Baron Russell of Thornhaugh is a title in the
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in t ...
. It was created in 1603 for the English military leader, the Honourable
Sir William Russell. He was the fourth son of
Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford. His son succeeded as
Earl of Bedford
Earl of Bedford is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England and is currently a subsidiary title of the Dukes of Bedford. The first creation came in 1138 in favour of Hugh de Beaumont. He appears to have been degraded fr ...
in 1627 and the barony has been united with the earldom ever since.
Barons Russell of Thornhaugh (1603)
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William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh
William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh (died 9 August 1613) was an English nobleman, politician, peer, and knight. He was the younger son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and his first wife Margaret St. John. His birthdate is unc ...
(c. 1558–1613)
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Francis Russell, 2nd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh (1593–1641) (succeeded as 4th
Earl of Bedford
Earl of Bedford is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England and is currently a subsidiary title of the Dukes of Bedford. The first creation came in 1138 in favour of Hugh de Beaumont. He appears to have been degraded fr ...
in 1627)
''For further succession, see
Duke of Bedford
Duke of Bedford (named after Bedford, England) is a title that has been created six times (for five distinct people) in the Peerage of England. The first and second creations came in 1414 and 1433 respectively, in favour of Henry IV's third so ...
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See also
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Earl Russell
Earl Russell, of Kingston Russell in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 July 1861 for the prominent Liberal politician Lord John Russell. He was Home Secretary from 1835 to 1839, Foreig ...
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Baron Ampthill
Baron Ampthill, of Ampthill in the County of Bedfordshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 March 1881 for the diplomat Lord Odo Russell. He was the third son of Major-General Lord George Russell, second son o ...
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Thornhaugh
Thornhaugh is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and village in the city of City of Peterborough, Peterborough unitary authority, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. For electoral purposes it forms part of Glinton, Cambridgeshire, Glinto ...
References
*''Burkes Peerage''
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Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
Baronies in the Peerage of England
Noble titles created in 1603