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About Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford
Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford of Chenies in Buckinghamshire and of Bedford House in Exeter, Devon, was an English nobleman, soldier, and politician. He was a godfather to the Devon-born sailor Sir Francis Drake. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon (1584-5).
Everything about Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1545-47 Parliament, Member of the 1547-1552 Parliament, Ambassador of the Kingdom of England to the Kingdom of Scotland
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1527
- Died
- July 28, 1585