Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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. He ranked 210 on the 2024 Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of £801 million.[1]
Life
The eldest son of Robin 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.[2]
He has two younger brothers, Robin and James.[2]
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.[2]
Personal life
On 16 October 2000, at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, Lord Howland (as he then was) married Louise Rona Crammond, a daughter of Donald Ian Crammond.[2]
They have two children:
- Lady Alexandra Lucy Clare Russell (born 9 July 2001)[2]
- Henry Robin Charles Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (born 7 June 2005, London)
Styles
- 1962–2002: Lord Howland
- 2002–2003: Marquess of Tavistock
- Since 2003: His Grace The Duke of Bedford
References
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