Earl of Bedford

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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.

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

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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

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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