Dukes of Bedford

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The Dukes of Bedford are a prominent English aristocratic family whose title, held by the Russell family since the 16th century, has long been associated with major political influence, extensive landholdings, and estates such as Woburn Abbey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English dukedom ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
peerage title ⓘ
associatedArea Bloomsbury ⓘ
Covent Garden ⓘ
associatedCollection Woburn Abbey art collection ⓘ
associatedCounty Bedfordshire ⓘ
associatedEstate Woburn Abbey ⓘ
associatedHouse House of Russell ⓘ
associatedTownPlanning Bloomsbury development in London ⓘ
associatedUrbanEstate Bedford Estate, London ⓘ
linked to: Bedford Estate
associatedWildlifePark Woburn Safari Park ⓘ
coatOfArmsBearer Russell family ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
currentHolder Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford ⓘ
economicBase agricultural estates in Bedfordshire ⓘ
urban property in London ⓘ
estateOpenToPublic Woburn Abbey ⓘ
familySeatLocation Woburn, Bedfordshire ⓘ
firstCreationYear 1549 ⓘ
firstDuke John Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford ⓘ
heldByFamilySinceCentury 16th century ⓘ
historicalRole landed gentry leadership in Bedfordshire ⓘ
patrons of the arts ⓘ
political patrons in Parliament ⓘ
landholdings extensive ⓘ
language English ⓘ
nobleFamily Russell family ⓘ
nobleTitleType substantive dukedom ⓘ
notableFamilyName Russell ⓘ
notableMember Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford ⓘ
Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford ⓘ
Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford ⓘ
Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford ⓘ
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford ⓘ
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford ⓘ
notableSeat Woburn Abbey ⓘ
peerageOf Peerage of England ⓘ
politicalAffiliationHistorically Liberal Party ⓘ
linked to: Liberal Party (UK)

Whig Party ⓘ
politicalInfluence major ⓘ
precedenceInPeerage high ⓘ
religionHistorically Church of England ⓘ
socialClass British aristocracy ⓘ
titleCreatedFor John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford ⓘ
titleRank duke ⓘ
traditionalBurialPlace Woburn Abbey ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Russell Square → namedAfter → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Russell Square → developedBy → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Bedford Estate → associatedWith → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Bedford Estate → developedBy → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Upper Woburn Place → namedAfter → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Woburn Square → namedAfter → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Woburn Place → namedAfter → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Russell family vault → usedBy → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Russell family vault → burialPlaceOf → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Bedford House, Exeter → associatedWith → Earls of Bedford ⓘ
linked to: Dukes of Bedford
Bedford House, Exeter → associatedWith → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Bedford House, Exeter → ownedBy → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Bedford Chapel → burialPlaceOf → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Bedford Chapel → hasRightOfBurial → Dukes of Bedford and their family ⓘ
linked to: Dukes of Bedford
Baron Russell of Chenies → heldByFamily → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Wriothesley → hasAssociation → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Woburn Abbey → ancestralHomeOf → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Che sara sara → associatedWith → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Che sara sara → usedBy → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Arms of Russell, Dukes of Bedford → armiger → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Bedford House, London → builtFor → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Bedford House, London → ownedBy → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ
Baron Russell of Thornhaugh → isLinkedTo → Dukes of Bedford ⓘ