Russell Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Russell, based on 8 World History Database records associated with England.

8 records1549–15854 events2 places

Chronological biography

1549

Peerage1549

House / House of Russsell · Earl · Bedford

Created Earl Bedford, 1st

1550

Reballion of suppress the western1550

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord Privy Seal

Helps suppress the western rebellion, rewarded with an Earldom

Reballion of suppress the western1550

Warfare / Military · Earl · Lord Privy Seal

Helps suppress the western rebellion, rewarded with an Earldom

1552

Lord Privy Seal1552

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord Privy Seal

Appointed Lord Privy Seal, 2nd term

1554

Ambassador1554

Government / Government of England · Earl · Ambassador of England · London

Appointed Amassador to Philip of Spain

1555

Peerage1555

House / House of Russsell · Earl · Bedford

Created Earl Bedford, 2nd

1557

Lord Privy Seal1557

Government / Government of England · Earl · Lord Privy Seal

Appointed Lord Privy Seal, 3rd term

1585

Peerage1585

House / House of Russsell · Earl · Bedford

Created Earl Bedford, 3rd

Titles and roles

Earl · Earl · Ambassador of England · Earl · Lord Privy Seal

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.