Frances Russell, née Cromwell
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Frances Cromwell, Lady Russell (c. 6 December 1638 – 27 January 1720) was the ninth child and youngest daughter of Oliver Cromwell,
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of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his wife,
Elizabeth Cromwell Elizabeth Cromwell (née Bourchier; 1598–1665) was the wife of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland; and the mother of Richard Cromwell, the second Lord Protector. Family and marriage Eli ...
. She was baptized at St. Mary's Church in
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on 6 December 1638.


Family and marriage

After growing up in the Cromwell family home, Frances moved to both Whitehall and Hampton Court when her parents became the protector and protectress of England. Historians have linked her to several suitors, amongst them Charles II,Antonia Fraser, (1973) Cromwell our Chief of Men, p. 601 but she did not marry until 11 November 1657 when she wed Robert Rich (1634–1658), grandson of Robert Rich, second earl of Warwick (1587–1658), and only son and heir of Robert Rich, Lord Rich (1611–1659). After a difficult courtship and days of celebration the marriage was short-lived: Rich, who had been ill at the time of the marriage, died 16 February 1658 at Whitehall. Five years later, on 7 May 1663 Frances married
Sir John Russell Sir John Wriothesley Russell (22 August 1914 – 3 August 1984) was a British diplomat and ambassador. He was the only son of Thomas Wentworth Russell, better known as Russell Pasha, who was descended from John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford. H ...
. Russell died in March 1669. Frances raised their five children, before spending the latter part of her life with her sister Mary and her husband Thomas.


Children

Sir John and Lady Russell had three sons and two daughters: * Sir William Russell, 4th Baronet (c. 1660–1725) * Christina Russell (d. 1669) * Frances Elizabeth Russell (1664–1733) * Maj.-Gen.
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(c. 1667–1735) * John Russell (1670–1735), President of Bengal


References

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