Earl of Bedford

E939837

The Earl of Bedford is a prominent hereditary title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the influential Russell family, who became major landowners and political figures.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Earl of Bedford canonical 15
Earl of Bedford (Kingdom of England) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title ⓘ
title in the Peerage of England ⓘ
associatedEstateType country house ⓘ
associatedTitle Duke of Bedford ⓘ
associatedWith Bedford Level drainage schemes ⓘ
English Reformation politics ⓘ
Russell family ⓘ
Stuart period ⓘ
Tudor period ⓘ
linked to: Tudor England

development of Covent Garden ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
currentPeerageSystem Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
estateAssociation Woburn Abbey ⓘ
hasHigherTitleInFamily Duke of Bedford ⓘ
heldByFamily Russell family ⓘ
hereditary true ⓘ
holderFamilyInfluenceArea Bedfordshire ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
holderFamilyPoliticalAlignment Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
holderFamilyPoliticalRole cabinet ministers ⓘ
courtiers ⓘ
members of Parliament ⓘ
holderFamilyWealthSource landed estates ⓘ
urban property in London ⓘ
jurisdiction Kingdom of England ⓘ
monarchGrantedBy English Crown ⓘ
namedAfter Bedford ⓘ
Bedfordshire ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Russell ⓘ
nobleRankOrder above Viscount ⓘ
below Marquess ⓘ
notableHolder Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford ⓘ
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford ⓘ
William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford ⓘ
peerage Peerage of England ⓘ
politicalInfluence English politics ⓘ
Parliament of England ⓘ
rank Earl ⓘ
region England ⓘ
seat Woburn Abbey ⓘ
socialClass British nobility ⓘ
English aristocracy ⓘ
succession primogeniture ⓘ
titleHolderFamilyStatus major landowners ⓘ
political figures ⓘ
titleType noble title ⓘ
traditionalFormOfAddress The Right Honourable the Earl of Bedford ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

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

Russell family → nobleTitleHeld → Earl of Bedford ⓘ
Duke of Bedford → subsidiaryTitle → Earl of Bedford ⓘ
Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy → heldTitle → Earl of Bedford ⓘ
Ingelram de Coucy (Enguerrand VII) → titleHeldFromCountry → Earl of Bedford (Kingdom of England) ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Bedford
Countess of Bedford → associatedTitle → Earl of Bedford ⓘ
Lords of Coucy → heldTitle → Earl of Bedford ⓘ
Baron Russell → linkedToTitle → Earl of Bedford ⓘ
Lord Russell → usedAsCourtesyTitleByHeirOf → Earl of Bedford ⓘ