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He was one of the first gentleman officers of the [[Royal Navy]] regularly bred to the sea. In 1671, he was named Lieutenant at the age of eighteen and was promoted to Captain in the following year.<ref name=odnb/> In the [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]] he saw active service in the [[North Sea]] in 1672 and 1673. Russell later served in the [[Mediterranean]] in the operations against the [[Barbary Pirates]] with [[John Narborough|Sir John Narborough]] and [[Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington|Arthur Herbert]] from 1676 to 1682.<ref name=odnb/> In 1683 he ceased to be employed, as all of the members of the Russell family had fallen into disfavour with the King after the discovery of [[William Russell, Lord Russell|Lord Russell's]] connection with the [[Rye House Plot]]. |
He was one of the first gentleman officers of the [[Royal Navy]] regularly bred to the sea. In 1671, he was named Lieutenant at the age of eighteen and was promoted to Captain in the following year.<ref name=odnb/> In the [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]] he saw active service in the [[North Sea]] in 1672 and 1673. Russell later served in the [[Mediterranean]] in the operations against the [[Barbary Pirates]] with [[John Narborough|Sir John Narborough]] and [[Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington|Arthur Herbert]] from 1676 to 1682.<ref name=odnb/> In 1683 he ceased to be employed, as all of the members of the Russell family had fallen into disfavour with the King after the discovery of [[William Russell, Lord Russell|Lord Russell's]] connection with the [[Rye House Plot]]. |
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In 1688, Russell was one of the Immortal Seven, a group of English |
In 1688, Russell was one of the Immortal Seven, a group of English noblemen who issued the ''[[Invitation to William]]'', a document asking [[William III of England|William of Orange]] to depose [[James II of England|King James II]].<ref name=odnb/> In the subsequent [[War of the Grand Alliance]], Russell served at sea, commanding the fleet as ''[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]]'' after 1690.<ref name=odnb/> In 1692, Russell was [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the Anglo-Dutch force that fought the [[France|French]] fleet at [[Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue|Barfleur]], and destroyed much of it at [[Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue|La Hougue]], his victory there being the decisive [[naval battle]] of the war.<ref name=odnb/> |
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Russell became [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] in 1694,<ref name=odnb/> remaining in that post until 1699. He served in the [[Mediterranean]] from 1694 to 1695 and was created '''Baron Shingay''', '''Viscount Barfleur''', and '''Earl of Orford''' in 1697.<ref name=odnb/> These titles all became extinct on the childless Orford's death. |
Russell became [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] in 1694,<ref name=odnb/> remaining in that post until 1699. He served in the [[Mediterranean]] from 1694 to 1695 and was created '''Baron Shingay''', '''Viscount Barfleur''', and '''Earl of Orford''' in 1697.<ref name=odnb/> These titles all became extinct on the childless Orford's death. |
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 Admiral Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, 1653–1727 by Thomas Gibson, painted c. 1715 | |
| Born | 1653 |
| Died | 26 November 1727 (aged 73–74) |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | MP for Launceston, for Portsmouth and for Cambridgeshire |
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, PC (1653 – 26 November 1727) was the First Lord of the Admiralty under King William III.
Naval career
He was a son of the Hon. Edward Russell, a younger son of the 4th Earl of Bedford and a younger brother of the 5th Earl (later 1st Duke of Bedford).[1] He married his cousin, Lady Margaret Russell,[1] youngest daughter of the 5th Earl, but they had no children.
He was one of the first gentleman officers of the Royal Navy regularly bred to the sea. In 1671, he was named Lieutenant at the age of eighteen and was promoted to Captain in the following year.[1] In the Third Anglo-Dutch War he saw active service in the North Sea in 1672 and 1673. Russell later served in the Mediterranean in the operations against the Barbary Pirates with Sir John Narborough and Arthur Herbert from 1676 to 1682.[1] In 1683 he ceased to be employed, as all of the members of the Russell family had fallen into disfavour with the King after the discovery of Lord Russell's connection with the Rye House Plot.
In 1688, Russell was one of the Immortal Seven, a group of English noblemen who issued the Invitation to William, a document asking William of Orange to depose King James II.[1] In the subsequent War of the Grand Alliance, Russell served at sea, commanding the fleet as Admiral of the Fleet after 1690.[1] In 1692, Russell was Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Dutch force that fought the French fleet at Barfleur, and destroyed much of it at La Hougue, his victory there being the decisive naval battle of the war.[1]
Russell became First Lord of the Admiralty in 1694,[1] remaining in that post until 1699. He served in the Mediterranean from 1694 to 1695 and was created Baron Shingay, Viscount Barfleur, and Earl of Orford in 1697.[1] These titles all became extinct on the childless Orford's death.
On the orders of King William III, he was the first English commander to over-winter at Cadiz (rather than sailing his squadron home in the autumn) and so inaugurated a policy that led to the acquisition of an English Mediterranean base at Gibraltar in 1704.
Estate
Russell was lord of the manor of Chippenham, Cambridgeshire from 1689 until his death. Russell remodelled the manor house and greatly extended the estate of Chippenham Park which now dominates the parish to the south of the village.[3]
Styles from birth to death
- Mr Edward Russell (1653–1689)
- The Rt Hon. Edward Russell, MP (1689–1697)
- The Rt Hon. The Earl of Orford, PC (1697–1727)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Edward Russell at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ UK Government Art collection retrieved 15 2008
- ^ A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely. Vol. 10. 2002. pp. 370–374.
External links
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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