Anne Russell, Countess of Bedford

Anne Russell
Portrait of Anne, Countess of Bedford by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1638
BornLady Anne Carr
(1615-12-09)9 December 1615
Tower of London, London, England
Died10 May 1684(1684-05-10) (aged 68)
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, England
Resting placeBedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies, Buckinghamshire
TitleCountess of Bedford
SpouseWilliam Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford
ChildrenLord James Russell
Francis Russell, Lord Russell
William Russell, Lord Russell
Margaret Russell, Countess of Orford
John Russell
Lord Edward Russell
Diana Alington, Lady Alington
Parent(s)Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset
Lady Frances Howard

Anne Russell, Countess of Bedford (9 December 1615[1] – 10 May 1684), formerly Lady Anne Carr, was a wealthy English noblewoman, and the wife of William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford, a peer and soldier during the English Civil War, who after her death was created Duke of Bedford. Her mother was Frances Howard. In about 1638, Anne was the subject of at least two portraits by Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.

  1. ^ Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen, Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell:from the time of the Norman Conquest, Volume 2, p. 152, Google Books. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

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