Lord William Russell

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Lord William Russell was a 17th-century English Whig politician and staunch opponent of royal absolutism who was executed for his alleged involvement in the Rye House Plot against King Charles II.

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Lord William Russell canonical 2

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instanceOf English politician
Whig politician
human
martyr
accusedOf participation in the Rye House Plot
advocatedFor Protestant succession
limitations on monarchical power
associatedWithEvent Rye House Plot
causeOfDeath execution
centuryOfActivity 17th century
consideredBy later Whigs as a martyr for liberty
convictedOf treason
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfDeath 1683-07-21
deathCause beheading
diedIn Kingdom of England
London
linked to: London, England
familyName Russell
father William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford
givenName William
hasGender male
hasOccupation legislator
politician
heritage English nobility
honorificPrefix Lord
languageSpoken English
memberOf Parliament of England
Whig Party
monarchAtDeath Charles II of England
monarchDuringActivity Charles II of England
mother Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford
movement Country Party
linked to: Country party
nobleFamily Russell family
notableFor involvement in the Rye House Plot
opposition to royal absolutism
notableWork parliamentary speeches against arbitrary government
opposedTo policies of King Charles II of England
royal absolutism
parliamentaryFaction Opposition to the Court party
placeOfBurial Chenies, Buckinghamshire
politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
positionHeld Member of Parliament of England
religion Anglicanism
socialClass aristocracy
spouse Rachel Wriothesley
titleHeld Lord Russell

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Rye House Plot participant Lord William Russell
Russell hasNotableBearer Lord William Russell