Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford
British nobleman and peer (born 1962)
Louise Rona Crammond
(m. 2000)Henry Russell, Marquess of Tavistock
Henrietta Tiarks
Andrew Ian Henry Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford (born 30 March 1962) is a British peer and landowner. His main estate is based at Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire.
Life
The eldest son of Henry Robin Ian Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford, and his wife, Henrietta Tiarks, Bedford was educated at Hall School, Hampstead and Heatherdown School, near Ascot in Berkshire, followed by Harrow School and Harvard, where he received his BA degree. He was known as Lord Howland until his grandfather's death in 2002, when he adopted the courtesy title Marquess of Tavistock, previously held by his father, Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford.[1]
He has two younger brothers, Robin and James.[1]
On 13 June 2003 he succeeded to the Dukedom of Bedford when his father suffered a fatal stroke, also becoming 15th Marquess of Tavistock, 19th Earl of Bedford, 17th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, and 15th Baron Howland of Streatham.[1]
Personal life
On 16 October 2000, at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, Lord Howland (as he then was) married Louise Rona Crammond, eldest daughter of Donald Ian Crammond,[1] of New House Farm, Bodiam, East Sussex, and of Le Manet, Champignolles, France, formerly deputy chairman of Arthur Shaw, a window fittings manufacturer in the West Midlands,[2] by his wife Rona Clifford Johns (later Lady Delves Broughton), a Member of the Ruling Council and Regulatory Board of Lloyd's of London,[3] a daughter of Ernest Clifford Johns of Wargrave, Berkshire, subsequently from 1974 the 3rd wife of Sir Evelyn Delves Broughton, 12th Baronet (1915-1993).[4]
They have two children:
- Lady Alexandra Lucy Clare Russell (b. 9 July 2001)[1]
- Henry Robin Charles Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (b. London, Greater London, Middlesex, 7 June 2005)
Styles
- 1962–2002: Lord Howland
- 2002–2003: Marquess of Tavistock
- 2003: His Grace the Duke of Bedford
References
- ^ a b c d e Burke's Peerage and Baronetage volume 1 (Burke's Peerage Ltd., 2003), p. 318
- ^ "Arthur Shaw rebels banned by court", The Independent newspaper, article by John Murray, 21 January 1993 [1]
- ^ Kidd, Charles, Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.B120 "Broughton baronets"
- ^ Kidd, Charles, Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.99 "Duke of Bedford"
| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by | Duke of Bedford 2003–present | Incumbent |
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Gentlemen The Duke of Bedford | Succeeded by |
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Current title holders, listed by date of creation, from earliest to most recent
- Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk
- John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond
- Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton
- Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort
- Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans
- Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford
- Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire
- James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough
- David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland
- Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
- Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Lennox
- Richard Scott, 12th Duke of Queensberry
- Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
- Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl
- James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose
- Charles Innes-Ker, 11th Duke of Roxburghe
Italics indicate the duke also holds a previously listed dukedom of greater precedence
