of Tavistock, previously held by his father, Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford. He succeeded to the Dukedom of Bedford the following year after his father suffered a fatal stroke, and is currently styled His Grace The Duke of Bedford. He ranked 145th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2011, with an estimated wealth of £520 million. The family live at Woburn Abbey.

Family and children

He married Louise Rona Crammond, daughter of Donald Ian Crammond and his wife Rona Zara Clifford-Johns and stepdaughter of Sir Evelyn Delves Broughton, 12th Baronet, of Doddington Park on 16 October 2000 at Westminster, London. They have two children.

Patrilinear descent

• Sir John Russell, knight of the Household of King John, died 1224
• Sir Ralph Russell, knight of the Household of King Henry III of England, born 1204
• Sir William Russell, feudal Baron of North Cadbury, Somerset, (1257–1311)
• Sir Theobald Russell, 1303–1349, married Eleanor de Gorges, daughter of Ralph III, 1st Baron Gorges
• William Russell, M.P. for Melcombe in 1340, died after 1380
• Stephen Russell or Gascon, first well-known ancestor, 1380–1438, M.P. for Weymouth in 1394, married Alice de la Tour, heiress of both de la Tour and Blynchesfield families.
• Sir Henry Russell, died in 1464, landowner and merchant, married Elizabeth Herring, M.P. for Weymouth, Speaker of the House of Commons, Sheriff of Dorset
• John Russell, 1431–1505, married Alice Froxmere
• James Russell, 1455–1509, married Alice Wyse
• John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (c. 1485–1554/5)
• Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (1527–1585)
• William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh (1557–1613)
• Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1593–1641)
• William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford (1616–1700)
• Rt. Hon. William Russell, Lord Russell (1639–1683)
• Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford (1680–1711)
• John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710–1771)
• Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (1739–1767)
• John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839)
• Maj.-Gen. Lord George Russell (1790–1846)
• Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford (1819–1891)
• Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford (1858–1940)
• Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford (1888–1953)
• John Ian Robert Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford (1917–2002)
• Henry Robin Ian Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford (1940–2003)
• Andrew Ian Henry Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford (b. 1962)

Titles from birth

• Lord Howland (1962–2002)
• Marquess of Tavistock (2002–2003)
• His Grace The Duke of Bedford (2003–present)

References

• Peerage – Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford

Peerage of England
Preceded by Robin Russell	Duke of Bedford 2003–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by His Grace The Duke of St. Albans	Gentlemen	Succeeded by His Grace The Duke of Devonshire